Greene King acquires Loch Fyne for £68.1m
Greene King, the brewer and pub operator, has announced it has acquired Loch Fyne Restaurants for £68.1m. The deal for the 36-strong chain marks...
Archives for August 6, 2007
Wet weather worry for S&N
Scottish & Newcastle has announced good results for the six months to 30 June 2007 but says the bad weather will make reaching targets "challenging
Very challenging" trading for S&N
The current bad weather and other localised factors means Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) is uncertain of achieving this year's trading targets in...
Two pints of bitter for the ladies please...
CAMRA is calling on brewers to make beer more appealing to women in a bid to boost the real ale market. CAMRA's first female chairman, Paula Waters,...
Chris Maclean: currying favour
Tonight I've been invited to the opening of the new Indian restaurant in town. This will be the fourth Indian restaurant and joins two Chinese...
What the papers say - August 7, 2007
Jane Seymour, the actress best known for her performance as a Bond girl in Live and Let Die, is being taken to court by neighbours who want to stop...
Champion Beer of Britain 2007 announced
Hobsons Mild has been crowned the 2007 Champion Beer of Britain at the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF). The beer beat off stiff competition from...
Licensee successfully fights underage sales case
A South Wales licensee has successfully challenged two charges against her after one of her staff was caught out in an underage test purchase sting....
Pete Robinson: Discarded fag ends? What a load of rubbish!
A survey last year by the Tidy Britain Group claimed that '80 per cent' of town centres were already blighted by cigarette litter. Now the Local...
Greene King buys Loch Fyne for £68.1m
Greene King has announced the purchase of fish restaurant chain Loch Fyne for £68.1m.The Bury St Edmunds brewer and pub company has acquired all 36...