Driving new food business: Taste the difference at the The Falcon, Leicestershire
04-Jun-2009
Every pub menu walks the line between the traditional pub classics customers want to see and offering something a bit different to drive trade.The...
Driving new food Business: A menu makeover for S&NPE licensees
04-Jun-2009
The quality and choice of pub food varies enormously - something that is one of the greatest strengths of the sector, as well as potentially a...
26-May-2009 By Ewan Turney
Take-out meals for free, courses for the dog and starters served as main course are just some of the promos being used in the USA.
Menu planning: A firm favourite
26-May-2009
Like many licensees, the move to running his own pub marked a significant career change for Gregor Stevenson. Having worked as a professional...
Pub Food in Focus: View from Horizons
15-May-2009
The two key weapons in the armoury are price and appeal. Pubs have done well on the price front, holding their prices down more while still launching...
Beer and food matching: Mitch Tonks' menu
22-Apr-2009
Restaurateur and food writer Mitch Tonks founded the FishWorks chain of seafood-inspired ventures, and now runs the acclaimed Seahorse in Dartmouth,...
06-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is to introduce a calorie counter on menus at its Harvester and Scream pubs.
27-Mar-2009 By Claire Elliott
Spirit Group, the managed division of Punch Taverns, has identified 50 Chef & Brewer sites to convert into a new trading template — Chef &...
M&B scoop three awards at MIDAS
26-Mar-2009 By Claire Elliott
Mitchells & Butlers picked up three awards at the Menu Innovation Network`s inaugural Menu Innovation and Development Awards (MIDAS) last week.
23-Mar-2009 By The PMA Team
Eat Your Heart Out, the multiple lessee that was headed by Tony Carson, has gone into liquidation with creditors expected to be out-of-pocket to the...
Shropshire pub doubles its turnover
13-Mar-2009 By Claire Elliott
A Shropshire pub has doubled its turnover in six months by introducing a 99p 'credit crunch' menu. Bar lunch covers at the Duke of York in...
'Kaupthing sues Tchenguiz firm for £643m'
09-Feb-2009
A company linked to the property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz - whose investments include the Slug & Lettuce and Yates's bar chains - is being sued by...
26-Jan-2009 By PubChef
A Wiltshire pub is offering customers free food once a month in a bid to boost trade. License David Barrone of the Fuller's owned Roebuck Inn in...
'Pubs urged to display calorie counts on menus'
16-Jan-2009
Pubs could be encouraged to display the calorie content of meals on menus. A survey by the Food Standards Agency of more than 2,000 adults last...
Menu calorie labeling scheme launched
15-Jan-2009
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has announced it is to launch a pilot project to test the feasibility of calorie labeling on menus. The trial, which...
12-Jan-2009 By Ewan Turney
Cutbacks in training will lead to loss of quality and service levels and ultimately loss of customers, the Academy of Food and Wine has warned. The...
Why the pie dinner is a winner
09-Jan-2009
It's the week before Christmas, and the Punch Tavern in Fleet Street, London, is fully occupied with its busiest time of the year for functions. On...
Customers eat for free at the Roebuck Inn - but when?
17-Dec-2008
A Wiltshire pub is offering free food and drink - with the only downside being that customers won't know when.The Fuller's-owned Roebuck Inn, at...
Pubs suffer as consumers switch to takeaways
08-Dec-2008
Mid-market pubs are losing trade to the takeaway market, according to the latest analysis of eating out trends. However, at the top end of the...
03-Dec-2008 By Ewan Turney
Pubs need to concentrate on value food offers to tempt customers in during quiet periods on the run-up to Christmas, says an analyst.
31-Oct-2008 By Ewan Turney
Consumers are cutting back on wine as the credit crunch begins to bite — pubs have seen a drop in those paying £12 or more for a bottle.
The menu mission
30-Oct-2008
While no-one needs reminding of the growing importance of food in pubs, turning the aspiration of a successful food operation into reality takes hard...
24-Oct-2008 By The PMA Team
The restaurant division of Regent Inns, overwhelmingly made up of Old Orleans sites, emerged as the company's worst performer in the year to 28 June....
Tea & Coffee focus: Changes at the Devonshire
21-Oct-2008
COFFEE TO go is part of the revamped offer at the Devonshire in Balham, South London.Owner Young's has invested more than £650,000 in refurbishing...
Merchant Inns reopens historic pub
20-Oct-2008
A pub where Lord Nelson was known to stop for a pie and a pint on his way to Portsmouth has reopened after a major refurbishment.However, diners at...
03-Sep-2008 By Jo Bruce
Gastropub pioneer Michael Belben has been named Restaurateur of the Year in the London Restaurant Awards. Belben, beat off competition from Marlon...
City types get a grilling
02-Sep-2008
Anyone planning a new food-led bar venture in the City of London might be forgiven for thinking that the cusp of a credit crunch, with those...
Restaurant Group posts half year profits hike
29-Aug-2008 By Hamish Champ
The Restaurant Group (TRG), which operates Frankie & Benny's and Garfunkel's eatery chains as well as a number of pub restaurants, has announced...
Economic woes force punters to cut pub visits
26-Aug-2008 By Hamish Champ
Accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) had more bad news for licensees today, claiming consumers were liable to significantly cut back visits to...
New sites boost Individual Restaurant Group
04-Aug-2008 By Hamish Champ
New site openings have helped Individual Restaurant Group (IRG) achieve a 21 per cent hike in sales in the 26 weeks to June 29, 2008.In a pre-close...
29-Jul-2008 By Ewan Turney
Food inflation rose almost 10% in June heaping further pressure on operating margins, according to one hospitality analyst - and further rises are on...
Sharp rise in food prices hits pubs
29-Jul-2008
Food costs rose nearly 10 per cent across the foodservice sector in June, putting further pressure on the independent pubs as managed groups absorb...
Working lunch
17-Jul-2008
Ted Bruning discovers the trade secrets of Warwickshire's Merchant's Inn Some pubs are blessed with Michelin-standard kitchens. Others are cursed...
Pub grub to go
04-Jul-2008
Kelly Crawford has been managing the Elm Tree in Farnham, Surrey, since March this year. The Fairway Traditional Inns-owned community pub attracts a...
Pub success at Craft Guild Awards
18-Jun-2008
A Sussex chef who transformed his business into a watering hole into 'an oasis of local produce cooked to order' has been hailed Pub Restaurant Chef...
Game for a profit
01-Jun-2008
Euro 2008 might not feature any of the home nations, but keep sports fans well-fed and you can still bring in healthy takings, says PubChef With...
M&B displays pub-food strength
01-Jun-2008
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has reported strong food sales growth in its interim results. The company recorded a like-for-like food sales...
Openings around the country
01-Jun-2008
Urban idyll Princess Victoria, 217 Uxbridge Road, Shepherd's Bush, London, W12 9DH 020 8749 9410 Who: Master sommelier Matt Wilkin and James McLean,...
Table Table's official debut
22-May-2008
Whitbread has formally launched its new Table Table brand which now operates from 105 sites. Research by Whitbread revealed that UK diners wanted a...
Openings around the country
01-May-2008
The Devonshire Balham, London, SW12 9AN 020 8673 1363 ?youngs.co.uk Who: Young's has invested £650,000 on a refurb to provide all-day service at...
BPEX backing to promote pork
28-Apr-2008
Pubs can make the most of offering pork on the menu with a new leaflet designed to help promote and sell pork dishes.The'Foodservice Guide to Selling...
23-Apr-2008 By The PMA Team
Taybarns, the Whitbread eat-all-you-like concept that much of the managed sector is studying, is lining up a third opening. The company is planning...
Profile: Championing local produce
16-Apr-2008
A FOCUS on locally-sourced, seasonal produce and innovative food promotions is helping a first-time licensee to success in an up-and-coming...
Are you local? The great debate
01-Apr-2008
Just how local is local food? The question was debated by panellists and VIP guests at the Pub Catering Trends Forum at Publican Live.Data from The...
Bank/Zinc acquisition boosts Individual Restaurant Group
31-Mar-2008 By Hamish Champ
Steve Walker, chief executive of the Individual Restaurant Company (IRC), acknowledged the eating out market was getting more "challenging" but said...
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...
Snacks focus: Snack attack
27-Mar-2008
WITH PUBS open longer and fighting harder for every penny, a range of hot snack options that keeps customers at the bar and out of the takeaway can...
26-Mar-2008 By The PMA Team
Whitbread is planning to open its second all-you-can-eat Taybarns venue in Coventry. The move follows a highly successful launch in December of the...
A menu for all seasons
13-Mar-2008
Val Kersey, owner of Warwickshire's award-winning Granville @ Barford, tells Sheila McWattie about the radical transformation of her pub food Why our...
Annabel throws down the gauntlet
06-Mar-2008
CHILDREN'S FOOD is undoubtedly picking up momentum in pubs, with the importance of quality, healthy dishes increasingly recognised. But one celebrity...
