Ale and Beer

How to pep up those cheaper cuts of meat

Using cheaper cuts of meat is, I believe, an essential part of making a modern-day kitchen perform efficiently in regards to GP costs and making your menu more interesting to your customers.

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Free Euro 2012 sweepstake kit for pubs

Euro 2012 is now only days away and excitement is building. Will Spain once again dominate and pick up their third consecutive trophy? How will the plucky Irish fare? Will England even make it out the group?

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NaCTSO issues counter-terrorism guidance to pubs ahead of Jubilee and Olympics

The National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO) has issued a list of guidance to pubs and clubs ahead of the UK’s event-filled summer to make sure licensees and their employees keep businesses as secure as possible.

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Alastair Sawday Pubs and Inns' editor says pub diversification growing

Successful food pubs are those focusing on diversification, according to the editor of Alastair Sawday’s Pubs & Inns guide.

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Liars Club eyes expansion

Black Dog Ballroom, the Manchester-based bar and nightclub operator, is looking to open two or three more of its Liars Club tiki-bar concepts in the UK and is eyeing plans to open the format in the US.

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Lewis updates stake in M&B again

Joe Lewis, the largest shareholder in Mitchells & Butlers, has upped his stake in the managed pub operator — again fuelling speculation that he plans a renewed takeover bid for the group.

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Alastair Sawdays guide: Tradition draws in the punters

David Hancock’s observations in compiling the Sawday’s guide this year
all run along a common theme — a return to tradition.

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Pubs minister promises restrictive covenants response 'asap'

Community pubs minister Bob Neill has confirmed that the Government aims to publish a response to the consultation into restrictive covenants “as soon as possible” in a letter to the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).

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Adults aged between 25-44 labelled Britain's 'hidden binge drinkers'

Adults ages between 25 to 44 have been labelled “Britain’s hidden binge drinkers” as new statistics show that they drink more heavily and more regularly than young adults.

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FLVA calls on GMV to join meetings over the pubco-tenant deal

The Federation of Licensed Victuallers Associations (FLVA) has called for the Guild of Master Victuallers (GMV) to engage in meetings aimed at solving problems in the pubco-tenant relationship.

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