Fast Food

10 food trends you need to serve in your pub

29-Jan-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

Consumers are ultimately led by trends when it comes to their eating and drinking habits, and a report has explored dishes to put on the menu this year.

Beefeater launches new menu with dishes as cheap as £5

04-May-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Whitbread steak pub arm Beefeater has unveiled a new Daytime Saver menu with dishes available for £5.

Farm Frites launches new chips range

24-Jan-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Potato specialist Farm Frites has launched a new product in a bid to satisfy consumer demand for crispy, coated, tasty chips with greater heat retention.

Create a healthy food menu for kids

28-Jul-2016 By Andrew Don

Creating a children’s menu that satisfies young appetites, while keeping mum and dad happy that their cherubs are eating a balanced diet, can be tough. But the experts have a few ideas. Andrew Don reports

Revolution Bars Group launches new food menus targeted at different demographics

21-Apr-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Revolution Bars Group has launched new food menus across its 52-site estate designed to appeal to a broader customer base.

Burger King wins bid to sell alcohol at Waterloo station

21-Mar-2016 By Emily Sutherland

Burger King has won the right to serve alcohol at one of its branches for the first time according to the Mirror.

Analysis

Could Pret replace the pub?

21-Mar-2016 By Emily Sutherland

There are plenty of obstacles in the way of pubs, and it’s not just coming from Government taxation, there’s also coffee shops and fast-food businesses to beat. Emily Sutherland reports.

training

Poll shows need for better training in pubs

17-Feb-2016 By MC Allegra FS

A new poll has shown customers consider bars and wet-led pubs are trailing the rest of the sector in terms of training their staff.

Brighton

Crowdfunding helps community pub reopen after Burger King battle

02-Feb-2016 By Oli Gross

A community pub in Brighton is set to reopen after a successful crowdfunding campaign helped fight off competition from a fast-food chain.

Top 50 Gastropubs

‘Good use of dead space’ snaps the Windmill Gastropub award

28-Jan-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

The launch of a revenue-boosting gourmet burger shack and shepherd’s hut seating area secured the Windmill, Clapham, the Business Innovation of the Year Award at the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs.

Legislation

Allergens law anniversary: pubs struggle with consumer demand

09-Dec-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Pubs are still failing to provide a wider enough choice of dishes for customers with specialist diets since the introduction of EU legislation on allergens one year ago, new research claims.

Burger King launches bid to start serving beer at UK branches

02-Nov-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Burger King could become the first fast-food restaurant to start serving beer after it applied for drinks licences at four of its UK branches.

Election food: Fancy a Clegg & Chips?

01-May-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

As May 7 approaches, operators are doing their bit to cash in on the event with a variety of election-themed menus and food promotions.

East London's finest: Learning the lessons from the latest in the food scene

24-Apr-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

PubFood's study tour, sponsored by JJ Food Service and Lavazza, hit the mean streets of East London to check out the latest trends in the UK's food scene.

Trend watch

Trend watch: could secret menus crack the UK?

05-Feb-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

It may sound ridiculous, but creating outrageous dishes that you don’t actually tell anyone about could help create brand loyalty and drive profits.