Brown backs MP over controversial alcohol clampdown
Gordon Brown has given his firm backing to an MP who has proposed controversial measures to clampdown on how alcohol is sold and displayed. The Prime...
Archives for October 1, 2008
'Ultrasound machine turns cheap plonk into fine wine in 30 minutes'
An entrepreneur has invented a machine that turns a cheap bottle of wine into a vintage-tasting delicacy in a matter of minutes. Casey Jones says the...
Beers for the girls
Beer is the most popular alcoholic drink in the world. In the UK only 12 per cent of beer sales are made to women. And there are just under 24.8...
JDW employee nets highest health & safety score
A JD Wetherspoon (JDW) employee has scooped an award for achieving the highest standards in a health and safety exam.
Scots alcohol plans set for a rough ride
Scottish Nationalist Party plans to raise the off-trade purchase age to 21 are set for a rough ride in Parliament today.
Bear necessity tests tenancies
Tenanted pubco resilience is being tested by buffeting of the bottom tier, says The PMA Team.
Global Brands announces new managing director
A number of management changes have been announced at independent drinks company, Global Brands. Steve Perez has relinquished his position as...
Pubcos send out foreign satellite warning
Major companies are advising licensees not to use foreign satellite equipment until a definitive ruling on the issue is made in the European Court of...
Publican makes her dry sales sizzle
A publican has turned up the heat on her food sales by creating a silly sausages night.Naomi Katze, licensee of the Drayman's Arms in Spalding,...
Chris Maclean: The drink is no demon
I've just been mugged by my local secondary school. I'd been invited, at the last minute, to help on a panel discussing the issue of alcohol for...
Time to reshape the pubco model
If pubcos are to survive then the bosses at the top of those companies need to listen to their most talented operations managers, says Andrew Pring.
City Diary: 2 October
All the latest gossip and rumours from the City.
Tuppen: Enterprise is secure
Enterprise Inns chief executive Ted Tuppen has insisted that his company's business model is "robust and secure" with more than 80% of its pubs...
Licensed to sell
From the At the Races TV channel to the Wye Valley Brewery, a broad line-up of key suppliers to the licensed trade was on parade at the National...
SA Brain buys drinks distributor
Welsh brewer SA Brain has bought the drinks distribution business of W. Hall & Son (Holywell) Ltd, for an undisclosed sum.The deal for the North...