Kaltenberg Hell
15-Nov-2007
Kaltenberg Hell is a 4.1% mid-strength lager and it derives its name from the German word "helles", which means bright and refers to the colour of...
König Ludwig
15-Nov-2007
König Ludwig is an imported Bavarian weiss beer from the Kaltenberg brewery (Schlossbrauerei), near Munich, which is owned and run by Crown Prince...
Rising star
15-Nov-2007
Tony Halstead traces the growth of Thwaites from humble beginnings to one of the best-known names in British brewing The Daniel Thwaites story...
Euro 2008 fate hangs in balance
15-Nov-2007 By Helen Bendell helen.bendell@william-reed.co.uk
England warm up for Wednesday's Euro 2008 qualifier with a friendly in Vienna on Friday. Whether they will be making a return trip to Austria next...
Breath of fresh air
15-Nov-2007
Susan Nowak talks to licensees in different locations to assess how the smoke ban has affected food sales Seagulls wheel dizzily across a cloudless...
Licensee hops on gravy train
15-Nov-2007
The licensee of Punch's Fenwick Arms, featured on reality TV programme Ram-say's Kitchen Nightmares, is to launch a range of home-made style gravy...
NewsDigest
15-Nov-2007
Charles Wells Pub Company has bought the Golden Ball Hotel in Boxworth, Cambridgeshire. The property has 11 rooms in addition to the bar and...
14-Nov-2007
Beda has lambasted the Nuffield Bioethics report on measures to cut binge drinking
Back to Basics: Managing your finances
14-Nov-2007
Let's be honest, talking about finance is for most of us about as interesting as watching paint dry. It¹s not why you came into business, is it?...
Rising cost of business prompted New Century Inns sale
14-Nov-2007 By Hamish Champ
The prohibitive cost of investing in New Century Inns prompted Alistair Arkley's decision to sell the North East tenanted pubco to Greene King.The...
Barclays appoints new head of licensed trade business
13-Nov-2007 By Hamish Champ
Andrew Meadowcroft has been appointed as head of licensed trade business at Barclays Commercial Bank. Meadowcroft, who is also a relationship...
13-Nov-2007 By Ewan Turney
The BII believes better education is the best way to prevent binge drinking - not an increase in tax. In response to calls from the Alcohol Health...
Hamish Champ: God Save The Queen (We mean it, maaaan)
12-Nov-2007 By Hamish Champ
Another weekend, another trip down punk rock's memory lane. I'll admit I was rather nervous at the prospect of seeing the Sex Pistols on Saturday...
Counting the cost
12-Nov-2007 By Hamish Champ
I've heard many debates about the merits of private equity's involvement in the licensed trade, versus that of publicly owned operations. The private...
09-Nov-2007 By John Harrington
The small number of licence revocations means pubs are not causing problems, BBPA says
LibDems call for crackdown on pubs
09-Nov-2007
The Liberal Democrats have leapt on new figures it claims show the government is failing to use the new Licensing Act to control the licensed trade....
Laurel float in 2008?
08-Nov-2007 By The PMA Team
Property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz is looking to chop his Laurel Pub Company in half towards the end of next year and float the food-led division. The...
Catch all with national pub quiz
08-Nov-2007
A lot of pub-goers have opinions about their local pub. Few of them actually get up and try and change them. And the number who come up with an idea...
Project Update 9: Bearing Fruit
08-Nov-2007
The White Hart has been faring well over the past month - and our category champions have praised licensees Simon Tanner and Carlos Alfaro for their...
The responsible Cheese
08-Nov-2007
When Maddie Lavin took over the Hull Cheese with her partner Peter Townend, the city centre pub was in dire straits. "The pub was failing," says...
Publican Conference: 'Individual pubs are best'
08-Nov-2007
Large managed estates are unlikely to make for good individual pubs, according to a panel of industry experts speaking at The Publican...
Case Study: The Huntsman, Drax
08-Nov-2007
Robert Vevers and Katie Facer, the Huntsman in Drax, North Yorkshire Robert and Katie have been in the pub trade for seven years. They had been...
Table device proves Dragons' Den wrong
08-Nov-2007
Inventor Andrew Gordon is on the way to solving the age-old problem of annoying wobbly pub tables once and for all. His invention Stabletable is...
THE GUV'NOR
08-Nov-2007
Dennis Griffiths There is an organisation that provides a valuable forum across our industry, says the licensee of the Miners' Rest in Barnsley,...
MyNewPub
08-Nov-2007
Black Horse Littleport, near Ely, Cambridgeshire Agent: Davey & Co Wendy Lynton worked with children with learning disabilities before picking up...
THE AGENTS
08-Nov-2007
Stephen Taylor Managing director, Guy Simmonds The job of any professional licensed property agent is to be fully aware of market conditions and to...
InBrief
08-Nov-2007
De Bretton buys Guy Fawkes Hotel The Yorkshire-based de Bretton Group has bought the Guy Fawkes Hotel in High Petergate, York, with plans to turn it...
Ploughing their own furrow
08-Nov-2007
Jon and Paula Briscoe at the Jolly Farmers, in Buckland, Surrey, have made a success of a business incorporating a pub, food offer and deli. Nigel...
Break it down to build it up
08-Nov-2007
In the first of a new series, the MA's SWOT team leader Ali Carter gives the ailing Cask Inn, in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, a much-needed business...
The end for the real East Enders?
08-Nov-2007
Forget the Queen Vic, says Karen Dugdale, how will the real local pubs near London's planned Olympic site fare under the onslaught of redevelopment?...
NewsDigest
08-Nov-2007
The Queen's speech unveiled two bits of good news for pubs. She confirmed the Government intended to go ahead with legislation to reduce regulatory...
ePub: Pubs raise their game
06-Nov-2007
The digital conversion of pub machines has taken a step forward with the trial of a new package deal in 75 pubs in four different pubco estates.Games...
06-Nov-2007
The Queen's speech unveiled two bits of good news for pubs. The Queen confirmed the Government intended to go-ahead with legislation to reduce...
Hamish Champ: No More Heroes Anymore
05-Nov-2007 By Hamish Champ
Time can be a kind aunt to some people, to others it can be a terrible steppe-sweeping horde of Huns, Mongols and Visigoths. More of that later...
Everards ups the stakes in bounty scheme
05-Nov-2007
Leicester brewer Everards has increased the bounty on offer to people who find new tenants for its pub estate.Licensees, employees and members of the...
The Mother of all Battles?
03-Nov-2007 By Hamish Champ
Such was speculation surrounding a possible bid for Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) in recent months - years, even - that when the other shoe...
Amanda Green: Flood recovery update
02-Nov-2007
It's a bit on the stressful side at the moment. We're not quite on target to open, but we're doing it anyway. We've had some last-minute issues which...
Evolving with the market
02-Nov-2007 By Hamish Champ
As Mitchells & Butlers' (M&B) chief executive Tim Clarke is no doubt heartily sick of being reminded, the recent 'credit crunch' has played...
Concession on capital gains tax not enough
02-Nov-2007 By James Wilmore
Business groups are refusing to give up their campaign against the government over planned changes to capital gains tax, despite reports of a...
Pubfolio sale withdrawn
01-Nov-2007 By The PMA Team
A package of 340 tenanted Pubfolio pubs has been withdrawn from the market after bidders failed to meet the £100m asking price, according to...
Conquerors from the north
01-Nov-2007
If I was to tell you that there is a cider brand sold in UK pubs that has 50 different fan clubs devoted to it on social networking website Facebook,...
No end for supermarket discounts
01-Nov-2007 By James Wilmore
Hopes for action on supermarket discount deals were dealt a huge blow last week after the issue was thrown out by the Competition Commission.The...
Pubs in the dark over new waste rules
01-Nov-2007
THE GOVERNMENT "must do more" to make pubs aware of new recycling regulations, according to the Federation of Small Businesses.It described the lack...
01-Nov-2007 By John Harrington
Manchester has been the latest target for the pub karaoke conman. For the past few weeks, hosts across north-west England, the West Midlands and...
Guiding light
01-Nov-2007
Good Pub Guide 2008 editor Fiona Stapley talks prices, pub characters and bad soup with Lucy Britner This year's industry bible contains more than...
Good month bad month
01-Nov-2007
Good month for Raymond Blanc's The Restaurant programme winners Jane and Jeremy Hooper: The couple convinced Raymond and his panel of judges,...
AA publishes new guide to plush pubs with rooms
01-Nov-2007
A new guide on pubs with accommodation has been launched by AA Publishing. Room at the Inn, which is edited by David Hancock, features 76 pubs with...
Perk up performance
01-Nov-2007
According to new research, 30% of pub customers also visit a coffee chain in a week and 46% of customers "don't know" why they use coffee shops....
THE GUV'NOR
01-Nov-2007
Graham Rowson Find a decent stocktaker and get your pub running more efficiently, says the licensee of the Plungington Tavern, Preston, Lancashire I...
Joint leaders tussle for top spot
01-Nov-2007 By Helen Bendell helen.bendell@william-reed.co.uk
Rivalries between Arsenal and Manchester United will always make a fixture between these giants interesting viewing. The fact that they are...
