With sustainability initiatives being put into good use across the hospitality and catering industry we are pleased to report the latest being from Wetherspoon. The pub business will stop the using plastic straws across all of its 900 pub portfolio in the UK and Republic of Ireland by the end of this year. In addition, and with immediate effect, straws will no longer be … [Read more...]
Punch Crowns ‘Usual Suspects’ as Great British pub quiz champions for second year running
Sunday night saw Punch hail its greatest pub quizzers in a nail-biting finale at the Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton where the ‘Usual Suspects’ from the Brickmakers Arms, Coventry were crowned national winners for the second year in a row. There were 25 teams in the final, hosted by Mark ‘The Beast’ Labbett, having been whittled down from over 1,000. With high quality pub … [Read more...]
Exhibit B opens
The Exhibit, one of Balham’s most popular bars and restaurants, has opened its second site on Streatham High Road: Exhibit B. The new sister venue – focused on drinks and entertainment first and foremost – has completely tailored its offering to its environs with everything sourced from and inspired by this up-and-coming pocket of South London. 2018 – and beyond Exhibit … [Read more...]
Wetherspoon pubs realise benefits from Tax Equality Day
Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has hailed Tax Equality Day as an outstanding success. Almost 900 Wetherspoon pubs across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, lowered their prices by 7.5 per cent on the day to highlight the benefit of a VAT reduction in the hospitality industry. Tim Martin said: “Our like for like volumes (excluding new pubs) were up by 17 per … [Read more...]
Ei Group pledges to giveaway 15,000 free pints of Doombar to celebrate Cask Ale Week
Ei Group, the UK’s largest pub company, is helping its publicans attract new custom and increase sales by partnering with national brewer Molson Coors to giveaway 15,000 pints of Sharp’s Doombar between 25 Sept-8 Oct, coinciding with Cask Marque’s Cask Ale week (21 Sept-1 Oct). The nationwide exclusive promotion, which is available at its Bermondsey Pub Co. pubs, part of the … [Read more...]