Industry slams unlimited fines for selling alcohol to minors
Leading industry figures have said the Government’s plans to allow unlimited fines for selling alcohol to under-18s are unnecessary and potentially damaging.
Archives for June 18, 2014
New Products
Brakes introduces new sauce solution
A new range of sauce pellets has been launched by foodservice supplier Brakes.
Fuller's ponders expansion of craft cider and pizza concept The Stable
Fuller’s sees “considerable potential” for expansion of The Stable, the craft cider and pizza restaurant business in which it owns a 51% stake, in the south of England.
Second food pub for Bens Pub Company
Bens Pub Company, which is led by chef Ben Smith, has taken on a second site.
ASA slaps immediate ban on 'I don't want to die sober' club night ad
An advert for a Newcastle club night featuring a man slumped against a car with the text “I don’t want to die sober” has been slapped with an immediate ban.
Trend Watch
Trend Watch - Street Food
The increasing demand for street food has seen a spark in pop-up stalls and food markets offering cuisines from around the World and customers are shunning fine dining for plastic forks and boxes of burgers and chilli dogs.
Nottingham set to go ahead with late-night levy
Nottingham City Council said it is likely a late-night levy will be approved next month, despite the fact 74% of respondents to the consultation have objected to the plan.
Enterprise Inns director admits pubco needs to change
Enterprise Inns needs to undergo “cultural change” in the way it treats its tenants, the company’s commercial director Ed Cottrell has admitted.
New Products
New hybrid oven launched
Jestic Foodservice Equipment has launched a new hybrid oven that enables chefs to bake, fry and cook up to ten times faster than conventional ovens.
Expert Insight
Reducing food waste – saving money
Since the recent launch of the new Food Save scheme set up by the Mayor of London, pubs and restaurants are being encouraged to take part in the initiative, with one pub already set to save as much as £10,000 after signing up.
BrewDog secures Clapham and Brighton sites
BrewDog, the Scottish brewer and pub operator, has confirmed that it has secured its fourth site in London, in Clapham, and also its first on the south coast in Brighton.
Q&A: New pub food allergy requirements
Whether or not you serve food in your pub, the balance between your culinary and administration skills are about to be tested further. New European legislation comes into force at the end of this year, affecting the way that operators make customers...
Statutory code will require all pub companies to have a 'compliance officer'
Jonathan Neame has criticised the Government’s plans to force all pub companies to have a dedicated compliance officer under a statutory code.
Chef Focus
Chef Focus - Local Hero
Pubfood talks to Jim Hayward group development chef for pubco www.idealcollection.co.uk, which operates seven sites in the south-east
First Drinks launches Sailor Jerry rum campaign to give bartenders a day-off
First Drinks is using its spiced rum brand Sailor Jerry to campaign for UK bartenders to have a national day off.