Star Pubs & Bars has appointed Mark Teed as its new Food Strategy & Implementation Manager. Mark has 20 years’ experience in the pub and casual dining sector, most recently as Food Development Manager at Greene King. His career also includes three years as area manager for ASK and four years as a leased pub operator, successfully turning around an under-performing … [Read more...]
Pubs to benefit from new international tourism campaign promoting great walking trails
Hundreds of pubs on and near Britain’s great national trails stand to benefit from a new tourism promotion. Seven ‘Great Walks of England’ will be showcased in a new campaign worth more than £1.2 million targeting key overseas markets. The campaign is being funded thanks to a successful bid for £1 million from Visit England’s £40 million Discover England Fund – matched by … [Read more...]
Punch trials food support across its leased and tenanted estate
As part of its ongoing commitment to help Publicans grow their businesses, Punch has developed three new menus, categorised by pub and customer type, to maximise food sales. For the first time ever, these menus will be made available to the pub company’s tenanted and leased estate, as well as its Retail Division. Currently being trialled in six pubs, the full launch is planned … [Read more...]
2017 ALMR Operations Managers awards winners 2017
The ALMR has announced the winners of the 2017 ALMR Operations Managers Awards at a celebratory ceremony in central London. The Operations Managers Awards is the only awards of its kind in the eating and drinking out sector, testing the finalists through a rigorous process that lasts seven months. The winners were announced at a standalone ceremony at the Pullman Hotel in … [Read more...]
Brewery and pub operator Marston’s to be granted self-supply licence in new water market
Martson’s PLC – which operates more than 1,600 pubs, bars and lodges - will supply its own water and wastewater services, making it the third company in England to be granted a self-supply licence by economic regulator Ofwat. The new open water market launched in April 2017 and is the largest of its kind in the world. The market allows eligible companies and other … [Read more...]