News that Stonegate has bought Ei Group for £1.27bn has come as a shock to many, including here at Inapub. What are we to make of it?

So, I've had an idea...

UKHospitality's report to address the misconceptions of jobs in the pub trade is a welcome move.

If only six per cent of what kids drank out-of-home last year was specific kids soft drink brands, we need to offer more choice for kids in pubs

Ever heard of the "aggregation of marginal gains"? It's a theory that was used to huge success by Sir Dave Brailsford when he was performance director of British Cycling.

As disappointing as the rejection to support "all pub-goers and beer, cider and perry drinkers" is, perhaps we can still see some rays of hope?

I can't remember the first time I wrote about how Sherry was going to be the next "big thing". Actually I can, it was back in 2003.

By all accounts one introduced in Jamie Oliver's Jamie's Italian chain back in June 2015 has been a huge success.

Fans of The Archers will know that recently Kombucha, a fermented tea, made its journey from hipster café to Ambridge, where Tom Archer had plans to sell it.