EC declares cigarette minimum pricing against the law
Moves to introduce a minimum price on alcohol in Scotland may have been dealt a blow by the European Commission. The Commission has stated that it...
Archives for October 15, 2009
BBPA: RICS report will resolve misunderstandings
The RICS report will go a long way to resolving misunderstandings and misconceptions, the British Beer & Pub Association has said. Martin...
Wye Valley takes top spot at SIBA Awards
The Wye Valley Brewery has been named the overall winner at this year's SIBA Brewing Business Awards. The independent brewer's association singled...
IPC welcomes RICS pub rent findings
The newly formed Independent Pub Confederation (IPC) has welcomed the findings of the report into the fairness of rent setting.
RICS promises new code of practice on pub rents
Guidance on how pub rents are set will be reviewed after the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) admitted "greater transparency" was...
RICS to make pub rent changes
The tied tenant should be financially no worse off than the free of tie tenant — that is the key finding of the Royal Institute of Chartered...
Pubco protesters to march on Parliament
Angry tied pub tenants will march on Parliament on 7 December demanding urgent action on rents and the beer tie. The march is being organised by Justice for Licensees leader Inez Ward.
RICS report will tackle "misconceptions" around rents, says BBPA
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has claimed the RICS report on pub rents will help resolve some "long-standing misunderstandings and...
Supermarkets reject claim they are "destroying" pubs
Three of the UK's leading supermarket chains have rejected the idea that off-trade deals on alcohol are "destroying the traditional pub"....
Campaigners and ALMR welcome rent report
Campaign group Fair Pint and CAMRA have welcomed a report promising greater fairness in the way pub rents are set. In the report, published today,...
BII boss: we're not sitting on the fence
The BII is not sitting on the fence despite being the only group in support of both industry agreements. The BII has signed up to the British Beer...