Great British Pub Awards
Pub Awards: Best Live Entertainment finalist - Two Brewers, Clapham, London
The Two Brewers is a well-established gay bar that has been operating for 35 years, with 80% of customers regulars.
Archives for September 29, 2016
Legislation
Pubs to be ‘shamed’ into sugar reduction by Government
Pubs and other food and drink-serving outlets will be "shamed" into reducing the sugar content of their food by the Government, warns health secretary Jeremy Hunt and Public Health England (PHE) chief executive Duncan Selbie.
Great British Pub Awards
Pub Awards: Best Live Entertainment WInner - The Hare & Hounds, Birmingham
The Hare & Hounds is a thriving entertainment venue and very much the community hub for Kings Heath.
Great British Pub Awards, Best Live Entertainment Pub
Pub Awards: Best Live Entertainment finalist - The Oast House, Manchester
Originally opened as a quirky pop-up bar in 2012, the Oast House has morphed into a successful permanent drinking, dining and entertainment venue in vibrant Crown Square.
Minimum wage
Licensees debate pros and cons of minimum wage increase
With new minimum wage levels coming into force this month (October 2016), licensee have expressed mixed reactions to the hike to staffing costs.
Pubcos
JDW to sell a further five pubs
JD Wetherspoon has appointed property agents CBRE and Savills to sell a further five of its pubs.
Hot dogs
Wieners work well for boosting pubs’ profits
Hot dogs offer a good opportunity to increase sales with a large mark-up price, according to a report by frankfurter specialist Westlers.
My Pub
My Pub: Sandford Park Alehouse, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Grant Cook, licensee of the Sandford Park Alehouse, talks about the transformation from nightclub to reigning CAMRA National Pub of the Year.
Great British Pub Awards
Pub Awards: Best Live Entertainment finalist - Salsa!, Charing Cross, London
Well-known South American-inspired bar, restaurant and late-night venue Salsa! is located a stone’s throw from Leicester Square.
Pubcos
Robinsons to continue investment of estate
Robinsons brewery has announced plans to continue investment in its estate following a 6.3% increase in turnover last year.
Food Hygiene
Mitchells & Butlers helping FSA develop Food Hygiene Rating Scheme
Mitchells and Butlers (M&B) is testing the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) new food hygiene scheme, which aims to ease pressure on resource-strapped local authorities, improve food safety and adapt the current Food Hygiene Rating Scheme.
Business rates
Quarter of pubs face business rates hike in 'disastrous' revaluation
A quarter of pubs are likely to see their business rates increase if Government proposals are approved, the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has warned.
Beer
Scotland names its ‘best beers’
BrewDog, Caledonian Brewery and the Tempest Brewing Company have been named, among many other brewers, as producing some of Scotland’s top beers.
TV Sport
The weekend sport: it's Ryder Cup time
Golf's most famous tournament is the centrepiece of an eclectic weekend of sport.
Great British Pub Awards
Pub Awards: Best Live Entertainment finalist - Blues Bar, Harrogate
In a great location, two doors down from the famous Bettys tea rooms and overlooking a spacious green, the Blues Bar is part of a terrace.