Archives for December 21, 2011

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Decline in pub drinking drives beer sales down

By Peter Ruddick

A decline in the number of people drinking in pubs has led to beer sales dropping by £2.2m this year, according to new data released by Mintel, although sales in restaurants rose slightly as the trend for matching beer with food grew..

Indian restaurateur wins 'copycat' court case against rival restaurant

By Peter Ruddick

The owners of an Indian takeaway in Rochester have been forced by the High Court to pay damages of £50k to Jamal Ahmed, chef and owner of Shozna restaurant, after opening a rival takeaway one mile away with nearly identical name, logos, artwork, menus...

BigHospitality's Top 5 audio of 2011

By Peter Ruddick

Some of hospitality's biggest names have talked to BigHospitality in 2011 about the key issues facing restaurants, hotels and pubs and bars. As the year draws to a close we took the chance to review the most listened pieces of audio gathered at leading...