Alcohol was a poisonous substance millions of years ago. Happily, humans have evolved to be able to drink it and a recent two-day conference revealed the many positive effects of the liquid – especially when used as a part of everyday bonding rituals
Cider is often seen as a must-have for when it’s hot but, as the temperature drops and the festive season approaches, operators need to be aware that the drink still has a big role to play in wintertime drinking
A group of publicans including Jodie Kidd has delivered the Long Live The Local campaign's petition to cut beer tax to No.10 Downing Street ahead of the Autumn Budget.
Ei Publican Partnerships has partnered with Hobgoblin to make the most of the Halloween period, with special incentives for publicans who stock the beer.
Many apprentices are not receiving high-quality training, according to a new report. The hospitality sector has welcomed calls for greater regulation of training providers.
Thomas Edwards of law firm Fladgate examines what the court ruling on fake TripAdvisor reviews in Italy could mean for the hospitality sector in the UK.
With new figures showing as many as 29 pubs are being closed down each week, it comes as no surprise that some landlords are depending on crowdfunding to keep their boozer alive.
You have to spend money to make money, so the saying goes, but it is always a bit of a gamble. Experts reveal what pubs can do to improve the odds of getting a good return on investment
Sky Sports has announced a four-year deal with the National Basketball Association (NBA) to become the competition’s exclusive broadcast partner in the UK and Ireland.
After a complaint about Easy IPA was upheld by the Portman Group's Independent Complaints Panel, The Morning Advertiser asked how brewers can avoid seeing designs getting canned.
Britain’s booming £2bn gin industry shows no signs of slowing down and now gin makers across the country have united to call on the Chancellor to freeze spirit duty.
Events bring people into pubs. But how do you come up with original ideas, plan and market them for success? Three licensees share their insights into running successful, and unique, events
A quarter of pubs eligible for Government aid have missed out on assistance as a result of European Union rules governing state aid, according to figures from Altus Group.
In a bid to stop the kiwi from going extinct, Mitchells & Butlers has partnered with New Zealand-born cider Old Mount and created a mobile game that aims to raise money to help save the bird.
Operator Greene King has dropped its call for a judicial review into an MRO advice note from the Pubs Code, over four months after announcing its intentions to bring court action against the office.
A 2% rise in beer duty at next month’s November Budget would mean an additional £125m on what consumers are already spending annually on pints of beer.
Signature Brew has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise £400,000, which it will use to triple its production capacity and refine some essential back-of-house functions.
Diversification and clever pub management can keep a pub in the black, but concerns that a beer duty rise is on the horizon has caused concerns for pubs already under pressure
Customer feedback and online reputation specialists Feed it Back and market research firm YouGov have delved into negative online reviews to identify customers’ biggest bugbears and scale the language they use to condemn them.
Heath Ball has had a busy year, not least because his Red Lion & Sun pub won the John Smith’s Great British Pub of the Year award. Here he explains the secrets of his success
More than one third (40%) of those working in pubs, restaurants and hotels admitted to feeling guilty about not spending the festive period with their families, according to new research.
A government panel representing the catering and hospitality industry in the development of new further education qualifications has been described as unrepresentative of the sector.
Join us in celebrating 10 years of the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs by entering the special awards now and shouting about the work you put into making your pub one of the best.
The latest legal Q&A with specialist licensing solicitors Poppleston Allen looks at the regulations governing music volume and personal licence holder's with prior convictions
You might have read recently about the case of a teenager who tragically died following an allergic reaction to sesame, an ingredient that was contained within a sandwich that she ate. This awful incident has again brought the issues of allergens into...