The minister in charge of licensing at the Department of Culture, Media and Sport will be making the department's first formal address to the pub trade at The Publican Conference 2001. (To book your tickets via our online form click here)
Kim Howells MP (pictured) has agreed to speak to 400 delegates at the London conference on November 1, highlighting his department's plans for licensing reform.
To date, the new department has remained tight-lipped on its licensing reform plans which appear to have been shelved following a switch in power from the Home Office to the DCMS following the General Election in June.
Dr Howells' appearance at the conference will be welcomed by the trade which is eager to hear his proposals for pubs and delegates will get the opportunity to put forward their own comments and questions on the day.
On the same day, a major new piece of research into consumer trends and attitudes towards pubs will be revealed exclusively to delegates.
The Publican Newspaper in partnership with Britvic Soft Drinks has commissioned NOP to conduct the independent research to find out pub-goers' likes and dislikes, in order to provide the industry with comprehensive data to help plan and take their businesses forward.
Importantly, the research aims to discover why 52 per cent of the population don't go to or rarely go to pubs at all. A section of the research has been set aside to find out what these people are doing with their free time and where they are spending their cash instead.
Attitudes to venue, drinks and food, along with their views and knowledge on important industry issues will form the basis of the research which will be directly compared with The Publican's annual Market Report survey into publicans' opinions and trends, to be available online from thePublican.com on Friday (August 17).
The findings of this new piece of research will be under wraps until November 1, when it will be presented jointly by The Publican Newspaper and Britvic Soft Drinks, offering delegates the opportunity to voice their comments and feedback.
The event takes place at London's QEII Centre and is targeted at representatives from pubcos and brewers. For a full list of speakers and booking details please contact Emma Gauthier on 020 8565 4451.
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