Research finds taking exercise beats going to the pub by a mile May 31, 2015 IF YOU thought most of the nation was overweight or obese, and that taking exercise was far less popular than going to the pub, think again. Research conducted on 2,005 British adults for Breast Cancer Care found that almost two-thirds (65 per cent) of us indulge in weekly exercise, while just a third (34 per [...]
Young landlords are revitalising Britain’s ailing pub industry May 22, 2015 Over the last three years young pub landlords breathed new life into Britain's ailing pub industry, helping it bounce back from a painful period of decline. Youthful landlords have tapped into the nation's penchant for pub food, helping the sector's sales rise by 23 per cent in the three years to March 2015, according to data published [...]
London is bubbling city for wine and spirits industry workers with the second highest employment growth in the UK May 23, 2016 London is the second most bubbling city for workers in the UK's wine and spirits industry, new research has found. Employment levels in the London wine and spirits field uncorked double digit growth of 16 per cent in 2015, according to data released by LinkedIn. London's growth levels were behind only Glasgow, where employment rates grew by 17 per [...]
Galvin Hop review: The Galvin brothers open their first gastropub in the City February 16, 2016 Galvin HOP, Spital Square, E1 What? A new gastropub – or “pub de luxe”, as the eponymous Galvin brothers prefer to call it – serving gourmet pub grub, snacks and pints. There’s also a takeaway bar so you can grab breakfast rolls, toasted muffins, Eccles cakes and “luxe dogs” to eat (ahem) on the hop. [...]
Fullers firing on all cylinders as pubs report big sales increases June 5, 2015 LONDON beer company Fuller, Smith & Turner, which brews London Pride, yesterday said sales at its estate of boozers have increased since March despite a fall in its beer and cider sales. The company, which was founded in 1845 and still brews beer at its original site in Chiswick, saw like-for-like sales at its managed [...]
Gaucho Group beefs up board with new non-executive chairman Luke Johnson April 21, 2016 Argentine steakhouse chain Gaucho Group, backed by Equistone Partners Europe, has appointed hospitality and leisure entrepreneur Luke Johnson as non-executive chairman. Johnson is currently chairman of Patisserie Holdings, Bread Holdings (which owns Gail's), 3Sxity, Feng Sushi, Draft House Grand Union and Genuine Dining. In the past, he was chairman of PizzaExpress, Giraffe and Strada. Gaucho Group owns [...]
London Marathon 2016: Prize money, registration fees and finishers compared to New York, Boston, Berlin, Chicago and Tokyo April 20, 2016 If you're trying to worm your way through traffic on Sunday or in the crowds at the Mall to cheer on a relative, it will be hard to picture any other race matching the sheer size and scale of the London Marathon. Yet the scuttle through the Big Smoke is just one of the world's six [...]
Wetherspoon’s share price plummets on warning that profits will come at lower end of expectations after labour costs start to bite January 20, 2016 JD Wetherspoon's share price tumbled more than nine per cent this morning, after warning that full year profits will be towards the lower end of expectations, as increases in labour costs eat into the bottom line. The figures Like-for-like sales at the pub group rose 3.3 per cent in the 12 weeks to 17 January, while total [...]
Learn to sword-fight with Adrian Paul, star of TV show The Highlander June 21, 2016 The idea: Adrian Paul, star of the ‘90s fantasy TV spin-off Highlander: The Series, now travels the globe training fans in the art of stage combat. I expected the gathering to be attended exclusively by middle-aged men called Gareth. In reality, it was far more varied, with a more or less even split of men and [...]