Ale and Beer

Top 50 Gastropubs: lessons learned from the world's top restaurant

What happens when you unleash some of the country’s top gastropub operators on the highest-rated restaurant in the world? The PMA finds out what pubs can learn from the top-end of international dining

Source:Top 50 Gastropubs: lessons learned from the world's top restaurant

Trade 'cannot allow' overprotective new drinking guidelines to stand

CPL director and former pub operator Paul Chase has called for an independent review of the new drinking guidelines released by chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies earlier this year.

Source:Trade 'cannot allow' overprotective new drinking guidelines to stand

Hyperlocal gins offer ‘massive’ sales opportunities for pubs, says gin expert

Gin terroir is an emerging trend pubs can cash in on as consumers become ever more discerning about the locality of what they eat and drink.

Source:Hyperlocal gins offer ‘massive’ sales opportunities for pubs, says gin expert

Greene King saves over 300 million pints of water

The pubco took part in an audit conducted by independent water management consultancy Waterscan.

Source:Greene King saves over 300 million pints of water

'Wake-up call' needed for London pubs with poor food hygiene

More than 100 City of London food businesses are at risk of losing more than half their customers due to bad food hygiene practices, new research claims.

Source:'Wake-up call' needed for London pubs with poor food hygiene

Average projected turnover up by 10% for new leases

Projected turnover at pubs with new leases jumped by 10% in the first quarter of this year, according to the latest Pub Benchmarking survey.

Source:Average projected turnover up by 10% for new leases

“Western-style brawl” in Southampton pub – only weeks after closing due to fight

The Shield and Dagger risks closure following a mass brawl involving a member of staff, according to reports.

Source:“Western-style brawl” in Southampton pub – only weeks after closing due to fight

ALMR launch 2016 Operations Managers Awards

The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) last night launched their Operations Managers Awards for 2016.

Source:ALMR launch 2016 Operations Managers Awards

“There are too many brewers chasing too small a market.” – SIBA's Mike Benner

I keep hearing this statement, both from brewers and from licensees. Is the current ‘craft beer’ boom set to turn to bust as too many brewers fight it out for access to a declining number of pubs?

Source:“There are too many brewers chasing too small a market.” – SIBA's Mike Benner

Budweiser Rebrands Itself ‘America’ (Just Temporarily)

“King of Beers” will be replaced on cans with “E Pluribus Unum” (“Out of many, one”), the words on American currency, among other changes.

Source:Budweiser Rebrands Itself ‘America’ (Just Temporarily)