EC agrees to VAT cut on pub meals
Pubs could be in line to make savings on meals after the European Commission agreed to allow member states to reduce VAT rates in a range of sectors....
Archives for March 11, 2009
Search is on for best pub Jazz band
The Morning Advertiser has for the second time joined forces with Budweiser Budvar and the Budvar Cheltenham Jazz Festival to launch the third year...
Chris Maclean: To compliment or not to compliment?
Last week I managed to commit another of those horrid gaffs I seem to be so capable of. Sharon, an attractive young woman, came in with her father...
Controversial poster for Leeds nightclub banned
A controversial poster for a Leeds nightclub has been banned for linking alcohol with sexual activity. The billboard poster for the Baja Beach Club...
Punch sells off eight freeholds
A Nottingham auction has succeeded in selling the freeholds of eight Punch Taverns pubs, part of the batch of pubs previously identified for...
We are the good news bible!
Our appeal for Good News stories has really hit home with many readers contacting us to share their success. • Licensee David Bailey, who runs the...
Best pub pork products named
Pubs can take their pick of the best pork products in the business, after industry body BPEX named the winners of its annual Foodservice Pork Product...
Payday effect a factor for pubs
Pubs are increasingly seeing the 'payday effect' as customers plan their spending more carefully, says cash and carry group Booker.Analysis of pubs'...
Mulholland: pubcos must pass on duty cuts
The outspoken MP writes to Punch, Enterprise and the BBPA saying the move could help persuade the Chancellor.
'SNP's cheap alcohol crackdown blocked by opposition'
Alex Salmond was dealt another major setback last night after it emerged his plans to crack down on cheap alcohol have been blocked by opposition...
Britvic relaunches kids juice brand
Britvic has relaunched market-leading children's soft drink Fruit Shoot, and added two new flavours to the range. Fruit Shoot has been given a new...