In Season: Serve good, simple food
Sally Sturley, product manager - fresh produce, Pauleys: With most people over-indulging at Christ-mas, eating fresh, seasonal produce as part of...
Archives for January 8, 2008
Top Tory against "hefty" alcohol tax increase
Tory Shadow Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has called for the government to avoid increasing tax on alcohol to combat drink-related issues. Speaking...
S&N on course for £100m-a-year BBH synergy benefits
Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) has claimed it will accrue savings worth £100m a year if it wins full control of Baltic Beverage Holdings (BBH),...
Carlsberg hits back at latest S&N claims
Carlsberg has hit back strongly at the latest claims by Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) that it has breached the terms of its Baltic Beverage...
ALMR: Ban cheap supermarket booze
ALMR urges licensing minister to take action on cheap supermarket booze
Gangsta Rap under scrutiny at Reading venues
Reading Pubwatch is not about to enforce a ban on Gangsta Rap music, despite media reports to the contrary. Venues in Reading have come under close...
Living Room sees record sales in December
Premium Bars and Restaurants (PBR), formerly known as Ultimate Leisure, has reported that its sites "performed well" in December, with total group...
New Portman Group rules ban alcohol sponsorship on children's sports kits
A new Portman Group Code has come into effect, which will alter the regulations for advertising alcohol. Alcohol branding will no longer be permitted...
Call for pub fag machines to be ditched
Pub fag machines should be replaced by nicotine gum and patch dispensers to help people quit - that's the call from Manchester's smoking tsar....
Pubs fail underage fag machine sting
Almost 80% of targeted pubs in Milton Keynes allowed children to buy cigarettes from vending machines
Fresh call for action on supermarket booze deals
A trade group is ramping up the pressure on the government to tackle supermarkets selling alcohol at below cost. The Association of Licensed Multiple...
Carlsberg: S&N case has no merit
Carlsberg claims S&N's argument over Baltic Beverage Holdings is "frivolous"
Alcohol branding banned on kids shirts
The ban on alcohol branding on children's replica shirts has come into force