Pub Food

Pubs targeted with cannabis flavoured crisp launch

01-Apr-2022 By Ed Bedington

A US company is hoping to take the UK pub snacking market by storm with the launch of cannabis flavoured crisps.

Top 50 Gastropub the Moorcock Inn set to close early next year

31-Mar-2022 By James McAllister

The owners of the popular The Moorcock Inn in Norland, West Yorkshire, have announced they will close the business in January 2023, five years after taking it over.

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Make the most of the healthy profit opportunity available with brand-new snacking launches

28-Mar-2022 By Joanna Allen, CEO of Graze

As we all learn to live with Covid, and the return of long summer evenings are on the horizon, operators can start to look forward to the surge of customers desperate to get back into their local pub.

‘Food prices to remain high for at least the rest of 2022’

25-Mar-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Operators have been warned the impact of the Ukraine crisis is a long-term threat to food prices.

‘The Diggity Dog’ vegan hotdog wins national prize

21-Mar-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Diggity Dog, Shepherd Neame’s recently launched vegan hotdog, has been named Best New Menu Item in the national Menu Innovation and Development Awards (MIDAS).

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FEATURE: What’s hot in food trends?

21-Mar-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Most of us would like to see the end of the colder months as we, hopefully, usher in the post-peak-Covid world.

Sweet tooth: Mince pie crowned the UK’s favourite sweet pie

18-Mar-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Mince pie has been crowned the nation’s favourite sweet pie, with banoffee ranking second, according to data from Top10 Meal Deliveries.

The Lock In Podcast

Upping your game on food

17-Mar-2022 By Ed Bedington

This week’s episode is brought to you from the number one Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropub the Unruly Pig in Bromeswell, Suffolk and includes licensee Brendan Padfield alongside rising chef star Ruth Hansom of the Princess of Shoreditch and Big Smoke co-founder...

Inflation of food and drink more than twice December's rate

17-Mar-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Food prices increases accelerated sharply in January with more prices to come, according to the latest edition of the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index.

Calorie regulations will bring ‘further cost pressures’ to industry

16-Mar-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

New calorie regulations will bring cost pressures and an added workload to a sector struggling to recover from Covid, according to operators.

44 pub chefs have starred on Great British Menu

15-Mar-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Pubs have been solidly represented by BBC Two show Great British Menu, with 44 current, past or future gastropub chefs appearing on the programme since its debut in 2006.

Kerridge joins forces for Ukraine fundraiser

15-Mar-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Gastropub chef Tom Kerridge along with an elite set of celebrity cooks have joined forces to raise more than £70,000 to help people in war-torn Ukraine through a charity dinner and auction.

Operators warned about ‘significantly higher poultry costs for foreseeable’

15-Mar-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pubs have been urged to budget for a hike in chicken prices for the coming months after prices have been impacted by the Ukraine invasion.

The MA's Review of the Week

Menu engineering is key in the face of rising prices

11-Mar-2022 By Ed Bedington

The MA's Ed Bedington caught up with the Parkers Arms Stosie Madi to get her take on the week's news, from rocketing commodity costs and soaring fuel prices through to the need for Government support on VAT.

Top female pub chef to feature on Great British Menu

11-Mar-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Charlotte Vincent, the Five Bells Inn, Clyst Hydon, Devon’s head chef, is set to make her television debut on BBC 2’s Great British Menu next week, just two months after the pub was crowned one of the UK’s top gastropubs.

99% of hospitality staff want to work for sustainable businesses

10-Mar-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Ways in which hospitality businesses can cut costs and reduce waste by prolonging the life of their commercial catering equipment have been revealed by a new report from BRITA Professional.

Less than a month until calorie label rules enforced

09-Mar-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub groups with more than 250 employees have four weeks to prepare for calorie information regulations, which will come into force from 6 April.

Just one fifth of hospitality businesses know where their food waste comes from

08-Mar-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

A joint survey of leading hospitality operators, representing more than 2,3000 sites, has revealed only one fifth of sector businesses track whether their food waste comes from preparation, spoilage or plant waste.

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Top female chefs share success stories for International Women's Day

08-Mar-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

To celebrate women across the on-trade this International Women's Day (8 March), The Morning Advertiser asked top female chefs to share their stories and opinions of gender equality in the sector.

UK’s favourite pies aren’t actually pies

04-Mar-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Shepherd’s pie has been revealed as the nation’s favourite pie, ahead of British Pie Week 2022, which begins on Monday (7 March).

Pubs make the most of Pancake Day

01-Mar-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Pubs across the country are celebrating Shrove Tuesday today (Tuesday 1 March) through special pancake-orientated menus, fundraising events and build-your-own sessions.

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Callebaut Dessert Report offers operators key insights to boost profits

28-Feb-2022 By Callebaut

Callebaut’s latest Dessert Report provides operators with a comprehensive overview of the ever-changing foodservice landscape, to help pub operators drive their dessert sales.

Delivery and takeaway sales increase by 422%

23-Feb-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Britain’s managed restaurant and pub groups saw delivery sales reach five times pre-pandemic levels in January, the CGA & Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker has revealed.

Bridge Arms chef: It’s amazing to represent pubs in the Michelin Guide

23-Feb-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Chef-director of Kent-based gastropub the Bridge Arms, which won a Michelin star last week, was proud to represent pubs in the Michelin Guide and champion the value of good food, friendly service and consistency.

Punk music helps Michelin-starred chef cook

23-Feb-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Stephen Harris, head chef at the Sportsman gastropub in Kent, has shared the creative process behind his dishes. This comes after his pub retained its Michelin star in the 2022 Michelin Guide last week.

New Michelin star a 'shock' to the Dog & Gun Inn

22-Feb-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Chef-owner of gastropub the Dog & Gun Inn, which bagged a Michelin star last week, was “over the moon” his small, Cumbrian pub had scored the prestigious award.

Pubs warned of more price rises after inflation surge

21-Feb-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Year-on-year inflation in the foodservice sector reached 3.5% in December 2021, the latest edition of the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index has revealed.

Industry campaign to slash cost of no-shows by nearly £4bn

18-Feb-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The industry could save £3.8bn a year lost in sales due to a decrease in no-shows, following the launch of the #ShowUpForHospitality campaign in September 2021.

New Bib Gourmands awarded this year

16-Feb-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Two pubs have scored Bib Gourmand awards, which are dished out by the Michelin Guide to recognise restaurants that “will leave you with a sense of satisfaction, at having eaten so well at a reasonable price”.

Two pubs awarded Michelin stars

16-Feb-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Bridge Arms in Canterbury, Kent and the Cumbria-based the Dog & Gunn Inn have scooped their first Michelin stars today (Wednesday 16 February) in the 2022 Michelin Guide.

Celebrity chef Glynn Purnell to open Warwickshire pub

14-Feb-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Michelin-starred Birmingham chef Glynn Purnell will launch a pub in Henley-In-Arden late next month.

Couple bring slice of Mediterranean to Shepherd Neame inn

10-Feb-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

A couple have scored success as customers take to their new Mediterranean food offering at the Canterbury-based White Hart Inn, after the pair honed a taste for Turkish cuisine in Istanbul.

Kerridge: ‘I haven’t looked at TripAdvisor in 12 years’

10-Feb-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Head chefs of Tom Kerridge’s pubs the Hand & Flowers and the Coach in Marlow, which ranked in the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropub list 2022, discuss the inspiration behind dishes that have been slammed for their expensive prices.

Pepperoni crowned Brits' fav topping for National Pizza Day

09-Feb-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Take your pizza offering to new heights with meat toppings as pepperoni, donner pizza and meat feast all score a place in Brits’ top five types of pizza.

23% of pub trips involve burgers

08-Feb-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Almost a quarter (23.15%) of times people ate out at pubs from November 2020 to January 2022 included burgers, data from Lumina Intelligence Eating and Drinking Out Panel has revealed.

£12 burger and beer deal at St Austell pubs to celebrate Six Nations

07-Feb-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

A limited-time £12 burger and beer deal will be up for grabs at St Austell Brewery pubs across the west country throughout the course of the Six Nations tournament.

UK’s No1 gastropub shares secrets behind its menu

04-Feb-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The head chef of the Unruly Pig in Woodbridge, Suffolk, discusses gastropub’s current menus after it scored first place in the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs list 2022.

Freemasons at Wiswell: ‘As we’ve matured, the menu’s matured’

03-Feb-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

At Lancashire-based gastropub Freemasons at Wiswell, the current menu revolves around making classic dishes the best they can be, while always keeping customers at the forefront.

Half of pub visits include chips

03-Feb-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Some 50.7% of times people ate out at pubs from November 2020 to January 2022 included chips, data from Lumina Intelligence Eating and Drinking Out Panel has revealed.

BBPA ‘encouraged’ by fresh CO2 deal yet more details needed

02-Feb-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Government’s new deal, which will keep supplies of industrial-grade carbon dioxide (CO2) flowing is encouraging, yet details are “urgently needed”, said the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).

Bar + Block brand to reach 20 UK sites with double launch in London

31-Jan-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Pub-restaurants and hotel operator Whitbread will take its Bar + Block steakhouse concept to 20 sites UK-wide including six in London, with the opening of two new branches in the capital.

Renewed fears CO2 crisis could fuel supply shortages

31-Jan-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

UK food and drink trade bodies remain concerned about supply shortages after a deal that ensured carbon dioxide (CO2) supplies nears its end.

Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs

Unruly Pig takes top spot in 2022 Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs

25-Jan-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Suffolk-based the Unruly Pig has been crowned number one on this year’s Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs list.

Cumbrian pub opens only shop in village

19-Jan-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Publicans of the Royal Oak Hotel in Beckermet, Cumbria have come to the rescue of local residents by opening the only store in the village.

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2022 Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs set to be revealed

13-Jan-2022 By Ed Bedington

The best gastropubs in the business are set to be announced as The Morning Advertiser gears up for the reveal of the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs list for 2022.

‘Everyone loves going out to eat, but they don’t appreciate the work in the industry'

10-Jan-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Staffing problems are an “ongoing struggle” at top Hertfordshire gastropub the Fox & Hounds in Barley, which was down 50% staffing levels when reopening in the new year.

2022 NITAs open for entires

10-Jan-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The National Innovation in Training Awards 2022 (NITAs) are now open for entries after being launched by the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) today (Monday 10 January).

Hospitality sector awarded in New Year’s Honours List

05-Jan-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

A number of people from the hospitality sector were recognised in the 2022 New Year’s Honours List including a Greene King managing director, chef Angela Maria Hartnett MBE and hotelier Robin Hutson.

Financially crippled pub smashes fundraising target

04-Jan-2022 By Gary Lloyd

An East Sussex pub that launched a campaign to save it from shutting permanently has smashed its target.

Struggling pub forced to launch crowdfunding campaign

24-Dec-2021 By Gary Lloyd

East Sussex pub, the Marina Fountain, has launched a GoFundMe campaign after the Omicron Covid variant, mixed messaging from the Government and a paltry grant allowance has left it in an “impossible situation”.