10-Sep-2010 By Lesley Foottit
High street Spanish tapas chain La Tasca has relaunched its website with a fresh look and an emphasis on being customer-friendly. The website now...
06-Sep-2010 By Ronan Hegarty, Grocer
Teenagers are deliberately targeting supermarket online delivery services to get their hands on alcohol and not enough is being done to stop them....
29-Apr-2010 By The PMA Team
The sheer quantity of technological innovation on so many fronts is creating tsunami-like waves of change, says The PMA Team.
Hamish Champ: Security? Wot security?
08-Mar-2010 By Hamish Champ
It probably hasn't escaped your attention that we live in an increasingly security conscious world. Events in recent years mean we can't enjoy the...
Pre-teens exposed to online alcohol advert
26-Jan-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Health group Alcohol Concern has urged drinks companies to drop 'retargeting' techniques to protect children from alcohol adverts. The group raised...
TENS applications to go online from January
01-Oct-2009
Pubs will be able to apply for TENS (Temporary Events Notices) entirely online from January 2010. And local authorities, rather than applicants, will...
Mark Daniels: EPoS on a shoestring
09-Sep-2009
Twitter is amazing. In February this year, Stephen Fry kept subscribers on tenterhooks after raising the alarm via the short-message blogging service...
Pub owners urged to consider closure security risks
27-Jul-2009
Pub owners who are thinking of shutting down and selling up are being urged to think about the security risks of an empty venue. Alan Smith of...
Kingsmill to feature Carbon Reduction Label
22-Jun-2009
Kingsmill is feature the Carbon Trust's Carbon Reduction Label on its loaves. The range of sliced loaves are widely used by pubs, as shown in The...
12-Jun-2009 By Ewan Turney
SIBA's Technical Services has reported early success with 60 installation or maintenance jobs carried out since its launch in March. That number is...
New technology offers cost savings on line cleaning
02-Jun-2009
A cellar services company has launched a new system it says can save pubs thousands of pounds a year by reducing the volume of beer lost during line...
18-May-2009 By Ewan Turney
The ex-director of a Peterborough security firm has been given an 18-month community punishment order for supplying unlicensed security staff.
Security roadshows planned for Northern Ireland
11-Feb-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) is to host a series of roadshows explaining new licensing arrangements in Northern Ireland.From December 2009...
Booker awarded Carbon Trust Standard
28-Jan-2009
A drive to reduce its impact on climate change has seen cash & carry group Booker awarded the Carbon Trust Standard. Measured on gas, electricity...
Troublemakers to be put on website
22-Jan-2009
Licensees in Norfolk have launched a website to show photographs of people who have been aggressive on licensed premises.The initiative is part of...
EPoS helps Priory from strength to strength
01-Dec-2008
Pub: The Priory Arms, Stockwell, LondonLicensee: Graham BulpettTechnology: 1 x J2 520 touchscreen till with standard cash drawer1 x Epson TM-T88IV...
Getting to grips with EPoS at the Cross Keys
01-Dec-2008
Pub: The Cross KeysLandlord: Mark WhiteTechnology: 1 x J2 520 touchscreen till with standard cash drawer2 printers: 1 x Epson TM-U230E and 1 x Epson...
Which technology is right for your pub?
01-Dec-2008
There's a big stumbling block when it comes to licensees embracing new technologies. And that's time. There's a constant supply of new gadgets and...
Get online to give your profits a boost
22-Aug-2008
Pubs looking for that all-important business boost can pick up some tips from the experts at The Publican's latest online event.'Add 10 per cent to...
MA website relaunches
17-Jul-2008
MorningAdvertiser.co.uk has been unveiled with a fresh new look, packed full of additional features, but still delivering the latest news first,...
10-Jul-2008 By Tony Jennings
Budweiser Budvar UK chief executive Tony Jennings says the trade must move with the times.
Electric supply cut before funeral wake
10-Jul-2008 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Scottish Power fails to transfer host's name A licensee's electricity supply was cut off hours before a funeral wake. This followed a dispute with...
06-May-2008 By MA reporter
Zonal Retail Data Systems Founded in 1979, Zonal Retail Data Systems is the leading supplier of technology solutions to the hospitality and leisure...
EPoS: The agile EPoS system
17-Apr-2008
The Millstone is a thriving leasehold that proves one-pub operators can benefit from EPoS as much as the big boys.Simon and Juliet Devine acquired...
ePub: Cotec launches EPoS link
17-Apr-2008
While Brulines has got most of the pub market tied up when it comes to dispense monitoring, it hasn't stopped smaller companies trying to carve out a...
Binge-drinking computer game heading to schools
11-Apr-2008
A binge drinking computer game is about to be rolled out to schools across the country. The game, called ThinknDrinkn, allows school children to take...
Hot topic on the web this week
06-Mar-2008
Asda bans late-night booze sales Michael Kheng, consultant, Lincs Between midnight and 6am their sales of alcohol must be very low so the...
Hot topic on the web this week
28-Feb-2008
Barracuda defends £1 drinks night Peter Harvey, freeholder, Staffs Well done, Barracuda! I know this may sound irresponsible, but I would do the...
Coughing up for kit
27-Feb-2008
Who will fund dispense equipment for cask, as volumes shift from the national brewers towards a growing plethora of regionals? Noli Dinkovski reports
Hot topic on the web this week
21-Feb-2008
Pubcos must join the debate Graham Barr, pubco lessee, Oxfordshire At a time when things are really tough for us licensees we need leadership and...
Free metal detectors to help pub security
21-Feb-2008 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Pubs and clubs could get free metal detectors under a new government scheme. The Government is donating 100 portable knife arches and 400 search...
Hot topic on the web this week
14-Feb-2008
Pub rents are too high, say MPs Inez Ward, licensee, Cornwall The recommendation in the 2004 report stated that they should give a comprehensive...
04-Feb-2008 By John Harrington
A firm that trains and provides pub doorstaff has defended itself against allegations of bad practice on BBC's Panorama programme. Upfront Security,...
ePub: Technology for 2008
21-Jan-2008
Most pubs in the UK, especially those that are part of large nationwide chains, are fundamentally process-driven. Typically, their weekly routine...
Rival aims to halt Nucleus/ Brulines deal
13-Sep-2007
Dispense monitoring company Cotec Technology has lodged a formal objection with the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to the proposed £3.8m acquisition...
The thick and thin of EPoS
30-Aug-2007
EPoS systems have evolved to deal with ever more complex levels of service. Noli Dinkovski looks at what new developments are in the pipeline No...
Chris Maclean: the computer says no
18-Jun-2007 By Chris Maclean
Our dishwasher pump isn't working and I have phoned the engineers.Unfortunately there is a problem. They want me to give them my credit card details...
16-May-2007
A pub has installed a webcam in its kitchen so punters can have a pint at the bar while keeping a close eye on the progress of their meals. The...
Training & Recruitment: EPoS for students
20-Apr-2007
Getting to grips with EPoS is perhaps the first major difficulty that newcomers to the pub industry face, but from now on graduates of the Birmingham...
Walkers to spearhead carbon footprint labelling
16-Mar-2007
Most of us will be only too familiar with the type of gases which a bag of Cheese & Onion crisps can generate, but brand leader Walkers is taking...
08-Mar-2007 By Ewan Turney
Customers of Smartbox sister company Tec Rentals could miss out on keeping their equipment free of charge if they sign new hire agreements. Tec was...
EPub: technology to slash your bills
27-Feb-2007
Suddenly, climate change is the new rock 'n' roll. It's on the agenda of every politician who wants to get elected next time around, and even George...
Website's many happy returns
08-Feb-2007
After just 12 months, MA's online edition has become a vital addition for licensees who just can't help coming back. Iain O'Neil outlines what's on...
Epub: no frills EPoS is here
15-Jan-2007
Punch transfer tenants taking over former Spirit managed houses have been rejecting the pub's existing EPoS for a new, cheaper 'no frills' system -...
Making a SMART bomb
07-Dec-2006
As pubs compete more for their share of the leisure pound, a well-executed marketing strategy has become essential, says Geoff Brown, marketing...
29-Nov-2006 By Ewan Turney
MA calls on finance firms to offer Smartbox victims reasonable terms to settle their contracts.
24-Nov-2006
Smartbox goes under leaving hundreds of licensees out of pocket.
Trade welcomes Europe ruling on online booze purchases
24-Nov-2006
Trade leaders have welcomed a European Union ruling blocking shoppers from buying low duty alcohol online. The ruling could have allowed consumers to...
The Mac Factor: door security
10-Nov-2006
I was interested to read an article on the BBC website entitled 'Why I hate bouncers'. It was the typical kind of story favoured by the media across...
Security: ID card scanners
10-Nov-2006
In the second episode of Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood our high-tech heroes are temporarily stymied when they have to identify a club-goer who has...
