'Interest rate cut expected despite inflation'
07-Apr-2008
The Bank of England is likely to cut interest rates this week despite the impact that such a move could have on inflation, according to City experts...
Focus Scotland: Food labelling
31-Mar-2008
At least if a politician has his mouth full, he can't be lying to you at the same time.Political commentators in Scotland inevitably had a bit of fun...
Toby Carvery teaches kids about food
19-Mar-2008
Toby Carvery has launched a campaign to teach school children about the food they eat and its origins. The initiative is part of the Government's...
04-Mar-2008
A massive 83% of restaurant and bar owners are looking to include more healthy options on their menus. The survey, undertaken ahead of the Northern...
Family focus: Feeding the brood
03-Mar-2008
Greene King has revamped the menu at Hungry Horse, its chain of 90 destination food pubs across the country, to further increase the brand's family...
Nick Yates: Man the cheering stations?
25-Feb-2008
The news that London Pride is to provide three official 'cheering stations' around the Marathon course provides scant consolation for me this week....
Did you know? Fifty official food facts
13-Feb-2008
.The British diet is changing; consumption of milk, fresh meat and potatoes has fallen over the past 30 years2. Meals are less bound to particular...
Spring menu: Popular dishes for seasonal change
06-Feb-2008
A light touch is clearly the secret of success when it comes to a spring menu. Tim Doran, 3663 development chef, says: "We are tipping spring lamb,...
Nick Yates: Fuller's fires starting pistol for London Marathon
29-Jan-2008
So Fuller's London Pride, one of the headline sponsors of the London Marathon, wanted support from our magazine in the form of one of The Publican...
Nick Yates: Fuller's fires starting pistol for London Marathon
29-Jan-2008
So Fuller's London Pride, one of the headline sponsors of the London Marathon, wanted support from our magazine in the form of one of The Publican...
Billion meals a year eaten in pubs
07-Jan-2008
More than 1bn meals a year are eaten in pubs, accounting for more than a quarter of meals eaten out of home.The figure, based on research by market...
Healthy options for kids
14-Nov-2007
Changing times mean changing priorities. Longer trading hours following licensing reform and the greater emphasis on food for many pubs following the...
Pete Robinson: It's illegal, it's immoral or it makes you fat
18-Oct-2007
The latest news from Liverpool, the Dept of Health's testing ground, is that a recently empowered special health commission has unveiled 'innovative'...
Snacks focus: Naughty or nice?
30-Aug-2007
HAVING CUT back on the fags, should pubs really be encouraging customers to tuck into a bag of crisps?Even with the health lobby taking a...
Pete Robinson: State controlled pub grub
29-Aug-2007
Liverpool's restaurants and gastro-pubs are to carry 'traffic light' health labels on their menus. The labelling scheme is being piloted in city...
Super foods?
28-Aug-2007
The superfoods craze has infiltrated the retail market and some pub operators are embracing it on their menus. But is this a trend too far for pubs? Lucy Britner reports
3663 adds more detailed nutrient labelling
11-Jul-2007
Foodservice company 3663's own brand products now carry detailed micronutrient information on all 762 of its products. Customers will be able to...
New Pitcher & Piano smoking ban plans
20-Jun-2007 By Jo Bruce
Marston's Pitcher & Piano has launched a new menu and upgraded outside areas to help cater for smokers. The new summer menu, which is P P's...
Healthy food should be child¹s play
24-Apr-2007
Jamie Oliver may have spearheaded the healthy eating campaign when it comes to school meals, but who is taking the lead in the pub sector? Is it the...
Wesson cooking oil range expands
09-Mar-2007
Cooking oil brand Wesson Green is moving with the times, with redesigned packaging and a long life oil which meets consumer requirements for products...
22-Feb-2007 By Lucy Britner
Healthy eating is a key concern for consumers, according to new research from the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Find the fat facts with Flora
08-Feb-2007
Flora is launching a new online training kit aimed at helping kitchen staff in pubs and other outlets cut through the confusion about 'good' and...
Spirit ahead of the game on kids' meals
15-Dec-2006
Spirit Group has launched a new children's menu at its Wacky Warehouse pubs, offering a much wider choice of healther options.With a number of pub...
Pub groups slammed in kids' menu report
30-Nov-2006
Some of the UK's top pub groups have been slammed for serving up children's meals with nutritional standards below school dinner standards.Brands...
Healthy attitude
01-Oct-2006
British consumer demand is moving towards healthy food, but are pubs responding effectively to this significant trend? Humayun Hussain reports
Rising obesity levels increase focus on 'unhealthy' food
25-Aug-2006
Pubs can expect more calls for tighter controls on 'unhealthy' food and drink after new government figures revealed that obesity levels continue to...
Healthy side of beer revealed
12-May-2006
Leading medical and scientific experts from around Europe shared the latest scientific evidence on the role responsible beer drinking can play in a...
05-May-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Now smokers have been banned from Scotland's pubs and drinkers are being told not to drink outside them - it appears pub pie and chip menus are next...
Food giants form labelling alliance
09-Feb-2006
Key pub trade food suppliers including Pepsico and Nestle have launched their own food labelling scheme ahead of the official government 'traffic...
The Surgery - Making Steak and Chips healthier
01-Dec-2005 By Ben Woodhouse
The Surgery's tips on making steak and chips healthier
The Surgery - Tips to make sure the customers will gobble up your turkey
01-Nov-2005 By Mark Taylor
The Surgery's tips on marketing turkey
Craft Talk - Changing options for children
01-Aug-2005 By Michael Tuckwood
With the spotlight very much on healthier school meals should licensees look at changing their options for children? Craft Guild of Chefs member...
Potatoes fit to eat
07-Jul-2005
Farmers are campaigning to ban the phrase 'couch potato from the Oxford Dictionary claiming the term undermines the health benefits potatoes offer....
Craft Talk - Menu labelling
01-Jul-2005 By John Feeney
In the first of a new column, members of the Craft Guild of Chefs offer their views on the industry's big issues. This month guild member John...
New focus on kids for two pubcos
23-Jun-2005
Brewers Fayre has introduced a new children's menu based on younger diners' favourite home-cooked dishes. The trend for comfort food dishes continues...
Hungry Horse adds healthy kids' options
21-Jun-2005
Greene King Pub Company has reworked its 'Pony Club' menu for children at Hungry Horse pubs, to include many more healthy options.The menu includes...
Letting off Steam - Do you plan to introduce healthier options for kids?
01-Jun-2005
Jamie Oliver's campaign for healthier children's food has got parents thinking more about the quality of food their children are eating. Do you plan...
Mealtime myths exploded - PubChef dispels some of the myths surrounding kids' food
01-Apr-2005
With the help of some leading experts, PubChef dispels some of the myths surrounding kids' food Myth 1 - potatoes are unhealthy A popular favourite...
Food Glorious Food - Pubs have a responsiblity to offer a choice of healthier menu options for youngsters.
01-Apr-2005 By Jo Bruce
That's what one famous "Oliver" says it should be, and with increasing concern over the quality of children's diets, pubs have a responsibility to offer a choice of healthier menu options for youngsters. Jo Bruce reports
Top Ten nutrition tips - creating healthier menus for children
01-Apr-2005 By Eileen Steinbock
Eileen Steinbock, head of health and nutrition at Brakes, talks about her tips for creating a healthier menu for children.
Chefs back Oliver's campaign
03-Mar-2005
Top chefs have said that Jamie Oliver's campaign to make school lunches healthier should be widened to prompt pub operators into addressing the...
Public oppose idea of menu health warnings
02-Dec-2004
by Max Gosney Customers have given the red light to Government plans to introduce a traffic light based system promoting healthy options on pub...
Croc and roo leap onto menu
25-Nov-2004
A Cotswold pub is enjoying strong sales of crocodile and kangaroo meat dishes. Hugh Kelly, licensee of the Hollow Bottom at Guiting Power, near...
Healthy options fight for attention
25-Nov-2004
Obesity might be at the top of the Government's agenda but consumers are far less worried about healthy eating when they're in the pub. Pub-goers...
Industry urged to fund food education campaign
16-Nov-2004
In contrast to the crackdown on smoking, the public health White Paper focuses on education rather than legislation when it comes to talking...
It's kids' stuff
10-Nov-2004
Bringing healthy children's food into pubs is a big issue for the industry at the moment. John Porter investigates some ideas.At The Publican Pub...
New JDW menu offers healthy options for kids
07-Oct-2004
by MA Reporter Pub operator JD Wetherspoon has launched its new children's menu with an emphasis on healthy eating. The menu is available to...
Slug & Lettuce backs low-salt campaign
04-Oct-2004
The Slug and Lettuce bar chain has responded to calls to reduce the amount of salt in the UK diet with changes to its menu.The SFI-owned pub brand is...
Merrett joins the Farm
09-Sep-2004
Paul Merrett, former chef at Michelin-starred restaurant the Greenhouse has joined new Fulham gastro pub the Farm. Merrett joins owner Tom Etridge to...
Britons begin to turn their backs on fast-food culture
09-Sep-2004
by Max Gosney Health conscious consumers are snubbing "junk food" offers at pubs and restaurants, according to a new industry report. The Key Note...
