The latest data from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker, the industry’s sales barometer, shows that bad weather at the end of the month held back sales growth in September at Britain’s leading pub and restaurant groups. Collective like-for-like sales were up just 0.7% on the same month last year. The performance followed a 2.1% like-for-like increase for the sector in August. … [Read more...]
Successful first year for the new Spirit business
Spirit Pub Company plc has announced its Annual Results for the 52 weeks to 18 August 2012, with Mike Tye, Chief Executive Officer, commenting: “I am delighted with the progress we have made during our first year as an independent business. Profit before tax is up 16%, earnings per share are up 21% and we have commenced the payment of dividends. “We have delivered further … [Read more...]
Executive Chefs, Sous Chefs, Pastry Chefs, positions open for all chefs
Fuller’s Chef Factor Open Days being held in West London and Portsmouth Are you currently a chef of any grade, with a passion for fresh produce? Are you driven and looking to constantly improve? And are you looking for the next step up in your career? Family-run London and South East pub operator Fuller’s is looking for people passionate about food to work in their … [Read more...]
UK wine harvest down but quality good
Nyetimber’s announcement that it will not be harvesting this year, combined with forecasts of grape yields being 30% and more down, have resulted in very gloomy expectations. However, English Wine Producers reports that other leading English wine producers are now harvesting, and the 2012 vintage is well underway. Harvesting of the traditional varieties for sparkling wine … [Read more...]
Bid for Unesco World Heritage status for ‘The London pub’
The Guardian reported last week that students from Kingston School of Architecture, Landscape and Interior Design have launched a bid to secure UNESCO World Heritage status for the London pub. This will require them to justify their case to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport for London Pubs as a whole and, presumably, to distinguish them from pubs in general across … [Read more...]