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10 ways to fail a food hygiene inspection

30-Jul-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Attaining a five-star food hygiene rating not only instils trust in your diners, but it can also help operators with best practice in the kitchen.

Deliveroo scheme ‘will save pub operators 40%’

19-Jul-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Deliveroo has launched a new service that allows pubs and restaurants to buy cooking ingredients and supplies at a reduced price.

How to spot a competitor’s fake hygiene rating

17-Jul-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Operators who doubt a competitor’s food-hygiene rating is legitimate should report it to the Food Standards Agency (FSA), according to experts.

AA Pub Guide highlights ‘record’ number of food pubs

16-Jul-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

A record number of pubs have been included in the AA’s Pub Guide 2020, with 20 pubs from across the UK included in the book for the first time, its authors have said.

Ingredients prices continue to soar

15-Jul-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Food prices saw month-on-month rises in May, according to the latest edition of the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index.

Are you cooking like a MasterChef?

12-Jul-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

The most popular ingredients used on MasterChef have been revealed meaning pub operators can find out if they are cooking like the contestants.

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How to make street food work for your pub

09-Jul-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

As the stigma of unsafe street food is replaced with the notion of amazing flavours and unexplored eating possibilities, operators can look into how to make the most of what is on offer.

Diner demands £75 refund from pub or threatens bad review

04-Jul-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

A disgruntled customer has threatened to leave a bad Google review of a Wiltshire pub if the licensee didn’t give into her demand of a £75 refund.

Ingredients labelling could ‘undermine allergen dialogue’

25-Jun-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

New allergen labelling measures will be “impractical and potentially hazardous”, according to trade body UKHospitality.

Should you charge diners for extra gravy?

25-Jun-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Following a Twitter debate about a Merseyside restaurant charging £1 for gravy, The Morning Advertiser spoke with operators to find out if they had a policy on making diners pay for extras.

How not to kill your customers with listeria

25-Jun-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Experts have given advice on how pub kitchens can avoid becoming a haven for listeria following an outbreak where hospital patients died after eating sandwiches.

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The rising trend of cannabis-infused food and drink

24-Jun-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

With attitudes towards cannabis softening in some parts of the world in recent years, there are many new ideas about how to use the plant – including adding it to drinks.

EatDrinkSleep site damaged by fire with 28 guests evacuated

21-Jun-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Fire has immobilised one of the three sites owned by EatDrinkSleep, the pubco behind top gastropubs the Felin Fach Griffin and the Gurnard’s Head, leaving it temporarily out of action.

Kellogg's cereal beer set to launch across the on-trade

18-Jun-2019 By Robert Mann

Cereal giant Kellogg’s has announced that its beer, which is made from waste cereal, will be rolled out across pubs and bars throughout the UK.

Slur on pub snacks research is ‘unbelievable’

18-Jun-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Disgruntled operators have slammed recent YouGov figures claiming pub snacks are Brits’ least favourite food.