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Christmas party venue decided by price per head

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 06:58:00 GMT

Venue choices for Christmas meals out will be decided by spend per head, according to research by The Mystery Dining Company (TMDC).

Restaurant Show: unmissable tips and advice

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 06:43:00 GMT

The Restaurant Show 2011 has launched and will provide unmissable tips, business advice and inspiration for pub chefs and operators.

Brewer's Fayre debuts kids' summer buffet deal

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 05:08:00 GMT

Whitbread brand Brewer’s Fayre is running a summer holiday child’s buffet offer for the first time.

Eatdrinksleep pub wins health food award

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 05:05:00 GMT

A Cornish chef has won a gold Cornwall Healthier Eating and Food Saftey award in recognition of his commitment to healthy menu options.

Crown Carveries launches bank holiday activities

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:05:00 GMT

Mitchells & Butlers brand Crown Carveries are running a family-focused extravaganza over the August bank holiday.

Pub chef up for Young National Chef of the Year

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:54:00 GMT

An Essex pub is among the final eight battling it out for the title of Young National Chef of the Year 2011.

Peter's steps up corned beef pasty campaign

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:27:00 GMT

Peter’s Foodservice is launching a petition to secure more support in its quest to have the corned beef pasty recognised as a Welsh national dish.

Otley brewer launches beer-flavoured ice cream

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:58:00 GMT

Otley Brewing Company has launched a range of beer-flavoured ice creams and sorbets.

Licensee’s new cheap meals offer

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:06:00 GMT

The licensee who pioneered the £1 ‘credit-crunch meals’ has evolved the offer to a three courses for £5 deal.

Good Food Guide 2012 Pub of the Year is named

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:58:00 GMT

The Duke of Cumberland Arms in Henley, West Sussex, has been named Pub of the Year in the Good Food Guide 2012 Editors’ Choice Awards.

Roux at Pembury adds nibbles bar menu

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 02:08:00 GMT

Fine dining restaurant the Roux at Pembury has introduced a cocktails and bar snack offer.

Untapped opportunity for pub food sales

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:09:00 GMT

Pubs are still not maximising the opportunity presented by food sales, according to him! research consultancy.

Renaissance to open sixth pub

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:55:00 GMT

London based gastropub group Renaissance Pubs will open its sixth site in September in West Dulwich.

Everards pub introduces food offer

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:08:00 GMT

An Everards pub has undergone a £90,000 refurbishment to reopen with a food offer for the first time.

Gourmet frozen restaurant N-Ice opens

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 04:23:00 GMT

The world’s first gourmet frozen food restaurant was opened by the British Frozen Food Federation in London yesterday (8 August).

Wiltshire pub reopens after fire

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 09:45:00 GMT

A Wiltshire pub has reopened exactly one year after burning down on 16 July 2010.

Brewers sign pubs up to food provenance campaign

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 06:03:00 GMT

Brewers and pub operators Wadworth and SA Brains have signed up their managed houses to the RSPCA Freedom Food Simply Ask campaign.

Kent pub wins British dish competition

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 05:35:00 GMT

A Kent pub has won the Best of British chef competition run by brewer Shepherd Neame and foodservice supplier Brakes.

MasterChef finalist takes on first pub

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 01:31:00 GMT

MasterChef 2010 finalist and food writer Alex Rushmer has taken on his first pub from top chef Stephen Bull.

Hoste Arms launches cook book

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:50:00 GMT

The Hoste Arms in Norfolk has brought out a cook book in memory of late owner Paul Whittome a year after his death.

Young's pub holds Scotch egg challenge

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:32:00 GMT

Top Young’s gastropub the Ship at Wandsworth is hosting a contest to find out the pub that makes the best Scotch egg in London.

Junior chef wins Hellmann's competition

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 10:10:00 GMT

A junior sous chef from Huddersfield has won the Hellmann’s Vinaigrettes Design a Dish competition following a public vote.

DBC Foodservice appoints head of on-trade

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 05:55:00 GMT

DBC Foodservice has appointed a new head of hotels, pubs and restaurants to focus on its on-trade business.

CEDA launches improved website

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:30:00 GMT

The Catering Equipment Distributors Association has launched an improved website with news, advice and helpful information.

BHA in calorie-count call

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 11:34:00 GMT

The hospitality industry has been advised to consider putting calorie counts on menus before EU legislation is introduced.

Consumers 'warming' to compulsory calorie labelling

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:50:00 GMT

A survey has revealed that 64% of consumers would like pub and restaurants to be forced to include calorie information on menus.

Punch Bowl Inns completes pub room refurbishment

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:53:00 GMT

A Lake District pub has completed a refurbishment of five bedrooms and is open for business.

New guidelines to help hit five-a-day

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:33:00 GMT

The food industry has agreed new guidelines to help consumers up their fruit and vegetable intake.

Decline in eating out market

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 04:44:00 GMT

Consumers have cut back on the number of times they eat out, according to the latest research by foodservice consultancy Horizons.

Food provenance codes poised for pub menus

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:51:00 GMT

Pub customers could soon be using their smartphones to check their dish’s food provenance by scanning new “quick response” codes.

Fair tip distribution session for pubs

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:49:00 GMT

Pubs and restaurants that fail to distribute tips and service charge fairly are being targeted in a new scheme.

Moleface pub doubles pizza sales with new menu

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 04:48:00 GMT

A Nottinghamshire Moleface pub has doubled its pizza sales over the weekend after introducing a new menu.

Enterprise sells Holborn gastropub

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:03:00 GMT

Enterprise Inns is selling the freehold of renowned food-led London pub the Seven Stars in Holborn.

Young's spends £1m on Surrey pub

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 05:05:00 GMT

Young’s has opened its latest pub following a £1m refurbishment — the Home Cottage in Redhill, Surrey.

Top names to speak at Restaurant Show 2011

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 05:03:00 GMT

The Drinks Quarter at The Restaurant Show 2011 will play host to some of the biggest names in the industry to give licensees drinks advice.

Pub chefs in Visionary Dining title battle

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 03:26:00 GMT

Two pub chefs will battle it out with nine others for the title of Visionary Dining Chef of the Year.

Robinsons' chefs in beer cooking challenge

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:09:00 GMT

Stockport brewer Frederic Robinson pitted its chefs against each other in a challenge to produce restaurant-standard cooking with beer.

'Take country pubs back to what they were', says Pierre White

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:36:00 GMT

Chef and pub owner Marco Pierre White believes country pubs need to be taken back to what they were originally if they are to survive.

M&B’s new kids’ menu

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 09:15:00 GMT

M&B brand Toby Carvery is positioning itself as more family friendly with the launch of a children’s menu and meal offer, games and activities.

Yorkshire chef in Copper Saucepan final

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 03:06:00 GMT

A young Yorkshire chef is through into the final of a top competition, which will take place at the Yum! Food Festival.

Stonegate reopens the Danson Stables

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:58:00 GMT

Stonegate Pub Company has reopened a Kent pub has following an extensive £150,000 refurbishment.

Search for best kept pub cleaning secret

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 02:06:00 GMT

Olympics sponsor Procter & Gamble is looking for the nation’s best-kept cleaning secret among independent pub, bar and restaurant operators.

Gourmet frozen foods pop up restaurant

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:32:00 GMT

The world’s first gourmet frozen food restaurant featuring the signature dishes of top chefs is “popping up” next month.

Pub chefs could save 20% on energy bills

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:27:00 GMT

Pub chefs could be saving up to 20% on refrigeration energy bills simply by checking the system, according to the Carbon Trust.

CGC searches for great Italian-style food

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:48:00 GMT

The Craft Guild of Chefs is helping Lactalis McLelland, producer of Galbani cheese, on its quest to find the UK’s most inspired creators of Italian food.

UK eating out market in growth

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:59:00 GMT

The value of the UK informal eating out market is expected to grow by 2.8% and hit £42bn this year.

Shibden Mill is Yorkshire's Favourite Pub

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:25:00 GMT

The Shibden Mill is Yorkshire’s Favourite Pub 2011, as voted for by hundreds of consumers.

UK diners want more healthy options

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:23:00 GMT

Nearly 60% of UK consumers want more healthy options when dining out and up to 30% would be willing to pay more for the privilege.

FSA cuts costs by 35%

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:14:00 GMT

The Food Standards Agency has cut its expenditure by 35% in the last year, as announced in its Annual Report and Consolidated Accounts 2010/11.

3663 reduces carbon footprint with electric vehicle

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:11:00 GMT

Foodservice supplier 3663 has launched its first electric vehicle as part of a move to reduce its carbon footprint.

Pilling and Stanley to open at the Courthouse

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 02:32:00 GMT

Restaurateurs Steve Pilling and Simon Stanley are set to open a new restaurant and bar at the proposed Courthouse development in Manchester.

Slug and Lettuce launches Sunday brunch

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:22:00 GMT

Popular high street brand the Slug and Lettuce has launched a new brunch menu for Sundays.

Nestlé Toque d’Or champions crowned

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 10:30:00 GMT

Defending champion the College of Food, University College Birmingham, has scooped the Nestlé Toque d’Or title for the second year running.

Orchid opens 11th Dragon site

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 03:07:00 GMT

The Orchid Group has reopened its 11th Dragon site, a traditional pub with a Thai restaurant in Essex.

Lancaster pub in Hellmann's competition final

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 02:04:00 GMT

A Lancaster licensee is in with the chance of winning a trip to New York after making the final of a Hellmann’s Vinaigrettes competition.

Rochdale rolls out Food Hygiene system

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 01:40:00 GMT

Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council has rolled out the Food Hygiene Rating System, following more than 150 local authorities in England.

CGC quest to find chefs of Italian food

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 04:33:00 GMT

The Craft Guild of Chefs is helping Lactalis McLelland, producer of Galbani cheese, on its quest to find the UK’s most inspired creators of Italian food.

Booker locks down prices for summer

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:58:00 GMT

UK food and drink wholesaler Booker has locked down food prices for pubs for the summer.

Seafood shortage means worries for pub favourite

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Pubs are facing rising seafood prices with shellfish catches declining by up to 50% over the past six months.

Sizzling Pubs launches second TV campaign

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 04:46:00 GMT

Mitchells & Butlers brand Sizzling Pubs has launched a second TV campaign to run until mid August.

DBC appoints director of new sales

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:54:00 GMT

DBC Foodservice has appointed Jo Elder as director of independent and new business sales.

Peter's drive to get pies in pubs

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:51:00 GMT

Peter’s Food Service is inviting wet-led pubs to buy or lease a branded pie cabinet to kick-start a food offer.

Northern Ireland rolls out Hygiene Rating System

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 03:00:00 GMT

Councils in Northern Ireland have launched the Food Hygiene Rating System, seven months after it was rolled out across the UK.

Milestone brings back pub cookery classes

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 02:28:00 GMT

Sheffield gastropub the Milestone is bringing back its cookery school due to demand.

Yates's gains 11,000 customers through promotion

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 01:06:00 GMT

High street brand Yates’s relaunched its website earlier this month alongside an offer for a free cheeseburger every time a new member signed up.

Pub sales up among lower earning consumers

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:42:00 GMT

Pubs appeal to customers with household incomes of between £19,000 and £49,999, according to research by The NPD Group.

Derby pub wins carvery unit

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:37:00 GMT

Licensee David Shaw, of Punch pub the George Cross in Derby, has won the Publican’s Morning Advertiser’s Pub Carvery Competition.

Pub chefs through to CGC semi-final

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 05:28:00 GMT

Three pub chefs have got through to the semi finals of the Craft Guild of Chefs National Chef of the Year 2011.

Fifth site for Flying Kiwi Inns

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 02:03:00 GMT

Norfolk-based pub group Flying Kiwi Inns has opened its fifth pub — freehold the White Hart Hotel in Hingham.

UK diets impacted by price rises

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:40:00 GMT

Nearly half of UK consumers said that their diet had changed in the last two years, with 41% blaming the rising price of food.

Choose your own steak and seafood pub open

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 09:50:00 GMT

A Suffolk pub has reopened as a steak and seafood house where customers can hand-pick their own dinner.

Etridge buys back the Ebury gastropub

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 09:32:00 GMT

Entrepreneur Tom Etridge has bought back the Ebury gastropub in London’s Pimlico, nearly four and a half years after he sold it.

Drake & Morgan to launch fifth pub

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 09:18:00 GMT

London operator Drake & Morgan is getting ready to launch its fifth site — the Drift at London’s newly developed Heron’s Tower — on 4 July.

Beef sandwich is best of 2011

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 02:57:00 GMT

Consumers have voted M&S’s Aberdeen Angus beef and red onion chutney sandwich as the best new sandwich of 2011.

Win a food safety starter kit with DayMark

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 01:14:00 GMT

The Publican’s Morning Advertiser has teamed up with food hygiene specialists DayMark to offer chefs the chance to win a food safety starter kit.

Brakes wins green accolade at Grocer Gold Awards

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 10:12:00 GMT

Foodservice supplier Brakes has won the Green Wholesaler of the Year category at The Grocer Gold Awards 2011.

Kerridge Great British Menu victory

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:43:00 GMT

Michelin-starred pub chef Tom Kerridge has been crowned one of four winners of BBC Two’s Great British Menu after winning the main-course round.

Hellmann's launches magazine and salad competition

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 03:21:00 GMT

Unilever Food Solutions has launched a Hellmann’s online magazine and competition to help pub chefs capitalise on salads this summer.

Brakes and Shepherd Neame launch BFF competition

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 02:38:00 GMT

Brakes has teamed up with brewer Shepherd Neame to launch its Best of British chef competition, as part of British Food Fortnight.

Britons demand more info on food sustainability

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 01:23:00 GMT

Nearly three quarters (74%) of all Britons do not consider the sustainablity of food when it comes to choosing a pub or restaurant.

Livebookings launches TV ad for Bookatable.com

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:34:00 GMT

Livebookings has launched a TV ad campaign to further push its consumer reservations website Bookatable.com.

EBLEX names Best Steak Pie winner

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 03:41:00 GMT

EBLEX has crowned the winner of England’s Best Steak Pie competition — Dunkleys of Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.

Brakes Group scoops eight gongs at BFFF

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 03:01:00 GMT

Foodservice supplier Brakes Group swept the board at last night’s British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) awards winning eight gongs.

JW Lees names Food Pub of the Year

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 04:18:00 GMT

North-west brewer and pub operator JW Lees has named its Food Pub of the Year in its Pub of the Year awards.

Gastropub host takes on Ramsay's Devonshire

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:43:00 GMT

The man behind Islington’s Drapers Arms has taken on one of Gordon Ramsay’s failed pubs with plans to open in the first week of July.

Felicini owners take on first gastropub

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:54:00 GMT

Sheffield restaurant group Felicini is opening its first gastropub — the Pointing Dog in Cheshire next month.

ETM launches eighth site

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 09:46:00 GMT

London gastropub operator ETM Group opened its eighth site last week — the Chiswell Street Dining Rooms in Moorgate, City of London.

Business boosters: takeaway pizza and kids eat free

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:22:00 GMT

PubChef takes an indepth look at innovative ideas for driving food and drink sales at your pub.

Terry Laybourne opens Newcastle pub

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 04:16:00 GMT

Chef and restaurateur Terry Laybourne’s company, 21 Hospitality Group, has opened a pub in Newcastle following a £400,000 investment.

60% of consumers want healthier pub menus

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 11:42:00 GMT

Almost 60% of UK consumers want more healthy options on pub and restaurant menus, according to a Unilever Food Solutions survey.

Nestlé launches summer activities promotion

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 06:41:00 GMT

Nestlé will next month launch its 2011 Get Set, Go Free promotion that offers consumers the chance to try out a range of activities for free.

Pub chef in British BBQ Champion battle

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 03:14:00 GMT

A pub chef will battle it out with 17 of the UK’s best at the Laverstoke Park British BBQ Championships this month.

Michelin-starred chef joins Hawkshead Brewery

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 09:20:00 GMT

A top chef has joined Hawkshead Brewery at its new Beer Kitchen to help its beer and tapas concept take off.

Food origin more clearly labelled in retail

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 09:18:00 GMT

The majority of retail meat and dairy products now feature origin labelling, food minister Jim Plaice has announced.

Pub and butcher team up to make pies

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 06:15:00 GMT

A West Yorkshire microbrewery has teamed up with a local butcher to create homemade steak pies.

Heston joins Hospitality Action as patron

Tue, 31 May 2011 01:08:00 GMT

Michelin-starred chef Heston Blumenthal has been named as the new Principle Patron of the industry charity Hospitality Action.

Yates's gives away pub meals in June

Tue, 31 May 2011 11:14:00 GMT

Yates’s is giving away free pub meals to mark the anniversary of its relaunched website.

Top chef for Timothy Taylor pub

Tue, 31 May 2011 09:35:00 GMT

A top chef has joined a Yorkshire Timothy Taylor pub with plans to implement a hotel-standard food offer.

Six pubcos back British Food Fortnight

Mon, 30 May 2011 02:17:00 GMT

Six pub companies are getting involved in British Food Fortnight (BFF), which runs from 17 September to 2 October this year.

Gastropub team’s takes on second pub

Mon, 30 May 2011 01:03:00 GMT

The team behind an award-winning Cambridgeshire gastropub has launched another outlet nearby.