Whyte & Mackay sold to management for £208m
Fortune Brands, maker of Jim Beam bourbon and Titleist golf balls, has sold its scotch whisky business to the management for £208m. The sale...
Archives for October 17, 2001
Laurel to address £1.3bn debt
The Laurel Pub Company will re-finance its existing £1.3bn debt next year. It is to approach advisors in the new year to handle a £1bn-plus...
W&DB confident in sale of Pitcher & Piano
The sale of the Pitcher & Piano bar chain is not in jeopardy according to parent company Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries...
The perfect pour
The traditional branded beer tap, a vital marketing tool for brewers, is under threat from a shift in pub design. Ben McFarland investigatesA...
CAMRA slams misleading ales
Group claims brewers' marketing gives false impressionThe Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has again attacked Suffolk-brewer Greene King for its...
Red tape costs rise
A third of small businesses in the UK are spending more than £3,600 a year on red tape, according to new research.The research, which was carried...
A matter of timing - the working week
Staff may no longer be able to opt out of time regulationsby David Clifton, one of thePublican.com's legal team from solicitors Joelson WilsonWhen...
Ministers stall over New Year
Howells tells licensees to 'hang fire' despite fury at hours gaffeMinisters have said they may sacrifice extended hours this New Year to ensure a 1am...