3663 launches local incentive
Pub cooks should find it easier to source local produce thanks to a new programme being rolled out by wholesaler 3663.With customers becoming...
Archives for January 12, 2006
Young's Brewery comes under fire for Ram adverts
Young's Brewery has come under fire for its "This is a Ram's World" advertising campaign.The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a...
Music groups' despair at Rayners Hotel sale
Music groups are planning a major protest over the sale of one of the UK's best-known live music pubs. The Rayners Hotel in Harrow, north London, is...
The call of the coast
Mark and Sophie Dorber have delighted punters and critics alike at the White Horse in Parsons Green. They've now taken on a fresh challenge on the Suffolk coast. SUSAN NOWAK takes in the sea air
Proud of Your Staff: Bricklayers Arms, Luton
The team at the Bricklayers Arms in Luton is the latest to be nominated for The Publican's Proud of Your Staff initiative.Licensee Alison Taylor put...
My Shout
Firstly I would like to wish everyone a happy and prosperous New Year. A New Year that will bring with it the greatest sales building opportunity...
Total smoking ban now likely
Plans for a total ban on smoking in pubs look almost certain after Tony Blair agreed to give MPs a free vote on the issue.But an amendment tabled in...
Energy costs look set to fuel drinks price hike
Spiralling energy costs look set to force licensees into slapping hefty increases on the price of a pint this year. Gas and electricity bills rose...
Total smoke ban looms as PM hints at free vote
A total smoking ban is now the most likely outcome after Prime Minister Tony Blair hinted he would allow a free vote on the issue. Speaking in The...
'Icons of England' list recognises status of pubs and pints
The traditional English pub and a pint of real ale have both made it on to a list of what it means to be English. The Government's list of Icons of...
Train with the best and prepare for success
Graham Rowson is the only licensee ever to win two consecutive National Industry Training Awards. He tells EWAN TURNEY how he's taken annual sales at the previously boarded-up Plungington Tavern in Preston, Lancashire, from a flat zero to £400,
Wetherspoon sounds downbeat note
JD Wetherspoon is taking a cautious view of trading prospects in the face of the Scottish smoking ban.With most of its pubs TV-free, the high street...
Licensees' party set to fight smoke-ban
A political party led by two Scottish licensees is backing the bid to challenge the Scots smoking ban by appealing over human rights violations. The...
Major competition for licensees launched
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) and The Publican are marking the final countdown to this year's National Pubs Week with the launch of a major...
Will 2006 be the year for beer?
There was no communal hymn-singing at the end of the recent Beer Business In 2015 conference, jointly organised by this paper and its sister...
Trade reaps benefits of'double Christmas Eve'
New data supports the view that the two days before Christmas Day provided pubs with an exceptional takings boost. By contrast, New Year's Eve was...
Waverley forges ahead after Hemel depot fire
Drinks wholesaler WaverleyTBS is confident that the devastating Hemel Hempstead oil depot fire will not hit profits for last year. Managing director...