Cocktails are showing no signs of going away and operators need to ensure they are tapping into the latest trends in the category to boost their bottom lines.
Cognac producer Courvoisier has launched its third annual ‘Toast of Paris’ cocktail competition where, for the first time, UK bartenders will be judged on how their cocktails would look on Instagram posts, alongside more traditional criteria.
The UK’s leading specialist cocktail bar group’s revenue per labour hour now exceeds £50 according to recent analysis of the hourly pay of thousands of sector workers by Fourth.
Cocktails meet food as bartenders turn to cheffing, but they must be kind to the environment and be individual, according to a panel of the world’s best cocktail makers.
Be At One’s Steve Locke and Andrew Stones reveal how speedy yet great cocktails have been the basis for a business that is still keeping the party going.
Spirits and cocktails are a booming category in pubs, so it’s time to get your offer perfected. It’s not all about size either, but rather what’s the right mix for your pub’s customers. Nigel Huddleston and Nicholas Robinson report
Be At One could have failed if its three founders didn’t stick to what they knew best – cocktails. But have you ever wondered why the 30-strong chain doesn’t do food? Well, food almost crippled the fledgling business in the late 90s. Nicholas Robinson...
Pub customers these days are looking for an experience they can’t replicate at home, but also something that’s not too complicated. The answer, say the experts, is simple cocktails that staff can easily be trained to make and to which they can then ‘nudge’...
Revolution Bars Group, the listed, premium bar operator, said it is continuing its drinks innovation programme by being the first company to launch a range of “blended cocktails” across its entire estate.
Be At One is to open its 20th site before the end of the year after securing three new bars, including its second outside London — located in Brighton — and its first in the West End.
Eclectic Clubs & Bars, the Avanti Capital-backed operator, is developing a third strand to its operations with plans for a new cocktail bar brand called Dirty Blonde.
Columbo Group, the London-based multiple operator headed by former Fabric head of promotion Steve Ball and Riz Shaikh, will open its latest site, the Hudson, next month in north west London.
Courvoisier, a leading Cognac from Maxxium UK, is collaborating with three top mixologists in the development of a major consumer cocktail event this summer.
Licensees and bartenders have been given the chance to access a free database of cocktail recipes and training through their iPods.Ashley Carpenter,...
Liqueur brand Bols has launched a purpose-built bartending academy in its home city of Amsterdam.The Bols Bartender Academy is housed in the House of...
It was double delight for Jonathan Downey, managing director of the Match group, at the 2005 Flavour magazine awards last night.In the main award of...
Busy location on coastal main road
Extensively renovated detached public house
Five trade areas (100)
Sizeable refurbished 4-5 bedroom accommodation
Newly created beer garden (125)
Established and popular business...
