Admiral absorbs second price rise
Admiral Taverns has opted not to pass on to tenants the second wholesale price rises announced by four major brewers this year. In a letter to...
Archives for September 24, 2008
'Carnage' nights spark criticism
A tour of Scottish cities by a firm which organises mass student bar crawls with fancy dress themes - including "Dirty Porn Star" - has sparked a...
Pubs can capitalise on "sod it" factor
Pub retailers should concentrate on the segmentation of their offering if they are to survive a recession, according to a leading futurist and...
Just how bad is it out there?
A leading City analyst emailed me this week to claim that analysis of the pub sector has become far too black and white, with managed companies...
City Diary — 25 September
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
Two TV football cases put on hold
Two licensees have had prosecutions for screening Premiership football via North African channel ART put on hold until Murphy appeal.
'Village pub invaded by 800 Nazi supporters'
A village pub has been invaded by more than 800 white nationalists from Britain, Germany and Eastern Europe. The Bungalow Inn in Redhill, Somerset...
Harry does his nuts
"Who here likes nuts? Hands up" Not many press conferences start with the subject asking a question, but then no one would expect Harry Hill to...
Punch unveils new help plan
Punch Taverns has unveiled a new discount scheme to help tenants fight back against cheap drinks deals from managed houses — with the scheme already in place at around 300 pubs.
Damm good show at Pitcher & Piano
Anheuser Busch has revealed details of its partnership with Pitcher & Piano in the UK to promote the Estrella Damm brand.
Finding gold in the Scottish hills
Great customer service is the name of the game in the pub industry, says Stephen Oliver.
Terror law used to monitor pub noise
Council officials used anti-terrorism laws to let residents monitor sound levels at a pub. In what's believed to be a first for a pub, surveillance...
Government plans to "tinker" with Licensing Act
Police and local authorities are failing to use the Licensing Act properly and the government plans to "tinker" with the legislation, a senior Home...
Economical with the truth
MA legal guru Peter Coulson gives advice on running promotions.
Scream if you're green
Turning off your lights when you don't need them, turning down your thermostat a notch and switching to energy-efficient lightbulbs… the commercial...
Pubcos absorb brewers' price hikes
Major pub companies are pulling out the stops to help struggling licensees by absorbing the price hikes from brewers. Admiral Taverns and Punch...
Master of his trade
Quality-focused licensee Bryan Walsh has just been named Fuller's Master Cellarman of the Year.
Leaflets advise on how to stay safe at night
Students and tourists are being offered leaflets advising them on how to stay safe after a night out.The leaflets are being handed out in the pubs...
Blow the budget, save the trade
Enough of the depressing media stories, let's support the BBPA's campaign and get some good publicity out there.
Community pub hits the TV!
A licensee has launched an online TV channel to bring his traditional community pub into the 21st century. Licensee Gary Nattrass has tapped into his...