Punch launches value wine list
The trade is making a move into value-focused wine offerings, inspired by the economic downturn.Pub groups and suppliers alike are turning to cheaper...
Archives for May 11, 2009
'MPs call for change in 'tie' deals to save pubs'
A committee of MPs will call for a reform of the relationship between the big pub companies and tenants, citing it as a key factor in the continuing...
Pink drinks at Ember Inns for charity
Ember Inns customers are being asked to swap their regular drink for a pink tipple to help raise money for charity Against Breast Cancer. The...
Enterprise Inns takes £195m writedown
Enterprise Inns has taken the first writedown in the value of its pub estate "in light of perceived changes in property values in recent months". The company's pub estate has been reduced in value by 3.5% or £195m to £5.5bn.
Magners cider sales slide by nearly a fifth
The UK consumer's love affair with Magners cider has continued to cool over the last year, with C&C Group, which owns and manufactures the brand,...
Tuppen writes to MPs defending pubco model and slams campaigners
Enterprise Inns chief Ted Tuppen has today launched a fresh attack on campaign group Fair Pint, and fiercely defended the pubco model, in a letter...
New dry draught cider answers Blackthorn critics
Gaymer Cider Company is attempting to answer critics of the new taste it has given to Blackthorn by making Natch cider available on draught for the...
Enterprise Inns suspends dividend after profits slide
Enterprise Inns has announced it is suspending its interim dividend after reporting interim pre-tax profits down £29m at £103m.The UK's second...
Reap the benefits by making your own diesel
Disposing of waste oil is a major headache for the pub trade, but pubs could have a liquid asset in their fryers.Officially, more than 100,000 tonnes...
Alternatives to mains gas
When a pub is situated in a non-mains gas area, the licensee will need an alternative fuel for the provision of heating, water heating and, in some...
Tennis ace Rusedski to help Ember Inns' campaign
Ember Inns has launched its annual Drink Pink campaign in a bid to raise £50,000 for charity Against Breast Cancer.The four week campaign will be...
North East Property Analysis
When The Publican visited Newcastle back in January as part of our Publican Local series, to report on how licensees in the area were finding trading...
BII chief: "Government will never help us
The chairman of the BII has urged licensees to stand on their own two feet and not expect help from the government. Speaking at the annual BII lunch...
Steve Haslam blog: What the pubco report will mean
Licensee Steve Haslam gives his view on what tomorrow's controversial Bec report on pubcos will reveal.
Profits slide at C&C Group
Magners producer C&C Group has reported an 11% decline in sales and an operating loss of €59.2m for the year to 28 February. The group blamed...