BrewDog buys first pub
Controversial Scottish micro-brewer BrewDog has acquired its first pub — the Marischal in Aberdeen.
Archives for October 28, 2009
One in three Scottish pubs still waiting for licences
Concern is mounting over the new Scottish premises licences after a trade body revealed research suggesting at least one in three have still not been...
'Rates relief for small businesses'
Businesses in Wales should receive some relief from rates next year after the assembly government announced a decrease in the amount some will pay....
Julian Grocock: Pub industry is at a crossroads
And it's worse if you're at a crossroads, because then they fly at you from all directions. That's how I would paint a picture of the pub industry...
Forest Inns buys second outlet
London operator Forest Inns has bought its second site — Ye Olde White Bear in Hampstead. The Punch lease was sold off an asking price of...
Pubs already ditching cigarette machines
Pub companies are getting ahead of the game by taking cigarette vending machines out of their pubs before they are outlawed by the government. Welsh...
Pubs adding service charge put off customers
Nearly half of all Brits (47%) are put off returning to eat at a restaurant or pub if the service charge is automatically added to the bill.
Police challenged on pub music claims
A music campaigner has challenged a senior policeman to justify his claim that live music can lead to disorder. Phil Little of the Live Music Forum challenged the Met's Adrian Studd over his fears on extending exemptions.
Silver sector will be crucial to pub success
The pub trade can not afford to be ageist, says Budweiser Budvar chief executive Tony Jennings.