Revealed: the plan to slow falling beer sales and save a million barrels
The beer and cider market is heading for a steep decline, but S&NUK believes if the industry adopts its ground-breaking vision now, damage can be...
Archives for April 2, 2008
New products
Pâté news Product: Quality Cuisine country-style pâté en croûte Who: Distributed by 3663 What: The coarse pâté is prepared to a classic...
Your say
What pubwatches are really all about The heading for William McLeod's letter "What pubwatches are all about" (MA, 27 March), in context, with his...
Q&A
Employing own staff Q. I am contracted with the owner of this pub under a management agreement that imposes on me an obligation to employ and pay...
Sutcliffe scoop sparks media frenzy
MA's exclusive interview with licensing minister sparks a media frenzy
Pubs wanted for charity snack drive
Bar snack ffinch's Mini Meaty Munchies is looking for a UK pub group to feature limited edition charity salami snacks.The search for a partner was...
Darling 'barred' across UK
Licensees across the country have delivering the "you're barred" message to anti-pub Chancellor Alistair Darling. The Morning Advertiser is backing...
Serving their sentences
Two black eyes, bruised ribs and a cut face. This was what licensee Ray Sutton was left with after he refused to serve a 17-year-old in his Bolton...
Meet the team
The new journey starts today. And the need for Sell More, Save More has never been greater. If you're facing up to sink-or-swim time in this...
More hands make light work and bigger profits - hopefully
Tim Martin's radical plan to drive sales at JDW takes courage, says The PMA Team JD Wetherspoon (JDW) founder Tim Martin is renowned for going out on...
Blazing the heritage trail
Andrew Pring enters the magic kingdom of Wadworthshire, where Wiltshire brewer Wadworth combines old and new to promote its core values with modern...
Triple whammy for tenants
The smoking ban, the worst summer on record and falling consumer spending have crippled tenants' profitability during the past 12 months. Graham...
Tell me lies, tell me binge-drinking lies
You can't argue with facts - unless you have the moral high ground of health lobbies and Government interests behind you. Then you can peddle big fat...
Moorhouse's: from micro brewer to major employer
Where the Lancashire mills lie derelict, brewing can promote regeneration - if Government gives it a chance David Grant is passionate about brewing...
Marston's buys Refresh UK
Marston's has bought the Refresh UK business for an undisclosed sum. Refresh was established in 2000. Its Wychwood Brewery in Witney, Oxfordshire...
The Guv'nor
Great service will help your pub to survive By the time this article is printed everyone will probably be in reflective mood about the Easter that...
Oh what a knight!
With less than three weeks to go, Adrian Tierney-Jones finds out how licensees across the land are preparing to make the most of St George's Day...
Thousands of visitors make the most of Publican Live
Visitors and exhibitors alike have hailed this week's Publican Live exhibition a huge success.Thousands of licensees have been flocking to London's...
Moves
Marston's manager multi-tasks Mike Haw, area manager at Marston's, has been appointed chief executive officer of the licensed trade information...
It's hell out there. Great!
The great French general and strategist (yes, there were some) Ferdinand Foch once remarked: "My centre is giving way, my right is retreating:...
Bar Talk
Do your customers care how environmentally friendly your business is? Steve Haslam Cutter Inn Ely Cambridgeshire Not that I'm aware of — but that's...
Pring; Tisc, Tisc — another inquiry?
With falling beer sales hurting profits and consumers nervy about spending, the last thing big pubcos need now is another investigation by...
Let's take it outside
Even in the best-run pub kitchen, plating and serving a main course every six seconds would put something of a strain on the skills and resources...
Marston's first half profits under pressure
Marston's, the Midlands brewer, has reported sliding wet and machine income sales across its managed pub estate for the first 24 weeks of the current...
MA survey shows downward spiral
Trade anticipates further loss in profits The dire financial state of many pubs is revealed in a survey of 500 tenants carried out by the MA. The...
In Season: Produce for spring
Alan Edmeades, product marketing manager, M&J Seafood: April sees an array of fish coming into season, including brill, dover sole, whelks,...
The agent Neil Morgan, Head of pubs, Christie+Co
The news that Laurel Pub Company, owned by Robert Tchenguiz, has called in insolvency specialist Kroll to handle a "pre-packaged" administration is a...
Pub profits down 15% since smoke ban
The dire financial state of many pubs is revealed in a survey of 500 tenants carried out by the MA. The most startling statistic is that 10% of pubs...
Pubs unaware that new noise laws are on the way
New noise regulations come into force this weekend but licensees are unaware that they may have to turn the volume down.Under the Control of Noise at...
Trade must find strength in unity
As we enter a new era for the Morning Advertiser, it is good to find my- self in complete accord with our illustrious editor in the aftermath of the...
The legacy of Inntrepreneur
Opinion is divided on whether Inntrepreneur's changes were good or bad, but no one can argue that its impact hasn't been far-reaching Everyone agrees...
Business building advice from BII Roadshows
"Only a glacier down the Taff could make this summer worse than the last one for pubs."So said Brains retail director Philip Lay in his opening...
Pub in mourning banned from selling alcohol
A grieving son has slammed a council for banning his pub from selling alcohol after he failed to change licence details within a week of his father's...
Barracuda smoke shelter in dispute
Managed operator Barracuda has closed a smoking shelter to the public over concerns that it breaches the smoking ban regulations. Council bosses...
Admiral bails out for now
Admiral Taverns boss Gary Landesberg has withdrawn from buying pubs while the economic climate remains so uncertain. The alternative-use value for...
We all need to change - now
In our first issue in this new-look Morning Advertiser, the interview with Licensing Minister Gerry Sutcliffe throws up important pointers — both...
Would one help my Hub?
Prince Charles has called for new ideas to publicise the work of Pub Is The Hub to enable the rural regeneration body to operate on a national basis....
BDMs: saints, sinners or something in between?
BDMs must run pubs as part of their training if they're going to help build profitable businesses The most maligned individual in our industry is the...
Woodforde's on the up
Turnover up 33% We're leading the way, says Norfolk brewer Norfolk brewer Woodforde's has unveiled a 34% increase in sales volumes and a 33% rise in...
Ox ploughs rich furrow
David Hancock talks to David Pritchard, joint owner of the Sussex Ox, in Alfriston, East Sussex, about growing his business Why our food business is...
Meet the marketing masters
In a new initiative to help you through a difficult year, the MA has pooled the resources of six leading industry experts To say it has been a...
City opinion John Hutson
Pubwatches key to eradicating problems in pubs Wetherspoon takes the issue of responsible pub retailing extremely seriously. At a time when a number...
The lease that broke the mould
Two decades on, it may be hard for relative newcomers to understand just how much of a revolution was begun by Grand Met when it introduced its long...
Freeholds made easier
Fleurets and Coffer Corporate Leisure are teaming up to help pubco licensees buy the freehold of their pub. Fleurets has piloted the scheme with...
Satellite trials go to Crown Court
Licensees plan to fight Sky all the way Five licensees face Crown Court trials in front of a jury for screening football via foreign satellite...
JDW's '50m litter pick' not legal
Council rapped for over-the-top approach Lawyer: conditions are "unreasonable" Councillors in Shrewsbury have been warned against imposing stringent...
Tchenguiz pumps in £50m
Tycoon acquires Laurel assets with new equity Property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz placed Laurel Pub Company in administration last Thursday, before...
Charity: Hard times are testing us all
The cost of living has risen fast for everyone, but it's an even tougher year for the average licensee, says The PMA Team
Herrljunga phones home
Swedish cider maker Herrljunga is replacing the product line-up that carries the company name in the UK with a new brand called +46. The brand...
Cellar & Kitchen expands
Suffolk brewer and retailer Adnams plans to have 30 Cellar & Kitchen stores open by 2012 as part of a plan to more than double profits in the...
'Highest earners drink the most'
The highest earners are the most likely to drink too much, a Whitehall report revealed yesterday. It found that more than half of all men being paid...
Cordial trade re-launch
Premium soft drinks producer Bottle Green is looking to increase its presence in the on-trade a year after being bought by a private equity company....
Budget will cause 8,000 pub closures
A pubco chief has today sent out a "Mayday warning" to the government, claiming that 8,000 pubs face closure as a result of the Budget. Speaking to...
The agent Barry J Gillham, chairman, Fleurets
The Morning Advertiser has been around since 1794 and Fleurets was founded in the 1820s. I have only been around since 1964, but I have witnessed a...
Hobgoblin brewer bought by Marston's
Marston's has announced it has acquired Refresh UK which owns the Wychwood Brewery, brewer of Hobgoblin and Brakspear.The acquisition is consistent...
Snifter
T5 trade takes off The ongoing chaos at the billion-pound Terminal Five building at Heathrow Airport was not mirrored in the new development's pubs...
Business boosters
Ideas for driving food sales at your pub Family Friday Where: Queens Head Inn, Brandeston, Suffolk. www.queenshead-brandeston.co.uk The idea: On the...
Mark Daniels: You'lll like this, not a lot, but you'll like it
The art of conversation is something we excel at in The Tharp Arms and some of our late-night Saturday conversations can be extremely random, weird,...
Neame: 8,000 pubs at risk after Budget
Shepherd Neame boss Jonathan Neame has slammed the "arrogance" and "thoughtlesness" of the Government
My pub juke box
Jon Collins, executive chair of Noctis, chooses his favourite tracks Music is very important to me, whether it's a road-trip soundtrack, a weekend...
Pubcos expand ranges
Big four follow TISC recommendation The country's four largest pubcos have moved to extend the range of products available to tenants in the wake of...