Slug and Lettuce launch World Cup Hot Dogs
Stonegate’s Slug & Lettuce are launching six themed hot dogs for the World Cup 2014.
Archives for May 21, 2014
Barred pubgoer says he will take Pubwatch to European Court of Human Rights
A customer barred from all pubs in his hometown has vowed to take his fight with Pubwatch to the European Court of Human Rights.
New Products
The Gourmet Food Wrap Company rolls-out stock greaseproof paper range
The company behind greaseproof paper brand the Daily Catch has launched a new stock range of papers.
Video: New Hooch ad starring Keith Lemon
A new TV ad for Hooch, starring Keith Lemon, is to launch this evening (Thursday 22 May) during Celebrity Juice on ITV2.
Licensee wins planning appeal for roof garden
A north London licensee has won an appeal to create a roof garden on her pub, after battling for a year to overturn the council’s refusal to grant planning permission.
Business Booster
Money Makers
Event and promotional ideas for driving food and drink sales at your pub
Menu ideas
From scratch and batch: Burgers
PubFood's focus on ideas for pub favourites -whether you are making them from scratch or buying in. Below we look ideas for burgers.
Mitchells & Butlers to open Toby Carvery training academy
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is to open its national training academy for Toby Carvery at a disused play area in a York pub, reports the York Press.
Mitchells & Butlers sees sales hike in first half of year
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has this morning reported a 1.1% increase in like-for-like sales for the 28 weeks to 12 April 2014 and said that its performance had been underpinned by a turnaround in volume performance.
Young’s to rebrand tenanted estate as Ram Pub Company
Young’s has reported a 17% rise in adjusted pre-tax profit to £27.2m in the year to 31 March, with like-for-like sales in its managed arm up 6.7%, as it announced plans to rebrand its tenanted arm as the Ram Pub Company by the end of the summer.
Business Support
Sweet Success
Sheila McWattie looks at seven ideas for driving sales of cakes and pastries in your pub
The Big Interview: Catherine Salway, Redemption Bar
Sipping tentatively at a freshly-squeezed organic beetroot juice, Phil Mellows meets dry bar entrepreneur Catherine Salway and finds out what the licensed trade could possibly learn from a pub with no beer.
Last places up for grabs at Tenanted Pub Company Summit 2014
There are just three weeks until this year’s Tenanted Pub Company summit, featuring presentations from leading industry figures and invaluable networking opportunities.
Novelty glass makes a half look like a full pint
A product designed to “reduce the stigma” of drinking half-pints is now on sale.