Eating

US bars offer innovative promos

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.

Supermarket meal deals snatch eat-out trade

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...

Spirit targets families

18-Mar-2009 By Gemma McKenna

Spirit Group has launched a new promotion to attract families to its pubs.

Average pub meal spend down 8.6%

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 —...

Breakfast boom at takeaways...not pubs

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...

Sales of breakfasts remain static at pubs

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.

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...

Credit crunch won't hit pubs as hard as in 90s

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.

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...

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...

Restaurants must follow pubs to survive

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...