Top MA pub lands £10m investment
Morning Advertiser Pub of the Year Award winner David Sax has secured £10m worth of private-equity backing to expand the Cow brand in the southern...
Archives for May 15, 2007
'Supermarket prices encourage drinking at home'
Deep discounting by supermarkets is encouraging more people to drink at home, says a new report by consumer analysts Mintel. It claims the in-home...
Beer and Indian Food: refined tastes
Making the jump from amateur to professional status always causes a certain amount of soul-searching. An Olympic medallist asked to compete for a...
Chris Maclean: the play's the thing
I'm told the smoking ban is now less than 50 days away and the smug and self-righteous at Smokefree England continue to send out their propaganda.I...
United Spirits buys Whyte & Mackay for £595m
United Spirits, a division of Indian drinks business UB Group, has bought Scotch whisky maker Whyte & Mackay (W&M) for £595m.W&M owns...
Chris Maclean: celebrate the British pub
I have, tonight, written to my local MP inviting him to come to my pub in July as part of Proud of Pubs Week. I don't think he will come.British...
What the papers say - May 16, 2007
Enterprise Inns, Britain's second biggest pub owner, is talking to HM Revenue & Customs about whether it can include the money that landlords pay...
Protesters dump manure on Ramsay's restaurant
Protesters have dumped a tonne of horse manure on Gordon Ramsay's Claridge's restaurant door step. Demonstrators from People for the Ethical...
Scottish health initiative criticised
Scottish health activists have slammed a voluntary approach by the drinks trade to promote responsible drinking.Senior medical figures and academics...
Pubs 'n' Bars will be "badly hit" by smoke ban
Pubs 'n' Bars, the South West London-based pub group, says it expects to be "badly hit" by the English smoking ban.Announcing the group's annual...
The legacy of Blair
Tony Blair premiership ended as it began, with a rendition of 'Things Can Only Get Better'. The Labour party used the upbeat song during its 1997...
Abbott is well rewarded
Anyone who reads my comments regularly will have noticed that I've been bellyaching recently. Sometimes you need something to remind you what a joy...
Pub installs hi-tech kitchen webcam
A pub has installed a webcam in its kitchen so punters can have a pint at the bar while keeping a close eye on the progress of their meals. The...
Fuller's to hold chef recruitment days
Fuller's, the London brewer and pub retailer, is holding two open days as part of a strategy to recruit the best chefs in the industry.
Pubs 'n' Bars says smoke ban preparations in place
Pubs 'n' Bars, which recently bought out Community Taverns and now operates 98 pubs, has announced its results for 2006. Operating profit was up...
Pork making progress
PORK HAS often been considered the runt of the litter compared to lamb and beef when it comes to creating high quality pub food dishes. But it's...