Government reveals disorder zone flaws
As one of its final "thumbs down" to the reputation of the licensed trade, this Government has at last unveiled its deeply flawed concept of Alcohol Disorder Zones (ADZs).
Archives for December 7, 2007
Tim Martin: Passing the blame for binge drinking to supermarkets is a bad idea
Received opinion within the pub trade is that the buck for irresponsible drinking can be passed to supermarkets, based on super-low pricing policies....
Supermarkets admit milk price fixing
Supermarket groups Sainsbury's and Asda have admitted fixing the price of dairy products including milk, cheese and butter after striking a deal with...
Bullish M&B tighten the screw
In May, Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) boss Tim Clarke was talking about the mounting pressure on middle-class incomes.
Drink-drive lobby is wrong
It had to happen, didn't it? But we were so busy fending off the fanatical smoking and bingeing lobbyists that no one noticed the drink-driving brigade was queuing up to have its own prejudiced pop at the pub trade
Brewing innovations revive cask market
As two women walked past the Campaign for Real Ale's (Camra) stand at the BBC Food Show in Birmingham last week, one said: "Ah, Camra - they've been around a long time.
Back to Basics: Open fires
Nobody in the trade can doubt that a real fire, glowing merrily in the hearth, is a wonderful way to attract more people into your pub.Customers'...
Fighting for a slice of the pie
You'd have to have been living on the moon for the past couple of years not to appreciate that these are challenging times for brewers, be they...
Greene King celebrates top prize at the BII NITAs
Greene King Pub Partners and Charles Wells Pub Company are among the pubcos celebrating after taking top prizes at the BII NITA training awards.The...
Pete Robinson: Are opinion polls damaging your pub?
Apparently most of you 'support' the smoking ban, have 'embraced the opportunities' in the legislation, and would hate to see it rescinded. Is that...