04-Nov-2009 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
A new survey has claimed three-quarters used a promotional discount voucher at a pub or restaurant in the past 12 months.
28-Oct-2009 By Ewan Turney
Nearly half of all Brits (47%) are put off returning to eat at a restaurant or pub if the service charge is automatically added to the bill.
Eating out spend falls
15-Jul-2009 By Jo Bruce
The recession has prompted the first decline in the eating-out market for 40 years. The report, Eating Out in the UK 2009, produced by industry...
Pub lunch under threat as consumers eat out less
15-Jul-2009
The amount consumers spend on eating out of the home has fallen for the first time in 40 years, according to a new study commissioned by fast food...
26-May-2009 By Ewan Turney
Take-out meals for free, courses for the dog and starters served as main course are just some of the promos being used in the USA.
28-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
Supermarkets are now snatching food trade away from pubs and restaurants with their range of meal deals, according to new research. Supermarket deals...
13-Jan-2009 By Ewan Turney
The average spend per head on pub meals dropped 8.6% on last year to £13.42 in the run-up to Christmas — a level not seen since December 2003 —...
10-Oct-2008 By John Harrington
Sales of breakfasts remain static at pubs and restaurants but are booming at fast food outlets, according to a new report.
10-Oct-2008 By John Harrington
Sales of breakfasts remain static at pubs and restaurants but are booming at fast food outlets, according to a new report. This shows customers are...
Warwickshire pubs celebrate in county food awards
07-Oct-2008
Two Warwickshire pubs are celebrating picking up the honours in the county's food awards.The Bluebell, at Henley in Arden has been named Dining Pub...
Economic woes force punters to cut pub visits
26-Aug-2008 By Hamish Champ
Accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) had more bad news for licensees today, claiming consumers were liable to significantly cut back visits to...
26-Aug-2008 By Lucy Britner
The credit crunch won't hit pubs as hard as last time, according to a new survey undertaken by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Locally sourced food and good service boost profits
08-Aug-2008
Despite news that sales of beer are at their lowest since the 1930's, good food can drive up profits, new research has found.Consumers are willing to...
Pubs set to take share from restaurants
10-Jul-2008
Pubs are better placed to ride out the credit crunch than restaurants, according to the latest research by Horizons.Investment by managed pub...
10-Jul-2008 By Ewan Turney
A market analyst has urged the restaurant sector to follow the example set by pubs if they are to avoid the credit crunch. Peter Backman of Horizons...
Out of the wet and into the dry
17-Apr-2008
Peter Martin, founder of marketing consultancy Peach Factory, reveals how tastes in pubs are changing from drink to food It really isn't all doom and...
Chris Maclean: The food of love
14-Feb-2008 By Chris Maclean
Over the weekend I tried my hand at writing some kind of advertisement that would help retain some of my regular customers. There are some blank...
Top tables
01-Feb-2008
Our regular focus where licensees give tips on customer service. What should you do when customers bring along their own food and drink for their...
Virtuous circle for gastropubs
26-Nov-2007
The past decade has seen gastropubs shift identity from a metropolitan oddity to a high- street staple. So mainstream is the gastropub that it's...
Chris Maclean: New York bars are smoke (and choke) free
04-Oct-2007 By Chris Maclean
There were several aspects of bar life that I was particularly interested in. Of particular concern was the fact that New York was one of the first...
Fishing for profits
13-Aug-2007 By Hamish Champ
In the cold light of day Greene King's recent foray into restaurants is probably as airtight as the containers used to transport the raw materials...
Chris Maclean: food from weeds
23-Jul-2007 By Chris Maclean
On Saturday there was a fine photograph of our chef in The Guardian's food section. We expected some decent copy too but that didn't materialise....
All day menus: Always open?
12-Jul-2007
It used to be so simple. People had lunch - or in some parts of the UK, dinner - at lunchtime (or dinnertime). They then stopped eating entirely for...
10-Apr-2007 By The PMA Team
La Tasca deal has Laurel eyeing consolidation of the casual dining market
14-Mar-2007 By Lucy Britner
Urban pub dining is set to increase when the smoke ban hits. According to research by consumer analyst CACI, 75% of 25-35 year olds in upmarket...
A slice of the action
01-Oct-2006
So, how was it for you? Almost 12 months have elapsed since the new licensing laws were introduced, giving pubs in England and Wales a huge...
Pub food takes off
29-Sep-2006
THERE'S LITTLE doubt that pubs are feeling the pressure of changes which many licensees feel are being 'forced' on the trade by regulation. The...
THE AGENTS
28-Sep-2006
Perusing the Morning Advertiser last week, I realised just how much the impact of the smoking ban is preoccupying everyone - and yes, it is...
Better food will help with the effects of a smoking ban
20-Sep-2006
Better quality food and a more diverse menu will help pubs combat the "assault" of the smoking ban and licensing reform, according to a new report...
Blubeckers gobbles up rural pub sites
04-May-2006
Blubeckers, the pub-restaurant format bought by the Restaurant Group last year, has acquired two new sites and targeted four more by the end of the...
Opinion - Jo Bruce, Editor
01-Sep-2005 By Jo Bruce
Time to acknowledge changing social mores At a friend's wedding recently the best man closed his speech by placing the groom's hand on top of his new...
Opinion - Jo Bruce, Editor
01-May-2005
Oliver's drive will affect you Love him or hate him, few can deny that Jamie Oliver has done an excellent job in raising the issue of the poor...
Informal dining on the increase
02-Feb-2005
British consumers are Europe's biggest spenders on eating out, with a growth in informal dining creating new opportunities for the pub trade.Market...
Feed the need
25-Apr-2003
The following article is brought to you by McCain.Talk "occasions" and most people think of birthdays, Christmas and Valentine's Day. But people need...
Survey: Food-led pubs set for growth
02-Sep-2002
Pub food is going from strength to strength, with people eating out more often and companies investing heavily in food-led brands. According to a new...
Industry at the forefront of eating out revolution
10-Jul-2002
As publicans are aware, eating out is big business in the UK today and pubs are at the forefront of this food revolution.Last year, The Publican...
Two-thirds of public opt to eat out over other leisure activities
10-May-2002
Almost two-thirds of the population would choose to go out for a meal at a pub or restaurant rather than going to the cinema or theatre, according to...
Making a meal of it - pub food is big business
30-Jan-2002
Pub food is now so popular that many outlets are adapting just for that purpose.Pub food is big business. Whether it's the up-and-coming gastropubs...
