Food

Restaurant prices slammed by host

25-Aug-2005

by Graham Ridout Licensees have expressed mixed feelings at the prices being charged by some of London's leading restaurants. Last week, restaurant...

Women call the shots at dining out, survey shows

18-Aug-2005

by Tony Halstead Women are on top when it comes to choosing restaurants, ordering their partners' food and selecting the wine, according to a new...

Big growth for Woodward

11-Aug-2005

New owners of the UK's third--largest food supply company, Woodward Foodservice, have promised a programme of significant expansion following its...

Book Review - Quest for Taste - Terry Laybourne

01-Jul-2005 By Max Gosney

Terry Laybourne's Quest For Taste (Quest for Taste Publishing, £25 hardback) Michelin-starred chef and restaurateur Terence Laybourne pays homage to...

Pub meals count for one in four out of the home

01-Jun-2005

Pubs now account for almost one in four meals eaten out of the home, according to new analysis of consumer eating habits.The Centre for Research into...

FSA tests ways to clearly label food

26-May-2005

by Max Gosney Pub menus may have to feature traffic-light-style labelling by 2006, as the Government steps up its search for a food signposting...

Franchise Freedom - heavenly food without the headache?

01-May-2005 By Richard Fox

Want heavenly food without the headache? Then why not consider the franchise route. Richard Fox looks at one way of escaping the pub kitchen

Bell chimes for seafood fare

21-Apr-2005

The Bell at Alderminster in Warwickshire is holding a seafood festival from 27 to 29 April. A range of seafood and fresh fish delivered daily will be...

Opinion - Jo Bruce, Editor

01-Apr-2005 By Jo Bruce

Food pub's vital role

Barracuda slammed for time limits on family meals

21-Mar-2005

The Barracuda Group has come under heavy fire for introducing a policy at one of its pubs that restricts families to just 45 minutes to eat their...

Beer With Food Week updates:

03-Mar-2005

l Restaurant sommelier turned pub landlord Mark Vandergoot is more qualified than most to offer beer with food matching tips. The Australian-born...

What the Sunday papers said…

28-Feb-2005

Barracuda Group, owner of the Varsity and Smith & Jones bar chains, may be the latest leisure industry firm to change hands after its owner...

PubChef Live goes north

24-Feb-2005

The venue for the second Morning Advertiser PubChef Live event is the Three Fishes in Mitton, Lancashire. The pub is owned by Ribble Valley Inns,...

Pub & Bar show to focus on food innovation

22-Feb-2005

People are spending more money on eating out each year - a fact that will be reflected at this year's premier event for the pub trade - Pub and...

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...

M&S joins gastro pub revolution

21-Oct-2004

Marks & Spencer has launched a new range of food inspired by dishes found on gastro-pub menus. The company said the range, called simply...

FSA slugs it out with pub chefs over salt

17-Sep-2004

Pub chefs have come under increasing pressure to use less salt after the government launched a high-profile campaign warning people of the dangers of...

Children's food feature - Child's play

01-Jul-2004

PubChef helps hosts get the inside track on the family market with ideas from licensees across the country… and some frank views from half-pint...

Salt intake to be shaken up

23-Jun-2004

Pub customers will be demanding lower-salt meals by this time next year, according to a leading food expert.Dr Andrew Wadge, director of food safety...

Hygiene is high on list' for diners

01-Apr-2004

A new report claims that 64% of people will not return to eat in a pub if they believe it is unhygienic. The Mori survey, which was carried out in...

Abroad choice

19-Feb-2004

Italian and Indian foods are the latest links with beer.We're used to Germans and Belgians telling us to drink their beer with our food but, with the...

Salt warning for pub food manufacturers

12-Nov-2003

Pub food manufacturers could be forced to label dishes as "high in salt" if they fail to take action to reduce the amount in food, public health...

Awaken the senses

14-Aug-2003

The following article is brought to you by McCain.If you've got it, flaunt it! Successful selling starts with putting a good product in front of the...

Brits top the polls for eating out

04-Aug-2003

British people eat fewer meals at home than anyone else in Europe, according to a new survey.UK consumers spent £11.6bn on food bought in pubs,...

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...

Fairway Foodservice has strength in numbers

28-Mar-2003

Fairway Foodservice unites food wholesalers to distribute their products nationawide. Kerry Rogan profiles the company.There is, as the saying goes,...

Greene King gives food a boost

28-Nov-2002

Ale tasting notes and recommendations about which beers match which foods could soon be a common sight on pub menus thanks to Suffolk-based brewer...

Allergy danger is highlighted

20-Sep-2002

Pubs and restaurants have been told to give their customers better information about which dishes on their menus could cause an allergic reaction.The...

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...

Bidvest locks on to £500m Brake Bros

20-Mar-2002

South African buyout group Bidvest is thought to be preparing a £500m bid for Brake Brothers, one of the largest food suppliers to pubs and...

GM food

04-Sep-2001

If a customer or an environmental health officer asks about any genetically modified ingredients in the food and drink you serve you, and your staff,...