Testing times for underage sales in pubs
With new figures showing pubs have fallen well behind the off-trade when it comes to carrying out age verification checks, Mike Berry went out with test purchasing company Serve Legal to find out more.
Archives for July 29, 2014
Win tickets to MasterChef pop up restaurant
Licensees have a final chance to try and win tickets to an exciting pop up restaurant featuring MasterChef champions.
Learn to be a bit more (Brew)dog
BrewDog is streets ahead of other bars with its edgy but welcoming style, Pete Brown pops in.
Campaigners fight to save former Beatles haunt
A Liverpool pub believed to be a regular haunt of the Beatles will be saved from demolition on the condition that a campaign group raises the funds to buy it by 1 November.
Industry joins forces to launch Beer Day Britain
The beer industry has come together to create a national beer day.
Drinkers urge pubs to make soft drinks 'more visible'
Almost two thirds (61%) of carbonated soft drink (CSD) consumers believe pubs, bars and restaurants should make such drinks more visible to consumers, says new research that suggests people are moving away from CSDs because of perceived high sugar levels.
Fuller's boss: 'There's a pent up demand for good London pubs'
A “scarcity” of high-quality freehold pubs in London is creating “pent up demand”, according to Simon Emeny, chief executive of Fuller’s, which recently spent c£7m acquiring a pub in Covent Garden.
Jägermeister ad ‘linked drinking with being tough’, ASA claims
The producers of Jägermeister have been criticised by the Advertising Standards agency for an advert which apparently linked drinking a shot with “tough, daring behaviour”.
Brighton's Rose Hill Tavern to keep its community asset status
A Brighton pub has retained its Asset of Community Value (ACV) status despite a challenge to have it delisted.
New ‘common sense’ E.coli guidelines praised
New guidelines on managing the risks of E.coli have been hailed as a victory for common sense.