In a sign of management’s determination to compete for every pound of its customers’ spend, pub-goers can enjoy a January Sale with a difference at Wetherspoon’s outlets: the price on a choice of food and drink is being reduced throughout January - from Wednesday January 2 until Thursday January 31 inclusive. Manager Susan Richards of the The Shrewsbury Hotel in … [Read more...]
Pubs and restaurants lead massive WiFi usage over Christmas
More Brits than ever logged on to public WiFi hotspots this Christmas as they used their smartphones and tablets to update their social media accounts and seek out bargains in the sales, according to figures from the UK’s biggest high street WiFi provider, The Cloud. WiFi usage 3 times higher The Cloud’s network of hotspots in pubs, shops, cafes, restaurants and other … [Read more...]
Batemans pub takes new direction
Batemans’ music pub in Boston ‘The Indian Queen’ has re-opened after an extensive refurbishment. Now called The Indian Queen and Three Kings, the pub has been taken back to what it would have been in Victorian times, including incorporating the old name ‘Three Kings’ within the new name, ‘The Indian Queen and Three Kings’. New direction The pub is going in a different … [Read more...]
Chairman for Perceptions Group
The Perceptions Group was formed by a collection of like minded people who work and operate within the pub and bar sector and whose passion is to raise the profile of the great range of careers that are on offer within the thousands of pub businesses across the country. It has now appointed Keith Knowles, Chief Executive of Beds and Bars as their first Chairman, who … [Read more...]
Restaurant design: critical for operators and customers
It’s easy to take for granted the stunning, beautifully finished interiors that feature in so many bars and restaurants. But the immaculate appearance hides the processes – usually difficult and painstaking – that created it. Nor should we forget that bars and restaurants are punishing environments: interiors that must start and remain ‘fit for purpose’, capable of coping … [Read more...]