Enterprise Inns sets up web "help desk
Enterprise Inns has hired consultancy firm Gleeds to develop a web based help desk for licensees dealing with repair work in their pubs.After Gleeds...
Archives for March 19, 2009
'Health Secretary: Teetotallers should be celebrated'
Teetotallers should be celebrated instead of shunned as pariahs, the Health Secretary will say today. In a devastating assessment of Britain's...
Janet Street-Porter backs minimum pricing
Outspoken social commentator Janet Street-Porter has backed chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson's calls for minimum pricing of alcohol.Speaking...
Diageo to close global HQ
Diageo is to close its global headquarters in central London by the end of 2009, as part of a major restructuring programme. The firm hopes to save...
Trade pushes for lower duty on draught
Trade bosses are urging Government to consider lower alcohol duty on draught beer after Gordon Brown rejected calls for minimum pricing that would curb supermarket discounting.
BBPA 'needs more focus'
A more united and focused approach to government lobbying is vital to ensure the trade infiltrates Westminster's corridors of power. This is the view...
Government-funded stings could be over
In an exclusive interview with the MA, Home Office minister Alan Campbell also suggests plans for the mandatory alcohol retailing code could be amended.
BII backs minimum pricing
The BII has given its backing to plans for a minimum pricing of alcohol. The issue remains on the radar after Gordon Brown said he wasn't keen on the...
Coors woos women drinkers
Coors Brewers has established a new business arm in a bid to win over women to beer. The BitterSweet Partnership has been set up following research...
Beer advertising neglects women, says panel
The beer industry has failed to target women effectively according to a hand-picked panel of experts from various fields. The new female-led Coors...
Minimum pricing debate re-ignites
Minimum pricing has leapt to the top of the political agenda after the UK's top doctor urged the government to introduce the measure as an "immediate...
Oliver regrets Camra "hobbit" jibe
Marston's beer boss Stephen Oliver says he "regrets" some of his "intemperate" descriptions of certain real ale enthusiasts, who he labelled...
Few pubs selling for alternative use
Very few pubs are actually selling for alternative use, according to Robin Mence, managing director of property agent Sidney Phillips. Mence said...
Smoke ban rebel fails in High Court
Blackpool smoke ban rebel Hamish Howitt has failed in a High Court claim that the ban is unlawful and a breach of human rights. Howitt - landlord of...
Thieving bar manager leaves pub struggling
A pub owner has revealed how a thieving bar manager left his business in a perilous position. Tom Helliwell, licensee of the Woodman in Highgate,...
Many hosts face big rates hikes
Many licensees face big hikes in rates bills this year as the Government has abolished gradual rates increases. Instead, final payment is being...
Chance for a better future
Rupert Thompson mulls over the departure of Rob Hayward as chief executive of the British Beer and Pub Association.
Regulation of pubs getting worse
Tough new laws and regulation schemes have lead to more rigorous enforcement of pubs, says licensing lawyer Graeme Cushion. Enforcement surrounding...
BII members in favour of minimum pricing
Members of the BII are in favour of minimum pricing, according to chief executive Neil Roberston. The BII boss, who took over from John McNamara...
Poor spirit serve is costing pubs
One in three customers would be more likely to buy spirits and mixers if pubs were better at serving them, a survey suggests.And three quarters said...