According to recent independent research, commissioned by potato specialist Aviko, the main reason families dine out is not due to convenience or time pressures, but to celebrate a special occasion such as a birthday or an anniversary, with 83% of respondents citing this as their key reason. For 50% of families, however, going out for dinner is a welcome reprieve from preparing … [Read more...]
Brits anticipate Rugby World Cup fever
With just under a month to go until the kick-off of the Rugby World Cup, the Greene King Leisure Spend Tracker shows that almost half of Britain’s adults are planning to watch the tournament, with the pub the second most popular place to view it after the home. More people will be watching the World Cup games at a pub than at a friend or family member’s home, and Greene … [Read more...]
New concept bar and gin still opens in former print works
From Print Works to a pint-pulling, in-house distillery, Newcastle leisure company Vaulkhard Group is set to open its doors to its latest offering. Home to the City’s only working in-house gin still, Bealim House will be open to the public from early September and will reveal its new look following an extensive £590,000 redevelopment. Honouring the history of the building … [Read more...]
Batemans opens first ‘Manchise’ pub
Batemans, the family brewer based in Lincolnshire, has completed an extensive £150,000 refurbishment of Wainfleet pub The Woolpack. This pub is the first to re-open under Batemans’ new ‘manchise’ agreement, a cross between a managed and tenanted pub which sees the operator take a percentage of turnover. The Woolpack has been given a complete new look, with £20,000 spent on a … [Read more...]
Britain’s best restaurants: from L’Enclume to caravan park café
The top entries and award winners from the 2016 Good Food Guide have been revealed ahead of the launch of its 65th anniversary issue. The Good Food Guide, owned by Waitrose, is a guide to the very best restaurants and eateries across Britain. And it's not just fine dining that is being recognised. Whilst one leading restaurant has secured a hat trick of consecutive years in … [Read more...]