Ale and Beer

Pub hygiene: creating a clean bill of health

Having a clean pub is not only pleasant, it can be the difference between gaining an amazing reputation and being ordered to shut down. Michelle Perrett focuses on what an inspector will be looking for when visiting your premises.

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Top 50 Gastropubs Awards entry deadline extended

The entry deadline for the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs Awards has been extended to Friday 30 October, allowing more time for great food-serving pubs to get their entries in.

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Durham is top Pubwatch after alcohol related incidents drop 15%

Durham Pubwatch won Diageo’s National Pubwatch Award after helping reduce alcohol-related anti-social behaviour in the city by 15%.

Source:Durham is top Pubwatch after alcohol related incidents drop 15%

Pub defends £100 parking charge for non-customer waiting 11 minutes

A pub has defended a £100 charge to a customer who stopped in its car park for 11 minutes without paying.

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Mandatory nutrition labelling on pub menus

Government should make nutritional information on pub menus mandatory to help combat the UK’s growing obesity crisis, a senior Soil Association policy advisor has urged.

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Pubs serving some of the healthiest children’s food: Soil Association

Pubs offer some of the healthiest children’s meals on the high street, research published by the Soil Association (SA) today (21 October) has shown.

Source:Pubs serving some of the healthiest children’s food: Soil Association

Craft Beer is Booming but Some Brewers Worry About the Future

Many distributors are tied to major brands, but the public’s tastes are shifting toward the smaller brewers.

Source:Craft Beer is Booming but Some Brewers Worry About the Future

Is your soft drinks offer full of flavour or in need of some inspiration?

PMA readers are in with the chance to win John Lewis vouchers, or cases of the new limited edition J2O Midnight Amber, courtesy of Britvic, simply by filling out a short online survey.

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Sky Sports signs southern hemisphere rugby deal

Sky Sports has bagged rights to air rugby starring World Cup semifinalists New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Argentina with a new five-year deal with SANZAR.

Source:Sky Sports signs southern hemisphere rugby deal

British drinkers prefer pints half as strong as Europeans

British beer enthusiasts aren’t as keen on stronger pints than those on the continent, new research has found.

Source:British drinkers prefer pints half as strong as Europeans