Pub Relations

NEW GOVT CAMPAIGN PUSHES DRINKING, NO DRIVING

Posted on December 7th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
The Transport Accident Commission has released a hard-hitting public service campaign aimed at discouraging people from driving after drinking at all, telling consumers to stop ‘kidding’ themselves. The new “Drink Driving: Stop Kidding Yourself” campaign by the Commission (TAC) in

NEW DRUG DECRIMINALISATION LAWS AND PUBS

Posted on October 30th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Hospitality businesses are feeling mixed reactions to the start of new laws decriminalising personal use amounts of all drugs, in the nation’s capital. In 2020 the ACT legalised personal use amounts of cannabis, and the following year the drug bill was

CORONER CALLS FOR STRICTER RSA AFTER DRINK-DRIVING DEATH

Posted on October 30th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
A Coroner’s report has called for stricter RSA compliance checks on venues after the drink-driving death of a young man served 25 beers over about seven hours. On the night of Friday, 30 April 2021, 25-year-old apprentice boilermaker Jethro Wolf

WOOLSHED SLAPPED FOR BRA-BASED DRINKS PROMO

Posted on October 25th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
A popular Adelaide hotel has been shamed and issued breaches over a promotion offering free drinks to women in exchange for their bras. The nightclub of the Woolshed on Hindley St began promotion in June of an event dubbed ‘Hang

TRENDS IN FOODSERVICE BOOKINGS

Posted on September 29th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Research on global trends in dining bookings has found fresh insights, including that customers utilising social media and websites has more than doubled in the past two years.  The analysis by ResDiary offers opportunity for venues to cater strategies to

STONEGATE ROLLS OUT SURGE PRICING

Posted on September 26th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Britain’s largest pub group has announced the introduction of controversial ‘surge’ pricing on drinks at its busiest venues, with inflation-tainted patrons not happy. Stonegate Group keeps 4,500 venues, including chains Yates’s and the Slug & Lettuce. In the six months

NSW GOVT PLANS TO CRACK DOWN ON INDUSTRY COMMUNIQUE

Posted on August 9th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
The NSW government has criticised and plans to investigate the practise of venues getting a ‘heads up’ on pending random inspections, furthering the anti-gaming debate as Australians baulk at the cashless economy.  Documents by the NSW regulator, Liquor and Gaming,

BRUNSWICK’S ARMS WRESTLES BOGANS WITH ICE

Posted on August 7th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
The Cornish Arms has hit the headlines after a disparaging critique of a customer made it onto the receipt, which was then shared on social media. On 22 July a group attended the Hotel in Brunswick, ordering a selection of

DATA TIPS BIG BUSINESS FOR DEBUT KING’S LONG WEEKEND

Posted on June 7th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Tech-based booking system ResDiary has analysed customer trends across key public holidays to help hospitality businesses balance costs for the upcoming inaugural King’s Birthday. Public holidays can be a mixed blessing for hospitality, with the potential for an influx of

BLUES SCORE IN TEDESCO’S CAMDEN

Posted on May 29th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Lion and Tooheys have today unveiled another weapon in the pending State of Origin series, opening the Tedesco Inn in Camden, in tribute to the collective teamwork underpinning the success of the Blues. In celebration of the upcoming 2023 State