Ale and Beer

Gearing up for Vegetarian Week 2012

The build up to Natonal vegetarian Week 2012 has started already and this time will have a focus on breakfast.

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Morgenrot appoints Carl Plath as new MD

Wine and beer importer, the Morgenrot Group, has appointed Carl Plath as its new managing director after the sad death of the much loved and respected Ray Flynn last month.

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Atmosphere Bars & Clubs looks to double estate

Atmosphere Bars & Clubs, the Sun Capital Partners-backed nightclub operator, is looking to double in size to around 60 sites in the next two years and could buy another group.

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Festive spend stretcher

The economic headlines may be gloomy, but if there is one time of year people will spend it is Christmas. The difference is that they choose their venues more wisely and rely heavily on venues’ online presence to decide, claims The Mystery Dining Company.

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Pubs selling 488,000 fewer pints per day

Pubs are selling 488,000 fewer pints of beer per day compared to this time last year — that is according to the British Beer and Pub Association’s (BBPA) third quarter ‘Beer Barometer’.

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Jonathan Perritt: Building on star appeal

All multiple operators face the challenge of opening that difficult second pub. And then the even more difficult third. Most build the structure to cope with the extra demands as they go along. But not Jonathan Perritt.

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Tavistock’s new gastropub franchise

Tavistock Leisure, the Sunderland-based bar, restaurant and hotel operator, has unveiled plans to rollout a chain of gastropubs and restaurants via a “franchise-style” scheme.

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