Managed pubs are showing the most dynamic growth in the UK’s foodservice sector on the back of keen pricing, effective marketing and a broadening of their offering to appeal to a wider audience, according to a new report by Horizons. The report says that managed pub restaurants now hold a 22% share of the UK’s popular eating out market [pubs, restaurants and quick service … [Read more...]
Winning beers unveiled at SIBA BeerX
Sixty local brewers were recognised as winners in the SIBA National Beer Competition 2013, as the best cask, keg and bottled beers were unveiled at SIBA’s BeerX event in Sheffield. Supreme Champions Top honours went to Convivial London Pubs, Cairngorm Brewery Company and Quantock Brewery, named as the SIBA Supreme Champions 2013 in craft beer in keg, bottled beer and cask … [Read more...]
Frozen food can save pubs £100k in a year
New research by the University of Salford has identified that using frozen food could save an average UK pub over £100,000 per annum. ‘Real life’ pub Researchers created a business case using a ‘real life’ pub, analysing cost centres for the ten most popular meals sold over the course of one week. In comparison to using fresh/chilled, they concluded that a total saving … [Read more...]
Sales boost for restaurant and pub groups in February
Britain's leading restaurant and pub groups enjoyed a welcome sales boost in February after poor trading in January. Collective like-for-like sales were up 3.3% on the same month last year, with total sales, which include the impact of new site openings, up 6.1%, according to latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker figures. "School half-term holidays, which this year were … [Read more...]
JD Wetherspoon to monitor ongoing customer satisfaction across 870 pubs
JD Wetherspoon will work with customer insight agency, SMG, to deliver a nationwide customer insight initiative called ‘My Pub Feedback’. The agreement will cover 870 Wetherspoon pubs, including its late night offering Lloyds No. 1 Bar. Real-time insight from thousands of customers The My Pub Feedback programme will collect responses from thousands of customers across the … [Read more...]