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Food is key to pub survival

Lesley.Foottit@wrbm.com (Lesley Foottit) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:00:46 +0100

Value for money on pub food is the most important factor for customers, according to The Mystery Dining Company (TMDC).

Welsh pub loses trade after council forbids A-boards

Gurjit.Degun@wrbm.com (Gurjit Degun) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:51:58 +0100

A Welsh pub has lost 90% of its trade since being forced to remove A-boards from a nearby main road.

Shepherd Neame opens pub fish & chip shop

Lesley.Foottit@wrbm.com (Lesley Foottit) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:41:37 +0100

Kent brewer Shepherd Neame has transformed a London pub to include a traditional fish & chip shop.

Two food staff boost St Austell’s offer

Lesley.Foottit@wrbm.com (Lesley Foottit) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:08:38 +0100

St Austell has taken on two new staff to improve the estate’s food offer.

Devonshire Arms pub closes again

Lesley.Foottit@wrbm.com (Lesley Foottit) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:01:52 +0100

Gordon Ramsay’s former pub the Devonshire Arms in Chiswick, west London, has closed less than a year after re-opening.

Nestle Toque D'Or to launch at Hotelympia

Lesley.Foottit@wrbm.com (Lesley Foottit) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:09:15 +0100

Nestlé Professional’s Nestlé Toque d’Or launches on 28 February at Hotelmpia.

Molson Coors works with Michelin-starred chef

Lesley.Foottit@wrbm.com (Lesley Foottit) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:37:40 +0100

Michelin starred chef Martin Wishart has joined forces with Molson Coors wo produce an exclusive menu for its Scottish pubs.

Fuller’s site in King’s Cross development

Lesley.Foottit@wrbm.com (Lesley Foottit) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:58:26 +0100

London brewer Fuller’s is opening a new-build pub at the new King’s Cross railway station development.

Last chance to enter Best Burger competition

Lesley.Foottit@wrbm.com (Lesley Foottit) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:55:38 +0100

Caterers have just one week left to enter their best burger in EBLEX’s England’s Best Burger Challenge 2012.

Kerridge picks pubs worthy of two stars

Lesley.Foottit@wrbm.com (Lesley Foottit) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:53:48 +0100

Tom Kerridge, winner of the Budweiser Budvar Top 50 Gastropubs 2012, has predicted more pubs will follow in his footsteps and achieve two Michelin stars.

Good Food Guide calls for restaurant nominations

Lesley.Foottit@wrbm.com (Lesley Foottit) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:06:59 +0100

The Good Food Guide is calling for nominations for its Readers’ Restaurant of the Year Awards 2012.

Pub Pie competition finalists revealed

Lesley.Foottit@wrbm.com (Lesley Foottit) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:59:39 +0100

The chefs in the running for being crowned Britain’s 2012 Pub Pie Champion have been whittled down to five.

Heston's ex chef in pub role

Lesley.Foottit@wrbm.com (Lesley Foottit) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:29:07 +0100

Heston Blumenthal’s former head chef has joined a Berkshire pub and introduced a French influence to the menu.

Hand & Flowers crowned top gastropub 2012

Mike.Berry@wrbm.com (Mike Berry) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:09:57 +0100

Two Michelin-starred the Hand & Flowers scooped the coveted number one place at the Top 50 Gastropubs Awards, held yesterday (6 Feb)

Pierre White dispute pub for sale

Lesley.Foottit@wrbm.com (Lesley Foottit) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:50:23 +0100

Marco Pierre White's Yew Tree pub in Berkshire has been put up for sale following a dispute with his former business partners.

Pierre White dispute pub for sale

Michelle.Perrett@wrbm.com (Michelle Perrett) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:35:39 +0100

The Yew Tree pub in Berkshire, which has been the cause of a dispute between high-profile chef Marco Pierre White and his former business partners, has been put up for sale, with offers sought in excess of £1.65m.

Inventive Leisure in pizzas push

Lesley.Foottit@wrbm.com (Lesley Foottit) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:47:16 +0100

Inventive Leisure is among operators ramping up a pizza focus on its menus.

Chef Askew leaves Gordon Ramsay Holdings

Lesley.Foottit@wrbm.com (Lesley Foottit) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:45:12 +0100

Gordon Ramsay Holdings’ (GRH) executive chef Mark Askew has left to focus on his Cirrus Inns pubco.

Hand & Flowers plans overnight shift

Lesley.Foottit@wrbm.com (Lesley Foottit) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:31:59 +0100

The two Michelin-starred Hand & Flowers pub is planning to introduce overnight kitchen shifts to keep up with demand.

Booker bumps up range

Lesley.Foottit@wrbm.com (Lesley Foottit) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:27:29 +0100

Food and drink wholesaler Booker is adding a number of products to its range.