Hamish Champ: The VAT cut was a waste of time. Discuss
It beats me why Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling thought that knocking 2.5 percentage points off the VAT rate would have us consumers...
Archives for November 23, 2009
Payne humbled by industry praise
Outgoing trade leader Tony Payne has revealed his pride after receiving glowing tributes from across the industry. Representatives from across the...
Cockermouth pubs reeling from floods
Only five pubs out of 14 remain fully-functional following the weekend floods in Cockermouth, Cumbria. But many of those that escaped flood damage...
Learning a lesson?
While it had been on the cards for some time, when Admiral Taverns finally succumbed to the inevitable it was still a bit of a shock. That a company...
'Boozy Britons drink the most alcohol in Europe'
British boozers down more alcohol than their European counterparts and consume some of the strongest drinks, according to an exclusive Metro poll....
Heineken UK slashes carbon footprint
Heineken UK is to reduce its carbon footprint by 30,000 tonnes a year — the equivalent of taking 21,650 cars off the road — after investing £35m...
Burton Brewing Museum saved
The Molson Coors brewing museum and visitor centre in Burton-on-Trent has been saved and will reopen in 2010, possibly as early as Easter. The...
Gordon Ramsay's right hand man joins pub group
Gordon Ramsay's right hand man Mark Sargeant is to to take on a "new challenge" as creative director of pub group, the Swan Collection. Sargeant is...
S&N offers free of tie leases on vacant pubs
Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company is offering 19 of its vacant pubs on free-of-tie leases via Christie & Co. The move is designed to find...
Health & safety is everyone's business
However, many items, even some of the glaringly obvious, are all too often overlooked, with the ultimate cost to the business far outweighing the...
Carlsberg to roll-out female friendly Eve drink
Carlsberg's female friendly drink Eve will get a full on-trade UK launch in April 2010, following successful trials in Manchester. Eve is a light,...
Don't ignore the signs of a business in trouble
Everyone knows that in the current environment many licensees are facing problems they've not encountered before. Nationally there has been a drop...
S&N Pub Company offering tie-free deal
Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company is offering 19 vacant pubs on free-of-tie leases. The move comes after the pubs, which are spread across the...