Drink-drivers face lifetime pub ban
Drink-drivers face being banned from every pub in Newcastle-Under-Lyme for life under a tough new scheme. The 24 pubs in the town centre will be...
Archives for December 12, 2007
Comment: A year of turmoil
In many respects 2007 was a rollercoaster ride for the pub food industry. The summer in particular hailed the start of a very interesting trade...
Special Occasions: Win with sport
THERE'S LITTLE doubt about the main sports news affecting pubs in 2008. The failure of the home nations to qualify for next summer's football...
Menu matching focus: Back to the Old World:
When a pub is sourcing food as locally as possible, how much sense does it make to ship in wine from the other side of the world?In a sign of just...
Menu Matching focus: Pairing off the pub staples
Forget politics, religion and sport the question that really gets the debate going across the bar is 'what¹s the best crisp flavour?'.And once...
Fish from the farm
The Australians, as we know, are not afraid to get stuck in. So it should come as no surprise that when it comes to fish and chips, they choose to...
The Publican/Heineken round-table: Culture Shock?
Introduction - Richard Bradbury:Pubs are having one of the most difficult trading years ever. Many are saying next year will be even harder. As we...
New pump clips for Titanic
Stoke-on-Trent brewery Titanic has replaced plastic pump clips with ceramic versions for accounts stocking the beer permanently. The new clips...
Door workers receive metal detecting "wands
Door workers manning pub entrances in Scotland have become among the first in the UK to receive hand-held metal detector "wands" in a bid to prevent...
Christmas dishes and beer
Susan Nowak dishes up a selection of festive dishes to match with beer
Just a load of hot air?
Maybe it was bound to happen. We've waited so long for a major political debate about the supermarkets' role in the binge-drinking debate to come...
Tsingtao gets new UK distributor
Halewood International has announced it has won exclusive distribution rights for Chinese beer Tsingtao.Earlier this month The Publican reported how...
Menu Matching focus: Working the back bar
While spirits and liqueurs are generally regarded as pre- or post-dinner drinks, pubs and their customers may be missing a trick by not serving up...