Healthy options

Don’t miss out on the low-cal alcohol revolution

22-Oct-2019 By Alice Leader

With abstinence to alcohol becoming more ‘mainstream’ among young adults and fuelling the growth of low-and-no alcohol products, some operators may be missing out on an opportunity in the low-calorie sector.

Pubs can aspire to be health heroes too

15-Jan-2019 By Sophie Atherton

The season of guilt has begun but your business can be a place for those seeking wholesome fulfilment.

Which milk alternatives should pubs stock?

14-Nov-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Pubs should increase their range of milk alternatives so they can cater to people looking for indulgent options as well as functional, a new report recommends.

Chop and change: how to make pub classics healthy

02-Jan-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

Health and traditional are two big trends in food that aren’t showing any signs of going away. Operators need to find a way to pair the two factors together perfectly to keep diners returning.

Upselling in pubs is fuelling obesity crisis

07-Sep-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Upselling techniques used in pubs are helping to fuel the obesity epidemic by leading customers to consume thousands of additional and unnecessary calories, a new report is claiming.

Critics shame pub food as unhealthy

18-Aug-2017 By Nicholas Robinson

Pubs have been criticised for supplying unhealthy food to children that falls “far behind” the standards of the retail sector.

Nutritional information on menus demanded by consumers

19-Jun-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

More than two-thirds (67%) of consumers want to know the nutritional information of every dish on a menu when they eat out, according to Fourth, software partner to the hospitality industry.

Coeliacs shun pub food in favour of restaurants

04-May-2017 By Helen Gilbert

Coeliacs are shunning pubs in favour of restaurants, The Morning Advertiser (MA) has learned.

Cancer warning over chips and roast potatoes

23-Jan-2017 By Michelle Perrett

Pub chips and roast potatoes are under the spotlight after the Food Standards Agency (FSA) issued a warning about the possibility of cancer-causing acrylamides. 

HEALTHY OPTIONS

Eating out in UK is 'absolute nightmare' for diabetics

09-Nov-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Pubs and restaurants are missing out on millions of potential customers by not providing or flagging low-sugar options suitable for diabetics, a leading campaigner has warned. 

Create a healthy food menu for kids

28-Jul-2016 By Andrew Don

Creating a children’s menu that satisfies young appetites, while keeping mum and dad happy that their cherubs are eating a balanced diet, can be tough. But the experts have a few ideas. Andrew Don reports

Top Tips

5 tips to make your pub more family friendly

20-Jul-2016 By Sara Hussein

Pubs are popular go-to venues for families to socialise and spend quality time with one another as well as meet up with other families. Yet there are many that are not making the most of their facilities to create a child-friendly atmosphere, which could...

Gluten-free Report

10 things you need to know about serving gluten-free food in pubs

10-May-2016 By Daniel Woolfson and Nicholas Robinson

Gluten-free food is one of the most enduring food trends to hit the UK's eating-out sector this century, but what do you need to know to implement it in your pub? Here are the Publican's Morning Advertiser's top 10 things you need to know.

Opinion

Guv'nor: Pubs really can be good for your health

21-Mar-2016 By Peter Tiley

The trade has taken a bit of a battering recently. The Chief Medical Officer recently cut recommended drinking limits and declared there is “no such thing as a safe level of drinking”, talk continues of a lower drink-drive limit and this year’s Dry January...

Healthy eating

Calorie counting "not important" for consumers

09-Mar-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Calorie labelling on pub food menus could be irrelevant, as new research from Mintel shows the information far from tops consumers' priorities when looking for nutritional guidance.