Advice
Legal Q&A: Displaying cigars in a pub
This week's legal Q&A looks at displaying cigars in pubs and access to information through Freedom of Information requests.
Archives for February 22, 2016
Protz: As family brewers struggle, one shows the future
Camerons thriving north-east brand as an exemplar of how traditional family brewers can be fit for the twenty-first century.
Food Safety
Britain’s fruit and veg supplies ‘overlapped by drug cartels’
The countries supplying Britain's fresh fruit and vegetables are overlapped by drug-smuggling gangs, an expert in the field has revealed, following warnings that operators may have long-since been at risk of many types of food fraud.
Craft beer
Bath Ales converts third pub to Beerd craft beer bar
South-west brewery and operator Bath Ales has converted one of its Bristol venues into a Beerd craft beer bar.
Health
Calorie labelling: Trade warns pub food quality will take a hit
While groups concerned with health matters argue all pub and restaurant food menus must have calorie content labelled on them, Nicholas Robinson finds out why that’s not as simple as it sounds
Beer
News of the brews
This week's news of the brews features Timothy Taylor, St Austell and Shepherd Neame.
Legal
Advice: Adhere to age check routine
Now the busy Christmas period is out of the way, it is worth reminding your staff about their legal responsibilities in terms of selling alcohol to any person under the age of 18.
Longshot close to snapping up three more sites for the Bel & The Dragon
Longshot is close to securing three new sites for its Bel & The Dragon vehicle and is planning one opening for the brand every quarter for the next three years, according to the Publican's Morning Advertiser's sister title M&C Allegra.
Beer
Charles Wells announces 2% price increase on its beers
Charles Wells has announced it is raising the price of its own brand beers by 2% and said that it will pass on any external supplier price rises to customers.
Menu ideas
Pub dishes with 'northern twists and humour' added to Beef & Pudding menu
Restaurant concept Beef & Pudding from New Moon Company has added dishes to its menu which play on 'northern twists and humour'.
Premier League
Named and shamed: Pubs rack up £100k costs for illegal football
Pubs caught for airing football illegally have been ordered to cough up more than £100,000 in recent months.
A vehicle for success? How to convert an old motor into a bar
With the need for alternative money-drivers challenging licensees to think outside the box, Ben Winstanley looks at the growing trend for converting vehicles into bars and whether more people should hop on board
Bar snacks
New nuts brand just for pubs
Founders of the new premium snack firm Edgar's Choice, which has been developed specially for the pub trade, are aiming to get their products into 1,000 pubs within a year. Nicholas Robinson finds out if it's a good idea or just nuts.
Grantley Arms reopens with ex-Gherkin chef
The Grantley Arms in Wonersh has relaunched with chef-patron – former head chef at Searcys – Matt Edmonds at the helm.
Legal advice
'I've dealt with murder, gang-related violence & sexual offences...but flagrantly breaching fire safety appals me'
In my years as a licensing lawyer I have dealt with many unpleasant and upsetting cases — murders, glassings, gang-related violence and very serious sexual offences committed on licensed premises.
Want to distil your own spirits? You'll need a licence
In the second part of an in-depth look at running a pub distillery, Ben Winstanley speaks to excise duties consultant Alan Powell to learn more about what licences you need to get started