Step change for Bombardier
Wells & Young's breaks new ground in the cask category with a new font design. Robyn Lewis reports. Wells & Young's is today unveiling a new...
Archives for May 20, 2009
Fine warnings over 'smoking research centres'
Licensees been warned they could face hefty fines if they follow in the path of a pub that allowed customers to light-up as part of a 'research...
Parents 'unhappy' with pubs' food for kids
Almost nine out of 10 parents, 88 per cent, are dissatisfied with pub food choices for children, according to research for the Orchid Group.Almost...
Pubcos slated over AWPs
Machine suppliers have accused Punch and Enterprise of increasing the share of machine income in the five years TISC.
Wells and Young's unveils new Bombardier font
Wells and Young's has unveiled a new font for its Bombardier cask beer brand.The Wells Bombardier font stands at just over a foot high on the bar and...
Hunt for new M&B boss could take nine months
Adam Fowle, Mitchells & Butlers acting chief executive, said the process to find a successor to Tim Clarke could take up to nine months.M&B...
Echo Falls to add Chilean
Constellation Europe has revealed plans to widen the appeal of its Echo Falls wine brand and add an exclusively on-trade range to its Houghton...
Butler joins SIA
Doorstaff regulator the Security Industry Authority (SIA) has appointed Bill Butler as its new chief executive.
Brewers wary of calls for beer tie review
Regional brewers have come out in force against calls by MPs for an investigation into the tie, fearing they would be hit harshly by any measures.The...
'One in four drink at danger level with middle classes the worst offenders'
One in four Britons is drinking too much, official figures show. One in three men and one in six women is classed as a ' hazardous drinker', meaning...
Trust in the trade — a Manifesto
The Morning Advertiser has launched a Manifesto for restoring trust between licensees and pubcos. To keep politicians out of our business, the trade must show it can sort out its own problems.
Pringles are crisps - it's official
They say politics and religion are the two subjects guaranteed to turn a saloon bar debate into a brawl, but publicans know that the subject of...
Clarke quits M&B over further hedge losses
Mitchells & Butlers boss Tim Clarke has resigned from the company after it was forced to pay another £96m pre-tax to settle a disastrous hedge swap.
Pub has licence suspended after drugs raid
A pub has had its licence suspended after a police raid uncovered evidence of drug use and dealing.Owner Admiral Taverns has been given six weeks to...
Tim Clarke resigns as Mitchells & Butlers boss
Tim Clarke has resigned as chief executive of Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), to be temporarily replaced by Adam Fowle, currently the group's...