Brasserie Blanc and TGI Friday’s emerged as the winners of two new Academy of Food & Wine Service (AFWS) awards designed to highlight and reward establishments achieving excellence in service. At the Academy’s Annual Awards, held yesterday in London’s Vintners’ Hall, Paul Taylor, general manager of TGI Friday’s, Luton, was given the first of a new Food Service Award. … [Read more...]
Closing time for one third of our pubs?
Over one third (34%) of the nation’s pubs and bars are defined as ‘at risk of failure’ in the next 12 months, according to research by R3, the insolvency trade body. This figure is compared to a national cross-sector average of 23% of businesses ‘at risk’. This news comes at it is revealed that Punch Taverns, the UK’s largest pub operator, is experiencing financial … [Read more...]
Free wifi for all Fuller’s pubs
In a move that recognises that customers today require fast and efficient wifi access at all times, London brewer and pub retailer, Fuller, Smith & Turner has signed with O2 to provide free wifi to consumers in its managed and tenanted pubs. The deal replaces an in-house system previously only available to its managed pubs, and installation has already begun. By the turn … [Read more...]
Here comes National Curry Week 2012 (8-14 October)
National Curry Week first started by focusing on restaurants to promote "Britain's favourite dish" and raise charitable funds for the malnourished and disaster stricken on the sub continent. Gradually, with new sponsors Patak's and S&A Foods with Asda, the message spread to cover the dine at home fans and still further to takeaway fans with CurriesOnline and … [Read more...]
Marston’s resilient with sales ahead
Marston’s PLC, with an estate of around 2,150 tenanted, leased, franchised and managed pubs, has issued a trading update for the year ended 29 September 2012 Trading Performance for the year has been resilient against the challenging economic backdrop and the very wet weather during the summer months. Earnings before tax and exceptional items are in line with … [Read more...]