Carlsberg renews football sponsorship
Carlsberg is set to score with football fans thanks to a renewed sponsorship deal with the FA and a free pint giveaway to celebrate England's...
Archives for September 10, 2009
British brewing is booming
Britain is in the throes of a mighty brewing revolution. No, don't send for the men in white coats: I haven't completely lost my marbles. Let the...
Hairy Bikers challenge Midlands pub chef
An East Midlands pub chef will challenge TV's Hairy Bikers to see who can produce the best local dish when they visit his pub. The Red Lion at...
What's really in a name?
We all laughed or shrugged our shoulders when the Government announced — late in the day — that a new being was to be created under the Licensing...
High Court rent ruling hailed by anti-tie campaigners
A licensee couple have been successful in the High Court in getting a major reduction in the amount of rent being sought by their landlord,...
Hundreds of towns ripe for our pubs, says JD Wetherspoon
JD Wetherspoon has the potential to open pubs in hundreds of towns up and down the country, the group's chief executive John Hutson said today. The...
Simon Eldon-Edington: California dreaming - about the smoking ban
I'm knocking back my third vodka at mid-night inside the packed Tiki Bar in Los Angeles, and my British accent is dismally failing to pull. In the...
Pubs warned after shellfish blamed for Fat Duck food poisoning
Pubs and restaurants are being warned to check their procedures for handling shellfish in the wake of the report into the outbreak of food poisoning...
Waverley's new commercial director announced
Senior Scottish & Newcastle executive Jonathan Townsend has been named as the new commercial director of WaverleyTBS. He replaces Gordon...
National ID card 'will replace others in pubs'
National ID cards will eventually replace current ID used to buy alcohol in pubs, says the man heading the national ID card roll-out. Identity and...
Host wins foreign satellite soccer appeal
A licensee has won his Crown Court appeal for screening foreign satellite football by arguing he didn't act dishonestly. Under the law, to be...
Pubcos go separate ways over AWP tie
The bruising Business & Enterprise Committee report on the pubco/tenant relationship in May this year was no less than a major body shock for the...
JD Wetherspoon sees profits jump
JD Wetherspoon has unveiled a 13.6% rise in profit before tax of £66.2m as the company opened 39 pubs and saw like-for-likes for the rest of the...
Award-winning licensees to open second pub
Yorkshire licensees Ashley and Kelly McCarthy have taken on a second pub - on the same day as they bought the freehold of their existing business, Ye...
Wetherspoon boss calls for "pragmatic approach" towards the pub trade
Tim Martin, founder and chairman of managed pub group JD Wetherspoon has used his company's annual results announcement to take yet another swipe at...