09-Jul-2010 By The PMA Team
Greene King has bought the freehold of the Ashley Hotel in Worksop, Nottinghamshire from Whitbread for an undisclosed sum. The Ashley Hotel is a...
08-Jul-2010 By Jo Bruce
D'arrys Cookhouse & Wine in Cambridge has launched a lunchtime flatbread menu with a 15-minute service guarantee or customers don't pay. The...
Publican blogger's food offer shows off the best of English
07-Jun-2010
A Faversham pub has relaunched its restaurant - in a bid to show just how good English food can be. The Railway Hotel's new restaurant, Provenance,...
03-Jun-2010 By Gemma McKenna
A campaign to get seasonal food on the menu is targeting pubs this year, and aims to get 2,000 venues on board. Now in its second year, Eat...
27-May-2010 By John Harrington
A Cotswolds village pub wowed customers and industry judges alike to be named best restaurant in the Which? Good Food Guide.
27-May-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Temporary bars designed to cash in on an outlet's opening buzz, or capitalise on a top summer location, are "popping up" all over London. One...
17-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Tilda Foodservice has launched a Taste of Italy promotion where customers can win wine, a one-to-one risotto workshop and a visit to Italy. All...
10-May-2010 By The PMA Team
The Living Room bar and restaurant brand has launched a plan to broaden its customer appeal and build market share in the food and drink market.
04-May-2010 By Jo Bruce
Two gastropubs have been crowned regional winners in The Good Food Guide Readers' Restaurant of the Year Award. The Wiveton Bell in Wiveton, near...
15-Apr-2010 By Becky Paskin, Big Hospitality
England and Liverpool footballer Steven Gerrard has teamed up with Southport hotelier Paul Adams to launch a chain of restaurants.
Roy Beers: Ronnie Clydesdale - a 'godfather' of the Scottish licensed trade
07-Apr-2010
They rightly concentrated on the fact that he virtually invented "fine dining" single-handed back in the early 70's, when the restaurant sector was...
29-Mar-2010 By Sonya Hook
Sonya Hook reports on S&NP's Bar Boosters programme, which is designed to give licensees a helping hand, offering a range of services.
03-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
The recession will have a "cathartic" effect on the eating out sector, The Restaurant Group (TRG) has claimed as it reported a "resilient" 2009.
25-Feb-2010 By Jo Bruce
Claude Bosi, chef/owner of two-Michelin-starred restaurant Hibiscus has left the Bell at Yarpole, Herefordshire. The Enterprise Inns tenancy had...
King's Wark wins Scotland's best pub grub award
24-Feb-2010 By Lesley Foottit
The King's Wark in Shore, Edinburgh has won the title of Best Pub Grub at the third annual Scottish Restaurant Awards. The awards, hosted by food...
19-Feb-2010 By The PMA Team
Gingerman Restaurants, the East Sussex-based pub and restaurant operator, has acquired its fourth site, a freehold in Brighton, for an undisclosed...
18-Feb-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Entrepreneur Julian Leefe-Griffiths has opened his third venture, the George & Dragon at Chipstead, Kent, with experienced business partner...
05-Feb-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
The lead bank to Merchant Inns, the collapsed pubs-with-rooms operator, is believed to have retained control of the group. Reports at the weekend...
29-Jan-2010 By Jo Bruce
Marco Pierre White opened his second pub this week, the Swan Inn in Aughton, Lancashire,
27-Jan-2010 By Lesley Foottit
The Malborough Tavern, which was recently awarded a AA rosette, is offering customers 25% off their bill until the end of February. Licensee Joe...
15-Jan-2010 By Jo Bruce
Three pubs have been awarded the prestigious Michelin star in the new Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2010. This brings the total of pubs...
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.
RBS considers retaining control of Merchant Inns
22-Dec-2009 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
The lead bank to Merchant Inns, the collapsed pubs-with-rooms operator, is understood to be considering retaining control of the six-strong group....
Bompas & Parr flood building with punch
14-Dec-2009 By Claire Dodd Claire
Food architects Bompas and Parr have been at it again. After the success of their walk-in gin and tonic in May, last week saw the pair flood palatial...
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.
Food sourcing and menu planning for 2010
02-Dec-2009
The festive season of 2009 is already a distant memory in the minds of many menu planners. The big decisions for this Christmas should have been made...
Menus traditional and modern
20-Nov-2009
So, Fabio Capello likes shepherd's pie and has fallen in love with traditional British culture. If so, the England manager would enjoy a visit to the...
Food Pub of the Year 2009: The Somerset Arms, Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire
18-Nov-2009
The Somerset Arms is a food-led Wadworth pub with a main bar, a dining room, a larger dining area and several letting bedrooms. The pub grows its...
Gastro Pub of the Year 2009: The Somers Town Coffee House, Charlton Street, London
18-Nov-2009
The Somers Town Coffee House in London is a unique proposition offering French bistro-style food within a traditional British pub. It has...
Chef of the Year 2009: Alex Pallatt, The Fox & Hounds, Eggesford, Devon
18-Nov-2009
The Fox & Hounds is a major local wedding venue, hotel restaurant and bar. It is situated in the heart of Devon where a variety of local produce...
28-Oct-2009 By Ewan Turney
Nearly half of all Brits (47%) are put off returning to eat at a restaurant or pub if the service charge is automatically added to the bill.
£10m campaign to boost Cobra's food credentials
08-Oct-2009
The Cobra beer brand is getting a makeover in a drive to take it from its Indian Restautant roots and promote it as an accompaniment to a wide range...
Meat industry backs calls for menu transparency
01-Oct-2009
With the origin of food increasingly important to customers, the red meat industry has backed a call from the British Hospitality Association (BHA)...
Spotlight on pub grub at Yorkshire Food Festival
25-Sep-2009
The Publican's Chef of the Year, Ashley McCarthy, has demonstrated his pub food skills to visitors at the Yorkshire Food Festival. The demo included...
Online menus will boost pub food trade
09-Sep-2009
Customers like to check out a pub menu online before deciding where to eat, a new survey shows. The findings of the poll, conducted for the Mystery...
Praise for pubs in Good Food Guide awards
08-Sep-2009
The importance of pub food to the eating-out market has been highlighted by recognition for pubs in the annual Good Food Guide Editors' Awards. The...
Menu trial: Stack up sales
03-Sep-2009
The Old Cock Inn is a village pub in the spa town of Droitwich, Worcestershire. The Marston's tenanted pub specialises in home-made food, with a wide...
Pubs urged to keep food costs low
18-Aug-2009
Pubs will need to keep food costs firmly under control despite early signs of pick-up in the economy, industry analyst Horizons has warned. Horizons...
18-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Pubs and restaurants must not ease up on the tight cost controls imposed — even if they see an upturn in the run-up to Christmas.
Pub Food in Focus: Sharing food, saving money
17-Aug-2009
In the latest QuickBite survey, carried out in June, consumers indicated they are less likely to eat out now than they were three months ago. Asked...
23-Jul-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Pubs are the nation's favourite place for a sit-down meal, but consumers are more price consciuos than ever, that's according to a new survey of 1,000 adults.
Pub lunch under threat as consumers eat out less
15-Jul-2009
The amount consumers spend on eating out of the home has fallen for the first time in 40 years, according to a new study commissioned by fast food...
Equipment focus: Merchant Inns is freshly equipped
10-Jul-2009
Boutique pub group Merchant Inns has made restoring unloved pubs to their former glory into something of a speciality. Integral to the group's offer...
09-Jul-2009 By Jo Bruce
A Punch Taverns inn is offering customers the chance to use discount vouchers from other restaurant chains. The Greswolde Hotel in Knowle High...
02-Jul-2009 By Jo Bruce
Whitbread is asking customers to vote for where they want the next Taybarn's all-you-can-eat concept to open. The company, which has seven Taybarns,...
British Hospitality Association backs tips code of practice
30-Jun-2009
The debate over tipping has damaged the reputation of UK pubs and restuarants, according to the chief executive of the British Hospitality...
S&NPE launches food website for lessees
22-Jun-2009
Scottish & Newcastle Pub Enterprises (S&NPE) is launching a food website for its 2000-plus tenants and lessees. The site, www.snpefood.co.uk,...
Seasonal food focus: Salad days
19-Jun-2009
Geronimo Inns, named Pub Company of the Year - Managed (20-99 outlets) at The Publican Awards 2009 places the emphasis on seasonal food across its 20...
19-Jun-2009 By Ewan Turney
Scottish & Newcastle Pub Enterprises (S&NPE) has launched a new food website for its lessees.
'Meal deals' pushing down pub menu prices
10-Jun-2009
Managed pubs are struggling to pass on the full effect of food inflation as deals continue to drive the market, according to new data.Industry...
