Small can be beautiful
As Nigel Huddleston discovers, life can be hard work for small producers While Strongbow, Bulmers and Mag-ners fight over the rich pickings to be...
Archives for April 18, 2006
Is Magners a victim of its own success?
Magners has proved a big hit, but tough competition on price and a desire for something different means it has been de-listed by some pubs. Rosie...
Under the hammer
Auction expert Matthew Mears gives some tips on the process.Individually, licensed premises are considered to be small-value transactions in the...
Pub company on lookout to offload
Punch Taverns is understood to have put Old Orleans, the bar and restaurant chain, up for sale with an estimated value of between £25m and £35m....
What's new
Nigel Huddleston finds that cider's renaissance has prompted the introduction of a raft of new products Already the upturn in cider sales has spawned...
Pub smoke ban petition extended
The campaign group behind a petition to overturn the smoking ban has extended the deadline for signatures after an overwhelming rush in the last few weeks. NEW COMMENT
Licensees send council report down the pan
Cambridgeshire licensees are in uproar over a council report encouraging people to use pub loos instead of public toilets.Richard Cassidy, director...