Refurbishment focus
There are few things as powerful as a refurbishment when it comes to changing customer's perceptions of your business or for clearly spelling out...
Archives for October 19, 2009
Sainsbury's guilty of underage sales
Supermarket giant Sainsbury's has been slapped with a bill for nearly £45,000 after being found guilty of selling alcohol to under-18s. It was...
Best Bar None gets tough with venues
Best Bar None-accredited bars could have their status withdrawn if they don't adhere to best practice. That's one plan from BBN chief Neil...
BrewDog looking to raise £2.3m from share sale
BrewDog, the maverick brewery responsible for producing the UK's strongest beer, is to invite the public to invest in the company via the internet....
FLVA: It was important to 'bank benefits' from mediation
Trade group the Federation of Licensed Victuallers Associations (FLVA) has explained its decision to support for the British Beer & Pub...
'Alcohol admissions top 860,000 in one year'
Admissions to hospital due to drinking have increased by eight per cent in one year to reach more than 860,000, official figures have revealed. The...
Councils recognise pubs' plight
Councils are not pushing for higher licence fees because they recognise the strain pubs are under, says new LACORS boss.
Pub at centre of £1m redevelopment destroyed by fire
A Doncaster pub has been destroyed by arsonists, just months after being saved for the community from development into housing. However, Wykeham...
FLVA defends position on pub mediation
The FLVA has defended its decision to back the BBPA's moves to compel pubcos to offer a better deal for tenants rather than give full support to more wide-ranging reform.
Pubco boycott group gathers pace
A group of disgruntled pubco licensees threatening to stage a mass rent and beer boycott have appointed "regional co-ordinators" to help promote...
Pie pub drops pint price by 50p
Punch tenant turned freeholder Tracy Bird has dropped her beer prices by 50p per pint since she bought central London's Newman Arms off an asking...
Telling the stories of success
The Morning Advertiser has many roles, but the most important is disseminating the lessons that can be learned from great retailing experiences, says The PMA Team.
Midlands pub rates to rise by 424%
A West Midlands pub has been hit with a 424% increase in business rates over five years following the 2010 revaluation. The Round of Gras at Badsey...
£3m spend on Jameson
Pernod Ricard UK has pledged to invest more in its Jameson whiskey brand next year than it has in any previous year. The company plans to spend £3m...
Everards offers a year's beer for best memorabilia
Everards is offering a year's worth of beer to the customer who comes up with the best piece of memorabilia to help celebrate the brewery's 160th...
What if they don't notice?
Online applications raise their own questions, such as what if councils don't notify people, says Peter Coulson.
Strike action looms at Diageo
Strike action at Diageo sites in Kilmarnock, Port Dundass and Shieldhall moved a step closer as a ballot of workers opened. Last month, Diageo...
Alcohol Concern pleads for minimum price
Alcohol Concern has once again pleaded for the introduction of a minimum price of 50p a unit on alcohol. As it kicked off its Alcohol Awareness...
The curfew tolls the knell
Attitudes amongst councils to pubs vary like the wind, says Peter Coulson.
BrewDog looks to raise £2.3m
Controversial micro-brewer BrewDog is hoping to raise £2.3m through a share rights issue to fund a carbon neutral brewery in Aberdeen.
Adnams: recycling & bicycling by the sea
Environmental awareness runs through every level of Adnams, from its chairman's mode of transport to the brewery's energy sources, says Roger Protz.
Pub Revolution support swells
The Pub Revolution group, calling for a mass "beercott", claims it has had interest from 10% of the tenants in the country.
Whitbread updates Beefeater brand
Whitbread is giving its 130 Beefeater pub-restaurants a brand refresh with £100,000 being invested in each site in the next two years. The company...
New session should bring new approach
The return of Parliament provides an opportunity for the friends of pubs and beer, both inside and outside the House, to adopt a fresh approach, says John Grogan.
MA helps to save licensee's house
A licensee who was in danger of losing his house over a backdated electricity bill for £5,000 doesn't have to pay a penny after the Morning...