Pernod Ricard urges parents to talk about alcohol
Pernod Ricard UK has launched a national advertising campaign encouraging parents to better educate their children about alcohol.
Archives for February 19, 2010
Dixon: GMB pub strike will end in tears
MA columnist Phil Dixon says the move by the GMB to promote industrial action from pub tenants is a crying shame.
Market Town Taverns bullish about prospects in 2010
Ian Fozard, chairman of Harrogate-based Market Town Taverns, said he expected the business grow its sales "significantly" in 2010. Founded by Fozard...
The conscience of Punch Taverns
Punch Taverns has appointed Dave Pawson as its first-ever partner relationship manager. The PMA Team asks him about the job.
Ossett Brewery to open first Leeds pub
Award-winning Ossett Brewery is opening its first Leeds pub the Hop at Granary Wharf development on 26 March. The brewery already has 13 pubs in...
Luminar boss: move away from cheap booze
Luminar boss Steve Thomas, the man who once ran notorious all-you can drink deals, is now leading the calls for a minimum price to be introduced on...
Pro darts player hosts pub night
Popular professional darts player Wayne Mardle dropped into the Prince of Wales pub in Moseley, Birmingham this week to host a darts night. The pub...
MP: 'stick to your guns' over pubcos
Stick to your guns and call for a full Competition Commission inquiry in to the way pubcos treat their tenants says Greg Mulholland.
Robert Sayles: Dealing with troublemakers - psychology not physicality
The Publican ran a poll earlier this week asking if any of us had been subjected to violence at work. This subject is of particular interest to me as...
Bramleys are core of Kent's apple ale
Bramley apples are the core ingredient of a new apple ale — a joint collaboration between two Kent-based companies. Fourayes Farm and Nelson...
Prince Charles gifted beer to mark city's centenary
Prince Charles is set to visit Stoke today to celebrate the city's centenary - and will be given a pack of specially-brewed ale by a local brewer....
Pub doubles as a barbers by day
Community spirit is running high in Winterton, Lincolnshire as licensee Dale Oades opened a barber's in his pub after the last one in town closed...
Pendle pubs under 24-hour scrutiny
Pendle residents in Lancashire are being urged to report pubs, clubs and off-licences selling alcohol to under-18s via a new 24-hour hotline. Pendle...
Merrydown cider is revamped
Merrydown cider has been revamped to give emphasis to its premium ingredients on a new front label.
Licensees 'humiliated' over BII NITAs
Two of the finalists in the BII's Licensee Trainer of the Year competition say they feel "humiliated" by the decision not to give out the award. The...
McEwan's launches new on-trade font
McEwan's has launched a new on-trade font for its four ales — Export, 60/-, 70/- and 80/- — as part of a £1m investment in the brand.
It's official: London Town goes into administration
After months of speculation London Town, the indebted property developer turned pub operator, has gone into administration. In a complicated deal...
Chris Maclean: Revealed - the real reasons for the Government's war on booze
--- Memo starts --- From: Election Strategy Department, Labour Head Office, Victoria St., LondonTo: Alistair Darling MP, Chancellor of the...
Pubcos to see London Town sites return
Speculation is rife that Punch Taverns and Enterprise Inns will be major victims of the pre-pack adminstration planned by London Town.
Gingerman Restaurants nets 4th site
Gingerman Restaurants, the East Sussex-based pub and restaurant operator, has acquired its fourth site, a freehold in Brighton, for an undisclosed...