Pub insolvency rate slows, says accountants
Pub insolvencies have scaled back to levels not seen since the start of the credit crunch, according to leading accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers...
Archives for May 4, 2009
Pub insolvency rate begins to slow
Insolvency rates for pub companies appear to have slowed in the last three months — a total of 80 pub companies filed for insolvency.
Punch and Enterprise pass on duty hike to licensees
The UK's two biggest pub operators are passing on the Budget duty hike to their licensees, the companies have confirmed. Punch Taverns and Enterprise...
Pub agent Caldicott Payne ceases trading
Somerset-based licensed leisure property agent Caldicott Payne has ceased trading, due to tough market conditions. Sales director Richard Payne...
Mark Daniels: Pubs are still great
If you're a member of the general public not involved in the pub trade, there's every chance that you think pubs are no longer the place to hang out...
Molson Coors trials beer cocktails
Carling brewer Molson Coors is planning to drive sales of its speciality beers in pubs through two new initiatives.The brewer is partnering with pubs...
Camra targets mild conversion for lager drinkers
Lager drinkers are being urged to give mild a try in May by the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra).
Summer special: Serve beer with style
Blue skies overhead, foreign holidays a thing of the past, and here we are at the start of a summer that looks like it could be shimmering in...
Premium Bars records £21.4m loss
Troubled operator Premium Bars and Restaurants (PBR) recorded a pre-tax loss of £21.4m for the year to 30 June 2008.
Addlestones relaunched
Gaymer Cider Company is to relaunch two of its brands in order to capitalise on what it claims is growing demand for diversity within the cider...
Pubs warned over legal plastic glasses for pints
Pubs in Somerset have been warned to check plastic glasses used for draught beer and cider are correctly stamped. The warning comes from Trading...
Pubco probe to be based on tenant survey
The Parliamentary inquiry into pubco power will largely ignore anecdotal evidence — both for and against pubcos — in favour of its own survey of 1,000 tied tenants. The report is at a very advanced stage and could be unveiled next Wednesday.
Retired licensee 'astonished' at pubs' charity support
A retired licensee who set up a fundraising event after his son died of cancer has praised pubs for continuing to back the cause. After John and...
Summer special: How to sell drinks this summer
One idea that works well in the summer would be to run a drinks festival. With the category booming, what better time to celebrate all things...
'Pub boss facing ruin'
A desperate South Yorkshire landlord is handing back the keys to his pub and revealed he is facing financial ruin after racking up £20,000 of debt....
Beer and food matching: Nigel Crane's menu
Nigel Crane, a former sous chef under Anton Mosimann at The Dorchester, started Essential Cuisine in 1996. Based in Cheshire, the business is focused...
St Austell to launch Admiral's Ale on draught
St Austell is to launch Admiral's Ale on draught for a limited period — after being unveiled at St Austell Brewery's Annual Trade Fair