Gastropub star Dom Chapman heads to India for British food festival
Acclaimed gastropub chef Dom Chapman has travelled to India to lead a major promotion of British food.
Archives for March 21, 2016
Rents
Licensees claim high rent demands make tenancy 'financially unrealistic'
Licensees at a popular Portsmouth pub have announced its closure on social media after staying in their pub became 'financially unrealistic' due to higher rents and spiralling maintenance costs.
Licensing law
Cumulative impact policies: the fears over their use
You may have recently read about the new so-called ‘Lockout Laws’ that are being imposed in the entertainment district of Sydney, Australia.
Burger King wins bid to sell alcohol at Waterloo station
Burger King has won the right to serve alcohol at one of its branches for the first time according to the Mirror.
Analysis
Could Pret replace the pub?
There are plenty of obstacles in the way of pubs, and it’s not just coming from Government taxation, there’s also coffee shops and fast-food businesses to beat. Emily Sutherland reports.
Food safety
Rare burger risk warnings ‘not enough to save you in court’
Warning pub customers about the potential dangers of ordering and eating high-risk foods – such as oysters and rare burgers – is unlikely to be enough of a defence to stave off prosecution in the event of legal action.
Pubs
Enterprise: Community rallies round licensee after lease is terminated
An Enterprise Inns licensee has thanked his local community for its 'overwhelming' support after the pub company ended his lease.
5 things to know before buying knives
With the huge quantity of knives available, it can be tricky finding the knife – or set of knives – to suit your particular needs. Read on for the Publican’s Morning Advertiser's top tips for first-time knife buyers.
Britvic soft drinks review
Premiumisation helps lift soft drink sales in the on-trade
Soft drinks sales in the licensed and leisure channel grew by 3.2% in volume to 1.9bn litres last year, with trends such as all-day dining, premiumisation and food-led socialising driving the uplift, according to Britvic’s latest soft drinks review.
Bidvest launches summer range with vegetarian and barbecue focus
Bidvest Foodservice has unveiled its new 'Create Summer' summer product range.
Opinion
Guv'nor: Pubs really can be good for your health
The trade has taken a bit of a battering recently. The Chief Medical Officer recently cut recommended drinking limits and declared there is “no such thing as a safe level of drinking”, talk continues of a lower drink-drive limit and this year’s Dry...
Budget 2016
Britvic boss ‘surprised and ‘disappointed’ by sugar levy
Britvic will continue to reformulate its soft drinks in line with targets the company set for itself before the government-announced sugar levy last week, managing director of Britvic Great Britain Paul Graham has said.
Beer
Meantime reveals five-strong seasonal beer offer
The Meantime Brewing Company has revealed its five-strong seasonal beer offering for the year ahead, including brews for summer, autumn and winter.
NEW OPENING
Celeb chef Simon Rimmer to open new Merseyside gastropub
Celebrity Chef Simon Rimmer has unveiled plans to open a new gastropub in Merseyside later this year.
Pubs
Award-winning Enterprise pub still destined for demolition
The Bree Louise has won plenty of awards - but its future could be one of demolition thanks to the development of High Speed Rail 2 (HS2).