Pick of the pubs
The Flight Tavern in Lowfield Heath, West Sussex, is sited close to the village of Charlwood and Gatwick Airport, four miles from the M23 and three...
Archives for October 23, 2006
Back to basics: consumer research
How can you engage your customers in a meaningful dialogue about what they really feel about your pub? And how do you assess the findings and draw up...
Blend and boring
If anything is to blame for the poor performance of scotch whisky in the UK, then it's traditional blends - the big-selling brands.It is quite...
Make the malt come alive
"We would like to see the on-trade being used as an environment where consumers can try different malts, learning likes and dislikes and opening up...
Whitbread announces beginnings of recovery in its pubs
Whitbread is claiming green shoots of recovery in its 400 or so remaining pub restaurants thanks to better sales at re-modelled sites. Now the...
Out of favour at home
"Prophets are not without honor except in their own country and in their own house." I'm not sure if a quote from Jesus has ever been used in a study...
BII runs seminars on underage sales
The BII is due to embark on a series of nationwide "No ID, NO Sale!" seminars designed to raise awareness of underage selling.From Nov 14, BII...
UK to avoid tough European alcohol crackdown
Britain looks set to avoid tough European regulation on selling and producing alcohol. The European Commission has decided not to insist on a single...
Legal advice: Revenue cracks down on firms dodging NMW
On October 1, 2006, it was estimated that some 1.3 million workers (many of whom work in the licensed trade) would receive a pay rise as a result of...