Web pals Utd
02-Nov-2006
We've all known for years that Giles Thorley is a massive Star Wars fan. But did you know his devotion to matters galactic led him to post his...
ePub: the rise of handheld EPoS
26-Oct-2006
Al fresco dining, the smoking ban, table service, more food, more entertainment, the need to upsell, staff motivation. It's all heading in one...
ePub: tenants join the EPoS revolution
26-Oct-2006
Sixty Punch Taverns lessees have joined the EPoS generation, following a deal between the pub giant and long-established hospitality technology...
Candid camera
28-Sep-2006
Sophisticated surveillance equipment can catch a person on film up to 300 times a day. Graham Ridout investigates.
Customers profit from online services
28-Sep-2006
A record number of licensees are using barbox.com's "Gross Profit Calculator" to improve profits. Visits to the section have increased fourfold since...
Trade blasts "binge" website
07-Sep-2006 By James Wilmore
Licensees have blasted a controversial website which they claim promotes binge-drinking and lists their premises without their consent. Pissed.co.uk...
22-Aug-2006
A group of pub door supervisors have launched a campaign to put an end to 'one man doors'. The Working The Doors lobby group says the practice of...
29-Jun-2006
EPoS suppliers offer a variety of software modules to cover different aspects of the business, with licensees able to pick and choose which programs...
09-Jun-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Brulines, the company behind the 'spy in the cellar' beer-flow monitoring equipment, has reportedly put off its plans to float on the stock market....
Computer-controlled heat transfer
01-Jun-2006
TurboChef is leading the high-speed revolution with an evolving range of top-end, high-quality rapid-cook ovens. The computer-controlled units allow...
18-May-2006
Morning Advertiser Editor Andrew Pring invites all licensee to look into the future.
Round Table: New product development
02-Feb-2006
So what's the secret of a successful new brand launch? Drinks editor Adam Withrington asked a few industry experts for their thoughts.A criticism...
The benefits of barbox.com - by the £250m man
26-Jan-2006
Jim Watson's weekly beer order from Coors and the Newcastle Federation Brewery has pushed the annual sales of barbox.com past the £250m mark for the...
barbox.com set for a landmark 2006
05-Jan-2006
The future is bright for barbox.com
Banks host with 'damaged' Brulines kit will not be fined
05-Jan-2006
A West Midlands licensee has claimed faults in his Brulines beer monitoring equipment led to a bill for £1,700 for buying out. But Brulines insists...
Technology: Going mobile
25-Nov-2005
New hand-held terminal technology is set to bring the pub till to the table.From home working and hot-desking to mobile phones and i-Pods, 21st...
Technology: High-tech partners
24-Nov-2005
Electronic tablets aim to reduce reliance on slower laptops and boost area manager and licensee linksThe relationship between area managers and...
Technology: The simple life
24-Nov-2005
A new till-to-delivery online purchasing system introduced at Hardys & Hansons is helping to ease the workload for its busy licensees. Phil...
Technology: Electronic Brains
22-Jul-2005
Phil Mellows reports on a regional brewer system that sets new standards.Success brings its own problems. These are usually described as "nice...
Technology: Making it add value
21-Jul-2005
It's a waste to have all-singing, all-dancing technology if you are not applying it properly. By Phil Mellows.The advent of broadband - or ADSL - has...
Technology: Table manners
21-Jul-2005
Pub games tables are back - and you can go for classic arcade games or, if you prefer, something more sophisticated, thanks to the latest digital...
Technology: Refreshed thinking
19-Jul-2005
E-commerce is finally catching on in the trade. Phil Mellows reports.E-commerce - the business of buying and selling goods and services over the...
Technology: An end to the paperchase?
20-May-2005
Phil Mellows reports how new technologies can help reduce the burden of bureaucracy.There is little need to tell pub operators about the increasing...
Technology: Game on
19-May-2005
Kevin Williams looks at how the latest in entertainment technology is bringing a games revolution to pubs and bars. The amusement landscape has...
Technology: Using business intelligence
19-May-2005
Mark Pitcher argues that web-based technology can give even the smallest operators access to valuable business information.The latest hot concept is...
Blears is blasted by security firms
31-Mar-2005
by John Harrington Security companies that have experienced major delays in receiving their new Security Industry Authority (SIA) licences have...
Have you convertedto the Chip & PIN systemand has it helped
10-Mar-2005
Jean Senior Case is Altered Bentley, Suffolk "Well, I can't really say, because I am actually having problems getting it delivered. It was...
Technology: Game player
09-Feb-2005
AWP machines in pubs have an uncertain future while awaiting the Gambling Bill. Phil Mellows looks into the entertainment systems.The AWP machine...
Technology: Big screening
09-Feb-2005
Plasma screens aren't just good for watching sports, you can use them to advertise products and promotions. Phil Mellows takes a screen test.Plasma...
Technology: Winning streak
09-Feb-2005
Phil Mellows explores games machines in pubs and discovers that it is possible for everyone to be a winner, in this case especially the licensee.Amid...
New warnings over website following complaints
13-Jan-2005
Licensees have again been warned not to sign up for a website which claims to bring them coachloads of tourists in return for a listings fee and a...
Coors to push on with technical services venture
11-Jan-2005
Coors will continue efforts to join Service Dispense Equipment Ltd, (SDEL) the joint venture between Scottish Courage and Carlsberg UK to provide...
Line chancing
09-Dec-2004
Do you know which are your top-20 selling lines? If you don't, then you should, as chances are that these 20 products will represent about 70% of...
Beware technology risk
09-Dec-2004
Q Although we run a village pub we are very switched on and are able to offer WiFi wireless broadband to our customers. What are my legal obligations...
MLC offers web for promos
11-Nov-2004
The Meat & Livestock Commission (MLC) has launched a new on-line personalised poster design and ordering service for caterers. The website allows...
EPoS and Chip & PIN: Ready to roll...
28-Oct-2004
Every licensee can benefit from installing an EPoS system, and with many of them incorporating Chip & PIN, now is the time, writes Phil...
EPoS and Chip & PIN: Consider the EPoSitives...
27-Oct-2004
The advantages offered by a sophisticated EPoS system are numerous - even for smaller businesses. Phil Mellows outlines some of the benefits for...
PoS direct via the net
28-Sep-2004
ThePublican.com's new PoS zone enables users to access branding material. Adam Withrington explains.Point-of-Sale (PoS) offers a well-established,...
Technology: Why wi-fi isn't flying
06-Sep-2004
Pubs are a hotspot for wireless net access but customer demand is being dented by concerns over its security.Pubs often lag behind when it comes to...
Technology: Online at last
03-Sep-2004
The pub industry has been slow to tap into the benefits of buying online, but it is happening - as Barbox can testify. Phil Mellows reports.After...
Technology: Buying made simple
02-Sep-2004
Hardys & Hansons' new electronic order-to-payment system aims to transform pub purchasing.Nottingham brewer Hardys & Hansons is pioneering a...
Technology: GK introduces Pub Partners Extranet
01-Sep-2004
Greene King has launched a bespoke network for its tenants and lessees.Pub tenants have often been left out in the cold when it comes to new...
Technology: Broadening the business horizon
28-Jun-2004
Pubs have found broadband technology can be a boon in carrying out daily tasks. Phil Mellows finds out more.The advent of broadband has prompted...
Technology: Get connected
25-Jun-2004
Making full use of broadband could make running a pub a lot easier. Phil Mellows explains.Broadband is here! At least it is for 80 per cent of the...
Website solace for lonesome drinkers
26-Feb-2004
Lonesome drinkers looking for mates to go to the pub with have been logging on to a new website in their thousands. The website,...
ScotCo and C-T link up in servicing innovation
05-Feb-2004
by Tony Halstead Two of the UK's biggest brewers are pooling their resources with the launch of a new independent technical services company in a...
Technology: Science fact or fiction?
03-Feb-2004
With the right technology now in place, are pubs set to embrace the brave new world? Phil Mellows reports.Almost a century ago EM Forster's dystopian...
Chip & PIN not geared to trade'
27-Nov-2003
by Claire Hu There are still major concernsover whether Chip and PIN will work in a pub environment, trade experts have revealed. Industry figures...
Technology: Quiz of the Century
20-Oct-2003
Advances in technology are impacting on pubs from quizzes to stock control. Phil Mellows reports.Over the last couple of decades quizzes have become...
Concern over possible Chip and PIN abuse
15-Oct-2003
Administrators of the Chip and PIN programme have rejected fears that the new system will be open to abuse in pubs and bars.The new programme will be...
