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Star Pubs & Bars' retail standards show 'significant improvement'
Tue, 22 Aug 2017 18:04:11 +0200
Retail standards of Star Pubs & Bars outlets have risen 10% in the past three years, with the gap between the highest and lowest scoring pubs smaller than ever, an independent audit has revealed.
Regular pub binge drinkers 'more likely' to be violent
Tue, 22 Aug 2017 17:17:32 +0200
People who admit to regularly binge drinking at the pub are more prone to have acted violently in the past 12 months, according to new research.
Majority of diners happy to be served food on slates and wooden boards
Tue, 22 Aug 2017 16:34:12 +0200
It is the question that has long divided a nation of food lovers, and the source of many an argument on social media. Is serving food in pubs and restaurants on anything other than a good old-fashioned plate acceptable?
August 2017 pub openings
Tue, 22 Aug 2017 15:43:48 +0200
The Morning Advertiser takes a look at pub refurbishments and openings throughout August.
'Exclusive' Game of Thrones hamper donated to pub for fundraiser
Tue, 22 Aug 2017 15:08:15 +0200
A Nottingham pub has been given a hamper of exclusive Game of Thrones (GoT) goodies – including items signed by stars Kit Harrington (Jon Snow) and Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen) – for its four-day bank holiday fundraiser.
Unfit, mouldy food costs pub more than £1,500
Tue, 22 Aug 2017 10:43:45 +0200
The licensee of a Yorkshire pub has been ordered to pay £1,535 for serious breaches of food-hygiene regulations.
What is barley wine, and how did craft beer make it cool?
Tue, 22 Aug 2017 10:39:28 +0200
It is the beer style that inspired a thousand memes, for many it is the true representation of ‘peak’ craft and the strong drink of choice for any self-respecting beer geek. But it wasn’t always this way.
Meet the GBPA nominees: Best Student Pub
Tue, 22 Aug 2017 10:55:04 +0200
Our next set of previews for the finalists in this year’s John Smith’s Great British Pub Awards are the nominees in the Best Student Pub category.
Antisocial group prompts Cromer pubs to shut early
Tue, 22 Aug 2017 10:22:24 +0200
Pubs in Cromer, North Norfolk, closed early on Saturday night to “avoid trouble” after several reports of anti-social behaviour and public disorder over the weekend.
Egg scandal demands greater scrutiny of supply chain
Tue, 22 Aug 2017 10:06:50 +0200
Food businesses must implement robust supplier management systems following the Fipronil egg scandal, they have been warned.
Snacks: it's in the bag
Mon, 21 Aug 2017 12:26:23 +0200
With a lot of innovation going on in bagged snacks, we take a look at the latest products on offer, whether it’s worth stocking bagged snacks, what the ideal range is and what consumers are looking for. Emma Eversham reports.
Cocktail menu maker app launched by Pernod Ricard UK
Mon, 21 Aug 2017 08:29:08 +0200
Spirits goliath Pernod Ricard UK (PRUK) has launched a tool to help pubs create bespoke high-design menus in a bid boost spirits sales in the on-trade.
Standard spirits to be a thing of the past
Mon, 21 Aug 2017 09:11:17 +0200
A decline in standard spirits sales is to continue, as experts predict the category will fall to premium and super-premium soon.
Drinks: what is premium?
Mon, 21 Aug 2017 10:58:23 +0200
Premium drinks offer potential for enhanced profits, but when is a drink ‘premium’ and when is it not? The answer isn’t always clear cut. Andrew Don reports.
Meet the GBPA nominees: Best Sports Pub sponsored by Sky
Mon, 21 Aug 2017 17:22:47 +0200
Up next in our previews of the finalists in this year’s John Smith’s Great British Pub Awards are the nominees in the Best Sports Pub category, sponsored by Sky.
Need to know: Floyd Mayweather v Conor McGregor boxing match
Mon, 21 Aug 2017 15:09:36 +0200
More than 1m boxing fans flocked to the pub to watch the Anthony Joshua v Wladimir Klitschko boxing match in April, making this month's (August) Floyd Mayweather v Conor McGregor fight a tempting prospect for licensees.
Paddy McGuinness hands £5k to ‘Only Ordinary by Name’ pub winners
Mon, 21 Aug 2017 15:54:50 +0200
Paddy McGuinness, comedian and star of ITV’s dating show Take Me Out, presented £5,000 to the national winner of John Smith’s ‘Only Ordinary by Name’ pub competition, which echoes its ale marketing campaign launched last spring.
CAMRA issues response to Marble GBBF ‘blacklisting’ claims
Mon, 21 Aug 2017 10:46:59 +0200
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) says it has found “no evidence” to back-up Manchester-based Marble brewery's claims its beers were blacklisted from The Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) earlier this month.
Heineken: ‘we will find buyers for 30 pubs’ as part of Punch deal
Mon, 21 Aug 2017 11:59:04 +0200
Heineken has committed to find “viable buyers” for the 30 pubs it proposes to sell as part of its deal to purchase 1,900 Punch pubs, The Morning Advertiser has learned.
Night Tube praised for ‘positive effect’ on eating and drinking-out businesses
Mon, 21 Aug 2017 12:22:44 +0200
A year after its launch, the Night Tube in London has been praised for the positive effect it has had for eating and drinking-out businesses in an “otherwise burdensome operating environment”.
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