Companies

Roxxoff defiant

31-Jul-2003

Owners of the controversial "Viagra pop" Roxxoff have ignored Portman Group warnings and gone ahead with the UK launch of the brand. The 5.4% abv...

M&B offers lease deal to revive ailing pubs

31-Jul-2003

By Tony Halstead Mitchells & Butlers, the country's biggest managed pub company, has identified a further 27 houses that will switch to franchise...

Winning the

31-Jul-2003

MA awards changed our lives As last year's winners can testify, a boost in pub trade has been the key spin-off of the Morning Advertiser awards....

Fuller's explains £50,000 bonus move

31-Jul-2003

London brewer Fuller's has defended its decision to pay all its executive directors a one-off £50,000 bonus following changes made to their service...

Horror arson attack raises issue of fire safety in pubs

31-Jul-2003

by Claire Hu The trade has been left sickened by a horrifying arson attack on a north London pub which killed two of the landlord's children. Charlie...

David Longbottom

31-Jul-2003

David Longbottom, a former executive of Allied Breweries, died this week after a long battle with leukaemia. Longbottom worked in the brewing and pub...

Attacked bymachete gang

31-Jul-2003

Police are appealing for witnesses after two men were attacked with a machete outside a south London pub. The men were taken to hospital with serious...

Battle

31-Jul-2003

of the beers Once again Britain's finest will enter the arena at Olympia for the Great British Beer Festival 2003. Who will take the crown this year?...

Lack of space leaves Greene King with no bar at festival

31-Jul-2003

Greene King will not have a brewery bar at this year's Great British Beer Festival after missing out on a place. Camra said Greene King, whose beers...

Silencing the data racket

30-Jul-2003

Michelle Perrett and Adam Withrington find out how licensees are still getting caught out by a rogue data protection scam first reported four months...

EU seeks ruling on wine and spirits trademarks

28-Jul-2003

The European Union is set to clash head on with new world wine and spirit producers over the use of geographic descriptions such as champagne, port,...

What the Sunday papers said

28-Jul-2003

The ObserverThe end of Happy Hours is nigh - Councils will be given the power to intervene in cases where happy hour stunts are designed purely to...

Club owner at fault over bouncer

24-Jul-2003

The Appeal Court has ruled that a nightclub owner is responsible for the behaviour of a doorman who stabbed a customer in a revenge attack outside...

Fire above Church Inn

24-Jul-2003

A mattress was set alight in a bedroom above a Lancashire pub on Saturday. Firefighters using breathing apparatus spent an hour putting out flames...

Chance to win outdoor XXXX adventure

24-Jul-2003

Here's your chance to get out from behind the bar and enjoy a great adventure in the great outdoors compliments of Castlemaine XXXX. To celebrate...

Tradition and ambition

21-Jul-2003

Stephen Gould has jumped from pubco giant Punch to regional brewer Everards. By Mark Stretton.When Stephen Gould announced he was leaving Punch to...

What the Sunday papers said

21-Jul-2003

The Sunday Times Mitchells & Butlers is risking shareholder anger by going back on a deal to give £400m of spare cash back to investors in order...

Be wary of Interbrew keg refunds policy, says licensee

18-Jul-2003

Publicans have been warned they may not get full refunds for kegs of beer they suspect to be off, following a recent case involving...

Visible difference

18-Jul-2003

Can your customers see everything that is on offer in your outlet? By Peter Segal of srcg, a consultancy specialising in retail strategy, category...

A clear profit

18-Jul-2003

The following article is brought to you by Diageo.See your business grow with clear visibilityInfluencing choiceOver 65 per cent of your customers do...

New tune for Pitcher & Piano

17-Jul-2003

Pitcher & Piano broke new ground in 1986 when it became the first of a new generation of female-friendly bars. This week an updated version of...

Buyers lock horns for

17-Jul-2003

Yates's wine offering by Tony Halstead Yates has put its legendary "Aussie White" wine brand up for sale and two buyers are locked in a bidding...

Young's defends host in row over serving Best

17-Jul-2003

by John Harrington London-based brewer Young's has defended its decision to serve alcohol to recovering alcoholic George Best. The ex-footballer, who...

Yates soars on buy-out gossip

16-Jul-2003

Yates Group has poured cold water on suggestions that it is in talks over a venture capital (VC) funded management buy-out, after City rumours pushed...

Greene giants

15-Jul-2003

Brewer and pub operator Greene King has announced a rise in profits and turnover.Greene King boss Tim Bridge used the platform of his company's...

High street to see fall in rents

15-Jul-2003

The pub market is set for a large drop in rents on the high street, predicts Nigel Ball, director at property consultant Fuller Peiser.Over the last...

What the Sunday papers said

14-Jul-2003

The Sunday TelegraphSky has made an audacious bid to secure exclusive rights to all live Premier League football games for the next four seasons....

GK profits leap by 8% to £75m

10-Jul-2003

By The PMA Team Greene King chief executive Tim Bridge has credited the company's involvement in both managed and tenanted pubs for delivering an 8%...

GK wins awards

10-Jul-2003

Greene King has won two industry awards for its humorous marketing drive aimed at recruiting pub managers. The company won Best Managerial...

Punch host quits after rent battle

10-Jul-2003

By Claire Hu Punch lessee Brian Freeman is leaving the trade after being left with bills of £25,000 arising from a two-year rent review battle....

Pub companies slam Sky price-hike

07-Jul-2003

Britain's biggest pub companies have slammed Sky, after price rises of up to 22 per cent for pubs and bars wanting to show live football.Pub groups...

Compulsory ID cards a step closer

07-Jul-2003

Home Secretary David Blunkett is seeking the Prime Minister's support for a compulsory ID card scheme.The cards would be issued to everyone in the UK...

What the Sunday papers said

07-Jul-2003

The Mail on SundayBritain's biggest pub chains have accused satellite broadcaster Sky of abusing its monopoly position. As reported on...

Cutting it on the high street

04-Jul-2003

Britain's town centres are over-pubbed, with operators desperately discounting in order to compete. By Mark Stretton.There have been enough column...

Pubs join crime fight

03-Jul-2003

Pubs are joining forces with high-street retailers in an initiative to catch shoplifters. The radio link-up scheme, thought to be the first of its...

Brutal sex attack in Brighton pub is a wake-up call for host

03-Jul-2003

Pubs warned as drug rapes rise by Claire Hu The horrific case of a woman who was raped and photographed in a pub toilet highlights the urgent need...

Scotland to face licensing reform under Nicholson Committee proposals

30-Jun-2003

Scotland's licensing laws could be facing significant reform if the government takes on the recommendations of the Nicholson Committee.Rumours are...

What the Sunday papers said

30-Jun-2003

The BusinessMore than 10 potential bidders, including Hugh Osmond and Robert Tchenguiz, have asked to see the intimate trading details of the...

Up, up and away?

27-Jun-2003

While UK pub rents continue to soar, London 'superpubs' are seeing a slow down. Michelle Perrett reports.Pub rents across England have soared by 25...

Pub hit by racial fight

26-Jun-2003

Thousands of pounds of damage was caused at a pub after it was targeted during violent race clashes in Wrexham, North Wales, on Monday night. The Red...

Trevor and Madeleine Reed

26-Jun-2003

The Crown Inn, Bathley, Nottinghamshire In a village with just 130 houses and no shop, church or village hall, the Crown Inn, Bathley, serves as a...

Francisco Cardona

26-Jun-2003

The Waggon and Horses, Doulting Beacon, Shepton Mallet, Somerset With a population of just 570 people, Francisco Cardona had to do something special...

Foam isn't where the heart is

26-Jun-2003

As Yorkshire and other parts of the north are to get their own regional assemblies, I hereby declare the rest of the country to be a "swan neck and...

You may not believe it, but these are exciting times for the

26-Jun-2003

But standard lager, like all other beer sectors, is having to face and deal with the challenge of other product categories such as wine, vodka and...

M&B manages to avoid a Footsie humiliation

26-Jun-2003

Shares of Mitchells & Butlers have been in something of a ferment since they were floated on the stock market following the break-up of the old...

Support appears to drop for national ID cards

25-Jun-2003

Moves towards a national ID card scheme may be delayed to allow the government to carry out more research into public opinion.The hold-up means that...

Licensees need to get prepared for rugby World Cup

24-Jun-2003

Licensees who want to show rugby World Cup matches should start to apply to magistrates for licence extensions. The event, which is being held in...

Quality controls

20-Jun-2003

Are you putting enough emphasis on the quality of your serve? By Peter Segal of srcg, a consultancy specialising in retail strategy, category...

A little ray of sunshine

20-Jun-2003

After months of doom and gloom, some pubcos are starting to talk optimistically, says Mark Stretton.Only whisper it but the summer appears to be...

Quality serve every time!

20-Jun-2003

The following article is brought to you by Coca-Cola.The perfect serve Ask the customer if they would like to drink from the bottle or from a glass...