IPA cooks up a treat
The use of beer as a culinary ingredient tends to follow a fairly tried-and-true path. Most pub menus will feature steak and ale pie, while beef and...
Archives for June 14, 2006
Sam Smith gets tough on 5% head
Yorkshire brewer and operator Samuel Smith has put pressure on its managers to serve every pint of draught beer with a 5% head. The company has...
One in three pubs fail underage sting
Nearly one third of pubs and clubs - 31% - served minors in the latest Home Office-backed national test purchase operation, the MA has learnt. NEW COMMENT
Building a 10-fold increase in trade
Mel Charles, son of former Welsh football legend John Charles, tells EWAN TURNEY how high standards and hard work helped net a 10-fold increase in trade at the Airedale Heifer in Battyeford, West Yorkshire
Health minister hears new demands on smoking from the BBPA
A new string of demands from the hospitality industry ahead of the smoking ban has been made to health minister Caroline Flint.With the Health Bill...
Fury at Sky price rises
Licensees have been left outraged by the latest hike in price for an annual Sky subscription. On top of previous inflation-busting rises, pubs face...
Britvic to introduce PET J2O bottles
Britvic is to introduce non-glass packaging for its J2O juice brand as it looks to innovate in the on-trade. Both the apple & mango and orange...
MA legal expert Peter Coulson on the new Licensing Act
Inconsistency still rife in licensing system
Fuller's joins attack on progressive beer duty
London brewer and retailer Fuller's has joined the growing clamour over progressive beer duty and the way it is distorting the cask ale market....
Greene King offers to buy Hardys
Greene King has unveiled an agreed offer to buy Hardys and Hansons for £271m. The Suffolk-based brewer will pay shareholders £10.59 a share -...
Labour red tape costing each pub £30,000 a year
Paperwork takes up to seven hours a week for two thirds of pubs.
Sky's 13per cent increase in pub football charges
We've had a huge response from licensees up and down the country over Sky's price increases - click here to see more and add your comments.
Peggy's Pick of the Products
We've already had four yellow cards, two sendings off and a professional foul. And that's just among the kitchen staff. That's what you get for...
Organising special events
You could, at times, be forgiven for thinking there aren't enough days on the calendar to accommodate all the "occasions" modern life has to offer....
Villagers help win pub a stay of execution
Villagers have won a stay of execution for a pub after its new owners gave the licensee 28 days to leave. Save Investments, part of the Petchey...
AWP jackpots 'must increase' or 1000s of pubs could perish
A leading trade group has called for a radical review of pub fruit machine jackpots to ward off a trading threat to thousands of pubs. Business In...
Pub chiefs positive at The Publican's Industry Leaders Forum
Pubs will become much better places for many people to be when smoking is banned - but only if licensees start planning now.That was one of the key...
Pubs second-guess ban rules
Pub companies are having to second guess the smoking ban guidance as they look to adapt their pubs for the ban. Charles Wells is to trial different...
Greene King moves into W&DB territory with Hardys purchase
Greene King has agreed to buy Nottingham-based brewer Hardys & Hansons (H&H) for £270m.The deal brings the number of pubs Greene King owns...
Pub trade says "aye" to Cyclops
Leicester brewer Everards' new tasting notes system looks set to be adopted as an industry standard.The Cyclops system displays simple eyes, nose and...
Q&A: Shaun Woodward
There may never be an ideal time to be appointed licensing minister, but Shaun Woodward does appear to have been fortunate in some respects. Just...
Police chiefs pan 'soft' guidance on underage sting ops
Police chiefs want to take a tougher approach to underage sting operations with children allowed to use fake ID and dress to look older than they...
Soft Drinks report - Getting fresh: the next big thing?
Pure fruit juice is being hailed as the future banker for pubs and suppliers are making sure there is plenty of choice
Hosepipe ban applies to pub gardens but cans OK
The current hosepipe and sprinkler ban in the south-east does apply to pubs, despite water boards giving commercial properties the green light to use...
CaskForce couple's rent is paid for a year
Licensees Richard Strzyzewski and Jacquie Ackroyd have won the ultimate prize - their annual rent of about £25,000 will be paid for them in the...
World Cup fever sets tills ringing
Licensees and pub operators celebrated a bonanza trading weekend as heatwave temperatures and England's opening World Cup match against Paraguay...
Definition of 'guest' scrutinised
In the good old days, a guest was a guest. You entertained him (usually a 'him') in your plush club, the account was rendered to you later, discreetly, and he never reached into his pocket for anything.
Trade wants July smoke ban says BBPA
Health Minister Caroline Flint told the Government should aim to introduce a smoke ban on 1 July next year. NEW COMMENT
Licensing@aol.com ...MA legal expert Peter Coulson answers your questions
Relief manager licence QI operate for a pub company as an assistant manager, and have always done the relief when the manager goes on holiday. As I...
Soft Drinks Report 2006
What are soft drinks for? It sounds like a daft question, but if you haven't thought too deeply about the role that soft drinks play at your pub you...