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Comment and analysis from Peter Martin

Peter Martin is the leading commentator on the eating and drinking out sector in the UK with some 25 years experience as journalist, editor and publisher. He was founder of Martin Information and the influential, board-room newsletter M&C Report, for which he continues to write as a columnist. He also speaks and presents regularly at events both here in the UK, Europe and the US.

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Date Headline
30.10.08 Fighting back against supermarkets - US style
21.10.08 Huts off to pizza - and pasta
21.10.08 New angle on social drinking
21.10.08 The art of staying in touch
21.10.08 Why pubs should support football in its clash with the police
21.10.08 Never underestimate consumer logic
21.10.08 Drowning in alcohol ' in every way
31.07.08 Another reason to pay a visit to your local Wetherspoons
31.07.08 It's all eyes on Scotland
31.07.08 Time to hold your nerve
29.05.08 It's been a good month for inspiration
24.03.08 Don't let it bring you down
14.03.08 Alcohol debate is slipping away
27.02.08 When reality fails to live up to the dream
24.02.08 Tesco's change of heart is not all good news
10.02.08 Feeding eating-out prejudice
28.01.08 Discovering the social side of quiz machines
27.01.08 Health dividend is in our hands
15.01.08 Life is not universally bleak
18.12.07 More than optimism that unites the food and drink business
18.12.07 Through airport security and head for the bar
16.11.07 24 hour drinking is a myth, café society isn't
10.09.07 Hooked on fish
09.09.07 Brands are an enduring fashion
08.09.07 Reporting from the frontline
07.09.07 Food and drink a natural combination
06.09.07 No choice in politics
20.07.07 Yes, the other Tony says he's going too
20.07.07 Selling alcohol is not for the faint hearted
11.06.07 American food, but not as we know it
23.05.07 Why you can never ignore M&B
30.04.07 Touching a nerve over alcohol
26.04.07 Women in the driving seat
16.04.07 Stop worrying about pubs
31.03.07 Wetherspoons chasing McDonalds as most popular place to eat out
31.03.07 Where people eat out
31.03.07 What customers really want
20.03.07 Big names thrive on a challenge
20.03.07 Beyond female friendly
20.03.07 Heads down with private equity