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A real dog's dinner for pooches

20-Apr-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

Dog owners can now offer their pets their own pub dinner, thanks to new company Bark Snacks.

Pubs left out of Top 100 Restaurants in the world

19-Apr-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

Pubs missed out on being featured on the Elite Traveler Top 100 Restaurants 2018 list, which included venues from around the world.

Food-led pub numbers on the rise

18-Apr-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

Pubs and bars that rely on their food offer are still outpacing drink-led venues, according to new research.

Ramadan is the ‘biggest untapped opportunity in foodservice’

18-Apr-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

Operators are missing out on capitalising on Ramadan, according to the head of marketing for BB Foodservice.

Deliveroo's ‘virtual restaurants’ offer pubs extra revenue stream

16-Apr-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

Deliveroo has revealed it is working with restaurants to create additional ‘virtual restaurants’ in its delivery-only ‘Editions’ kitchens.

Tom Kerridge launches catering and events business

13-Apr-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

Celebrity pub chef Tom Kerridge has launched a catering and events business in partnership with exhibition and events organisers Brand Events.

Foodservice price inflation drops to pre-referendum levels

13-Apr-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

Inflation in foodservice prices has fallen back to 0.5% in February 2018 – the lowest rise since the EU referendum in 2016.

Flaming Grill offers diners a challenge with new menu

11-Apr-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

Greene King steak-focused brand Flaming Grill has launched a new menu, which includes ‘challenge’ meals.

Owners of ‘best restaurant in the world’ pub to open second site

09-Apr-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

The owners of a Michelin-starred Yorkshire pub, which was awarded ‘best restaurant in the world’ by TripAdvisor users, are set to unveil a second site in a city location.

William Sitwell defines what a gastropub is

09-Apr-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

William Sitwell, Masterchef critic and editor of Waitrose magazine, has set out what makes a gastropub different from run-of-the-mill pubs.

What is Clostridium perfringens and how can pubs avoid it?

09-Apr-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

Investigations into why more than 60 diners at a Somerset pub fell ill have discovered the cause as Clostridium perfringens.

Operators stand to lose £1bn due to a change in eating habits

06-Apr-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

Foodservice operators, including pubs, stand to lose a significant amount of money due to Millennials eating out less, according to predictions from data specialists.

Burger bar receives 'fake' one-star review for not giving woman free food

03-Apr-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

A burger and milkshake venue was given a one-star review on social media for not giving a woman, who the venue said had not visited them, free food.

‘We’re at the mercy of TripAdvisor’

26-Mar-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

Looking at negative online reviews of pubs makes for grim reading, especially when the businesses embroiled in them are victims of bogus accounts of meals written with the purpose to blackmail, damage a business’s reputation out of spite or simply to...