Our blog about all things peachy
Farewell to welsh rarebit: our changing taste Looking at some old London restaurant menus we were given recently made me realise that if time travel were possible I’d not be spinning the dial back fifty years. Back then, starters really were confined to Orange Juice, Half a Grapefruit or Egg Mayonnaise, even at the finest … Continued
What better time to put into practise what we’ve learnt from our Bigger Peach sustainability journey? Known for being a season of goodwill and giving back, I really wanted to make sure I was being good to the planet at the most wonderful time of the year. So, I asked the team what they do … Continued
Pubs make great coffee shops if the quality of the coffee and training is right. We’ve worked with premium supplier, Union Hand-Roasted, since their early days. Now celebrating their 20th year, their coffee remains superlative and ethically spot-on – they were the first foreign buyers to return to Rwanda after the genocide. They are also fanatical … Continued
The Embankment in Bedford has kicked off its next fundraising drive for Sports Traider to help local youngsters fulfil their sporting ambition and potential by launching a brand new seasonal dish on its menu that raises money for the cause. The Bedford pub is making a donation for every Superfood Salad it sells … Continued
We’ve been working with our partners at NetZeroNow for a few years, looking at our carbon footprint, and identifying ways of reducing. Over the coming months we will be setting targets and goals on how we can minimise our impact on the environment. We’re currently working with the Net Zero accreditation team ‘NetZero Now’ to … Continued
We have always been one of the most sustainability focussed pub companies, and in 2021 we made it our stated aim to reach Net Zero. We want to get there, fast, in fact when put to a vote, our team decided that we should aim for 2023. 2021 In the lockdown January to April 2021, … Continued
“Summer’s lease hath all too short a date” to be sure. Especially in the UK and we’re nearly at the end of it – close enough to look back and see what people have been drinking. With (hopefully) still a few warm days left in which to join them. Our big 5 this summer … Continued
My name is Jo. And I am an addict. After nearly thirty years on the wagon I have fallen into the clutches of a dangerous new legal high – the Flat White. Its origins are hotly disputed. Did it first appear in Aukland or Melbourne? Maybe the Cricket World Cup should be burned and its … Continued
We’re very proud to have been named once again as a top employer in our industry after winning a Best Places to Work in Hospitality Award 2015 for the fifth year running. In response, we’ve decided to offer longer holidays for people who make us their long-term career, making Peach an even more attractive place … Continued
We’ve only gone and done it again! Last week we won ‘Best Places to Work in Hospitality’ for the fifth year in a row! What an amazing achievement! A few of us went up to London to the awards ceremony after lots of us voted in these annual awards which single out the very best … Continued