Saffron Leisure set to open second pub
Saffron Leisure, the pub company set up by former McMullen general managers and husband and wife team Aaron and Cheri Clayton, has purchased its...
Archives for October 1, 2009
BBPA to lobby would-be MPs
The British Beer & Pub Association is to lobby scores of prospective parliamentary candidates in the run-up to the general election, the...
'Name change for Diageo?''
Booze company Diageo may be changing its name. The brewer invented the moniker Diageo after Guinness merged with Grand Metropolitan in 1997. It's...
Jump in foreign satellite soccer prosecutions
MPS says it has had its busiest two months since prosecutions began. Operators of 23 pubs and clubs have been hit with fines on average of £1,174, with average costs of £712.
Pub safety tips at RDR 2009
Insights into schemes to make pubs safer will be offered by key players who are confirmed as speakers at the 2009 Responsible Drinks Retailing...
Trespass row ends between Punch and George Scott
The trespass row between host George Scott and Punch Taverns has ended, with the judge returning the lease into Scott's name. Scott, licensee of the...
Cobra, Grolsch and Stella Artois are CoolBrands
Cobra, Grolsch and Stella Artois have all been recognised as three of this year's CoolBrands. The annual list, which is compiled by the Superbrands...
Pubs "foolhardy" to raise prices
Pubs that put up prices by around 10p a pint following tax hikes have been described as "foolhardy" in this year's Good Pub Guide. The annual guide...
Case for beer tie "overwhelming", says City analyst
A leading City analyst has claimed there is an "overwhelming case" for retention of the beer tie. In a research note that is sure to raise the...
City Diary - 2 Oct
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City
Darby: we must raise tenants' calibre
The pub industry has to move away from allowing under-qualified people to take tenanted pubs, Marston's tenanted division boss Alastair Darby has...