Woman

Deep Throat beer label 'offensive and utterly unnecessary' says Ladies That Beer

17-Oct-2017 By Georgina Townshend

Members of beer group Ladies That Beer have slammed an Italian brewer for marketing its Deep Throat beer using a drawing of a woman with a corncob rammed down her throat on the bottle.

More than half of consumers uncomfortable with breastfeeding in a pub

19-Sep-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Women breastfeeding in a pub makes more than half (51%) of consumers uncomfortable, according to new study.

Food

JD Wetherspoon apologises to 'disgusted' customer for 'half' eaten dish

11-Jan-2017 By Sara Hussein

JD Wetherspoon has apologised for not replacing a woman’s dish that had been already partially eaten by another customer.  

Opinion

Sophie Atherton: The female pound is worth the same as anyone else’s money

09-Nov-2016 By Sophie Atherton

A beer marketing book that focuses on the female market may be written for an American audience but, with few tweaks, the advice works just as well in the UK

Marketing

Pub labelled sexist for 'hot girls eat free' poster

04-Aug-2016 By Oli Gross

A pub has been labelled sexist for advertising free meals for attractive women.

Luminar to roll out campaign to keep female customers safe

11-Jul-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

The Luminar Group, the nightclub operator, is looking to roll out an initiative to help keep women safe on a night out, after winning an award on the back of the campaign.

Nominations sought for awards celebrating women working in pub trade

01-May-2014

Nominations are open for awards celebrating women working in the pub and bar industry.

Be at One employee shortlisted in Women 1st awards

15-May-2013 By Helen Gilbert

A Be at One Cocktail Bars employee has become the only female in the drinks industry to be shortlisted in the Women 1st 2013 Shine Awards.

Drake & Morgan's MacLean wins accolades

01-Apr-2011 By Lesley Foottit

The woman behind Drake & Morgan has won the Outstanding Entrepreneur award at the Women 1st Shine Awards. Jillian MacLean was also named as one...

Talent, not quotas, is the way forward

28-Feb-2011 By Hamish Champ

Lord Davies' argument that there should be more women in the boardroom of UK plc will strike a chord with many, and will irritate others to high...

Exclusive: Woodpecker has a glass for the girls

26-Nov-2010 By Robyn Black

New glassware for Woodpecker cider aims to build on the drink's appeal with women. Jygsaw Brands, which markets Woodpecker in the UK, has developed...

Carlsberg hosts Eve-ents this month

10-Sep-2010 By Robyn Black

Carlsberg is further boosting the fashion credentials of its female brand Eve by hosting two fashion swap events at bars this month.

Robert Sayles: Strong women - where would we be without them?

24-Jun-2010 By Robert Sayles Robert

I met my wife whilst working in Kenya; we got married nine months later in Mombasa and the rest is, as they say, history. She is four foot eleven and...

NHS drinks ad cleared by ASA

02-Jun-2010 By Lesley Foottit

An NHS alcohol awareness ad claiming that two glasses of wine could increase the risk of mouth cancer has been cleared by the ASA.

Greene King campaigns to attract over-35 females

27-Jan-2010 By Lesley Foottit

Greene King has launched a campaign to encourage its pubs to attract more women aged 35 and over, with the help of its female licensees. Dubbed the...

Sisters are doing it for the pub

30-Sep-2009 By Jo Bruce

Most pubs have come a long way to improve a woman's — and indeed everyone's — pub experience, but many reap even more rewards from being further down the female-friendly path, says Jo Bruce.

Chris Maclean: To compliment or not to compliment?

11-Mar-2009 By Chris Maclean

Last week I managed to commit another of those horrid gaffs I seem to be so capable of. Sharon, an attractive young woman, came in with her father...

Mark Daniels: Sexism ain't dead - it's just become a survey

11-Aug-2008

Us men, we each have this wonderful image in our heads of what women should be like. Whilst we undoubtedly have different desires over what is a good...

Careers & Property: Jobs for the girls

19-May-2008

Pub landladies have been around for a long time and small-screen characters such as Bet Lynch, Peggy Mitchell and (if you can remember that far back)...

Females

21-Feb-2008

With Mother's Day on 2 March, the timing is ideal for capturing the female market - but you'll need to think beyond the normal stereotypes. Kelly...

Licensees come to the rescue

07-Dec-2006

When Anna and Richard Scott, licensees at the Tal-y-Cafn hotel in North Wales, heard an almighty bang just before the lunchtime rush on a busy...

Jade act sparkles at Babycham event

24-Jul-2003

Jade the Folk Singer" sparkles as the first Babycham Funny Woman. Babycham, in the year of its 50th birthday, has been searching for the best new...