Seafood: Fishing for new business at the Unicorn
Local sourcing is a lovely idea - but it has its limitations. For example, the Unicorn, in the village of Cublington, Bedfordshire, is hampered by...
Archives for September 2, 2009
Appeal to find missing licensee
A former licensee is making a desperate plea to Publican readers to help him find his missing partner. Ben Davey has not been seen since July 20 and...
Chris Maclean: Why the customer isn't always right
Do you give the customers what they want? I freely admit that isn't my main concern. Its sounds arrogant that I should be dismissive of customer's...
Brandies all round
Courvoisier is one of many brands whose makers are claiming to be demystifying the cognac category and making it more accessible for drinkers in...
Diageo job cuts could cost economy £15m
The closure of the Johnnie Walker bottling plant in Kilmarnock could cost the local economy £15m a year, the Scottish finance minister has warned....
Listen Up! - all you need to know
The Publican's Listen Up! campaign really seems to have struck a chord with the trade and many outside the industry. Since launching it last month,...
Menu trial: Stack up sales
The Old Cock Inn is a village pub in the spa town of Droitwich, Worcestershire. The Marston's tenanted pub specialises in home-made food, with a wide...
Slug & Lettuce support for emergency services
Slug & Lettuce pubs are offering all emergency workers 50% off all food and drinks on 9 September (9/09/09). All 82 bars will be taking part in...
'Diageo plant closure could cost local economy £15m'
Diageo's decision to close its Johnnie Walker whisky bottling and packaging plant in Kilmarnock is likely to cost the East Ayrshire economy about...
Confusion over Scots U-21 pub ban
Doubts have been raised about whether a proposed move to force licensing chiefs to consider bans on alcohol sales to U-21s will apply to pubs.
Pernod warns of "stagnating" wine and spirits market
Drinks giant Pernod Ricard said today it believed "an overall stagnation" of the wines and spirits industry will continue for at least the next 12...
Matt Eley: Tesco - not 'every little' deal helps
The latest industry attempt to tackle problem drinking kicked-off this week with the launch of the Campaign for Smarter Drinking. Essentially this...
H2O launches fruit tequila beer
A lager that taps into trends for both tequila-added and fruit-flavoured beers has hit the UK market. H20 Lager Co has launched its Gringo range of...
Punch Taverns fined £17K for fire safety breaches
Punch Taverns has been ordered to pay £17,000 in fines and costs after admitting serious breaches of fire safety legislation. In a case bought by...
Punch Pub Company to get major revamp
Mike Tye, boss of Punch Taverns' managed pub assets, is going for an all-out revamp of the group's 800-odd sites as part of a multi-million pound...
Fair Pint: machine tie must be scrapped
Punch's move to stop rentalising machine income is a "half-hearted" response to the Business and Enterprise Committee report.
BII: One in five Scottish licensed premises closed
One in five licensed premises in Scotland have failed to open since the new Licensing Laws were introduced on Tuesday, according to the BII. Janet...
'Green guru' gives pub energy tips
A "green guru" has issued tips to licensees on making changes to their property to save money. It follows news that the Carbon Trust is offering...
Comment: When any publicity is bad publicity
People who say any publicity is good publicity should try telling that to licensees affected by the stink around Diageo at the moment. The spirits...