W&DB names new P&P chief
Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries has appointed Mike Dowell, previously Costa Coffee managing director, to take the helm at Pitcher &...
Archives for May 26, 2002
Trade attacked for being 'slow to act' on reform
A leading licensing lawyer has attacked key trade associations for "sitting on the fence" for too long over licensing reform.Speaking at the Guild of...
Seeing is believing
Display techniques can improve bagged snacks sales.Crisps and snacks purchases in the on-trade aren't planned, so impulse buys are usually prompted...
Show it and sell it
By utilising a bar's 'hot spots' a publican can influence the decision-making of his or her customers.It is common sense and clear to every publican...
Retail is detail
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
Effective point-of-purchase material will enhance your overall retail offer.Wherever we go nowadays we are bombarded by different messages as brands...
Punch: the resurrection
Punch, the 4,300-strong pub company, abandoned its high-profile float, only to list on the stock exchange seven days later. By Mark Stretton.They say...
Scientists: white wine 'good for your lungs'
There was good news for wine suppliers this week as scientists revealed that drinking white wine could be good for your lungs.Experts at the...
Scots fight for rate relief after Welsh campaign success
Scottish licensees are being urged to fight for rate relief after Welsh publicans won their campaign to help rural pubs.The Scottish Licensed Trade...