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

12-Nov-2019 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...

Camden Town to increase capacity at brewery

12-Nov-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Camden Town Brewery founder Jasper Cuppaidge revealed his plans for the coming years to The Morning Advertiser

Innis & Gunn ‘Beer Money’ to fund Edinburgh’s largest major brewery in 150 years

12-Nov-2019 By Stuart Stone

Plotting expanded beer and bar operations, Scottish brewer Innis & Gunn has unveiled it latest crowdfunding campaign, ‘Beer Money’.

'One more inch of water and the pub would have been gone'

12-Nov-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Publicans have described how their communities have rallied together during devastating floods.

Star Pubs & Bars’ joint £750k refurb creates 20 new jobs

12-Nov-2019 By Alice Leader

Star Pub & Bars and Gamechanger Pub Company have poured £750,000 into opening their second site, transforming it into a family-friendly, premium local.

Pandora Inn named Cornwall’s best pub for third year in a row

12-Nov-2019 By Stuart Stone

The Pandora Inn in Restronguet near Falmouth, Cornwall, has taken home the top prize in the Cornwall Tourism Awards’ Pub of the Year category for the third year on the spin.

Brewer launches ‘UK’s most expensive bottle of beer’

11-Nov-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Leeds-based brewer Northern Monk claims to have launched the UK’s most expensive bottle of beer this month (November), selling at £1,000 per 330ml.

Election pledges on immigration 'must reflect pub needs'

11-Nov-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Trade bodies have urged political parties to consider the pub sector’s skills shortage in their manifesto pledges on immigration.

Old Spot Pub Company increases portfolio to 10 sites

11-Nov-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Ei Managed Investments joint venture the Old Spot Pub Company has taken on a new site in Uxbridge, increasing its portfolio of pubs to 10 venues.

‘We are called a cult for good reason’

11-Nov-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Peach Pubs’ Hamish Stoddart has lofty ambitions for the business and is eager to take a bigger bite

Big interview

'Time capsule' concepts can help bring the pub into the 21st century

11-Nov-2019 By Stuart Stone

Known for its stylish and innovative venues, Inception Group has 11 sites, with more planned. Here, co-founder Charlie Gilkes tell us how the operation began, where the ideas come from and what to expect in the future

Food prices are stabilising

11-Nov-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

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

Guv'nor

Don’t be afraid to experiment with social media and content to drive footfall

11-Nov-2019 By Rob Bass

Pubs must be creative and demonstrate individuality to stand out from competition, according to Rob Bass of the Kings Arms in Okehampton, Devon.

Opinion

Don’t allow your pub to be an election battleground

11-Nov-2019 By Sophie Atherton

Sophie Atherton offers a word of caution for licensees tempted to nail political colours to the mast

Long queue times ‘drives customers away’

11-Nov-2019 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.