Pubs could be hit by cheap Sky Sports at home
More people could get cut-price Sky Sports at home, as BT and Virgin Media suggest they could reduce charges.
Archives for January 18, 2010
Christmas proves profitable for leading pub operators
The UK's leading pub operators had a bumper Christmas, according to the latest survey tracking the fortunes of the licensed sector. According to the...
Pubco code details set to be revealed
Further details of the British Beer and Pub Association's Pub Industry Framework Code of Practice are due to be published this week. The code,...
'Under-21s will have to show ID to buy alcohol under new booze crackdown'
Under-21s will have to show ID to buy booze under a major binge-drinking crackdown to be announced next week. They will be hit by compulsory checks...
Grogan calls for resolution to M&B investor row
John Grogan, Labour MP and chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Beer Group, has called for certain Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) shareholders...
Luff pays tribute to former LVA chairman
The MP heading the investigation into pub companies has paid tribute to trade veteran Mike Stevens, who has died of cancer aged 63. Stevens had been...
Cable consults FSA over M&B row
Vince Cable, the Liberal Democrat shadow chancellor, is writing to the chairman of the Financial Services Authority over the M&B saga.
Robert Sayles: Are you a head shaker?
We have all met them; the doom and gloom merchants. They are easy to spot; their heads are prone to move from side to side as they recite tales of...
Pubs are part of resolution
Support for pubs will help preserve a uniquely British institution, as well as redirect the fight against alcohol abuse, says Roger Protz.
Ex-Brulines founder buys rival Smartcellar
Brulines founder Derrick Collin has acquired rival beer flow monitoring company Smartcellar for an undisclosed sum. Collin launched Brulines back in...
Molson Coors to launch training programme
Brewer Molson Coors has launched a new training programme off the back of research that suggests a staggering two in three pints are served...
What now for Mitchells & Butlers?
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) probably thought it was out of the woods two years ago when it waved good-bye to shareholder Robert Tchenguiz, who...
Brulines founder buys Smartcellar
Derrick Collin, founder of beer flow monitoring group Brulines, has bought Smartcellar for an undisclosed sum. Speaking about the deal, Collin, who...
Appalling" hygiene at pub brings £20k fine for M&B
Mitchells & Butlers has been hit with a £20,000 fine after health inspectors found a "kitchen nightmare" at one of its North London pubs. Frosen...
Top foody pubs bag Michelin stars
Three top pubs have been recognised for their culinary excellence by gaining Michelin stars in this year's edition of the influential guide....
Brown: no plans to introduce minimum price
Gordon Brown says the Government has "no plans" to introduce a minimum price on alcohol "at this stage".
M&B skills academy: putting pub food first
Gemma McKenna reports on Mitchells & Butlers food offer from its £1m kitchen skills academy in Watford.
Hamish Champ: Labelling booze - what's in a number?
How best to label a bottle of wine or beer to indicate the alcoholic strength of the contents therein has often been the subject of debate, more so...
Gordon Ramsay pub loses Michelin award
Gordon Ramsay's pub the Narrow in Limehouse, London, has lost its Michelin Bib Gourmand in the Michelin Guide 2010.
Enterprise to auction 8 pubs for £15.5m
Enterprise Inns is planning to sell eight more London freehold pubs at a London auction for £15.5m.