TV debut for Old Speckled Hen
Old Speckled Hen makes its TV debut as it replaces Cobra as the beer sponsor of TV channel Dave. Greene King's flagship ale brand will be on TV for...
Archives for April 26, 2009
Hamish Champ: Would the Tories do a better job for the pub trade?
Alistair Darling's Budget speech was painfully short on positive news for the pub industry and long on its ability to induce incredulity in all those...
'Punch Taverns to report slump'
Punch Taverns: The embattled pub company is expected to report a 40 per cent slump in first-half pre-tax profits, but analysts believe that the...
Mark Daniels: Checkout Charlies
Aren't Supermarkets great?No, they really are. I know that, as publicans, we love to loathe the damned places, citing them as a close second to the...
Code to crackdown on cheap supermarket lager
Cheap supermarket deals on lager could be outlawed under the government's controversial mandatory code of practice, a Home Office minister has...
Heineken investor richest in industry
The pub and brewing industry's richest person is Heineken's main investor Charlene de Carvalho, according to the Sunday Times Rich List.
S&N to sponsor Kent's Big Quiz
Scottish & Newcastle is to sponsor the Big Quiz in Canterbury — it will be re-branded the No Nonsense Quiz.
Tchenguiz directors quit pub companies
The two key lieutenants of property magnate Robert Tchenguiz have resigned from the board of his two managed pub companies after a request from...
Spirit Group targets families with new Two For One deals
Spirit Group is offering a new package of menu deals at its Two For One pubs, with dishes starting at £3.99.The offer means a family of four can eat...
Guinness offers £10k prize for licensees
Licensees could win up to £10,250 in a competition to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the lease at the Guinness brewery. Hosts...
Holts: Not Tonight Darling
Manchester-based brewer and operator Joseph Holt is to absorb the 2% duty hike for all of its 130 pubs and 200 freetrade accounts until 1 July. Holts...