Pub rate cuts labelled as 'spin'
One in five pubs promised big cuts in business rates will actually get much smaller reductions in the short term. More than 450 sites will not see...
Archives for November 26, 2009
BrewDog creates world's strongest beer
The BrewDog team have created "the strongest beer on the planet" breaking the previous record holder by 7% abv. The whopping 32% abv Tactical...
Ex-Carlsberg duo launch own micro-brewery
Two former Carlsberg executives have formed their own micro-brewery, Shenstone Brew Co in Staffordshire. Nick Shuttleworth and Chris Box's signature...
Get pub licensees to stay longer
A rising length of tenure and falling rate of churn of licensees is a good target for the trade, says The PMA Team.
M&B reports a robust performance
Managed pub company Mitchells & Butlers has reported a "robust" performance in challenging conditions for the year to 26 September. Like-for-like...
Lessees charge 78p more a pint than free-of-tie pubs
Lessees are charging 78p more for a pint of standard lager on average compared to managed houses and free-of-tie licensees according to members of...
Mitchells & Butlers sees modest consumer recovery
Managed pub operator Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has created three new retail 'channels' in order to appeal to different spending patterns...
New industry campaign urges MPs to back pubs
A major new campaign and manifesto is being launched today aiming to gain fresh public and political support for pubs. The British Beer & Pub...
Walsh's fears for tax hikes
Diageo chief executive Paul Walsh fears the UK could be "swept along" in the international drive to raise alcohol taxes if the industry's voice isn't...
BBPA launches new pub manifesto
MPs will be urged to "give beer a break" and back pubs as the "life and soul of Britain's communities" under the new BBPA manifesto. The I'm Backing the Pub manifesto aims to promote the positive aspects of pubs.
'Outrageous' doorstaff blasted by PASS chief
Doorstaff have been slammed for humiliating young adults and potentially harming pub businesses by the chairman of the Proof of Age Standards Scheme...
Fair-price charter for 2012 Olympics
Pubs could be asked to sign up to a charter committing them to charge fair prices during the 2012 Olympics. Several trade bodies representing events...
Pub tenants love the family way
Family brewers have told the European Union their tenants are happier and better off than those on newer pubco-style leases. It's a clear attempt to distance themselves from national pubcos as the EU probes the tie for its review of opt-outs.
Free-of-tie lessee 'out in the cold'
Enterprise Inns has been criticised for refusing a code of practice (CoP) rent review to a licensee because his lease is free of tie.
BDM of the year: Making it his business
While much of the talk following the Business and Enterprise Committee (BEC) report into pub companies has focused on the beer tie, other areas of...
Mulholland slams BBPA campaign
Outspoken MP and anti-beer tie campaigner Greg Mulholland has launched a broadside at the British Beer & Pub Association's new campaign backing...
Publican Local Focus: Leeds - Little London lives
Having spent the best part of five years as a student in Leeds, it's fair to say I know my way around a good number of the city's hostelries. On my...
Molson Coors and C&C agree new Magners contract
Molson Coors UK and C&C Group have agreed in principle to extend the distribution contract for draught Magners in England and Wales. It is...
CAMRA announces National Pub of the Year finalists
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has announced the four finalists in the running to be named best pub in Britain.
Scotland presses ahead with minimum pricing
The Scottish Government has published its controversial Alcohol Bill, which will give ministers powers to impose a minimum price, introduce a new tax...
Pub Bitch: Penny Chuffin' Competition, Turkey Testicle Festival and Jim fixes Christmas
Insert coin in slot Some strange things certainly go on in my local but surely nothing quite as bonkers as the International Penny Chuffin'...
Scotland set to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol
The Scottish government has today published its long-awaited Alcohol Bill, which includes powers for ministers to set a minimum price for alcohol....