Summer gardens: bad weather
12-Jun-2002
Competition is in tents: It's British summertime - so it means keeping your customers warm and dry!For many of us, the mention of tents conjures up a...
Summer gardens: gardens
12-Jun-2002
Gardens go Dutch: Licensees turn to Grolsch's Dutch initiative as way to improve outdoor areasA touch of Dutch is sprouting in pub gardens around the...
Capital punishment
11-Jun-2002
External factors are influencing licensing decisionsby David Clifton, of thePublican.com's legal teamInteresting to read of the yet further...
Publican Award-winning licensee celebrates win for second time
11-Jun-2002
The licensee of The Publican Award-winning Freehouse of the Year, the Angel Inn at Hetton, has been celebrating his win for the second time.Owner...
Membership dream?
10-Jun-2002
Will the Guild of Master Victuallers' efforts to reverse the trend for falling membership figures have any effect? Caroline Nodder reportsWhen the...
What the Sunday papers said
10-Jun-2002
The Sunday TimesScottish brewer Belhaven is expected to report record results this week that will exceed consensus estimates of a £9m pre-tax...
City round up - all the latest news...
06-Jun-2002
Entrepreneur Steve Wilkins, who sold his Thomas & Carter bar and restaurant group for £6m to Massive in May, has launched new company Lewis...
Campaigners celebrate rural pubs victory
06-Jun-2002
Trade campaigners are celebrating another victory in the fight to save rural pubs.Funding has now been agreed by the Countryside Agency and the...
Growing concerns
05-Jun-2002
Rooney Anand of Greene King speaks out over the future of real ale.A blindfolded brunette writhes ecstatically on a bed, her hands and feet tied to...
Pubs prepare for bumper weekend
31-May-2002
Flags will be flying at Britain's pubs this weekend - but most will be in support of the England football team rather than the Queen's...
Relaxed hours put to the test during busiest week of the year
30-May-2002
Licensees will have an unprecedented chance to show the trade is ready for a more relaxed licensing regime during what is expected to be their...
Newcastle licensee facing court appearance over football scarf
30-May-2002
A Newcastle licensee is facing a court appearance over an obscene football scarf displayed in her bar.Yvonne Mann, who runs the city's Adelphi pub,...
Seeing is believing
27-May-2002
Display techniques can improve bagged snacks sales.Crisps and snacks purchases in the on-trade aren't planned, so impulse buys are usually prompted...
Retail is detail
27-May-2002
By using the key retailing space to greatest effect, you can influence the consumers' choice of drink.The challenge for the on-trade is to embrace...
Dramatic display
27-May-2002
Effective point-of-purchase material will enhance your overall retail offer.Wherever we go nowadays we are bombarded by different messages as brands...
W&DB names new P&P chief
27-May-2002
Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries has appointed Mike Dowell, previously Costa Coffee managing director, to take the helm at Pitcher &...
What the Sunday papers said
26-May-2002
The Sunday TimesThe Sunday Times "How I made it" weekly feature describes quick decision-making as the key to Hugh Osmond's success, with no better...
PEL plan poses a threat to live music in pubs
24-May-2002
Live music in pubs could become a thing of the past if the government's plans for licensing reform go ahead. Stuart Neame, vice chairman of...
6C digs deep as global hotel profits crash
23-May-2002
Global hotelier and UK retail operator Six Continents will spend a further £250m developing 600 pubs and restaurants this year.The company has...
Glenmorangie profits up 12.8 per cent
22-May-2002
Whisky maker Glenmorangie has unveiled a 12.8 per cent hike in profits to £8.3m, on sales up 12.4 per cent to £58.7m for the full-year to March.The...
Campaign aimed at licensees and barstaff targets credit card crimes
22-May-2002
Barstaff are being encouraged to help catch criminal colleagues as part of a campaign to prevent credit card crime.The Card Watch campaign has been...
First Leisure unveils £25m roll-out plans
20-May-2002
First Leisure, the nightclub group, has secured a £25m debt facility to fund accelerated plans over the next three years.The cash, set aside for...
Website offers licensees opportunity to verify contractors
20-May-2002
Licensees who are worried about hiring cowboy contractors can now seek online help by logging onto a national database of accredited safe...
What the Sunday papers said
19-May-2002
The Sunday TelegraphSouth African Breweries has set a target of May 30 to reveal a $5bn deal to gain control of US brewer Miller and transform itself...
City round up - all the latest news
17-May-2002
SFI Group chief executive Andrew Latham has purchased £19,700 of shares. The incoming head of the company bought 10,000 shares at 197p. He said:...
Princess Royal highlights social responsibilty of trade at BII lunch
17-May-2002
HRH The Princess Royal highlighted the increasing importance of social responsibility within the drinks trade during her speech at the British...
Are you ready for the gold rush?
16-May-2002
With the World Cup and the Queen's Golden Jubilee nearly upon us it looks like the summer of 2002 will be one to remember. Jackie Annett reportsPubs...
Trade group to campaign for review of business rates for pubs
16-May-2002
Trade group Licensed Victuallers (Wales) is launching a campaign for a complete review of the business rates system for pubs.After winning mandatory...
Arkells cuts prices in wake of Budget
16-May-2002
Arkells Brewery in Swindon is to cut the price of its own-brewed beers in time for the Queen's Golden Jubilee.The reduction is in response to the...
Coliseum aims to be a good sport
15-May-2002
With its Sports Café opening at 6am during the World Cup, Coliseum Group will be banking on England's success. Mark Stretton reports.While the...
FABs showing a lot of bottle
15-May-2002
Beer faces battle for space as sector continues to risePerhaps the primary consideration when planning your back-bar is which brands are performing...
A good reflection on your bar
15-May-2002
People spend a lot of time staring at your back-bar, so why not give them something nice to look at - themselves!Mirrors have had an important place...
Golden Jubilee celebrations gaining public support
14-May-2002
The death of the Queen Mother and the start of the Queen's Jubilee tour of the country have bolstered public support for pub and street parties to...
High interest in enterprising inns
13-May-2002
With investors banking on pubs once more, Mark Stretton looks at an option for start-up companies - the Enterprise Investment SchemeAs far as the...
What the Sunday papers said
12-May-2002
The Sunday TelegraphSix Continents, the hotel and pub group, has held talks with Scottish & Newcastle, Britain's biggest brewer, about combining...
Two-thirds of public opt to eat out over other leisure activities
10-May-2002
Almost two-thirds of the population would choose to go out for a meal at a pub or restaurant rather than going to the cinema or theatre, according to...
Out on the town
08-May-2002
Jackie Annett takes to the streets of Manchester to experience first hand a Friday night shift with the city's policeIt's a Friday evening and I've...
Solving the puzzle
08-May-2002
Regent Inns is tackling the problem of retaining staff with the Step Forward scheme, which uses jigsaws to measure training. By Phil...
SFI poaches Po Na Na finance chief
08-May-2002
SFI Group, the late-night bar operator, has poached Po Na Na finance director Tim Andrews who will take control of the books from James Kowszun who...
Allied Domecq busts a groove
07-May-2002
A rap record promoting Courvoisier cognac is helping Allied Domecq recover from disappointing first-half trading in the America.Consumption of the...
Massive attacks with £6m deal
07-May-2002
Massive, the independent London-based pub retailer, has acquired Thomas & Carter, the gastro-pub chain, in a deal valued at £6m.The 10-strong...
Defeat spells end at Tomos Watkin
03-May-2002
Shareholders at Tomos Watkin have given up the fight to save the Welsh brewer but may still sue the board for selling the pub estate without their...
Pubs could be fined thousands for offering free lifts
03-May-2002
Pubs offering free lifts to customers will have to end the service or face licensing costs running into thousands of pounds if a local authority...
ALMR's perfect ten
02-May-2002
It's a decade since a group of small pub operators decided to form the ALMR. Kerry Rogan went along to the 10th birthday celebrationsTen years ago...
Pubs hit as ITV Digital is turned off
02-May-2002
ITV Digital has been switched off - leaving thousands of publicans without the channel.Administrator Deloitte & Touche turned off the channel...
The Publican Newspaper wins Publication of the Year
02-May-2002
The Publican Newspaper has picked up the top accolade of Publication of the Year in the Business Food & Drink Journalist Awards.The awards,...
Licensees warned of Norfolk thieves
01-May-2002
Police have written to licensees in Norfolk to warn them about a gang of thieves who are targeting pubs in the area.In the last month, four pubs have...
Gordon sets the trap
30-Apr-2002
Mark Stretton looks at how the recent Budget will squeeze many UK brewersIn the most recent Budget, the pub and brewing industry once again bore...
Have you gone soft?
29-Apr-2002
A good range of soft drinks is important to meet the customer's needs at every possible occasion.The soft drinks category is one of the fastest...
How to find your range
29-Apr-2002
Calling time on the wrong bagged snacks range.Most licensees take great care to ensure the drinks they stock meet their customers' needs, but far too...
