Ale and Beer

WKD rolls out cocktail kettles to add the "wow factor" in pubs and bars

Tens of thousands of WKD ‘cocktail kettles’ are being rolled out across the on-trade, as brand owner SHS Group looks to capitalise on the growth in the cocktail market.

Source:WKD rolls out cocktail kettles to add the "wow factor" in pubs and bars

Waste collection: Licensees urged to "check paperwork" after Kent publican overcharged

Licensees have been warned to be on guard over waste collection charges by a Kent publican who revealed he was overcharged between 2006 and 2011.

Source:Waste collection: Licensees urged to "check paperwork" after Kent publican overcharged

One day left to enter Top 50 Gastropub Awards 2013

Licensees have a day to enter the Publican’s Morning Advertiser’s Budweiser Budvar Top 50 Gastropub Awards 2013.

Source:One day left to enter Top 50 Gastropub Awards 2013

City Pub Company unveils £10m funds bid

City Pub Company, the Enterprise Investment Scheme-funded pub operator, is to launch its next fund-raising bid in early 2013 to raise £10m for further expansion, co-founder Clive Watson has told M&C Report.

Source:City Pub Company unveils £10m funds bid

Pub chef opinion: Customers expect the best local ingredients

After spending many years on the Isles of Scilly, taking up the helm as executive head chef at the Three Crowns in Chagford, Devon, in June this year was a really exciting opportunity for me.

Source:Pub chef opinion: Customers expect the best local ingredients

Pubs in town centres receive share of £5.5m to revive high streets

Pubs in town centres across the country are to receive a boost as the Government has awarded more than 300 areas a share of £5.5m to help revitalise high streets.

Source:Pubs in town centres receive share of £5.5m to revive high streets

JCI and Diageo in £2m Tequila drive

Jose Cuervo International (JCI) and Diageo are investing £2m in a campaign to reinvigorate the Tequila category.

Source:JCI and Diageo in £2m Tequila drive

Gambling Commission clarifies ‘private’ poker rules for pubs and clubs

The Gambling Commission has warned owners of clubs, pubs and hotels that hosting poker as private gaming is not possible without excluding public access.

Source:Gambling Commission clarifies ‘private’ poker rules for pubs and clubs

Pubs in Cambridge the first to be protected from demolition and change of use

Pubs in Cambridge are the first in the UK to have greater protection from demolition or change of use as the City Council has adopted the measure as part of its planning policy.

Source:Pubs in Cambridge the first to be protected from demolition and change of use

The Big Interview: John Holberry, Growler Brewery

Remember the autovac? Those were the days, John Holberry remembers. He started his drinking career on Tetley’s Bitter when it was served via an autovac — a dispense system for recirculating waste beer from the drip tray that was later, understandably you might think, outlawed.

Source:The Big Interview: John Holberry, Growler Brewery