Pub takes on supermarkets
A West Yorkshire licensee will offer special deals in a bid to beat cheap supermarket booze
Archives for November 19, 2007
SAB Miller buys Grolsch
SAB Miller has agreed to buy Dutch brewer Grolsch for €816 million. The proposed takeover will not affect the distribution agreement for Grolsch in...
Chris Maclean: Revisiting the DDA
I have to confess I'd forgotten about the DDA. In recent years there has been a succession of laws passed that have to be carried out by licensees....
Marston's completes £300m-plus refinancing deal
Marstons has bolstered its spending power by more than £300m following a new refinancing deal, with a view to buy back more shares or acquire pub...
Pubs vie for spud accolade
The British Potato Council (BPC) has shortlisted five pub recipes in its 'Great Potato Challenge' competition for 2008. Twelve finalists will battle...
Smoke rebel Howitt has licence revoked
Smoke ban rebel Hamish Howitt has had his premises licence revoked. Howitt, the first licensee to be fined for flouting the smoking ban, said he...
SABMiller to buy Dutch brewer Grolsch for £580m
SABMiller, the London and Johannesburg-listed brewer, is set to buy Dutch brewer Koninklijke Grolsch for €816m (£580m).In a statement issued today...
Another day, another acquisition
As City analysts were busy dismissing yet another merger rumour concerning Marston's and Greene King, the latter's Rooney Anand was busy with his...
Howitt has premises licence revoked
Smoke ban rebel Hamish Howitt today had his premises licence revoked by Blackpool Council. The council's licensing panel revoked the licence on...
Drunk stings for one in three areas
One in three police BCUs are taking part in the Christmas campaign targeting venues that serve drunks