Diageo rejects Government 'rescue plan'
Diageo has rejected a Scottish Government-backed plan to delay closure of one of its distilleries and build a new packaging plant to replace one...
Archives for September 8, 2009
Online menus will boost pub food trade
Customers like to check out a pub menu online before deciding where to eat, a new survey shows. The findings of the poll, conducted for the Mystery...
Advocate of the apple
The challenge in front of the new head of the National Association of Cider Makers (NACM) is aptly illustrated by shortcomings on the organisation's...
Most Scottish pubs still waiting for licences
At least 80 per cent of Scottish pubs are still wating for their new licences to be issued, according to trade estimates. More than a week after the...
EC: minimum pricing can be legal
The European Commission says EU competition law won't stop countries setting a minimum price of alcohol as long as certain conditions are met. The...
Scots reform chaos 'costs £4k per pub'
A tenanted pubco in Scotland has paid out more than £200,000 to prepare for licensing reform — that's £4,000 per pub. Craig Bruce, director of...
Food 'could save pubs'
The editor of the Michelin Eating Out in Pubs guide 2010 says food "could be the saviour of the pub industry". Derek Bulmer said: "Judging by the...
Taybarns tries out alcohol vending
Whitbread is trialling an alcohol vending machine at its Gateshead branch of Taybarns, the all-you-can-eat brand. The machine is Tay-barns branded...
Trade accountants Austens and Milestone merge
Trade accountants Milestone (MLTSTA) and Austens have merged.
Mark Daniels: EPoS on a shoestring
Twitter is amazing. In February this year, Stephen Fry kept subscribers on tenterhooks after raising the alarm via the short-message blogging service...
Pub boosts menu by offering allotments
A pub has boosted trade through offering regulars allotment plots in their garden are encouraging other licensees to consider doing the same. The...
'Duty cuts on low strength booze to tackle binge drinking'
The price of low-strength booze could be slashed to encourage people to switch to weaker drinks, the Treasury has revealed. Taxes on low or medium...
Diageo rejects government-backed proposals for Scottish bottling plant
Drinks giant Diageo looks set to make up to 900 of its Scottish staff redundant after rejecting government-backed proposals to keep two of its...
SNP claims EC green light for minimum pricing
The ruling Scottish National Party (SNP) says the the European Commission has made it "perfectly plain" that plans to introduce a minimum price for...
Police draw a blank in hunt for missing licensee
The former partner of Ben Davey - the missing licensee who disappeared seven weeks ago - says he has not given up hope despite a national appeal...