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Half-bottles of wine becoming more popular

13th September 201211th March 2013 By PaulNo Comments

The Evening Standard’s survey of wine shops found that more customers were asking for smaller measures. Kevin Dilton-Hill of halfwine.com, a website dedicated to selling half bottles of wine, puts some of the success of half measures down to customers appreciating “being able to control their portions”....

9 Social Networks to Watch

20th March 201219th March 2013 By DanNo Comments

Social Media is constantly evolving and we're not just talking about Facebook & Twitter! Following the recent success of sites such as Foursquare and pinterest, social media website Mashable has identified nine social networking services that could take off next. Path - Online journal used to post photos, travel updates, and keeping in touch with your family. Highlight - This GPS app alerts you when another highlight user is nearby making connection possibilities endless. Sonar - Similar to Highlight, although this app allows you to find like minded people within your vicinity. Banjo - Another location-based social tool, this one works in tandem with your facebook and twitter connections (amongst others) and not only tells you when their nearby but also informs you on local activities. Glancee - A location tool with the ability to share notes with your accompanying friends. Localmind - Similar to foursquare, this app even uses it technology as well as facebook check-ins to provide advice on local attractions. Fancy - Similar to pinterest,...

Has Britain fallen out of love with lager?

19th March 201211th March 2013 By PaulNo Comments

Once synonymous with the British night out, sales of lager have slumped. Why is the UK going off its favourite beer? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17211485...

Children in restaurants

16th February 201111th March 2013 By PaulNo Comments

Find this very interesting - clearly if you have children your view point is different to those without! Toddlers in Restaurants - A social battlefield...

Coffee shops and pubs comparison

10th February 201111th March 2013 By PaulNo Comments

Fantastic article highlighting Coffee shops and the Pub trade. This is a great retail view of the market place rather than the good old supermarkets are to cheap approach! READ HERE ...

Not so happy hour….

2nd December 201011th March 2013 By PaulNo Comments

When you find out that something's not working with your bar, do you automatically think it's the product or the marketing that is the problem? I'm working on an event that did well last year but needs to do better, and the people I'm working with want to change the days of the event - they think that's the problem....me, I think that the day doesn't really matter too much, if you have enough good marketing & advertising it will bring people in and the event will be successful. So I typically always think that there's nothing wrong with a product, it's the marketing that's needs to be improved. Well, in the case of today's tip, we are going against my usual approach and we're changing the product a little. This week's tip is about changing your happy hour around so it appeals to more customers. Now onto the tip: For all the bars that have successful happy hours from the "regular" happy hours of 4-7...

Springboks in the Leicester Square

1st December 201011th March 2013 By PaulNo Comments

You open your doors and your never quite sure who is going to walk in so you can imagine the surprise when a lot of abnormally large men walked in with South African accents. They were of course THE SPRINGBOKS fresh from their victory over England at Twickenham. Great to see genuine stars (unlike the x-factor variety) who can relax and enjoy themselves as well as having quality banter with the staff. They clearly loved the food coming out (they were the biggest steaks on the menu) and great to see staff able to offer great service and enjoy themselves at the sametime. Great experience for everyone!...

Mixologists drive sales

23rd November 201011th March 2013 By PaulNo Comments

Many bar owners and managers aren't aware of it, but each year there are multiple opportunities for bartenders to show off their skills by competing for mixologist awards. If your bartender won an award for a drink that he or she created, it would create a buzz for your bar and would garner a lot of free press. Depending on the rules of the contest, you could also feature the winning libation in your bar and tout it as an award winner. Check with liquor brands to see if they are offering contests. Brands like Bacardi and Skyy have hosted cocktail contests in the past. Also many cities and counties have their own competitions. Do you have a bartender who would make a good competitor? If you do, let them know about the contests, help them find more information about entering and support them to enter. If they place or win, it could mean a lot of publicity for your bar. Customers will want to taste...

Latest news

29th March 201011th March 2013 By PaulNo Comments

NEWS As National Cask Ale Week gets underway, an industry report has revealed that cask ale continues to outperform the declining beer market. Against a backdrop of a 5% fall in on-trade beer sales last year, total cask volumes are up by over 1% amongst the smaller brewers and turnover, by an average of 16%. morningadvertiser.co.uk The managing director of Adnams, Andy Wood, is to take over from Jonathan Adnams as the chief executive of the business. M&C Report Geronimo Inn has reported like-for-like sales up 6% and total turnover, which includes the six pubs the group bought from Punch Taverns, has increased by nearly 44% to date. thepublican.com According to a report in The Independent on Sunday, pub entrepreneur, David Bruce, is set to raise up to £10m for the next stage of his latest venture. Bruce has already raised cash to purchase and develop sites for the first phase of his Country Pub & Dining brand and is targeting 10 sites within...