EU Referendum
"Pub landlord" Al Murray ridicules Wetherspoon's Brexit beer mats
JD Wetherspoon’s distribution of 200,000 Brexit beer mats has kicked up a storm this week - and even led ‘pub landlord’ Al Murray to wade in with his critique.
Archives for June 1, 2016
Works Must Pay: PMA launches roadworks compensation campaign
The Morning Advertiser (MA) is launching a campaign calling for compensation to businesses that lose out on trade due to the impact of nearby roadworks.
Legislation
Works Must Pay: Roadworks policy must change so pubs aren't left in a hole
The pub sector is a tough market to succeed in, even for the best businesses, but when things that are out of your control impact upon your business, you’d expect there to be some form of compensation or restitution.
Comment
Pete Brown travels to the "beery Jurassic Park"
Our intrepid columnist takes a trip to Copenhagen to test some beer made with a yeast from 1883 and finds there’s more to Carlsberg than meets the eye
Property
Leases: How to sell on your pub business
You’ve been in your current pub for five years and you’d like to realise your assets and take a break before you decide on the next challenge in your career. Trouble is there’s five years left on your lease and no one has told you how to go about...
Legal Advice
Allergens: Remember, it affects drinks too
You’ve no doubt noticed the current boom in brewing, with so-called ‘craft beers’ with their cool names, fashionable branding and, more often than not, premium pricing, being a major driver for this growth.
People Development
Pub Skills Summit: Speaker line-up confirmed for exciting new event
The speaker line-up for next month’s Pub Skills Summit has now finalised with a raft of the sector’s top employers represented.
Apprenticeships
Q&A: How to prepare for the new apprenticeship levy
The government's new apprenticeship levy comes into effect in April 2017. The levy will be a payroll tax, but employers that pay into the levy will receive more than they pay in through a monthly 10% top-up from the government. This money can be claimed...
Beer
Molson Coors’ Staropramen launches new on-trade 4% ABV Pilsner
Molson Coors-owned Staropramen has released a new light 4% ABV pilsner for the on-trade called Pravha, which has been revealed to the Publican’s Morning Advertiser first.
Voluntary pubs code to be introduced for smaller pubcos
A voluntary code for smaller pubcos will be introduced once the statutory code comes into force for larger companies, the Pub Governing Body (PGB) has confirmed.
Roadworks
Works Must Pay: The pubs fighting for roadworks compensation
Scores of licensees have contacted the Publican’s Morning Advertiser (PMA) with complaints about roadworks damaging their trade. Here are some examples which led to the launch of our new campaign to fight for compensation — Works Must Pay
GBPA - where (literally) is the award now?
We spoke with the winners of last year’s awards to find out how they positioned their award in the pub following their success.
Innovation
BII's Anthony Pender: Why I opened a pub without a bar
Co-owner of Yummy Pub Co and BII Chairman Anthony Pender talks about the need for constant innovation in the pub sector.
Fish
How to get your fish dishes right
The British public may be more than a little conservative when preparing their own food, but it’s a different matter entirely when it comes to eating out. As Michelle Perrett discovers, consumers of food in pubs are increasingly adventurous, with fish...
Cocktail Masterclass
How to make a Negroni
The Negroni is a simple cocktail to make, as it consists of just three ingredients used in equal measures and doesn't require shaking or even stirring (although there is some debate about that). Bar staff at the gin and rum bar the Merchant House in east...