Ale and Beer

Peter Salussolia and Patrick Dempsey receive OBEs

Peter Salussolia, founder of pub, bar and restaurant company Glendola Leisure, has received an OBE for services to the hospitality industry in the Queen’s birthday honours list.

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Top 10 Tips: Catering for groups

Feeding the masses, as Sheila McWattie finds, catering for large groups of people can be done in many ways

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Peach pub the Rose & Crown in Warwick's chef scoops Craft Guild of Chefs pub award

A Peach Pub Company chef won the Pub Restaurant Chef title at the Craft Guild of Chefs (CGC) Awards last night.

Source:Peach pub the Rose & Crown in Warwick's chef scoops Craft Guild of Chefs pub award

Pub chains and social media get blame for difficult diners

Pub operators have blamed chains that allow people to tailor their meals and the spread of social media for a rise in demanding diners.

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JD Wetherspoon among pub chains under fire for high-salt children's meals

Children’s meals at several pub and fast food chains contain more salt than is recommended for a whole day.

Source:JD Wetherspoon among pub chains under fire for high-salt children's meals

Beer Tax Fraud Inquiry: Duty stamps plan 'likely to face legal challenge'

It’s “very likely” that the Government’s plans to implement duty stamps on beer will face a legal challenge, a senior legal expert at Heineken UK has said.

Source:Beer Tax Fraud Inquiry: Duty stamps plan 'likely to face legal challenge'

MP vows action on fairer pub business rates calculations

Business secretary Vince Cable’s new parliamentary private secretary has vowed to introduce a bill in Parliament to change the way business rates are calculated for pubs and small businesses.

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Admiral Vernon Old J Spiced Rum set to launch

Disgruntled fans of the old style Sailor Jerry rum, who were left fuming when owner First Drinks changed the recipe in February 2010
, are being targeted with a new rum that it is said replicates the original Sailor Jerry taste.

Source:Admiral Vernon Old J Spiced Rum set to launch

Licensee toasts 25-year milestone at Honest John pub

Richard and Kathy Savage celebrated their 25th anniversary at the Honest John freehouse in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, giving customers a chance to sample beer at 1987 prices.

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St Austell Brewery fined over pub asbestos failures

St Austell Brewery, the Devon-based pub operator and brewery, has been fined £5,000 and ordered to pay £6,295 costs after workmen carrying out a refurbishment at one of its pubs were exposed to deadly asbestos dust.

Source:St Austell Brewery fined over pub asbestos failures