New Name for Pub & Bar Show   The Publican LIVE, the new name for the Pub & Bar Show, is celebrating its 10th anniversary with the biggest and best ever event for the licensed trade. The Publican offers the licensed trade a weekly source of news and information but in April it will be going live! The Publican LIVE brings to life a unique combination of new ideas, expert advice, plus the best suppliers and hottest industry trends - ultimately offering visitors hundreds of profitable business ideas. Over 8,000 visitors will meet with more than 200 of the industry's suppliers showing the very latest in beer, wine, spirits, food, snacks, equipment, furniture, outdoor ideas, entertainment and technology. They will also take advantage of the best new thinking from across the pub trade in the free special features, talks, demonstrations and events. Beer Festival The opportunity to sample over 32 different cask conditioned ales from across the UK and also meet the brewers in The Publican LIVE's biggest showcase ever. Operated in association with Cask Marque, Beer Academy, BBPA, Beautiful Beer, Siba and Filton Brewery. Experts will be on hand to answer individual queries about either running a beer festival or introducing a range of cask conditioned products. Drinks Brands LIVE The opportunity for visitors to take part in the trade's largest ever blind tasting and compare all the best and up-and-coming brands covering beer, wine, spirits and soft drinks. Sessions will be run by industry experts from The Wine & Spirit Education Trust, The Beer Academy, Cask Marque and Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd. The aim is to give visitors a better basic understanding of different product tastes, how the brewing/fermentation process works and enable them to speak from a more informed point of view to customers and suppliers. Using the CashInn Game Show system feedback from the trade will give some interesting statistics on these tastings. Find out how to get customers off their couch and into your pub on a Sunday night with Jasper Carrott "live" as he launches his new gameshow, CashInn and play for special prizes. The Longest Bar in the Country The 48 Metre Long counter will be a key feature of The Publican LIVE and will be making a bid to get into the Guinness Book of Records. Split into three themes designed to give visitors ideas for their own pubs: a sports bar, a premium bar and a bar of the future. The bar will be serving a vast selection of bottled drinks and will feature back-bar displays. Mixed drinks and cocktails will be on sales as well as beer and wine. Throughout each day there will be a range of state-of-the-art entertainment systems in action supplied by Buzztime, Mediatheme and INTATV. SMOKING SOLUTIONS (incorporating Outdoor Area) At Publican LIVE they have teamed up with Fresh Air, Fresh Thinking. The team from AIR, The British Institute of Inn Keeping and local planning officers will be running a series of free talks each day aimed at helping you know what your responsibilities are, what opportunities this ban presents and what in practical terms you can do to prepare NOW. Visitors will have an opportunity to hear in The Publican LIVE Seminar Theatre from the experts who have been going round the country informing people in the Fresh Air Fresh Thinking Roadshows. What the visitors will gain is: * What it means to licensees * To hear from local authorities on the legislation * What they should be doing as a result * Bright ideas, solutions and likely cost implications OUTDOOR AREA As well as free seminars at The Publican LIVE you will be able to see a huge range of the latest innovative smoking solution products, from awnings to patio heaters and lighting to shelters plus outdoor furniture and stubbing units. BII LIVE BII will again be exhibiting at The Publican LIVE. BII LIVE and will give visitors the chance to find out how BII's services can help their business. This year BII LIVE will offer visitors an exclusive opportunity to see for themselves the benefits of adding their venue's details to www.biipubsearch.com, a new website which is being supported by a major marketing campaign, as well as being promoted on Google, one of the most popular internet search engines. Industry experts will also be present on the stand to provide further information about the benefits of BII membership, and the range of BIIAB qualifications, including the market-leading BIIAB NCPLH. They will also advise on current issues, such as the impending smoking ban in public places. In addition a free BII Smoking Supplement, which is packed with hints and tips to make the most of the smoking ban, will be available to take away. BII are also sponsoring The Publican LIVE Property & Recruitment Theatre which will offer free sessions on everything from funding and property, to training and career advice. Cellar Talks at The Publican LIVE Pub This traditional pub with a working cellar will offer live training sessions on best practice in cellar management; as well as operating as a real pub serving real pints with entertainment from Mediatheme and INTATV. Sessions by Filton, BOC, Innserve and Cotech will run throughout the day. The Publican LIVE Seminar Theatre A series of lively debates and interactive sessions covering all the issues that matter, from new legislation to top tips from Publican Awards winners. Topics include The Future of Entertainment by INTATV, Saving Money & Energy by British Gas and Gambling - What you need to know. The 3663 LIVE Food Experience At this year The Publican LIVE, 3663 will be presenting the Lamb Experience, Fish Experience and Menu Planning. Come and witness a lamb cutting experience with Glenn Eastwood from the Barton Meat Company. We will be showing butchery skills, a diverse range of lamb cuts and different trim levels butchered from the UK new seasons spring lamb. David Wood will then give top tips on cooking lamb and will also be cooking up some exciting recipes - One not to be missed! 3663 have recently launched an extensive range of fresh fish. Come and see the fish being freshly prepared by the 3663 fish filliters Then Watch Shaun Hill Executive Chef of 3663, create some exciting recipes with the product. David Wood, Client Development Manager will share his knowledge and experience on menu planning and cooking up a few simple recipes. David will also be using information that is available from the 3663 customer advice centre which includes, Menu Planning, What is Marketing?, Food cost and much much more. 3663 Introduces the New exclusive 'Pasta Di Capri' range of authentic Italian Pastas&ldots;&ldots; 3663 is launching a fantastic, mouth watering range of pastas on April 07, made using the finest Italian ingredients, with not an artificial colouring or preservative in sight. 3663 will also be presenting the new range of products from The Whites, a range of quality product and ingredients specially selected to provide you with easy to prepare, authentic reliable menu options for your pub.