The latest article from The Publican draws attention to the fact the landlords need to be thinking about offering their customers more than just packets of crisp and peanuts to snack on.

The article suggests a snack menu of ‘mini food’ – smaller versions of pub meal favourites like sausage rolls, fish fingers and pies – or homemade, luxury snacks to tempt customers.

Read the full article for more advice.

We’re encouraging any Admiral Taverns landlords who’ve undertaken charity work to contribute to Pubaid’s new online survey.

Pubaid are trying to bring together data on the scale and type of charity work currently taking place in bars and pubs.

The survey only takes a few minutes to complete and the overall results will be announced at the BII annual lunch on 10 May.

Visit the Pubaid website to contribute. 

The popular Full Moon pub on High Street in Bath has been given a brand new look thanks to a £70,000 investment from Admiral Taverns.

The pub has been redecorated throughout, and new signage has also been installed. Landlord Sam Humphries, who has been at the pub for three and a half years, is hoping that the refurbishment will impress regulars and attract new customers to the pub.

View other Admiral Taverns refurbishment work on the website.

With the royal wedding creeping ever closer, the Morning Advertiser has been reminding landlords of the many ways they can boost sales on the back of Kate and Williams’ nuptials.

Publicans should remember to take advantage of the extension of opening hours to 1am on the 30th April and 1st May, and make sure that they promote any wedding-related events in advance.

Read the full Morning Advertiser feature for more advice.

A new government tourism strategy could help boost business in pubs outside of London.

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has released a document outlining plans to identify various “super-destinations” to attract visitors and rebalance the economy away from the capital.

Yorkshire, the Peak District, the Cotswolds and Cornwall are all set to benefit from the creation of independent tourism bodies and improved transport links – great news for pubs in potential tourism hot spots.

While it’s obviously important to provide pub customers with a diverse range of food, the Morning Advertiser has recently drawn landlords’ attention to the fact they should also be placing value on the way they actually present their menu.

The latest article from the Morning Advertiser is packed with clever ideas for increasing food orders. Ideas include personalising menus by naming dishes after the pub (or even staff members) and adding extra information about where the dish has come from to emphasise that produce is fresh and locally sourced.

Read the full article for more hints and tips.

We’re celebrating after completing another successful series of food presentation events in partnership with Booker wholesale.

We visited Cardiff, Tottenham, Cambridge, Derby, Kingswinford, Barnsley, Haydock and Chester during the course of the last two months, giving Admiral Taverns landlords the chance to get help and advice on increasing sales and footfall through their food offering.

We hope everything that our landlords learned will allow them to grow their pub business, whether it’s simply by introducing bar snacks or by giving their entire menu an overhaul.

Traditional roasts have long been a pub food favourite, and landlords can ensure their pub is packed out on a Sunday afternoon by offering its customers something a little different, says the Morning Advertiser.

In its latest article, the MA highlights a number of pubs that are thinking outside the box when it comes to Sunday serving.

Whether it’s offering entirely organic options, the chance for indecisive customers to enjoy all meats on the menu for an extra cost or even allowing bigger parties to ‘host’ their own roast, carving their own meat at the table, these pubs are ahead of the curve when it comes to satisfying their customers’ appetites.

Read the full article for inspiration on how to shake up the Sunday roast at your pub.

The Government is considering extending British Summer Time by an hour - meaning pubs could soon be reaping the many benefits of lighter evenings.

The plans, which would mean the clocks going forward two hours in summer, have been laid out as part of a proposal to boost tourism.

More hours of daylight mean that pub customers are likely to want to stay out later and take advantage of the extra sunshine by remaining in outdoor seating areas well into the evening, which is great news for pub profits.

Keep an eye on the blog for updates on the latest news affecting the pub industry.

The Morning Advertiser is urging landlords not to underestimate the impact that screening horse racing in their pub could have on their profits.

While showing rugby and football coverage have long been a favourite with landlords looking to draw in customers, the busy racing calendar which commences in March offers another lucrative opportunity for them to attract sports fans to their pub.

With horse racing events on pretty much every day, there’s plenty of chance to promote smaller race meetings in the lead-up to the bigger ones like the Cheltenham Cup and the Grand National.

Read the full article on the Morning Advertiser website.