Heineken acquires FEMSA Cerveza
Heineken has acquired Mexican brewer FEMSA Cerveza for €5.3bn — its brands include Dos Equis, Tecate and Sol.
Archives for January 11, 2010
Top food prize for Somerstown Coffee House
Les Routiers UK has announced the winners of its annual hospitality awards. Somers Town Coffeehouse in London, which won Gastro Pub of the Year at...
Campaign chief welcomes homophobic attacker's sentence
The prosecution of a man who attacked a pub worker after being refused service for being drunk has been welcomed by the head of the Court Not Caution...
Elphick wins Jongleurs Nottingham franchise
Nottingham businessman David Elphick has secured a franchise to open a new Jongleurs Comedy Club in Nottingham.
GMB to hold pub strike roadshows
The GMB plans at least 14 roadshows across the country to inform tied licensees of industrial action before balloting starts in mid-February....
Pubwatch welcomes bar staff assault prosecution
National Pubwatch has welcomed news that a 25-year old Abingdon man has been successfully prosecuted after assaulting a barman. Nathan Ponting was...
Carlsberg offers font amnesty
Carlsberg is offering licensees the chance to upgrade their fonts for free as part of a quality drive. Carlsberg's "font amnesty" will allow...
Ex-Beautiful South singer seeks pubs to play at
Ex-Beautiful South singer Paul Heaton is looking for venues to perform at as part of a cycling tour to promote traditional pubs. Heaton will begin...
Mulholland anger as beer tax concession is rejected
Save the Pub Group chairman Greg Mulholland MP has accused the government of heaping "misery on the industry" after refusing to fight for differing...
Mark Daniels: A pint of Old Leghumper or a night at the Shady Lady Ranch?
As business folk we have a lot of complicated decisions to make, every single day. What shift Molly should be on instead of Julia, for example, or...
M&B backs two of four Piedmont nominees
M&B has recommended that shareholders accept two of the four independent board nominees put forward by Piedmont.
Convivial reports 200% operating profit boost
Convivial London Pubs, the operator of eight freehold pubs, has reported "outstanding" figures for the year to September 2009.
Cracking Christmas for Northern Cracker beer
Tetley's festive Northern Cracker ale exceeded sales predictions over the Christmas period. The Carlsberg-owned 4.3% abv cask ale, available to the...
'Heineken acquires Femsa's brewing operations'
Heineken, the Dutch brewer, secured its position as a global brewer this morning after announcing the €5.3bn (£4.8bn) acquisition of the beer...
BrewDog hits share subscription target
Maverick Scottish brewer BrewDog says it has hit the target for its proposed £2.3m fund raising exercise to go ahead. The Aberdeen-based brewer,...
Lowering duty on draught beer 'not possible'
The Government has once again ruled out reducing duty on draught beer to help struggling pubs. It came in a letter to campaigning MP Greg...
Hamish Champ: There is a price for everything, including alcohol
It was inevitable that last week's health report from MPs on alcohol and society would have sections of the drinks industry in high dudgeon. The...