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The Olympics and Paralympics cost UK pubs, restaurants and hotels £55m in lost revenue, although the decline was lower than initially expected, according to new research from food service consultancy Horizons. Source:Olympics and Paralympics cost pubs, restaurants and hotels £55m Punch Taverns chief executive Roger Whiteside saw his basic salary increase by £25,000 to £430,000 in 2012, although his bonus payment dropped significantly and the company said it would further restrict bonuses for the CEO and finance director going forward. Source:Punch Taverns plans to restrict director pay and bonuses Licensees are being encouraged by the Publican’s Morning Advertiser (PMA) and the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) to attend a mass rally at Westminster to lobby the Government and call for the beer-duty escalator to be scrapped. Source:Licensees encouraged to join mass rally to fight beer duty escalator Total operating costs of running tenanted and leased pubs increased significantly last year — with smaller, wet-led pubs bearing the brunt, according to the British Beer & Pub Association’s (BBPA’s) latest Running a Pub benchmarking survey of companies representing 14,000 pubs. Source:Small wet-led outlets suffer as costs of running a pub increase From simple late-night snacks to an elaborate New Year’s Day lunch, sharing foods offer chefs opportunities to experiment creatively and enable customers to tuck into dishes that promote a convivial atmosphere. Sheila McWattie looks at different ways to attract groups of customers with sharing dishes and snacks. Source:Pub food ideas: Sharing food The company Christmas party is a great opportunity to thank staff, boost morale and create a family-like atmosphere. However, allowing staff to overindulge could leave you legally responsible. Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company (S&NPC) has been renamed Star Pubs & Bars and has launched a new three-year agreement that offers low-cost entry to the trade Source:Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company rebrands and offers new support for tenants Soft drinks suppliers Britvic and AG Barr have announced that they have reached an agreement to merge to create a new company called Barr Britvic Soft Drinks. Arran Brewery, the company formed by the merger of two Scottish brewers, has secured a site in central Glasgow for its first craft-beer bar and told M&C Report it wants to open “as many as we can”. Source:Arran Brewery secures Glasgow site for first craft beer bar Nearly 200 companies are listed as creditors of WaverleyTBS following the company’s collapse last month. |
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