30-Apr-2013 By Lesley Foottit
Young’s third annual Scotch Egg Challenge has opened for entries.
22-Jan-2013 By Pat Perry
Food poisoning incidents can be very serious for pubs and have disastrous consequences, resulting in loss of trade or even closure. Here are 10 top tips for ensuring food safety in pubs.
Consumers have a worse eating out experience when using discount vouchers
02-Jan-2013 By John Harrington
Consumers have a worse experience eating out when they use a discount voucher than when they pay full price, and many don’t even view voucher deals as offering better value for money, according to a survey of 3,000 adults.
05-Oct-2012 By Lesley Foottit
A Brakspear pub has become the only establishment in Oxford to hold three AA rosettes.
05-Oct-2012 By Lesley Foottit
Over half of consumers look for food that has been produced to assured standards with a sign of origin.
06-Aug-2012 By Cheryl Hickman
As I have travelled the UK and beyond, all too often I will find a fantastic pub or restaurant where the food is excellent, but — and there is a big but — the team who are there to look after you are below standard and, in essence, let the side down.
23-May-2012 By Jesse Dunford Wood
Over a dinner I cooked last week, a friend of mine was telling me about his newly-launched local pub. “You know, they have duck on the menu, real proper gastropub it is,” he said. The word makes me cringe somewhat, but it did make me think.
17-Apr-2012 By Gurjit Degun
A multiple operator is offering customers ready meals to take home as part of its Stuff the Supermarkets campaign, in a bid to compete with the retail giants.
05-Apr-2012 By Lesley Foottit
Mitchells & Butlers’ Sizzling Pubs chain has scooped the best Value Pub Restaurant title in the MIDAS awards (Menu Innovation and Development Awards).
M&B opens 200th Harvester
03-Apr-2012 By Michelle Perrett
Mitchells & Butler's Harvester Salad & Grill opened its 200th restaurant in Peterborough today.
Whitbread launches three skills academies
27-Feb-2012 By Gurjit Degun
Whitbread, which owns Beefeater, has launched three food and beverage skills academies across the UK for restaurant and kitchen managers.
19-Jan-2012 By Lesley Foottit
The Thurlby Group has added a sixth pub to its portfolio and it is already serving 1,000 covers a week.
25-Nov-2011 By Lesley Foottit
Asda has teamed up with Leiths School of Food and Wine to revamp its Extra Special range of meals.
17-Oct-2011 By Michelle Perrett
Two-thirds of pub diners think operators should provide more nutritional information on food menus.
24-Aug-2011 By Lesley Foottit
Venue choices for Christmas meals out will be decided by spend per head, according to research by The Mystery Dining Company (TMDC).
Pub chef up for Young National Chef of the Year
23-Aug-2011 By Lesley Foottit
An Essex pub is among the final eight battling it out for the title of Young National Chef of the Year 2011. Garret Keown of the Bell Inn,...
17-Aug-2011 By Ewan Turney
Online table reservation company Livebookings has launched a new daily deals website in a bid to take on Groupon in the restaurant and pub sector....
04-Aug-2011 By Phil Mellows
Licensees thinking of franchising out their kitchen need to take into account a multitude of factors and potential pitfalls, reports Phil Mellows.
Pub chefs in Visionary Dining title battle
25-Jul-2011 By Lesley Foottit
Two pub chefs will battle it out with nine others for the title of Visionary Dining Chef of the Year. The 11 chefs will cook a £125-a-head gourmet...
20-Jul-2011 By Lesley Foottit
The world's first gourmet frozen food restaurant featuring the signature dishes of top chefs is "popping up" next month. N-Ice will showcase dishes...
11-Jul-2011 By MA Reporter
Restaurants in Ireland have been urged to pass on to customers the savings they make from the new 9% lower rate of VAT in the country. The...
24-Jun-2011 By Lesley Foottit
London operator Drake & Morgan will launch its fifth site, the Drift at London's newly developed Heron's Tower, on 4 July. The 5,770sq ft,...
20-Jun-2011 By Lesley Foottit
Sheffield gastropub the Milestone is bringing back its cookery school due to demand. The sessions will be held at Blood, Sweat and Beers' new...
13-Jun-2011 By Lesley Foottit
Livebookings has launched a TV ad campaign to further push its consumer reservations website Bookatable.com.
27-May-2011 By Adam Pescod
The owner of a pub in Surrey has been hit with a £4,515 fine after failing to deal with a rat infestation in his kitchen. Kevin Healy, owner of...
04-May-2011 By Lesley Foottit
The Scottish National Party has announced plans to grow and promote its pubs' and restaurants' use of local produce in its new manifesto.
Pubcos pledge to cut salt in food
24-Mar-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
Major managed pub operators have vowed to reduce salt content in dishes after a survey found up to 15 crisp packets worth of salt in some pie meals....
01-Mar-2011 By Michelle Perrett
Michelle Perrett looks at ways to maximise cask-ale sales around food, using innovative menu combinations and special events. Having a beer with...
01-Mar-2011 By Lorraine Heller, Big Hospitality
Pubs and restaurants across England and Wales are using false 'local' claims on some of their products, according to a new survey.
24-Jan-2011 By Ewan Turney
A brewers' trade group has urged the Government to halve VAT for the hospitality industry as a positive way to rejuvenate the sector. Julian...
Orchid: 2011 will be the year of simplicity
20-Dec-2010 By Ewan Turney
Simple high quality ingredients and authentic drinks will be the key to making 2011 a success for pubs, the 300-strong Orchid Group believes. The...
07-Dec-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Pubs, restaurants and cafés in Brighton are adhering to their claims that the food they serve is local, according to a new survey. The...
Pub operators must change to survive
02-Dec-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Delegates at the Peach 2020 Conference were told that pub operators must get to grips with brand perception and rising food prices to survive....
Success for National Game Fortnight
02-Dec-2010 By Lesley Foottit
The organisers of National Taste of Game Fortnight have toasted it as a "huge success". The UK's largest shooting organisation, the British...
18-Nov-2010 By Gurjit Degun
The off-trade is set to account for 70% of beer sales by 2018, according to Molson Coors chief executive Mark Hunter. That represents a significant...
12-Nov-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
The amount of food we eat and the energy it takes to produce, process and transport is unsustainable. That was the stark message presented to...
Health & Safety: Christmas safety checklist
10-Nov-2010
Hospitality is especially hard work during the busy festive season but it can also be great fun - and very profitable. More custom, however,...
08-Oct-2010 By The PMA Team
New figures from France have highlighted the success of cutting VAT in restaurants to 5.5%. A study by Gira Conseil, France's leading food industry...
29-Jul-2010 By Jo Bruce
Bay Restaurant Group plans to run another chef school following the success of its inaugural course. Chefs from the company's newly launched Bay...
Pubs offer meals for man's best friend
27-Jul-2010
Pub company Brakspear has started offering meals for dogs alongside its regular food menu. The Henley-based operator has teamed up with pet food...
Food trends: Taste transformation
22-Jul-2010 By Claire Dodd Claire
We are a nation of food lovers. Now, don't take that the wrong way. It's not that Britain is getting podgy. What I mean is that as a nation, our...
21-Jul-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson has blasted a council for awarding his gastropub just one star out of five under the Scores on Doors scheme.
Food Safety: Sunday roast safety
17-Jun-2010
Nothing looks more appealing to a diner's eye than a carvery offering a splendid array of tempting and well-presented dishes. But a great deal of...
21-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Seven out of 10 (73%) 18 to 24-year-olds regularly use discount vouchers when eating out.
Health and safety: Fired up for summer
17-May-2010
Have you heard the news? The weather gurus (and by that I don't mean the Met Office) are forecasting a really good summer. Honestly! And given even...
13-Jan-2010 By Paul Wootton, Restaurant magazine
Tom and Beth Kerridge, owners of the Michelin-starred Hand & Flowers in Marlow, are to open a bar next door.
04-Dec-2009 By Jo Bruce
The Foods Standards Agency is seeking views on how displaying calorie information on menus would work best in practice.
Put on a charity breakfast - and help save lives
02-Dec-2009
Pubs are being invited to stage their own breakfast event for charity as part of a major campaign aimed at saving lives. Cash raised from meals laid...
02-Dec-2009 By Becky Paskin, Restaurant
A batch of Spanish eggs linked to an outbreak of salmonella in a number of restaurants and catering establishments, has sparked the Food Standards...
Health & safety: Don't contaminate Christmas
24-Nov-2009
The festive wining and dining season is fast approaching and one vital ingredient is paramount … food safety. More than 20 per cent of food...
