Operators

Rocketing pub prices

22-Mar-2001

Pub prices are set to continue their climb - despite the number of properties that are currently flooding the market.

The Big F: the man behind licensed propert agent Fleurets

22-Mar-2001

They call him The Big F. Barry Gillham is certainly spacious, as an estate agent might put it, and, over the past two decades, he has had a large...

AEI Music introduces ProFusion - smart music for pubs

22-Mar-2001

Who's got the best job? On the shortlist must be AEI Music's nine UK programmers who spend all day, every day, making party tapes.These are perhaps...

Floors TOO clean?

22-Mar-2001

So you've got that kitchen floor so clean you could eat your dinner off it. Only problem is, you have introduced another hazard. Someone could slip...

Disability Discrimination Act threatens independent pubs

21-Mar-2001

Legislation aimed at giving disabled people better access to pubs could hit prices paid for traditional country pubs, a licensed trade solicitor has...

Pubs tied up in Notts: Hardys & Hansons

19-Mar-2001

Hardys & Hansons expands its estate to over 250 and pushes up turnover to hit £42m.There are a few pubs claiming to be the oldest in England,...

Watchdog sees successful trial

19-Mar-2001

Portman Group's £1m drink campaign to go nationalDrinks watchdog The Portman Group is launching the next stage in a £1million campaign to...

Keeping it Cornish

15-Mar-2001

"How do you get your children to eat vegetables?" asked Bob Lamberton, St Austell Brewery's company trainer.A bemused audience of 13 Cornish...

Off the rails, on the right track

15-Mar-2001

Pubs can be like buses. You wait ages for one to come along and then half a dozen arrive unexpectantly and all of a sudden you are spoilt for...

Call in the Professionals

15-Mar-2001

There are plenty of sound reasons why pub caterers should dispense with their domestic catering equipment and purchase more robust and hard-working...

fresh faced

15-Mar-2001

The dream of running your own pub almost certainly focuses heavily on a traditional country local with wooden beams, stone floors and a garden...

keep it under control

15-Mar-2001

EPoS, or electronic point of sale, has been a reality in fast food outlets and hotel chains for many years. However, despite the best efforts of the...

going live

15-Mar-2001

Music and drinking often go hand in hand, and music promotions can be a useful way of bringing in extra custom. For anyone thinking about running...

a pain in the back

15-Mar-2001

Most adults get low back pain at some time. It's one of the most common reasons for a visit to the doctor, and one of the main causes for people...

pass notes

15-Mar-2001

The licensed trade has always been one of the UK's biggest employers, and today more than 900,000 people are estimated to work in the sector. Coming...