All news articles for July 2019

New look: the Crown has been refurbished over the past few months (image credit: Facebook)

French chef takes on Hawthorn pub

By Nikkie Thatcher

A French chef who has previously run more than 40 restaurants has taken on an Oxfordshire village pub with Hawthorn Leisure.

Varied group: Deltic has a plethora of different brands

A night on the tiles with Deltic

By Nikkie Thatcher

When the DJ throws down a dirty beat, you’ve got to hit the dance floor – here is the latest on nightclub experts Deltic

New opening: the Canary Wharf venue will offer a plethora of drinks

Darwin & Wallace to open 8th bar

By Nikkie Thatcher

Independent group Darwin & Wallace is opening its first venue in Canary Wharf, east London, this year (November).

Hop rocket science: London Fields head brewer Talfryn Provis-Evans will lead the line for the company’s special beers

£2.1m investment to relaunch London Fields Brewery

By Gary Lloyd

Hackney-based London Fields Brewery’s iconic home is geared up for reopening next month (9 August) and leading from the front will be a new Kaspar Schulz brewkit that will allow the business to make experimental beers.

In the pink: Mermaid Gin is launching a new pink variant to meet consumer demand

Mermaid Gin debuts pink variant

By Robert Mann

Just three months after the successful relaunch of Mermaid Gin, Isle of Wight Distillery has introduced its first ever pink gin.

Barriers to progress: a survey shows small and medium businesses have been slow to cut down on single-use plastics

Small businesses struggling to cut out plastics

By Emily Hawkins

Small businesses have struggled to cut down on single-use plastics – with just under one third of small hospitality companies having opted for more sustainable alternatives.

Interactive strategy: whether you do so with a game of darts or computer games, keep ’em entertained

Ready player one: how have pub games evolved?

By Gary Lloyd

In the past, a drink and a game of dominoes was all a pub had to do to keep a regular’s custom. Now the bar is set much higher and the expected experience is key.

Previous experience: Kanwar Gurmohan worked at Jamie Oliver Restaurants for six years

Former Jamie Oliver Restaurants chef takes on pub

By Nikkie Thatcher

Jamie Oliver Restaurants’ former operations chef Kanwar Gurmohan has taken on the lease of a Surrey pub and is undertaking a joint £272,000 refurbishment of the site.

Dream team: Martyn Cozens says his staff members are what keeps the business at the top

Little interview

Martyn Cozens: beer is our passion

By Robert Mann

With more than 350 years of brewing heritage, combined with a lasting connection to drinkers and a healthy dose of modern business is what makes, according to Molson Coors, a leading global brewer.

Future prediction: managed, branded and franchised pubs have been forecast to drive 1.9% growth

Managed pubs will drive sector growth in 2019

By Emily Hawkins

The UK pub market will reach a value of £23bn this year, up 1.9% from 2018, according to a prediction from foodservice and hospitality research agency MCA Insight.

Close-knit village: The Hail Weston Community Pub Society refused to allow the last pub disappear and now owns it

My Pub: the Royal Oak, Hail Weston, Cambridgeshire

By Gary Lloyd

The Royal Oak has become a standard bearer of pubs but it was almost a pub that never meant to be. Tony Baker, one of The Hail Weston Pub Company directors, reveals all about the fight the community took on.

Moving forward: David Hancock founded Inn Places four years ago

The Epicurean Club acquires Inn Places

By Nikkie Thatcher

The Epicurean Club has bought travel accommodation website Inn Places with a view to creating the “largest direct marketing channel and booking platform for premium inns and pubs”.

Fruits of labour: winners at the Ei Group Awards 2019

Ei Group Awards 2019 winners revealed

By Nicholas Robinson

A glut of Ei Group pub operators have been named as the best businesses of the pubco’s sites, which number in excess of 4,400.

Exiting post: Brigid Simmonds is stepping down from the BBPA

Brigid Simmonds to step down as BBPA boss

By Nicholas Robinson

The British Beer & Pub Association’s (BBPA) chief executive Brigid Simmonds OBE is to step down this October after a decade in the post.

Celeb involvement: chef Josh Eggleton is one star encouraging pubgoers to think pink at the bar

700 pubs back stem cell donation drive

By Emily Hawkins

The drinks industry has put its support behind a campaign to encourage pubgoers to register as stem cell and bone marrow donors.

All change: the report stated beer sales have levelled out in recent years due to a change in drinking habits from consumers

On-trade beer volume drops by a third

By Nikkie Thatcher

The total volume of beer consumed in the on-trade has fallen by 36% (11,867,182hl) since January 2007, new research has revealed.