The Mail on Sunday
Mitchells & Butlers plans to raise £1.6bn by effectively mortgaging half its 2,100 pubs. About £1.3bn will be used to repay its debts and £300m will be returned to shareholders. Read more on thePublican.com...
The John Lewis Partnership has clinched a deal with Whitbread to put Costa coffee shops into Waitrose supermarkets.
The Dreamboys, a troupe of male dancers and Britain's answer to the Chippendales, faces a winding up petition over an unpaid car hire bill from Avis.
The Observer
Allied Domecq, the British spirits group that owns brands such as Ballantine's whisky, has held secret talks with Bacardi in a bid to push through a merger valuing the combined company at £10bn. Read more on thePublican.com...
Drunk drivers who kill will face up to 14 years in prison, the highest sentence a court can give without imposing a life sentence, in amendments to be made to the Criminal Justice Bill.
A US beer that claims to be the strongest in the world is making its British debut. Dogfish Head Stout weighs in at 23 per cent strength.
The Sunday Times
Bosses at Mitchells & Butlers are waiting to hear if there have been any objections lodged at the Patents Office against its new logo. The deadline was yesterday for anybody, such as the Olympic Association, to object to the interlocking-circles logo.
The Sunday Express
The Dog and Duck, the pub where Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie have been sampling Timothy Taylor Landlord, has had to double its order of the award-winning brew.
The Independent on Sunday
In 10 years obesity will be a bigger killer than smoking. It will be the number one cause of preventable death through heart disease, diabetes and cancer.
The Sunday Telegraph
Stockwatch: Pizza chain Ask Central recently reported a 23 per cent rise in profits and plans to open 25 to 30 stores this year. The network of restaurants are well spread across the country and are not dependent upon tourist trade in the South East. Buy.