Supermarket meal deals snatch eat-out trade
Supermarkets are now snatching food trade away from pubs and restaurants with their range of meal deals, according to new research. Supermarket deals...
Archives for April 27, 2009
Host calls for national pub strike against duty hikes
Pubs should take part in a national one hour strike in protest against the 2% duty hikes introduced last week, says one Lincolnshire licensee.
'Gunman jailed for shooting at pub'
A masked gunman who fired shots outside a pub as a warning to another man has been jailed for almost 17 years. Sean McGovern, 25, targeted the...
Pubs could unite to ban stag parties
Stag parties could be banned by pubs in a historic part of the country in a major bid to drive up standards. Around 30 pub and other local traders in...
Blanket conditions against spirit of the Licensing Act, lawyer argues
A leading licensing solicitor has hit out at the blanket conditions pubs could face under a mandatory code of practice, arguing it would be against...
Value food offers fuel Whitbread uplift
Whitbread's pub restaurants delivered a 7.9% increase in like-for-like covers for the year to 26 February chiefly driven by its value food offers....
Carlsberg launches Baltika No.7 in UK
Carlsberg UK is bringing its Baltika No.7 brew over from Russia to target "young and urban" UK beer fans. The 5.5% abv beer, which will be available...
MPs call for major reform of beer tie
MPs argued today that a major reform of the beer tie is needed to help British pubs survive. Lib Dem MP for Southport Dr John Pugh, who led the...
18% more licensees ask LTC for help
The Licensed Trade Charity has assisted 18% more licensees this year than last, as the number of requests for help is steadily increasing.
Adnams rejects shareholder's criticism
Adnams, the Suffolk brewer and pub operator, mounted a defence of its business tactics yesterday after coming under fierce criticism from a City...
Whitbread's focus pays dividends
Whitbread said a renewed focus on its hotels and pub restaurant businesses helped the group post a 9.7 per cent increase in overall turnover in the...
Beer sales slump 8.2% in first quarter
Beer sales fell by 8.2% in the first quarter of 2009 on last year — the biggest drop in since 1997. A staggering 3.6m fewer pints are being drunk each day than 10 years ago.
Regent Inns confirms plan to de-list shares
Regent Inns has confirmed its intention to delist its shares from the London Stock Exchange once investors have approved the proposal.In a statement...
Cockburn's kits to match port with food
Maxxium UK is offering pubs new kits to help encourage consumers to drink port with food.The Prompt for Port kits promote the Cockburn's range....
MPs call for pubco reform
A House of Commons debate on pub ownership today heard calls for reform of the tied system from MPs in all three main parties. "Licensees are being...
Shading solutions for summer
We've been promised good weather this summer - at long last. With two terrible ones behind us, there's no doubt that customers will be itching to get...
Go solo at Two for One
Punch Taverns brand Two for One is offering single unit meals for the first time since the brand was launched in 2002. The new "Price Cruncher" meals...
Beer sales plummet in first quarter of 2009
Pub-goers are drinking 3.6million pints fewer a day than they were a decade ago, according to latest figures. The British Beer & Pub...