JDW's Tim Martin: Only here for the beer
During the high-street boom of the late 1990s, when bars were proliferating in the centre of towns up and down the UK, some people thought that JD...
Archives for May 6, 2009
'Markets bet that the worst is over'
The UK outlook brightened after companies including clothing retailer Next, pub group JD Wetherspoon, and software company Sage said prospects were...
Mills joins ICB as MD
InterContinental Brands (ICB) has appointed John Mills as managing director.
Martin: 'Lay off the supermarkets'
The pub trade is committing a huge own goal by lobbying against the supermarkets according to the founder of JD Wetherspoon.In an exclusive interview...
Survival of community pubs 'quite remarkable'
The survival of the community pub in the current economic climate is "quite remarkable", according to a new report into the future of pubs. New...
More legal action for JD Wetherspoon
JD Wetherspoon is believed to have issued proceedings against the property agent Paul Ferrari, following the legal victory over the agents Van de...
Sales flat at drinks giant Diageo
Drinks giant Diageo has reported flat sales for the nine months to 31 March on last year. The Guinness brewer and spirits and wine producer said net...
Licensee anger at supermarkets' bulk buying ban
Angry licensees have attacked major supermarkets for banning them from buying bulk loads of beer - claiming it proves alcohol is being used as a...
Tim Martin: still riding the waves
JD Wetherspoon is 30 years old, but founder Tim Martin is as active and outspoken as ever, as Andrew Pring discovers. With a very personal legal...
Camra names national cider and perry champions
Gwatkin's Yarlington Mill cider and Broadoak Perry have scooped gold medals at the National Cider and Perry Championships 2009.
Feel Good factor for kids
The on-trade soft drinks category is set to be shaken up by a raft of new products from the Feel Good Drinks Company. The soft drinks producer is...
Host wins right to fight Marston's bill
A licensee who formerly ran around 150 pubs for Marston's has won a High Court appeal to continue his fight against a dilapidations bill of...
Punch sells 23 pubs to tenants
Punch Taverns says 1,000 of its tenants have expressed an interest in buying the freehold of their pub, but so far 23 deals have gone through. That's...
Fair Pint: "We're seeking changes that will really help pubs
In response to Adam Withrington's blogs (see right) Fair Pint released the following comments: "Adam Withrington's comments about the Fair Pint...
Builders Breakfast is Walkers new flavour
Builders Breakfast is the winning flavour of the Walkers "Do us a Flavour" competition and will now be added to the permanent range. Builders...
Retail Response nets TCG deal
EPoS provider Retail Response has signed a deal to supply hardware support services to all 138 Tattershall Castle Group (TCG) outlets.
High profile campaigner declared bankrupt
High profile tenant rights campaigner Inez Ward has been made bankrupt this morning. Ward, lessee at Mavericks in Newquay, Cornwall owed Enterprise...
Coronation Street ale rollout
Manchester brewer JW Lees is set to launch its Coronation Street Ale in bottles from 1 June this year. The company signed a five-year deal with ITV...