Haslam: focus on retail standards not pubco debate
Enough is enough, time to move on, dust ourselves down, leave the Pubco vs Lessee argument to run its course, says Steve Haslam.
Archives for April 23, 2009
Enterprise lessees defend their pubco
Several Enterprise lessees have defended the pubco in emails to the Morning Advertiser amid criticism about how it operates. Attacks on pubcos and...
Tories: "We're unlikely to legislate on supermarket pricing
A future Conservative government would be unlikely to force supermarkets to raise the price at which they sold alcohol, a senior shadow minister...
Guinness Peat attacks Adnams performance
Suffolk brewer and retailer Adnams has been criticised by one of its shareholders for the way it has expanded the business over recent years,...
Drugs in Pubs: Seven steps to a drug-free pub
People using or dealing drugs in your pub can spell disaster. As most responsible operators will be aware, if your punters are caught with illegal...
Pilsner Urquell takes a putt with golf-themed pub promotion
Pilsner Urquell is to run golf-themed activity in London pubs to promote its status as official beer of the Open Championship.'19th Hole' outdoor...
City Diary: Van de Berg special II
The PMA Team takes a look at some of the detail from JDW's recent fraud case victory over Van de Berg.
Trade takes banks to task over credit
The MA has teamed up with trade groups and campaigners to lobby banks to start lending to pubs again. A letter, drafted by the MA, has been sent to...
Price: is the pubco model right?
Gerry Price, leaseholder of the Inn at West End, Surrey considers the Budget, St George's Day and, of course, his up and coming rent review. What a...
Drugs in pubs: Substance stories
Rob Jones: Profit partnership director at Batemans, in charge of the company's 65 tenanted pubs You might not expect drug-dealing to be an issue in a...
Top tourism prize goes to the English pub
The English pub has scooped the award for 'outstanding contribution to tourism' at the England travel industry's Oscars.The award, which has...
City Diary: 23 April
All the latest rumour and gossip from the City.
Campaign to fight fake ID
A licensee is campaigning to give police new powers to fine youngsters who use fake or doctored ID to try to buy alcohol. Paul Neades has written to...
Summer wine: The LIWF uncorked
WINE TRADE show the London International Wine Fair (LIWF) is just around the corner, and this year the organisers have gone to great lengths to make...
Authorities' 'blitz' mentality
Price is not a key element to over-indulgence — it depends entirely on the circumstances and the venue, says Peter Coulson.
Act now to save Ban the Thug Act
It is great to see that National Pubwatch has started to campaign for the protection of licensees from thugs, says Peter Coulson.
Polarised views can't help pubs
Remember that chant in Animal Farm — "four legs good, two legs bad"? Well, it's becoming that heated and polarised in the pub trade these days, says Andrew Pring.
Is this the end of the 'crunch' beginning?
This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is perhaps the end of the beginning, says Peter Linacre.
Summer wine: Spanish sparklers
If wine trade body the Institut del Cava gets its way, pub customers will be indulging in the Spanish tradition of toasting to the weekend each...
ASA ban's no laughing matter
Promoting beer or pubs is no joke, if Courage Best's exile to the sin bin is anything to go by, says Roger Protz.
Adam Withrington: Isn't this a Fair Point?
We are our own worst enemy in this industry - we really are.When all and sundry are calling for industry unity on the issue of alcohol duty, it...
Summer wine: Blast of the summer wine
Two vastly different but equally important players in the UK wine market are full of ideas on how to achieve good wine sales this summer.Bibendum has...
Master Victuallers to vote on tie fight
Members of a licensee trade group are to vote on whether to campaign for abolition of the "unfair" beer tie. Guild of Master Victuallers members will...
'Supermarkets acting like 'crack dealers''
Up to 40,000 drinkers are dying every year and supermarkets are acting like 'crack dealers' by lowering alcohol prices, experts have warned. They say...
WKD launches cider
Ready-to-drink (RTD) brand WKD is to make a radical move into the cider market with the launch of WKD Core.The WKD brand extension, a 4.5 per cent...