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Top trends you need to know about British Fusion food

26-Apr-2024 By Rebecca Weller

British Fusion dishes provides a “safe haven” for chefs and consumers to “explore their sense of adventure”.

Why is American smokehouse and BBQ style food becoming more popular?

26-Apr-2024 By Rebecca Weller

The Morning Advertiser has been reading the smoke signals on what is driving growing consumer desire for smokehouse and American barbecue style food.

POLL

How much should pubs charge for Xmas dinner?

15-Nov-2023 By Rebecca Weller

How much should pub operators charge customers for Christmas dinner? Have your say in our snap poll.

DRINKS MASTERCLASS

Pubs need to 'stand out from the crowd' when it comes to wine

23-Oct-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Kickstarting the latest series of The Morning Advertiser’s Drinks Masterclass, we've looked at trends within the wine category and how operators can “stand out from the crowd” to encourage consumers to explore wine lists and boost sales.

5 key food and drink trends for 2024

05-Oct-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Consumers will be looking for adventurous flavours, healthy and hearty recipes and playful experiences from the on-trade in 2024, according to Bidfood’s 2024 Food & Drink Trends report.

Majority of pubs would not charge 'cakeage'

25-Sep-2023 By Rebecca Weller

More than three quarter of operators would not charge a ‘cakeage’ fee at their pub, a snap poll by The Morning Advertiser has revealed.

POLL: would you charge a 'cakeage' fee at your pub?

13-Sep-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Operators share differing views on whether customers should be charged a fee for customers bringing celebratory cakes to pubs, have your say in The Morning Advertiser’s snap poll.

Pubs championed as a favourite setting for first dates

05-Sep-2023 By Rebecca Weller

More than a third of consumers named pubs among their favourite settings for first dates but music and menu options can play a critical role in attracting the dating market.

DRINKS MASTERCLASS

How to make a Sway in the Morning cocktail

20-Jul-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Closing this latest series of The Morning Advertiser’s Drinks Masterclass, Pennyroyal general manager Liam Jones shares how to make the bars Sway in the Morning cocktail.

INTERVIEW

How can pubs support head and neck cancer patients during meals?

14-Jul-2023 By Rebecca Weller

The Swallows Head & Neck Cancer Support Group charity has urged pubs to support patients and survivors when eating and drinking in the on-trade.

How can foraging for ingredients benefit chefs?

13-Jun-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Foraging for ingredients offers a multitude of benefits to operators, from sustainability to variety and diversity to mental health and finances, according to people from across the sector.

VOTE NOW

Poll: yes or no to cricket burgers?

12-Apr-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Would you explore the idea of using bugs in burgers like BrewDog? Have your say by voting in our poll.

How much of your food sales comes from burgers?

07-Feb-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Last week saw burgers crowned the most popular new addition to pub menus in Lumina Intelligence’s latest Menu Tracker Tool, accounting for more than half (57%) of new dishes added to menus in Q4 of 2022, while chips/wedges/fries were crowned the most...

Burgers most popular new main dish on pub menus

03-Feb-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Main course dishes accounted for the largest proportion of new items introduced onto pub and bar menus in Q4 of 2022, the latest Menu Tracker Tool from Lumina Intelligence has revealed.