Our blog about all things peachy
It’s Monday 22nd January – day one of the Peach Heroes Tour. Four days of celebrating 2017, looking forward to 2018 and shouting out our Peachy Heroes. Four pubs, eight Heroes sessions, 300 Peachy people enthusiastically living the Peach values and new partner Nicolette’s smiley face – what’s not to love! We have a lot … Continued
Thanks to Ox in a Box for recently visiting us at The Thatch. During their visit Katherine MacAlister caught up with Head chef James Durrant. James has come full circle, having returned to The Thatch in Thame to run the kitchens, five years after working there as a sous chef. “I was a junior sous … Continued
For those who don’t already have the pleasure of knowing Frazer, let us introduce you! Since becoming a partner in Peach in 2008, Frazer has established the Thatch as Thame’s number one food destination. He also looks after The James Figg further up the High Street, once voted Oxfordshire’s Best Traditional Pub in 2013; The … Continued
With International Women’s Day just yesterday and Mother’s Day this weekend, we wanted to high five the number of women we have in our teams, leading our pubs. In a male dominated industry, it’s fantastic to be able to celebrate that 9 of our 19 pubs are managed by some of the best female caterers in … Continued
There’s more to Lebanon than ancient history…
Last week, Propel reported our annual update… A bit more facts and figures than our usual blogs, but nonetheless, we’re very proud of what we’ve achieved! Peach Pub Company reports 34.2% rise in group Ebitda, turnover hits £24.9m: Peach Pub Company has unveiled a 34.2% rise in group Ebitda to £2,255,801 with turnover up 11% to … Continued
Mildreds is having a great time right now. After 28 years of a single restaurant, they’ve taken the plunge, and opened 2 more, and all are thriving. Corin, our senior chefs and I spent a day in London with Dan, their exec chef last week – and wow did we cook and eat some great … Continued
Our newest gastropub, The White Lion, just a short drive or stroll from Leamington town centre, is putting its best foot forward this season with it’s superb new food and drinks menus, an exciting calendar of events and a glorious garden that make a trip to the pub completely irresistible. The beautiful, thatched pub in … Continued
It’s always the thought that counts and if it’s homemade you can feel particularly smug, you’ve nailed the thoughtful factor. The beauty of making it yourself is you can choose how luxurious you want to make it, and if you save a few pennies in the process, who’s complaining? Here are our top tips to … Continued
Posting photos of what you eat is fast becoming the norm in today’s society, and millennials are setting the trend with Instagram becoming the number one social platform to share their foodie pics. A quick search on popular food-related hashtags, shows the sheer volume of content being posted to the channel every single day. There … Continued