Jay Flynn, whose Virtual Pub Quiz broke a Guinness World Record earlier this month, shared his tips on running a successful online pub quiz, which include keeping question topics accessible and using word-of-mouth marketing.
The challenges of running a hospitality operation while dealing with social distancing restrictions are many, particularly during the recent hot weather.
Insight tracker CGA has revealed the attitudes of Chinese consumers towards eating and drinking out of home, meaning UK pubs can look to their international peers for an idea of how the public will feel about visiting in the months after reopening.
An operator who was the architect behind his village’s volunteer scheme to help the vulnerable has said he hopes the pub’s presence will secure its future.
From Spanish Flu to world wars, nothing has affected the great British pub as much as Covid-19 but is there something to be learned from how the trade coped during previous setbacks?
Publicans have been making the most of their social media links with customers to organise online events, including live music or quizzes to raise money for the NHS.
An operator whose pub had only been open for three weeks before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic has said she is grateful for the response from her community.
Operator Kevin Shepherdson is usually the one asking customers how they are doing, however, in this uncertain time for pubs, roles have reversed and his regulars have been calling up to check in.
Justine Lorriman of the Royal Dyche pub describes the impact of the Covid-19 shutdown on her pub and explains why she and her team can’t wait to reopen.
Publicans have said turning their spare rooms into accommodation for NHS workers is an easy way for them to give back to their community and encouraged others to do the same.
