Archives for September 7, 2011

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Major skills gap in pub industry

By Gurjit Degun

Pubs, bars and clubs are finding it harder to recruit managers, chefs and kitchen managers due to a “major skills gap” in the industry.

Eliot’s unveils a new spicy cider

By Jessica Harvey

Haywood Products has launched a new spicy cider under its Eliot’s brand that can be served either hot or cold.

An Ever So Sensible opening

By The PMA Team

Managed multiple Ever So Sensible, run by former Mitchells & Butlers executive Chris Bulaitis, pictured, is opening up its second site in Lincoln.

Taking it and making it

By Alastair Scott

How pub operators need to strike the right balance between making and saving money.

GMB’s grand claims were so much hot air

By The PMA Team

It’s not known how many tenants paid to join the GMB on the back of its big claims. But for those that did, there’s a case for asking for your money back, says The PMA Team.

MPs pledge to work bar shifts

By Michelle Perrett

Forty MPs have pledged to work a shift behind the bar in their local pub to learn about the pressures faced by the sector.