Ale and Beer

Frustration builds as one year passes with no Government response on statutory code

Publicans have been left “clinging on” by the year-long wait for a Government response on pubco reform, industry figures have told the PMA.

Source:Frustration builds as one year passes with no Government response on statutory code

10 tips for staging a festival at your pub

As the summer season approaches, your mind may be turning to organising a festival at your pub. Admittedly it may not be quite on the scale of Glastonbury, but nonetheless it could be an important way for you to market your business, make use of an under-used outside area and win new customers. Here are 10 top tips.

Source:10 tips for staging a festival at your pub

Punch teams up with new brewers for its spring range of cask ales

Punch Taverns is working with seven new brewers in its Finest Cask scheme this spring.

Source:Punch teams up with new brewers for its spring range of cask ales

Black Sheep becomes Cask Marque training centre

Black Sheep brewery has been designated as a Cask Marque Training Centre of Excellence.

Source:Black Sheep becomes Cask Marque training centre

Community group launches share offer for Red Lion in Sidbury

Campaigners hoping to save a Devonshire village pub have launched a share offer, after Punch Taverns agreed to sell the property to a community enterprise group
for £190,000 — significantly below its original asking price of £295,000.

Source:Community group launches share offer for Red Lion in Sidbury

Michelin-starred chef Dominic Chapman to take on own pub

Dominic Chapman is to leave his role as executive chef at the Michelin-starred Royal Oak and the Belgian Arms in Berkshire to take on a gastropub of his own.

Source:Michelin-starred chef Dominic Chapman to take on own pub

FSA confirms new round of horsemeat testing

Pubs can expect a greater level of traceability over their meat supply after the Food Standards Agency (FSA) confirmed details of a new round of tests of beef products for horsemeat contamination.

Source:FSA confirms new round of horsemeat testing

Ideas for Sandwich Menus

Jo Godden looks at seven ideas for adding interest to your pub’s sandwich menu

Source:Ideas for Sandwich Menus

Make More Bread From Your Sarnies

Ali Carter, managing director of CaterCost offers tips on how pub caterers can maximise the profitability of their sandwich offer

Source:Make More Bread From Your Sarnies

CAMRA activist calls for reform of ‘shamefully weak planning system’

The Government must dispense with “ineffective gimmicks such as assets of community value (ACV)” and instead reform the planning system to offer “robust protection” to pubs, a CAMRA officer has said.

Source:CAMRA activist calls for reform of ‘shamefully weak planning system’