All news articles for November 2019

Fraud avoidance: Arun Chauhan, founder of Tenet Compliance & Litigation, addresses delegates at the MA500 meeting in Bath

How the wrong pub culture can put you at high risk of fraud

By Arun Chauhan

Pub landlords and owners (from large groups to single sites) need to engage differently with their teams to ensure they’re highly engaged and motivated, leading to a positive working culture.
Arun Chauhan, founder of Tenet Compliance & Litigation...

Steady report: fruit and vegetables saw a  slight rise in inflation due to poor weather conditions

Food prices are stabilising

By Nikkie Thatcher

Wholesale foodservice prices are now stabilising after three years of inflation, according to new research.

Cutting queues: bartenders could be unaware they are losing customers

Long queue times ‘drives customers away’

By Alice Leader

New research shows queues could be losing bartenders more customers than they realise, with the average British consumer waiting up to a whopping 12 hours a year for their cocktails.

Going bust: 530 pub companies went insolvent last year

Pub insolvency numbers soaring

By Emily Hawkins

The number of pub and bar companies filing for insolvencies has reached its highest point in four years, according to new statistics.

Deterring appeals: pubs have been discouraged from making business rates appeals by the current system (image: Peter Trimming, Geograph)

Publicans put off by lengthy business rates appeals

By Emily Hawkins

The industry has spoken out against the business rates appeals process after Government figures have revealed the number of businesses appealing has dropped dramatically in two years.

More time: multiple operators have two further weeks to complete their Publican Awards entry

2020 Publican Awards deadline extended

By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub companies have been given two weeks’ extra grace to complete their Publican Award entries because the deadline has been extended.

Thoughtful tip: customers are more generous during Christmas

Xmas tips bonanza of £20m awaits

By Alice Leader

As hospitality workers gear up for the most lucrative ‘tip season’ of the year, new research has revealed hospitality workers can expect to pocket an extra £20m of tips over the festive period.

Keeping tradition: campaigners left disappointed after listing application is rejected

Fight to keep Victorian heritage lost

By Alice Leader

Concerns have been raised after a Victorian pub was denied listed status to protect its heritage and deter developers who wanted to convert the site into flats.

World of choice: there’s so much more to beer and food pairings than curry and lager

Beer and food pairing: meet your match

By Emily Hawkins

We have paired wine with food for many years but beer should certainly not be ignored when it comes to such intelligent combinations.

Big operation: Barratts opens at 9am and trades for up to 16 hours per day

My Pub: Barratts Sports Bar, Northampton

By Gary Lloyd

Barratts licensee Matthew McInerney explains how this sports mad venue has reached its top-of-the-table position and is also home to some of the world’s best snooker players.

Strike gold: the race is on for the gold reward that is hidden within a series of can labels

Beer can puzzle puts Brass Castle on the map

By Alice Leader

The labels of a series of beer cans from Brass Castle hide clues to a genuine treasure location spot – but the key is to put the labels together, make up the map and uncover the booty.

Property moves: which sites have been reopened, revamped or changed hands in the past week?

Property round-up: Admiral passes 1,000-pub mark

By Stuart Stone

A £45m deal for 137 sites from Marston’s has seen Admiral Taverns grow its pub estate past 1,000 venues, while there are new openings for ETM Group, Old Spot Pub Company, Stonegate and Ei Group.

A little help: Big Hug Brewing has partnered with a homelessness charity by brewing a new beer

Beer brewed to help homeless charity

By Emily Hawkins

The company behind a beer brewed to raise awareness for a homelessness charity has said the brew will “make a difference to someone”.

Rugby match-up: Martin St Quinton (left) with brewery owner Jared Brown

Rugby club owner invests in brewery

By Alice Leader

A rugby club owner has invested in Gloucester Brewery to help boost its brewing production to 800,000 pints a year by the end of 2020.

In the mix: Tales & Tender’s cocktail draught system is set to speed up cocktail making

Cocktail operator is van-tastic

By Alice Leader

Tales & Tender founder Nick Whitby claims his cocktail contraption “is like having a bartender with 15 arms, under the counter and behind the scenes”.

Hard stat: more than 10m people in the UK have a criminal record

Could hiring ex-offenders help tackle chef shortage?

By Nikkie Thatcher

How do you solve these problems: rehabilitating prisoners so they can rejoin society in a working capacity and an industry crying out for employees to fill huge staff shortages? Charity group Only A Pavement Away has the answers.

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