Archives for September 15, 2011

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ETM holds Sloane Square pop-up bar

By Lesley Foottit

ETM Group pub the Botanist is holding a three-day Oyster and Chapel Down pop-up bar in Sloane Sqaure from today.

Licensees go for gold

By Lesley Foottit

Despite the ticket-sales disappointment felt by many, Britain is excitedly gearing up for its historic hosting of the Olympics next summer.

Former farmers take on pub

By Lesley Foottit

A Hertfordshire pub has a new focus on local produce after being taken on by local farmers.

‘Control of costs and margins are key’

By Michelle Perrett

Will Clayton, the entrepreneur behind Gresham Inns and Leicester Square wine bar, the Cork & Bottle, claims that many businesses are spending a disproportionate amount of time looking to increase sales, when they are running a business where costs and...

Price increases at 3663

By Gurjit Degun

Food-led pubs are set for more doom and gloom over food prices, as foodservice company 3663 has confirmed that it will increase the cost of 35% of its products this month.

Lost Society team to open fifth site

By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

The team behind the London-base bar and restaurant sites Lost Society and Blind Tiger are set to open a fifth site in the capital, after acquiring the leasehold interest of a site in St John’s Hill.

Marston’s: two types of cask-ale drinker

By Jessica Harvey

Cask-ale drinkers are split into two distinct groups set apart by age and experience, according to new consumer research from Marston’s Beer Company.

Pubco pubs closing fastest

By Ewan Turney

Nine tied pubco pubs close every week, compared to five free-of-tie pubs — that’s the bleak picture painted by the Campaign for Real Ale’s Good Beer Guide.

MPs across parties backing the trade

MPs across political parties are getting behind the pub and brewing industry, All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group chairman Andrew Griffiths assured brewers at a parliamentary reception last week.