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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.

Pub snacks are Brits’ least favourite food

14-Jun-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Scotch eggs and pork pies are among some of the nation’s least favourite foods, a new study from YouGov has found.

12 of the top 100 UK restaurants are pubs

11-Jun-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

More than a 10th of the top 100 restaurants, which was announced at the Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards last night (10 June), are pubs.

Tom Kerridge to open Manchester restaurant

03-Jun-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Celebrity chef and gastropub owner Tom Kerridge will launch his first restaurant in the city at the soon-to-open Stock Exchange Hotel.

Pub brings back ‘Britain’s cheapest’ Sunday roast

28-May-2019 By Robert Mann

A savvy landlord is bringing back, what he claims is the UK’s cheapest Sunday roast, due to ravenous demand.

SRA starts fight to reduce food waste

24-May-2019 By Emily Hawkins

The Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) has launched an online programme to spur pubs to reduce food waste.

Bottomless gin brunch, anyone?

21-May-2019 By Robert Mann

Inception Group, the London-based restaurant and bar operator, has launched a new bottomless brunch – filled with gin and cocktails.

Classic cooking is our trend, say gastropub chefs

20-May-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Gastropub chefs are shouting loud and proud about the fact their businesses are booming through their focus on classic cooking, as well as fresh and local ingredients.