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Former Saracens stars’ brewery on course to pour 1m pints this year

12-Sep-2019 By Stuart Stone

Former rugby union internationals and Saracens teammates Alistair Hargreaves and Chris Wyles discuss swapping lineouts for lager and founding their own beer brand

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Why SIBA is needed now, more than ever

12-Sep-2019 By James Calder

Cask, keg, can and bottle; it doesn’t matter. The important things are quality, independence and the people behind the beer, according to SIBA (the Society of Independent Brewers) chief executive, James Calder.

JDW to reduce prices by 7.5% to highlight pub tax plight

12-Sep-2019 By Stuart Stone

Pub behemoth JD Wetherspoon will cut the prices of all food and drink on Thursday 19 September to highlight the benefit of a VAT reduction in the hospitality industry.

Pub operator removes beef from menu after Amazon devastation

12-Sep-2019 By Stuart Stone

A publican in south London took mainstay meals such as beefburgers and steak off the menu last week in response to the destructive fires wreaking havoc on the Amazon rainforest.

2 pubs in Good Food Guide Top 50 Restaurants

11-Sep-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Two pubs have been featured in the latest edition of The Good Food Guide’s Top 50 Restaurants in the UK – up from one last year.

Pub design ideas: 'making people love the spaces they’re in'

11-Sep-2019 By Emma Eversham

Increasingly, style-savvy customers have high expectations of a venue’s décor so how can pubs create a look that denotes luxury without detracting from the core aims of providing a welcoming space and withstanding wear and tear?

How to raise the bar at point-of-sale

11-Sep-2019 By Stuart Stone

If your business has a back story with provenance it could lead to an uptick in sales – so make your presence felt

Customer service masterclass

11-Sep-2019 By Nigel Huddleston

Creating a good impression will bring customers back and they may bring a friend next time but, if you get it wrong, your business is could see an exodus of custom.

Greene King staff embark on ‘relentless’ charity cycle

11-Sep-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Greene King staff will cycle hundreds of miles from the brewer’s head office to the Scottish coast to raise money for a cancer charity this week.

Getting freshers’ week right can result in loyal customers

11-Sep-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Over the next two months, students will return to university, providing pubs with an opportunity to appeal to new crowds of loyal customers. The Morning Advertiser asked operators how to make the most of this time of year.

GBPA secures licensees 3.3m audience reach

11-Sep-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

News about this year’s Great British Pub Awards has reached more than 3m people across the UK on radio and television.

Beer sales flop by 2.8%

11-Sep-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

On-trade beer sales have fallen by 2.8% in the second quarter of 2019, when compared to the same period last year, new data has revealed.

Property round-up: close to £1m invested by Star, Ei and Admiral

11-Sep-2019 By Stuart Stone

Ei Group, Star Pubs & Bars and Admiral Taverns have poured six-figure sums into their pub estates, while Black Country brewer Sadler’s announced its third new site.

JDW’s beer price cut a ‘significant concern’ for SIBA

11-Sep-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Tim Martin’s 20p average cut to beer prices across JD Wetherspoon’s 879 pubs is a “significant concern” to producers, according to the Society of Independent Brewers’ (SIBA) chief executive James Calder.

Is sexism in kitchens dying out?

10-Sep-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Equality in hospitality kitchens appears to be improving, however, Marco Pierre White’s comments on women make it seem that may not be the case, according to one chef.