Instant cocktails
From deepest Yorkshire comes the story of Pete the Postman. Having celebrated the end of each shift with the same pint of bitter in his local for...
Archives for June 10, 2009
Sir Shannon: what was the best ever decade?
One of the great running conversations at The Bloated Toad is 'what was the best ever decade', says Sir Shannon Albury.
Inn England: putting pubs on the map - includes video
What are the first things that tourists want to visit when they come to this country?Sure - Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Stonehenge …but right up...
ALMR: turnover in pubs falls 1.8%
Average pub turnover fell by 1.8% last year as costs in-creased 4% to a huge 52% of turnover, according to the ALMR.
Comment: Poms wouldn't give two figs for Castlemaine anymore
'Aussies wouldn't give a XXXX for anything else', but it seems from AB InBev's decision to pull the brand (see Related Stories) that Poms wouldn't...
Proof that HSBC won't lend to pubs
HSBC is the bank that likes to say "no" to pubs — it's official. An email from an HSBC local manager, seen by the Morning Advertiser, shows clearly...
Tailor Made Steaks extends food offer
The pubco behind customise your own steak concept Tailor Made Steaks has extended the idea to pizza and fish. Tailor Made Steaks has opened a fifth...
S&N plans Foster's drive
Scottish & Newcastle is hoping to revive the standard lager category with a new multi-million pound campaign for Foster's. "Standard lager (brews...
CGA: more than 50 pubs a week now closing
The head of CGA Strategy, the pub and drinks market analyst, says the number of pubs closing has now reached more than 50 per week. Speaking at The...
Council threatens licence review over noise
A frustrated licensee has blasted his local council for its "Dalek-like" attitude after a threat to review his licence over noise issues. Paul Lamb,...
Punch: We agree with many BEC points
The boss of Punch Taverns leased division Roger Whiteside has stated that the company agrees with seven major areas of criticism within the highly...
Tenants lag behind overall pub sector
Almost two-thirds of tenants are trading resiliently, but are still lagging behind the pub sector overall. That's according to a new survey of 500 tenanted pubs by CGA, commissioned by the Morning Advertiser.
Instant cocktail: Putting the products to the test
The Clifton in St John's Wood, London, has been selling cocktails made with Funkin mixers for around two years. Licensee Richard Kavanagh has found...
Licensee enraged by attack
A licensee has written a barrage of letters to people in authority complaining that justice has not been meted out to thugs who attack hosts and pub...