Guinness: start St Patrick's Day celebrations early
Guinness is to distribute 26,000 St Patrick's Day promotional kits to help drive sales on 17 March and the weekend before.
Archives for February 9, 2009
Guinness glassware to show alcohol units
Diageo has announced plans to launch glassware displaying the alcohol unit content of a pint of Guinness. The industry first is part of a campaign to...
Oh Brother!
AT A time when doom is piled high upon economic doom, it would be reasonable to assume that those working within a sector that is experiencing its...
The good, the bad and the rather unattractive
It seems no-one has a good word to say about the big pubcos at the moment, if indeed they ever did. Inflexible, interfering, bullying, unreliable -...
Magners Pear launched
Magners is to launch a long-awaited pear variant next month, it has been confirmed.The Publican exclusively revealed in November that brand owner...
Guinness glasses contain unit information
Guinness is to launch the industry's first pint glasses containing unit information in a bid to help drinkers stay within the Government recommended guidelines.
Hamish Champ: It's time for pubco chief exec's pay to be frozen
I read last week's news reports of senior bankers' bonuses with the sort of incredulity I usually reserve for people who argue the world was created...
Talking 'bout... when to buy property
"We've 30 pubs and we're looking to expand. We've the money, but the question on everyone's lips is when to buy and what to acquire? There's some...
Cleaning - an occupational hazard
Beer line cleaners, washing-up liquids, dishwasher detergents and rinse aids, oven cleaners, disinfectants and bleach, toilet cleaners and descalers...
Mark Daniels: Pubs represent better value than you think...
It's been a strange week: snow brought Britain to a standstill and silenced the Global Warmists, at least for a few minutes; a couple of BBC...
Chris Maclean: I am an Innkeeper. And proud of it...
I had lunch today at the Butcher's Hall. I was a guest of our butcher in town to the monthly Worshipful Company lunch.Yet l feel disgusted and...
Whyte and Mackay darts: terms and conditions
These terms and conditions apply to the Whyte and Mackay darts competition. All references to 'our', 'us', 'we' or 'company' within this policy are...
FSB urges support for automatic rate relief bill
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is a calling on members to urge their MPs to support a private bill that would make rate relief automatic.
Roy Beers: Buckie - the monastic enigma that's sailing through recession
According to popular tabloid The Sunday Mail: "Experts say the surge is no surprise as the credit crunch has prompted people to buy cheaper, stronger...
Stein signs up with St Austell
Rick Stein has confirmed that his first pub will be with Cornish brewer St Austell. The celeb chef will takeover the lease of the Cornish Arms at St...
Celebrity chef Stein buys lease on St Austell pub
Celebrity chef Rick Stein has extended his South West business empire by buying the lease on St Austell pub, the Cornish Arms in St Merryn. News of...