'HSBC curbs lending to pubs'
Banking giant HSBC has launched a crackdown on lending to bars, restaurant and hotel groups. The decision will add to the gloom in the industry,...
Archives for August 10, 2008
Cains: The first big casualty of the credit crunch?
Ah, the 'Glorious Twelfth'. Hundreds of be-tweeded gents will this week be traipsing across the nation's moors, blasting assorted wildfowl from the...
Consumers will pay more for good pub-grub
Consumers are willing to pay an average of 36% more for a gastro-pub meal if the service, food and atmosphere are of a high standard, according to a new survey.
Hamish Champ: Surprise surprise; a happy licensee
Despite being a lover of 'proper' beer since my, ahem, mid-teens I'm ashamed to admit that it is only since I've been working at the Publican that I...
HSBC tightens lending for pubs
Britain's pub operators face an even tougher time after HSBC decided to tighten its lending to the leisure sector. According to the Sunday Telegraph,...
In defence of Enterprise
Enterprise Inns, like its nearest pubco rival Punch Taverns, is portrayed by some of its more acerbic lessees as Public Enemy Number One. Until...
Lib Dem plans make pubs the scapegoat
Pubs and bars would again be made the scapegoat for antisocial behaviour under new plans from the Liberal Democrats - which would give councils the power to hit pubs with extra taxes.
Be inspired for British Sausage Week
The British Pig Executive has launched a series of recipes for British Sausage Week (3-9 November 2008).
Mark Daniels: Sexism ain't dead - it's just become a survey
Us men, we each have this wonderful image in our heads of what women should be like. Whilst we undoubtedly have different desires over what is a good...
Carlsberg secures Welsh deal with Evan-Evans
Carlsberg is to offer beers from Welsh brewer Evan-Evans to its thousands of freetrade customers in Wales. Carlsberg has been working with the...