Ask any licensee what the benefit of doing regular staff training is and you’ll get a range of answers: guest satisfaction, a motivated team, staff retention, and better brand quality. But staff training is not just about the feel good factor. Investing in training...
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When pubs apply for the Cask Marque Award we test unannounced the temperature, appearance, aroma and taste of each cask beer on sale. Brewers recommend 11-13°C and we allow a tolerance of 1°C each side in order to be able to score full marks. 90% of the pubs which...
As a natural, live product with a limited shelf life, if a pub does not sell enough cask ale, the beer becomes old and loses its freshness. It is essential that pubs only stock as many ales as they can guarantee good throughput on. To maintain beer quality, cask ale...
Can you make more profit from beer – In pubs beer typically represents 63% of wet sales (AC Neilsen) but do we spend any real time ensuring that we give total customer satisfaction in this area? Beer quality and range can affect sales by 3% and improve yields by...