Training app
Classroom in the cloud: Pubcos embrace e-learning
Pubcos are taking advantage of a range of opportunities offered by e-learning — ensuring staff are experts while identifying outstanding employees who are dedicated to a career.
Archives for September 21, 2015
Pub operators in list of 1,000 most influential Londoners
Pub operators have been included in the Evening Standard’s ‘Progress 1,000’ list of the most influential people in the capital.
Beer
The Cask Report 2015-16: ‘How pubs can profit from cask’
This year's Cask Report has been published and beer writer Pete Brown has delivered his findings - with a little help from Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson.
City news
Mitchells and Butlers goes Urban
Phil Urban has been appointed the chief executive of Mitchells and Butlers (M&B) from 27 September 2015 with Alistair Darby stepping down and retiring.
'I thought it best to avoid the Crazy Shit beer' - Protz on the Bristol beer scene
Global beers and small-batch brewing are setting the pace in the bustling south-west city of Bristol. Roger Protz reports.
Beer
'Too many pubs think food is the saviour': operators defend future of wet-led venues
There is still a bright future for wet-led pubs according to leading operators, who have argued that a ‘move to food’ is not the answer in the wake of figures revealing a 4.4% decline in wet-led pubs over the last year.
Events
Spirits Summit: Get ready to enter the spirits world
Attendees at next month’s Spirits Summit are set to enjoy a day of insight as well as cocktail-making, exclusive tasting sessions — and alcoholic jellies.
MatchPint app
Greene King licensees' beer sales up thanks to MatchPint deal
Hundreds of licensees are reaping the benefits of a Greene King deal for its tenants and lessees to receive a year’s free subscription to sports app ‘MatchPint’.
Pub attempts world record ale drinking for start of Rugby World Cup
Managed pub and bar operator TCG is reporting a flying start to the Rugby World Cup – as it also attempted a beer drinking record attempt on Friday evening.
Minister discusses legislation: Is the Pubs Code working?
Minister discusses legislation: Will the pubs code work?
Claims that the Pubs Code will be ineffective have been presented to pubs minister Marcus Jones in the build up to a consultation.
Rugby World Cup
Rugby legends get behind the bar
Rugby legends including Phil Vickery, Lee Mears, Andy Gomarsall and Tim Stimpson have got behind the bar at Young’s pubs to help celebrate the Rugby World Cup.