Minister discusses pubco power with campaign group
Justice for Licensees (JFL) and trade union Unite have met with a minister in Lord Mandelson's office to discuss the MP-led report into pubco power....
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Publican awards finalists buy out leases
Two Publican award finalists have bought the freeholds of the pubs they had been leasing from Punch Taverns and Enterprise Inns. Publican Food &...
CAMRA attacks "unfair" beer tie prices in OFT complaint
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) will investigate the beer tie after CAMRA today lodged a "super complaint" about the issue, attacking high rents and...
Camra savages pubcos
The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) has slated pubcos and the "unfair method of setting rents" as it forces a new OFT probe into the beer tie.
Fruit machine theft warning
Hosts are warned that gangs are using sophisticated electronic devices to steal money from fruit machines in pubs across the country. Bob Rudd...
Publican Pub Golf Tournament: Corner Post reigns in Spain
After 13 years of trying the Corner Post pub team from Coventry finally made it to the final of The Publican Pub Golf Tournament. And not content...
Lack of evidence pre-loading causes problems, says Home Office
A government official has said the reason it is not imposing national laws around supermarket alcohol deals is because there isn't enough evidence...
Trade reacts to new beer tie probe
Groups and companies from across the industry give their view on the new beer tie probe by the Office of Fair Trading.
Beer Matters: How Miller Brands partners with licensees to drive sales
Using the correct, branded glassware with a beer in a pub can raise sales by as much as a third. It's a fact - proven by research carried out by...
'Supermarkets blamed as children drink 15 shots of vodka a week''
Children as young as 11 are drinking the equivalent of 15 shots of vodka a week. An NHS survey of children between 11 and 15 last year found that one...
Father Ted Pubs and Bars acquires tenth site
Father Ted (FT) Pubs and Bars, which owns and operates nine leasehold sites in London - six Enterprise Inns sites and three free-of-tie leases - has acquired another Enterprise Inns venue.
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BBPA questions CAMRA's claims on cost of a pint
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has argued a probe of the beer tie will be an "unwelcome and unnecessary distraction" during a critical...
ALMR cautiously welcomes OFT beer tie probe
Trade group the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has welcomed confirmation that the beer tie will be investigated by the Office of...
BBPA: new probe is an 'unwelcome distraction'
The British Beer and Pub Association is "not concerned" by the new probe into the beer tie but sees it as an "unwelcome distraction".