Licensees' stories to be heard at Darling meeting
Licensees will have their voices heard at a potentially groundbreaking meeting with Alistair Darling before the Budget. For the first time in at...
Archives for February 12, 2009
EC to rule on lower pub food VAT
VAT on food and beer sold in pubs could be as low as five per cent if the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) gets its way. Members of the organisation,...
Guinness volumes down 8% in Britain
Guinness volumes fell 8% in Great Britain during the six months to 31 December with net sales down 2% on last year, Diageo has reported.
Robinson's set to auction four pubs
Robinson's Brewery is set to sell four freehold pubs at auction later this month. The northern brewer hopes to earn between £400,000 and £480,000...
Numbers grow in big Punch pub freehold sale
Finance brokers report an increased number of inquiries from Punch tenants offered the chance to buy their pubs' freeholds. In November Punch...
Wells & Young's £4m ale campaign
Brewer Wells & Young's (W&Y) has unveiled its biggest ever spend for its three core ale brands as part of a bid to boost the cask beer market in 2009.
Kitchen equipment focus: Rising to the challenge
Pub kitchens, as we all know, have a tendency to be on the poky side - and the older the pub and the more urban the location, the more space is...
Pub wins in dispute over marquee
A determined licensee has been victorious in a year-long fight with his local council to keep a marquee, used as a changing room by the pub's...
John Porter: A real social service
A victory for common sense is always welcome, especially where it slices through even a small ribbon of the many miles of red tape the pub trade has...
Paramount to sell 25 freehold pubs
Licensed property agent Paramount Investments has released 25 freehold pubs, worth over £12m, for sale.
Punch Taverns drops bonus points scheme
Punch Taverns has been accused of "penny pinching" after abandoning a bonus points scheme in its annual promotional catalogue.Licensees are up in...
Diageo to seek £100m in cost savings
Drinks giant Diageo said today it expects to save around £100m in the next year as it undertakes a restructuring of the business.Announcing its...
Supermarkets accused of swallowing beer duty rises
Beer prices in pubs and bars have gone up 4.9 per cent in the last year compared to a rise of just 0.6 per cent in the off-trade. The figures are...
Day in the life: Her Brothers' keeper
This is a crucial time for Brothers Drinks, and the company needs good people steering the cider brand, as it bids to develop its presence in the...
New fonts for Brains
Welsh brewer Brains is to introduce new font designs across its portfolio, as it continues its drive for growth. The new more contemporary chrome...
CESA: Goodbye, CORGI
Pubs that use gas for cooking should be familiar with CORGI, the UK's gas safety watchdog, and will know how important it is to use CORGI-registered...
Equipment trial: Under starters orders
WITH January well out of the way and Valentine's Day on the horizon, The Publican returned to the North Pole in West London to see how Andy Evans and...
Something fishy about scampi
IN A climate of rising food costs and ever-fiercer competition for consumer spend, the choices facing pub operators are stark. Raising menu prices in...
Camra: support Sustainable Communities
The Campaign for Real Ale has urged MPs, councils and the public to throw their full weight of support behind the Sustainable Communities Act to help stop pubs closing.
National Pubwatch Conference 2009
The Victorian splendour of the Majestic Hotel in Harrogate was the setting for this year's National Pubwatch Conference.But the topics on the agenda...
MA helps licensee refused by bank
Banking giant Santander has apologised to a licensee after she was reportedly told by the group it won't lend to any pubs. Santander, which owns...