New WKD ad to air this month
The 30-second ad in the "Have you got a WKD side" is to air on TV until early May.
Archives for March 16, 2009
Agent stops marketing Admiral Taverns pubs
Property agent Caldicott Payne Commercial has taken the decision to cease marketing properties on behalf of Admiral Taverns.Admiral currently has 220...
Spirit Group fined for hygiene breaches at Stratford pub
Spirit Group has been fined £29,500 after being found guilty of eight food hygiene breaches at the Wobbly Wheel pub near Warmington,...
Pub closures survey: it's grim up north
The West Midlands and Scotland have been hit hardest in the national pub blight that sees six pubs close per day. That's a key finding of CGA's...
Seven Spirit pubs up for auction
Freeholds of a further seven pubs where Spirit Group is the tenant are up for auction at the end of this month. The pubs, expected to reach almost...
Six of the best for Brakspear tenants
Brakspear is aiming to give its tenants longer-term business stability with new six-year agreements. So far 11 tenants have signed the agreements and...
Stuff the supermarkets part three launched
Pub operator Head of Steam is launching a third "Stuff the Supermarkets" campaign to counter cut-price drink promotions in supermarkets.The next...
Banks and Government failing small firms
Government and banks should do more to support small business, according to a new survey from the Forum for Private Business (FPB).
Brakspear rolls out new tenancy agreements
Brakspear Pub Company plans to move most of its tenants onto its new longer six-year agreements that offer new discounts. Barrelage discounts of up...
Hamish Champ: Whadda load of old Twit!
I sincerely hope it's nothing to do with my age - though I suspect it might be - but I just can't get excited about stuff like 'Twitter'. For those...
Beer and Food Matching: Raise your game
For too many consumers, the immediate, reaction to the suggestion of ordering game is a shudder.For too long, the frankly unpleasant practice of...
Beer and Food Matching: Mark Sergeant's menu
Mark Sargeant - 'Sarge' to his friends - has worked with Gordon Ramsay at restaurants including Aubergine and Claridges, as well as being seen...
'Let off for drink sales to children'
More shopkeepers are escaping prosecution for selling alcohol to children, disturbing new figures show. The number caught breaking the law on serving...
Brown not keen on minimum pricing
The Prime Minister speaks out against calls for a 50p-per-unit minimum price.
Donaldson confirms call for minimum price
Plans recommending the government introduce a minimum price on alcohol as an "immediate priority" have been unveiled by Chief Medical Officer Sir...
Government shuns 'health test' for pub licences
The DCMS rejects call from the chief medical officer for the health impact to be considered in licence applications.
Fuller's backs Gales Seafarers Ale
The brew is to be added to Fullers' year-round cask ale range.
Trade hopeful after Darling meeting
Drinks trade groups are hoping Alistair Darling and Peter Mandelson will take a closer look at the impact further duty hikes will have jobs in the...
Grogan: government still divided on minimum price
The government remains divided on the idea of setting a minimum price on alcohol, Labour MP John Grogan has revealed. Grogan, chairman of the...