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Sports
How can pubs maximise sales around the prestigious rugby tournament? The Publican's Morning Advertiser offers top tips on getting the viewing experience right for customers as well as how to sell food and drink effectively before, during and after games.
Beer
Another leading operator has joined the growing backlash against big brewers upping their beer prices this New Year and warned the cost of a pint could soon be out of reach for some consumers.
Charity
Over 600 pubs from around the UK have joined forces to raise £71,000 for Prostate Cancer UK since last year’s Rugby World Cup.
Health
Calorie labelling on bottles and cans of alcoholic drinks should be introduced to combat obesity, council chiefs have said.
#TryJanuary
Heavily-promoting healthy food options in January can tempt fat-fighting consumers through pub doors during the period of self-restraint, a vegetarian and vegan food distributor has claimed.
Trends
Alternatives to meat and dairy will be the top of consumers’ priorities this year, according to market researchers Mintel.
Trends
Turtle Bay’s planned rollout across the UK will drive demand for Jamaican Jerk in pubs, Spirit Pub Company’s former menu development executive Carl Newey has predicted.
City news
Enterprise Inns is investing £2m into its managed tenancy model Beacon and restructuring to make it a dedicated national operating division within its leased and tenanted business.
As the Government draws up new drinking guidelines, reports suggest consumption advice is set to be slashed due to health concerns.
UK Floods
The owner of a successful Lancashire gastropub has told of the ‘nightmare’ effect of recent flooding on her business.
Trends
As more people decide they know what’s best for their own health, Alison Baker looks at how pubs can offer food and drink to meet requirements
C-stores
Pubs sites being eyed up for the development of Co-op convenience stores are set to be protected by a set of principles which aim to safeguard viable pubs.
Furious customers have slammed a Newcastle pub for serving “inedible” Christmas Day dinners.
Planning
The Co-Operative Group has agreed to a set of guidelines when developing convenience stores on pub sites, including a pledge to obtain planning permission rather than relying on permitted development rights.
The licensee of CAMRA’s Pub of the Year 2014 has written an open letter to Prime Minister David Cameron asking him to oppose calls to lower the drink drive limit in England and Wales.