MA300
Shine on: Dark Star talks expansion plans
It’s been an impressive journey for Dark Star, going from a tiny brew plant in the cellar of a Brighton pub to a successful craft brewer on the brink of rolling out 20 pubs.
Archives for September 3, 2015
Punch sell-off
Furious Punch hosts slam sale of pubs to NewRiver
Outraged licensees have slammed the unexpected sale of 158 Punch Taverns pubs amid uncertainty and fears of closures following the £53.5m deal.
Events
TripAdvisor expert tops MA300 bill
The line-up for this month's MA300, held on 24 September in Newcastle, has been revealed, with a raft of top speakers sharing their insights into the trade.
PMA Sport
Full-time Fletch - 3 September
BT Sport commentator and host of football show Fletch & Sav, Darren Fletcher speaks exclusively to the PMA to reflect on the start of the Premier League season.
Licensees say 'no' to all new pubs
Pubs in St. Helens have taken the unusual step of backing new measures that would make it more difficult to open new pubs and bars in the town centre.
Hail to the chef
VIDEO: Mark Anderson of the Ruddington Arms
On the Great British pub and making it as a chef patron...
Leisure
All work and no play for 80% of licensees who are concerned at shortage of free time
Publicans are increasingly worried about the pressures of the job, with almost 80% reporting that they are ‘concerned’ at the shortage of free time they have.
Training
Find a new leader within your ranks
Teething problems are part and parcel of adding new sites to a business. But by building a good team at established sites, which is strong enough to drive growth, multiple-site operators can focus their energy on getting new sites off the ground.
Hail to the chef
VIDEO: John Calton of the Staith House
On why produce gets him excited and why he chose to open his own pub...