Fair Trade

Tennent's extends credit to help Scottish pubs

20-Dec-2010 By Ewan Turney

Tennent's Lager has extended its credit period for four weeks to help Scottish pubs recover from the recent bout of cold weather. The C&C Group...

Make a 'big swap' in Fairtrade Fortnight

24-Feb-2010

ViVAS IS asking customers to support Fairtrade Fortnight's big swap initiative by trading one wine on its current list for its Fairtrade and organic...

Fairtrade vodka on market in UK

30-Nov-2009 By Robyn Lewis

Following coffee, chocolate, bananas and wine, a vodka made from quinoa is the latest product to break into the Fairtrade market. Fair Vodka is...

Greene King puts focus on value food

02-Dec-2008

Greene King is fighting hard for its share of the mid-market pub food sales by expanding the value-for-money proposition across its estate.Announcing...

Harry does his nuts

25-Sep-2008

"Who here likes nuts? Hands up" Not many press conferences start with the subject asking a question, but then no one would expect Harry Hill to...

Consumers will pay more for good pub-grub

11-Aug-2008 By Ewan Turney

Consumers are willing to pay an average of 36% more for a gastro-pub meal if the service, food and atmosphere are of a high standard, according to a new survey.

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...

Tea & Coffee focus: Fair enough?

10-Oct-2007

THE GROWTH of the Fairtrade movement has undoubtedly been an important factor in helping put the quality and provenance of tea and coffee at the...

Peggy's pick of the products

31-Jan-2006

Frying tonight! With Chip Week 2006 just around the corner, long-suffering pub cook Peggy takes time out from changing the lard in the deep fat fryer...