'Citigroup warns of a grim night out at the pub for years'
Citigroup has predicted trading for the industry is likely to continue deteriorating as shares tumbled on Punch Taverns, Enterprise Inns, Mitchell...
Archives for January 13, 2009
Marston's extends banking facilities
Super-regional brewer and operator Marston's has agreed an extension to its banking facilities until August 2013. The facility, agreed with a...
Training staff under new code could cost drinks trade £151m
Extra training of pub staff, as part of a mandatory code of practice, could cost the drinks trade between £37.7m and £151m in its first year,...
St Austell opens distribution centre
Cornish brewer St Austell opened its new distribution centre today, which will supply over 2,000 pubs, clubs and hotels in the region. The purpose...
What to do if your landlord goes bust
What do you do if you are a tenant in a pub and your landlord goes into administration or liquidation? What can you do to protect your tenancy? It's...
Average pub meal spend down 8.6%
The average spend per head on pub meals dropped 8.6% on last year to £13.42 in the run-up to Christmas — a level not seen since December 2003 —...
Pub helps save tourists stranded on cliff
A pub came to the rescue of two Frenchmen and their dog who were stranded on a Cornwall cliff. Sue Sleight, manager of St Austell pub, the Port...
Pilsner Urquell signs Open Championship deal
SABMiller has signed a five-year deal with golf body the R&A which will see Pilsner Urquell become the official beer of the Open Championship....