Pub car park bungee jump banned
A charity bungee jump in a pub car park has been abandoned after safety fears.The jump was being held to raise money for the Children's Heart...
Archives for April 27, 2004
Carl Smith's ideas for making the most of pub food
I've been very, very silly. For some reason, I've always had it in my head that "brand" is a dirty word, to be associated (in our industry) with...
Look and learn
The 24th London International Wine and Spirits Fair takes place this month. You're mistaken if you think it's not for you, writes Adam Withrington.In...
Craig Wilkinson, is chef/patron at the Bay Horse Inn, Forton
The pub serves 350 to 400 covers a week with an average spend per head around £25 to £30. What is your favourite ingredient at the moment and why?...
Becks stars on Euro 2004 Pepsi bottle
A special edition 300ml bottle of Pepsi featuring David Beckham will be launched next month to cash in on football-mania around Euro 2004. Beckham...
Fuller's is full of patriotic Pride
Those patriotic fellows at Fuller's were determined to keep St George's Day an entirely English affair when Capital FM DJ Johnny Vaughan broadcast...
Licensee quits over animal rights row
A licensee has quit his pub after refusing to give in to a hate campaign from animal rights campaigners.Keith Marklew, who runs the Red Lion in...
Legal advice: Special hours certificates
A special hours certificate does not give a licensed premises the same status as a late-night venue.By David Clifton of thePublican.com's team of...
Britvic gets set to float
Britvic is on its way to the stock market. The three former brewers controlling Britain's second largest soft drink group have agreed a timetable...
St George's Day hailed as 'best ever'
Licensees have hailed St George's Day as the best ever with a record number of pubs using the event to combine patriotism with profit.Operators...
Publican profile: The pick of the bunch
Publican Profile is the first in a series of features on the remarkable people behind the bars of Britain's pubs, starting with Yvonne Cleminson,...
Auditors appoint solicitors to defend SFI neglect claim
by The PMA Team Former SFI Group auditor Horwath Clark Whitehill (HCW) has appointed solicitors Barlow Lyde & Gilbert to represent it over a...
Food sales now account for a fifth of pubs' turnover
Booming pub food sales are helping the whole industry to grow, according to two new reports on the state of the pub market.Pub grub sales rose...