Ale and Beer

Luminar begins targeted investment programme

Luminar, the nightclub operator, is to take a site-by-site approach to its investment programme, which will include the debranding of selected sites.

Source:Luminar begins targeted investment programme

HMRC targets restaurants dodging tax payments

Pub and restaurant tax dodgers are being targeted by a new task force launched by HM Revenue & Customs.

Source:HMRC targets restaurants dodging tax payments

Pub chef opinion: Change is not a dirty word

It’s hard for any a passionate chef to accept that they have to change. For Ross [Pike] and I, both chefs, it was a difficult time when we realised our pub’s business plan needed a boost. It dented our pride and, most of all, we were anxious about it going against our principles.

Source:Pub chef opinion: Change is not a dirty word

Ex-Kilspindie House chef takes helm at Worcestershire pub

An award-winning chef has taken the helm at the kitchen of a food-focused Worcestershire pub.

Source:Ex-Kilspindie House chef takes helm at Worcestershire pub

Molson Coors axes female-friendly beer Animée

Animée, the Molson Coors beer aimed at women, is to be taken out of the market by the end of the year after failing to attract female drinkers.

Source:Molson Coors axes female-friendly beer Animée

BII launches its free regional roadshow series

The BII (British Institute of Innkeeping) has launched its series of free regional roadshows giving members and non-members the chance to meet chief executive Peter Thomas and gain access to business advice.

Source:BII launches its free regional roadshow series

WKD reveals new spooky campaign for UK pubs this Halloween

Zombies will meet vampires in a battle for supremacy in UK pubs this Halloween, as WKD unveiled details of its annual spooky campaign.

Source:WKD reveals new spooky campaign for UK pubs this Halloween

The best way for pubs to deal with negative reviews is to respond positively

Brits are famously polite, restrained by that stiff upper lip that is our birth right, until it comes to the internet. For the more reserved customer Trip Advisor offers a listening ear with no chance of an awkward confrontation arising. And so people confide in it much like they would a diary.

Source:The best way for pubs to deal with negative reviews is to respond positively

Consumer austerity is impacting pub menu choices

Cost and consumer austerity are driving menu choices, according to FCSI (Food-service Consultants Society International) and Allegra Strategies.

Source:Consumer austerity is impacting pub menu choices

Heineken Wins Support for $4.6 Billion Bid for Asia Pacific Breweries

The Dutch brewer moved closer on Wednesday to securing the rights in Asia Pacific Breweries that it did not already own after a major shareholder backed a proposed $4.6 billion deal.

Source:Heineken Wins Support for $4.6 Billion Bid for Asia Pacific Breweries