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Food delivery: disaster or opportunity for pubs?

16-May-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Pubs are failing to tap into the rising food delivery trend, with only a few pub companies adopting it, despite it cannibalising the eating-out market and growing by 13% to a value of £8.1bn, new analysis has claimed.

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3 operators on evolving a vegetarian offer

16-May-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

The trend towards reduced or no meat intake among consumers is set to continue and even grow, but getting the offer right can be tricky, explained three leading operators with a keen eye on the trend.

£180k fine for pub with mouse droppings found in kitchen

10-May-2019 By Emily Hawkins

A south London pub has been fined £180,000 after inspectors found mouse droppings in its kitchen and dirty utilities.

Full ingredients labelling ‘not the way forward’

09-May-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has advised increased allergen information should be provided on pre-packed, direct-sale food.

Government labels food waste ‘a scandal’

08-May-2019 By Emily Hawkins

The Government has encouraged businesses to reduce the volume of food they are throwing away by signing up to a list of commitments.

Ingredients inflation easing but prices still rising

08-May-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Wholesales foodservice inflation dropped in March from the record high of 9.8% in February, however, while rises are less steep than 2018, prices are continuing to increase.

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Should pubs use deposits to tackle no-shows?

03-May-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Customers that fail to arrive after booking a table are a bugbear for operators across the hospitality trade but could charging a deposit be the answer to this problem?

Pub adds carbon footprints of meals to menu

01-May-2019 By Emily Hawkins

A National Trust-owned pub has become the first in the country to inform customers of the carbon footprint of each meal on its menus.

Diner chokes to death on pub lunch

30-Apr-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

A customer at a Lincolnshire pub died after he choked on his lunch earlier this year (13 January) a coroner has confirmed.

Pubco’s vegan burger breaches EU proposal to ban name

29-Apr-2019 By Robert Mann

A pubco has launched a new vegan burger amid plans to ban titles such as ‘burger’ and ‘sausage’ for vegan and vegetarian food products under new EU rules proposed in Brussels.

B&K launches new menu – with a twist

26-Apr-2019 By Robert Mann

Pub chain Brewhouse & Kitchen has revealed a new menu, including a customisable beer can chicken.

Average food safety and hygiene fine rises by £4,900

25-Apr-2019 By Stuart Stone

New research by Government agency the Sentencing Council has found the number of fines and prosecutions for food safety and hygiene offences has more than doubled since the introduction of new sentencing guidelines.

How are pubs reducing food waste?

24-Apr-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Pubs have been urged to consider how to stop wasting surplus food on Stop Food Waste Day (24 April).

How the likes of Wetherspoon think green when it comes to fish

24-Apr-2019 By Robert Brown

Some 83% of consumers say that seafood should be protected for future generations, according to a Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) survey. And the importance of the issue is growing.

Is this the cheapest Sunday lunch in Britain?

17-Apr-2019 By Robert Mann

With pub roast dinners in Britain generally costing between £10 and £20 – one pub appears to be bucking the trend after claims it sells the ‘cheapest Sunday lunch in England’.