Inver House Distillers sold to Pacific Spirits for £56m
Inver House Distillers, the Airdrie-based spirits group has been sold to Pacific Spirits for £56m.The deal will trigger multimillion-pound windfalls...
Archives for October 31, 2001
Drinkers lend a hand as licensees mop up eighth flood
Unlucky licensees Bill Plumbe and Gloria Williams from the Sweet Home Inn in Poole, Dorset, have been mopping up after their eighth flood in just two...
SAB enters Indian beer market with two acquisitions
South African Breweries (SAB), which acquired two Indian brewers as part of a push into the nation's young beer market, says that it aims to build a...
Deaths spark binge concern
Police in County Durham are blaming a culture of binge drinking on a series of deaths in the North East.One man is awaiting a sentence for the...
Many hoppy returns! CAMRA's 30th anniversary
CAMRA recently celebrated its 30th anniversary. Phil Mellows tells the storyMy drinking life coincides almost exactly with the history of the...
Regular exercise can bring real benefits for licensees
Regular exercise can bring real benefits - but for a busy publican the hardest thing may be finding the spare time for it in the first place, says Dr...
Famous Grouse scotches rivals as popular choice
Almost one in three blended drams poured in the British on-trade is The Famous Grouse, according to the latest figures from AC Nielsen.Following a...
Ridley's modernises portfolio with new look and logo
Ridley's has given its entire brand portfolio a new look and introduced a fresh corporate image in an effort to boost national recognition of its...
Belgium's a Euro star
Belgium brewer Interbrew is committed to raising beer quality in the UK.Ben McFarland went to Brussels to see if he could learn a thing or twoSales...
Booking acts
A revival of interest in live entertainment has increased the availability of acts which are suited to the pub circuit - but how do you go about...
Hugh Osmond buys stake in Belgo
Hugh Osmond, founder of Punch Taverns, has bought up a two per cent stake in Belgo, the beer and chips chain run by Luke Johnson.Matthew Allen, a...
Taste test: Sausages
Tony O'Reilly, consultant chef for Your Business, assembles a team of testers with the heavyweight task of sampling 16 varieties of sausages. Matthew...
Bodmin auction brings in the bids
More than 60 people squeezed into the main bar of the White Hart Inn in Bodmin, Cornwall, to take part in the public auction for the freehold pub.The...
Regional sales are on the rise
Regions receive a boost from recent shift in tourismProperty agents believe a shift in tourism away from Britain's major cities is helping the...