Thornbridge to open Leeds and Birmingham venues
Multiple operator Thornbridge & Co is set to open its Leeds and Birmingham sites this month (December).
Archives for December 6, 2019
Why your pub's back bar should be front of mind
Changing customer demands have given the back bar an increasingly prominent role, with a variety of new services available to provide an effective operation.
The secrets behind Barworks' success
The trio of businessmen behind Barworks unveiled their first site more than 20 years ago but the ethos is still to make places look great and offer great value for great food.
How will pubs celebrate New Year's Eve 2019?
As peak festive season approaches, and before the fairy lights come down and Dry January begins, it’s time to start thinking about new year.
Staff dinners: food as a fringe benefit
With more operators offering staff meals, how do they do it, why do they feel it’s important, and what benefit is there to employees and the business?
Opinion
Preventing losses in the pub sector caused by fraud and staff error
Malcolm Muir, consultancy director at Venners, explains how a few simple procedural tweaks can have a significant impact on an operator’s bottom line.
Drinks List
Gordon’s Pink Gin pushes sister tipple into second spot
Forcing Gordon’s London Gin out of first place from last year, Gordon’s Pink Gin takes the floor showing a 185% rise in volume sales and 198% in value.
Publican Awards 2020 finalists revealed
First round judging is now complete and companies across the UK pub and bar sector are celebrating after making the shortlist for the sector’s leading event, The Publican Awards.
Pimm’s records near sixfold increase in value
Pimm’s No 1 has made quite the impression for its first appearance on The Morning Advertiser’s Drink List, seeing a 580.6% surge in value this year.
Number of licensed premises falls by 2%
Britain’s number of licensed venues dropped by 2% in the 12 months to September 2019, new research has found.
Regional Report
What makes Leeds a good place to own a pub?
Often described as the ‘unofficial capital of Yorkshire’, the UK’s third largest city is a northern powerhouse with a thriving economy.
Combating loneliness in the licensed trade
Last year, Age UK found more than half a million older people in the UK expected to feel lonely at Christmas, and with less than a month until the big day this year, the spotlight turns to addressing the issue within the drinks trade.
Drinks List 2020
On-trade sales of sugar-free Coca-Cola and Pepsi rise by £168m
According to figures from The Morning Advertiser’s latest Drinks List, the combined sales value of sugar-free soft drinks Coca-Cola Zero Sugar and Pepsi Max rose by around 75% – or £168m – year-on-year.