Junior chef wins Hellmann's competition
A junior sous chef from Huddersfield has won the Hellmann's Vinaigrettes Design a Dish competition following a public vote. James Thompson's lemon...
Archives for August 3, 2011
Faucet Inn acquires Ramsay's The Warrington
Faucet Inn, the London and south-east multiple headed by Steve Cox, has agreed to acquire The Warrington in London's Maida Vale from Gordon Ramsay...
Young's pub holds Scotch egg challenge
Top Young's gastropub the Ship at Wandsworth is hosting a contest to find out the pub that makes the best Scotch egg in London. At last count, 22...
Enterprise Inns: continued improvement in trading
Enterprise Inns has reported a "continued improvement" in performance with average net income per pub up by over 1% in the past 18 weeks — compared...
£2.5m British Gas fine 'not enough'
Licensees have welcomed the £2.5m fine issued to British Gas for not handling complaints from small businesses and domestic users appropriately.
MasterChef finalist takes on first pub
MasterChef 2010 finalist and food writer Alex Rushmer has taken on his first pub from top chef Stephen Bull.
Hoste Arms launches cook book
The Hoste Arms in Norfolk has brought out a cook book in memory of late owner Paul Whittome a year after his death. The recipes are for the dishes...
FPB: pubcos holding tenants to ransom
The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has called for stronger regulation of the pub trade claiming pubcos are holding tenants to ransom.
Cooking up a good deal
Licensees thinking of franchising out their kitchen need to take into account a multitude of factors and potential pitfalls, reports Phil Mellows.
Survey: staying in is the new going out
Younger drinkers continued to move away form the on-trade in 2010 and increasingly look to replicate attitudes towards spending at home, according to...
DBC Foodservice appoints head of on-trade
DBC Foodservice has appointed a new head of hotels, pubs and restaurants to focus on its on-trade business. Joe Robb will report to sales director...
Back Thrive on 5 and preserve our pubs
Get behind Thrive on 5, get behind British Pub Week and get behind securing the future of a national institution, says Ewan Turney.
British Pub Week's Thrive on 5 link-up
British Pub Week, which celebrates the very best of British hospitality, is back for another year — and will link up with the campaign to cut VAT...