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Xmas tips bonanza of £20m awaits

08-Nov-2019 By Alice Leader

As hospitality workers gear up for the most lucrative ‘tip season’ of the year, new research has revealed hospitality workers can expect to pocket an extra £20m of tips over the festive period.

Rugby club owner invests in brewery

05-Nov-2019 By Alice Leader

A rugby club owner has invested in Gloucester Brewery to help boost its brewing production to 800,000 pints a year by the end of 2020.

Business rates a ‘headache’ for 80% of operators

04-Nov-2019 By Alice Leader

A new survey has highlighted the burden of business rates with 80% of operators still fighting for reform, despite the Government’s inquiry into the impact of business rates.

Food safety complaints increase over Christmas

04-Nov-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Complaints about food safety issues at out-of-home venues increase by more than half during the festive period.

Village pub slapped with zero food-hygiene rating

31-Oct-2019 By Emily Hawkins

A village pub has been awarded the lowest food-hygiene rating of zero and its food safety management deemed to need urgent improvement.

Trade body demands Government support for imminent food strategy

30-Oct-2019 By Alice Leader

UKHospitality has called on the Government to support hospitality businesses to help deliver its first National Food Strategy for 75 years.

TV chef Simon Rimmer’s pub closes ‘with immediate effect’

30-Oct-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Celebrity chef Simon Rimmer’s pub in Merseyside has shut its doors for the last time, after its operators found it “more challenging to maintain a high-quality experience”.

Favourite festive foods off menu due to labour shortages

29-Oct-2019 By Alice Leader

A lack of workers in UK meat plants could see festive staples, such as pigs in blankets, not ‘put on every table’ in the run-up to Christmas.

How has a spike in negative reviews impacted pubs?

28-Oct-2019 By Alice Leader

A customer ‘walking in with a balaclava on’, is no different to an anonymous source leaving a negative review online, says a Great British Pub Awards Chef of the Year finalist.

Service is key for couple opening gastropub

28-Oct-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Following an illustrious career in some of the UK’s most decorated restaurants and gastropubs, husband and wife team Daniel Crump and Margriet Vandezande-Crump are soon to launch their own pub venture.

Publican who fought off three masked men honoured

28-Oct-2019 By Alice Leader

A pub manager will receive a Public Bravery Award tonight for fighting off three weapon-wielding attackers as she counted takings.

Former Gordon Ramsay staff to open new gastropub

28-Oct-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

A husband and wife team whose hospitality pedigrees include Petrus, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay and the Oxford Blue are opening their own gastropub next month.

Southerners tip more than those in the north

23-Oct-2019 By Alice Leader

A survey has revealed how generous diners are across the country and that staff with a friendly demeanour are more likely to convince consumers to bump up a tip.

Pubs recognised among 2019’s most eco-friendly foodservice businesses

23-Oct-2019 By Stuart Stone

The Sustainable Restaurants Association (SRA) has listed a number of pubs and national operators among the finalists for its Food Made Good Business awards.

Pub slapped with £1.6k bill for serving ‘unsafe food’

23-Oct-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

A licensee has been ordered to pay more than £1,600 in fines and costs after serving food containing egg to a customer who ordered an egg-free meal.

Michelin-starred gastropub is ‘second best restaurant in the UK’

23-Oct-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

A York gastropub has been named as the number two restaurant in the country, the ninth best in Europe and 14th best in the world, according to TripAdvisor.

Forest Distillery set to revitalise former Robinsons pub

21-Oct-2019 By Alice Leader

Family-run brewer and operator Robinsons will hand over a Macclesfield pub to Forest Distillery in order to reopen its doors.

Pubs must improve vegan game

21-Oct-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Consumers are not impressed with the vegan food offerings at pubs, according to new research, and the industry has been urged to up its game.

Food-related negative reviews up by 10%

17-Oct-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

The number of negative reviews has increased from 8% to 18% over the past seven months, new research has revealed.

Operators benefit as Brexit fears fail to dent pub sales

15-Oct-2019 By Alice Leader

Total sales at pubs increase by 5.8% this September despite difficult trading for retailers amid Brexit fears.

Costly Christmas warning for hospitality businesses

14-Oct-2019 By Alice Leader

An expensive Christmas awaits catering and hospitality operators, according to Lynx Purchasing, as price rises kick in for many festive menu staples, including turkey and Brussels sprouts.

Michelin star winners are ‘not about being pretentious’

11-Oct-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Operators behind pubs listed in the Michelin Guide say their sites challenge the preconceptions of gastropubs as stuffy and inaccessible, and they are excited to see more pubs recognised.

How to create a Michelin-starred menu

11-Oct-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Chocolate, potato and onion are three of the 12 most used ingredients on Michelin-starred menus, new research has found.

Calorie cap is a ‘knee-jerk, impractical and unfair measure’

10-Oct-2019 By Alice Leader

The proposal for a calorie cap for out-of-home food and drink will restrict customers of personal freedoms, says UKHospitality.

Two pubs gain Michelin Stars with none lost

08-Oct-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

The 2020 edition of The Michelin Guide has given two gastropubs Michelin stars, bringing the total of star-holding sites to 19.

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‘We’ll lose one big beer brand soon’ says Curious Brewery boss

07-Oct-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

The boss of Curious Brewery Gareth Bath has outlined what he thinks the future of the UK's beer sector could look like.

Operators must respond to every review

04-Oct-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pubs should ensure they reply to all reviews they receive, regardless of whether they are positive or negative, one expert has told The Morning Advertiser.

Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs 2020: you’ve got to be in it, to win it

30-Sep-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs is back again for its eleventh year and we want you to enter our special awards, telling the nation about the work that goes into your business to make it so great.

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The rise of Beermunch – an A-Z of snacks

27-Sep-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Demand for snacking out of home, especially when paired with certain beer styles, is on the rise... it’s often referred to as Beermunch.

JDW launches new vegan dishes

26-Sep-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub behemoth JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has announced a selection of new vegan dishes have been added to its menu.

Top 50 Gastropub wins Restaurant of the Year award

24-Sep-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropub – the Fordwich Arms near Canterbury, Kent – took home the title of AA Restaurant of the Year (England) 2019-20.

Pub diners ‘don’t want anything low sugar’

23-Sep-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Pub chefs have told The Morning Advertiser that customer uptake on low-sugar versions of food has not been as enthusiastic as with drinks.

Punch teams up with vegan fast-food operator

18-Sep-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Punch and meat-free food business Biff’s Kitchen has joined forces to put vegan fast food on the menu at a selection of pubs in cities across the country.

TripAdvisor ‘stopped 1m fake reviews’

18-Sep-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Review site TripAdvisor has claimed it stopped more than 1m fake review from reaching the platform in 2018 and said it is “far from complacent” dealing with fraud detection.

2 pubs in Good Food Guide Top 50 Restaurants

11-Sep-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Two pubs have been featured in the latest edition of The Good Food Guide’s Top 50 Restaurants in the UK – up from one last year.

On-trade future will have more diverse food offers

04-Sep-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

The future for pubs will include operators diversifying their food offer, using technology in their businesses and increasing sustainability, according to UKHospitality (UKH) boss Kate Nicholls.

Pub hosts bush tucker trial for charity

02-Sep-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

A spin-off of the I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! bush tucker trial was hosted by a north-east pub to raise money for the Princess Ellie charity.

£8.1m snacking opportunity for pubs

02-Sep-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

A new brand of hot bar snacks has claimed it will provide pub and bar operators with an £8.1m incremental opportunity in a bid to help operators build on craft beer and snacking occasions.

Food fraud on the rise, claims research

23-Aug-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Meat fraud is on the rise, driven by the increase in the number of pubs and restaurants going bust, recent research from food procurement firm Regency Purchasing Group has claimed.

Top food storage tips

21-Aug-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

How to store food properly can avoid issues with food poisoning and experts have revealed their advice on how best to do this.

Free pub meals for kids during school holidays

20-Aug-2019 By Emily Hawkins

A pub has given away more than 500 free meals to help families struggling throughout the school holidays.

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Top chefs dish the tips on best roasts

16-Aug-2019 By Lucy Britner

When sourced, cooked and served correctly, the great British Sunday roast is one of the finest meals to behold – and is something your pub can really capitalise on.

Spotlight

Does meat have a future in the pub?

16-Aug-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Meat is on everyone’s lips at the moment whether it’s the vegan/vegetarian movement or at present, the impact eating meat has on the environment.

Change menus regularly to beat cauliflower shortage

15-Aug-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Ensuring pub menus change frequently is the answer to vegetable shortages, according to one publican as heavy rains wash out cauliflower crops.

Half of consumers worried about amount of sugar in food

14-Aug-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Some 49% of consumers are concerned about the level of sugar in food, a new survey has uncovered.

No-deal Brexit could cut sector value by £5.4bn

13-Aug-2019 By Emily Hawkins

A no-deal Brexit could reduce the value of the eating-out market by up to £5.4bn, according to MCA Insight.

Pubs to net £1.5bn share of eating-out market growth

12-Aug-2019 By Stuart Stone

Managed, branded and franchised pubs are expected to claim the largest share of growth forecast for the eating-out market over the next three years.

Kerridge to host TV series to ‘save much-loved pubs’

05-Aug-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Celebrity chef and pub owner Tom Kerridge has called for struggling pubs to appear in a BBC Two series about British pubs under threat.

Brits spend most in on-trade on date night

01-Aug-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Consumers spend the most on food and drink when they are on a date and nearly one third of those who go out for food on a date, do so on a weekly basis, new research has revealed.

JDW named best place for healthy family meal

01-Aug-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has topped a list that ranks children’s food in 28 of the most popular restaurants and supermarket cafés.