Alastair Sawday Pubs and Inns' editor says pub diversification growing
Successful food pubs are those focusing on diversification, according to the editor of Alastair Sawday’s Pubs & Inns guide.
Archives for May 30, 2012
FLVA calls on GMV to join meetings over the pubco-tenant deal
The Federation of Licensed Victuallers Associations (FLVA) has called for the Guild of Master Victuallers (GMV) to engage in meetings aimed at solving problems in the pubco-tenant relationship.
Publicans should be wary of industry forecasts, good or bad
As one wag once said: “Forecasting is very difficult, especially if it is about the future.” Indeed, if yesterday was a dependable indicator of tomorrow, stocks and shares would be an entirely safe and predictable haven.
How to pep up those cheaper cuts of meat
Using cheaper cuts of meat is, I believe, an essential part of making a modern-day kitchen perform efficiently in regards to GP costs and making your menu more interesting to your customers.
Tax fraud stamps can be "counterfeited" a HM Revenue and Customs official admits
Tax duty stamps can be counterfeited, a HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) official admitted last week, yet the Government is still considering the stamps on beer bottles and cans to combat duty fraud.
Fuller's reports "very positive" full-year results with pre-tax profit up 3% to £30.3m
Fuller’s, the London-based brewer and pub operator, has reported “very positive” results for the year to 31 March, with pre-tax profit up 3% to £30.3m on revenues up 5% to £253m.
Never underestimate social media's power
Do you use Facebook and/or Twitter? If not, why not? If you do, do you use it to your advantage and to its full potential?Social media such as Facebook and Twitter is becoming a great way, in some case the only way, to get your message across.
BBPA will present range of awards at its annual dinner
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) is to introduce a range of industry awards at its annual dinner.
Alastair Sawdays guide: Tradition draws in the punters
David Hancock’s observations in compiling the Sawday’s guide this year all run along a common theme — a return to tradition.
Pub suppliers could do better in providing the right support for licensees
Licensees are not getting the right levels of support from suppliers, with just over a quarter saying the services they currently receive are of ‘limited use or no use at all’, new research seen exclusively by the Publican’s Morning Advertiser has revealed.