BIIBAS resolves 30 pub lease code breaches
Between 30 and 40 major breaches of pubco lease codes of practice have been resolved through the BII-led accreditation scheme BIIBAS. That's...
Archives for February 5, 2010
Ten ways to boost breakfast sales
They say it's the most important meal of the day. Sheila McWattie investigates how licensees can use breakfast to help drive sales.
Managed AWP pub machine takes up by 20%
A number of managed operators are seeing cash takes from AWP machines go up by 15%-20% thanks to good cash-hopper management, Sceptre Leisure chief...
Hydes renegotiated debt
Manchester brewer and pub retailer Hydes managed to renegotiate its bank borrowing last year after a cash squeeze caused a covenant breach.
Dark Star rising as new brewery opens
Dark Star started as a pub cellar project, but has graduated to a sophisticated new site, says Roger Protz.
OFT re-opens beer tie investigation
The OFT has re-opened its examination of the beer tie - and has invited further comments from the industry on its response to CAMRA's...
OFT re-opens beer tie probe
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is to open a six-week consultation on its response to the Campaign for Real Ale's super-complaint on the beer tie.
Tied pub model is 'less risky'
The tied pub model is "less risky" than the alternatives, according to multiple operator Matt Saunders of the 11-strong Derby-based Fat Cat group....
Fuller's chairman calls for an end to 'industry in-fighting'
Michael Turner, chairman of London brewer Fuller, Smith & Turner, has called for an end to what he described as the "unbelievable in-fighting"...
Breakfast boosters: rise and let sales shine
Jo Bruce looks at ways licensees can crack a breakfast offer including menu ideas, healthier options and breakfasts to go.
'3am curfew could increase street violence'
A blanket ban on 24-hour opening could cause a return to pre-Licensing Act street violence. That's the warning from Noctis executive director Paul...
Mitchells & Butlers: the latest instalment
Gemma McKenna reports on the mood in the room at Mitchells & Butlers' volatile annual general meeting last week. It bore all the hallmarks of an...
Ex-Spirit MD takes helm at Weightwatchers UK
Andrew Knight, the former managing director of Spirit Group — Punch's managed pub division — has joined Weightwatchers as managing director of...
Pub Bitch: Banger this Valentine's Day
Something for the ladies It was 'three cheers' for CAMRA from 'dashing' culture minister Ben Bradshaw at the group's Parliamentary reception last...
Thatchers brings out Ciderberry
Thatchers is ready to liven up the cider category for 2010 with the launch of a new fruity cider. The 5.4% abv Ciderberry is a rich, red, medium...
Urban & Country founder to open £2m celeb club
Urban & Country Leisure founder Ross Sanders is to open a £2m celebrity hang-out nightclub in Soho, London. Sanders, who founded Urban &...
Fair Pint to present new evidence to OFT on beer tie
Fair Pint is to present new information to the Office of Fair Trading on why the tie is to the detriment of consumers. The OFT announced today that...
200 jobs to go at WaverleyTBS
Drinks wholesaler Waverley TBS is to make more than 15 per cent of its workforce redundant after a revamp of its logistics network and telesales...
BBPA: tied tenants no worse off
British Beer & Pub Association boss Brigid Simmonds denied that tied pub tenants are financially worse off than free of tie tenants in a live radio debate. In a heated discussion, Simmonds clashed with Paul Maloney of the GMB.