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And they called it pubby love: Brakspear to celebrate pub romances

30-Jan-2018 By Stuart Stone

Oxfordshire-based pub operator and brewer Brakspear is celebrating the role of the ‘local’ in bringing couples together with a competition in the run-up to Valentine’s Day this year.

Is food delivery the next big thing in the pub sector?

18-Jan-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

Delivery food service companies are already big in the restaurant market but The Morning Advertiser looks at how pubs tap into this lucrative sector.

Deadline extension for Publican Awards 2018

10-Nov-2017 By MA Editorial

A deadline extension means there’s still time for pubcos to get their entries into the Publican Awards 2018.

Cornish pub serves up community allotments

18-Jul-2017 By Fred A'Court

High-end restaurants often boast of serving produce grown in their own kitchen garden but now a Cornish pub is going one better. 

ALMR urges pubs to highlight sector importance in letter campaign

05-Jun-2017 By Georgina Townshend

Operators need to write to their parliamentary candidates to highlight the “positive economic contributions” pubs make ahead of the general election on 8 June, the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has said.

More than 150 pubs open doors for Pint of Science festival

17-May-2017 By Georgina Townshend

Selected pubs across the UK have taken part in a three-day festival that embraces a “time-honoured tradition” of dissecting complex topics over a pint.

Spirits

Hendrick’s hits the road with serving lessons

29-Apr-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Hendrick’s is hitting the road and visiting 100 mainstream bars nationwide starting today (29 May), to show staff how to serve the cucumber- and rose-infused gin – with cucumber slices.

Top 50 Gastropubs Awards 2016

Win a Top 50 Gastropubs Award

06-Oct-2015

You and your pub could be immortalised as a winner of one of the three specialist awards categories open to entry at next year’s Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs Awards.

Top chefs converge on City Hall for Big Hospitality Conversation

23-Sep-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Chefs from across the hospitality industry took part in the British Hospitality Association (BHA)’s annual Big Hospitality Conversation at London’s City Hall on Monday (21 September).

Chef spotlight

Development chef profile: Liezel Bezuidenhout, Admiral Taverns

07-Aug-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Name: Liezel Bezuidenhout Job title: catering development manager, Admiral Taverns

"If you don't offer long-term leases, you won't get who you want to attract" - Interviewing Star Pubs' Chris Jowsey

23-Jul-2015 By Ed Bedington

Failing to become a ‘dot-com millionaire’ launched Chris Jowsey on the path to a fruitful career in the beer trade. Ed Bedington finds out more about the Star Pubs & Bars chief.

Making the most of Sport

Sky launches new website to support pubs showing sport

01-May-2015 By Mike Berry

Sky Business has launched ‘MySkySports.com’, a new website that aims to help pubs make the most of live sport.

Comment

Editorial: ACV delays clouds issue

17-Apr-2015 By Ed Bedington

The claim that Westminster City Council is sitting on assets of community value (ACV) applications adds yet further fuel to the fire when it comes to the ACV debate.

Business Booster

Business boosters: Scottish tasting menu and "speed vaping" night

10-Apr-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Money making ideas for your pub or bar

Best Breakfast Awards voting starts

15-Dec-2014 By Daniel Woolfson

Public voting has begun for the Best Breakfast Awards 2015

Bullseye for Chelmsford pub at Punch darts competition

29-Oct-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

The Blue Lion in Chelmsford has been crowned the winner of Punch Taverns’ darts competition.

New products

Brakes launch new additions to dessert range

11-Jul-2014 By Elliot Kuruvita

Food supplier Brakes has launched a new range of four classic British desserts.

My Pub

My Pub - The Ring O' Bells

27-Jun-2014 By Alison Baker

From a picnic lawn to farmers’ markets, Trust Inns lessee Ian Wade tells Alison Baker how he has transformed his Cheshire pub, the Ring O’ Bells in Christleton, into a family-friendly haven

New pub sells food, drink and furniture

26-Jun-2014 By Jo Bruce

Midlands pub/bar operators John Molnar and Matt Saunders have opened a new pub which is selling furniture.

Top tips for pubs on driving midweek custom

28-May-2014 By Felicity Allen

With news that weekday visits are now driving the growth in footfall for many pubs, now is the time for operators to keep that momentum going by planning marketing tactics that grow customer spend once they’re in the door. Here are some top marketing...

Top tips for making the most of online reviews

11-Jun-2013 By Elliot Adams

Customer reviews are playing an increasingly important role on the success of a business. These days everyone has an opinion on the experience they have and they want to share with people in a similar situation. Reviews have the potential to boost sales...

Will high-street revival pop up?

04-Jun-2013 By Jonathan Smith

Let's hope licensing authorities embrace the Government’s spirit of flexibility in supporting new high-street businesses, says Jonathan Smith at Poppleston Allen.

100 Pubwatch schemes sign up to National Pubwatch mapping tool

27-Jul-2012 By Michelle Perrett

Close to 100 local pubwatches have signed up to an online mapping tool set up by National Pubwatch (NPW) to help it draw up a list of schemes across the UK.

Enterprise Inns signs up to price matching service

20-Apr-2011 By Lesley Foottit

An online price matching service has been launched that helps licensees improve their profit margins. Enterprise Inns has already started using...

The freehold option lifeline

20-Jan-2011 By The PMA Team

A freehold option lease could unlock the potential in struggling pubs — attracting high-quality licensees who will invest, says The PMA Team,

The Publican Pub Golf Tournament 2011: Playing with Pride

06-Jan-2011 By Matt Eley Matt

Tee time is fast approaching for the most popular amateur golf tournament in the UK. Thousands of players representing hundreds of pubs are...

Pub unlocks Foursquare Swarm Badge at reopening party

01-Oct-2010

The Greyhound pub on Kew Green, West London, re-opened under new management last Friday, and used the opportunity to experiment with Foursquare....

Pubs need a clearer voice

23-Sep-2010 By The PMA Team

Retailers must speak with one voice if they are to even begin the process of winning over political hearts and minds, says The PMA Team.

Win a £1000 feast for your pub with Eat Seasonably

23-Sep-2010

Eat Seasonably, the campaign to get people to eat the right things at the right time of year, is offering licensees the chance to win £1,000 to host...

Proud of Pubs Week: A week to celebrate

01-Jul-2010

The waiting for Proud of Pubs Week 2010 is nearly over and we are determined to get things started with a bang. The event, which runs from July 19...

Community pub: the Weir factor

11-Jun-2010 By Noli Dinkovski

Licensee Jason Brown tells Noli Dinkovski how he turned around the fortunes of the Weir pub near Glasgow, and recreated its community atmosphere.

Carlsberg links-up with Mirror for free pint promotion

07-Oct-2009 By James Wilmore

Carlsberg is aiming to help pubs get customers through the door this Saturday with a free pint promotion with the Daily Mirror. Despite pubs not...

Pub boosts menu by offering allotments

09-Sep-2009

A pub has boosted trade through offering regulars allotment plots in their garden are encouraging other licensees to consider doing the same. The...

Bid to make pubs tourist information centres

28-May-2009 By James Wilmore

A new campaign is being launched today aiming to turn local pubs into unofficial tourist information centres and boost custom for the industry....

Spirit launches online training for staff

10-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney

Punch's managed division Spirit Group has rolled out a new online training resource for its pub teams across its 867-strong estate. Following a trial...

WKD gets romantic

26-Jan-2009

WKD owner Beverage Brands has launched a Valentine's Day promotion for WKD Red, all in its inimitable tongue-in-cheek style.The company has produced...

Booker invites pubs to 'thank you' event

14-Jan-2009

Booker is kicking off 2009 with a two-day 'thank you' to customers.On January 22 and 23, the cash and carry group will empty its head office, with...

We're backing Proud of Pubs Week - what about you?

22-May-2008

John McNamara, chief executive of the BII, said: "We totally endorse and support Proud of Pubs Week. We'll do anything we can to help raise the...

Sara Lewis, Diageo GB

30-Apr-2008 By MA reporter

The main purpose of any loyalty scheme is to put more cash in the till by giving something of value back to the customer. Good schemes are an...

Finding the local limelight

17-Apr-2008

So you want to get publicity, or market your pub, in your local community? Well, simply read on because we got our Get 'em In panel of industry...

Get 'em In

16-Apr-2008 By MA reporter

So you want to get publicity, or market your pub, in your local community? Well, simply read on because we got our Get 'em In panel of industry...

Pubs urged to use car parks for extra cash

02-Apr-2008 By Ewan Turney

A Newcastle licensee is urging hosts to make use of their car parks by allowing motorhomes to stop overnight. Kevin Bird said he takes £1,000 a week...

Pubs urged to let public use toilets

08-Nov-2007

Pubs are being encouraged to let non-paying customers into their premises to use the toilet, after the success of a pilot scheme. The council in...

How can pubs be more successful?

11-Oct-2007

Back-of-envelope thoughts can often prove inspirational. We ask winners from the wider world to write down their tips for the tradeMax Clifford PR...

THE GUV'NOR

31-May-2007

Ali Carter Outdoor space can add value to a premises, so it makes you question why we didn't do it sooner, says the former BII Licensee of the Year...

Donations in time

17-May-2007

The LTC is making a real difference to people's lives through its team of volunteer visitors, who give their time, rather than money, to help those...

BII lunch raises £8k for pub charity

02-May-2007 By Iain O'Neil

More than £8,656 was raised for the Licensed Trade Charity (LTC) at the BII's 26th Annual Luncheon yesterday.

Flushed with success

01-May-2007

While every Tom, Dick and national newspaper has been writing about the incredible growth in the cider market, rosé wine has been enjoying a...

A ray of sunshine

08-Feb-2007

Hazel Nicholson of Derby's Rising Sun has doubled trade since introducing food at the previously wet-only pub Nicholson took over the Marston's Pub...

The pies have it

29-Jun-2006 By Lucy Britner

Despite criticism from Stella McCartney and celebrity chef James Martin, camel pie is proving popular in Notting Hill. Lee Dunning's dogged...