'Tories could be antidote to excessive meddling'
Tory plans focus on enforcing existing laws "could well be an antidote to the poison of excessive Government meddling", says ALMR.
Archives for February 24, 2009
Locals take over pub for TV series
A passionate group of locals has taken over a pub in a bid to give business a boost. Villagers from Grizebeck in Cumbria have formed a committee to...
MP calls on Cameron to address the tie
Publican columnist Greg Mulholland MP has urged David Cameron to address the power of the pubcos in his party's new campaignIn a move that has been...
MP: limit pubcos to 2,000 pubs
The Tories must introduce a second set of Beer Orders to limit the pubcos to owning 2,000 pubs if they are serious about saving the British pub. That...
'Make acceptance of PASS ID cards mandatory'
Allowing licensees to choose which forms of ID they accept makes a nonsense of Government attempts to combat underage sales. That was the stern...
Major pub players see rise in eating out
Consumers are continuing to eat and drink out but pub and restaurant chains are having to work extra hard to get customers through the door.
4,000 pubs sign up for Cask Ale Week
With six weeks to go, over 4,000 pubs have enrolled for Cask Ale Week, to be held between 6-13 April. The target of 5,000 pubs should be achieved...
Call for pubs to embrace ID card scheme
The chief executive of the country's largest ID card scheme, CitizenCard, has called for increased partnership with pubs on the 10th anniversary of...
'Punch Taverns in Hall of Shame'
Pub group Punch Taverns, media firm Trinity Mirror and mining giant Xstrata have been named in a "hall of shame" by a specialist financial...
Discounts driving pub food and drink sales
High levels of discount offers and promotional activiiy boosted food and drink sales for the major managed pub and restaurant groups in January,...
Diageo and Anheuser-Busch criticised over supplier payments
Diageo and Budweiser brewer Anheuser-Busch have been criticised for extending the time taken to pay smaller suppliers.