RTDs: Kicking to victory
It has been an interesting few years for Global Brands (GBL). The company started out in 1997 as a drinks distributor and then entered the...
Archives for September 6, 2007
RTDs: How to innovate
One of the more interesting discoveries this year was that Young's pub company had de-listed all ready-to-drink (RTD) brands from its pub estate....
Looking to find out the market value of your pub?
Here's a guide to what's happening out there around the country. 1. The Board Inn, North YorkshireThe Board Inn in Lealholm near Whitby, North...
Legal advice: Pardon? Could you say that again please?
Could your inability to hear clearly be the result of years of exposure to noise pollution?Noise is a growing problem in society - recent figures...
Pete Robinson: The perfect landlord? - Amy Winehouse of course!
Had to giggle like an alcohol-fuelled 11-year-old at the recent survey that found Richard Branson would make the ideal landlord, closely followed by...
RTDs: Market overview
According to Nielsen, sales of RTDs are down by 17 per cent in the year to May 2007. To the untrained eye it is yet another nail in the coffin for a...
Wetherspoon's Jim Clarke to join Countrywide
Jim Clarke, JD Wetherspoon's outgoing finance director, is to join estate agent Countrywide as group finance director.Clarke, who has been with the...
JD Wetherspoon 2007 profits up six per cent
Managed pubco JD Wetherspoon saw pre-tax profits rise six per cent to £62m last year, slightly below analyst's expectations, on turnover up five per...
NITAs finalists announced
Five licensees have made it to the shortlist of the flagship Licensee Trainer of the Year award at this year's BII NITAs.Maggie Armstrong of the...