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Over the years I’ve been involved in the Blackpool pubwatch as a committee member. I was lucky enough to get on to the national committee also; my role now is their man in northern Lancashire. I visit watches around the Lancashire area.
Somerset-based brewer and pub operator Butcombe saw a slight rise in pre-tax profit in the year to 28 February 2011 after turnover increased by more than £1m.
The push to get MPs behind the bar to support the pub trade received a boost this week as leading pubcos — St Austell Brewery, Punch Taverns and Greene King — backed the campaign.
Licensees are being urged to run an action-packed series of events during British Pub Week, which runs from 28 October to 6 November.
We are in the hospitality business, and service is our game. So it is no surprise that people are our biggest opportunity. In this article I want to deal with exactly how many staff you have, and when they work. Why? Here are a couple of reasons.
Entries are now being sought for the Publican Awards 2012. The Morning Advertiser’s merger with the Publican earlier this year to create the Publican’s Morning Advertiser has seen us taking over the biggest event in the pub industry calendar — the...
Greene King has revived two spookily-named seasonal ales in time for Halloween.
Barely a week or so ago, most of us were basking in the glory of near 30°C heat. Hard to believe, then, that Christmas Day is just a little over 10 weeks away.
The Portman Group has launched a comprehensive review of its Code of Practice for responsible alcohol marketing.
Pub company Orchid Group, the operator of 301 sites, is planning to almost double its Pizza Kitchen & Bar concept over the next 12 months.