A little TLC revives the Henny Swan’s fortunes
My 45th birthday was to be a date to remember. A call from a supplier to save his village pub was to lead to my and my wife’s biggest challenge to date.
My 45th birthday was to be a date to remember. A call from a supplier to save his village pub was to lead to my and my wife’s biggest challenge to date.
Pub entrepreneur Scott Murray has relaunched his Bar Sport concept and unveiled grand plans to open in every UK town and city via franchise agreements.
AB-InBev UK has recalled certain batches of Stella Artois Cidre in bottles over fears they could “burst unexpectedly”.
Managed pub operator JD Wetherspoon has reported annual sales above £1bn for the first time, although the company blamed higher interest charges for denting profit before tax and exceptional items by 5.9%.
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) brand Toby Carvery is to offer a takeaway menu across all sites next year, following a successful trial.
A young talent picked out by the Publican’s Morning Advertiser two years ago has gone on to win Best Food Pub in the Great British Pub Awards 2011.
Troubled nightclub company Luminar is understood to have placed 15 nightclubs in a stand-alone “entrepreneurial” division headed by Tony Gorbert.
The Feathers Inn, in Hedley-on-the-Hill, Northumberland has been named the Great British Pub of the Year 2011.
A Kent licensee believes he could lose valuable business after the local council said he would need an adult entertainment licence to allow his barmaids to work “topless”.
Punch Taverns is urging all its licensees to take advantage of its annual series of nation-wide business building roadshows.
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has called on the Government to give pubs more protection under planning laws.