Diageo GB and Coca-Cola Enterprises launch joint campaign
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) and Diageo GB have unveiled a joint initiative aimed at helping licensees grow sales of spirits with mixers. Under the...
Archives for March 9, 2010
Risk of fines on safety issues
There is a recurring complaint about the raft of regulations with which licensees now have to comply, says Peter Coulson.
Men urged to have a health check at their local
Male drinkers are being encouraged to have a health check while at their local pub, as part of a new scheme to cut alcohol abuse. Four pubs across...
Mephedrone user barred from Hereford pub
A Hereford licensee was forced to throw out and bar a customer after he was caught using new "legal high" drug Mephedrone or "Meow". The Litten Tree...
Pub licensee joins MP race in Gosport
An Admiral Taverns tenant has been named as the Lib Dem candidate for Gosport at the next general election. Rob Hylands, who runs the Foresters Arms...
Orchid is 20th best big company to work for
The Orchid Group is the 20th best big company to work for, according to the Sunday Times guide.
Millionaire lottery winner takes on local pub
A £13m lottery jackpot winner has given up her life of leisure to take on her local pub. Sandra Fosbrook has become tenant at the Stag at Five...
Pubs urged to check rateable values now
Pubs should check the details of their rateable values now, before new bills come out at the start of April, warns the Valuation Office Agency (VOA)....
Tradeteam nets five-year M&B deal
Drinks logistics firm Tradeteam has signed a five-year extension to its deal with pub group Mitchells & Butlers (M&B). The new deal will...
Gallo reveals 2010 plans for UK market
E&J Gallo Winery plans to expand its on-trade distribution in the UK this year and its Barefoot brand will be the one to watch, it announced...
SIBA boss backs PBD for all
The newly elected chairman of the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has called for progressive beer duty (PBD) to be extended to include major...
Fair Pint pub plans community buy-out
A Fair Pint founding member is hoping to buy the freehold of his pub via a community buy-out. Mark Dodds leases the Sun & Doves in Camberwell,...
Lottery winner takes on Brains pub
A £13m lottery winner has ditched her leisurely lifestyle to take on a SA Brains tenancy in Llanelli, Wales. Former supermarket checkout assistant...
Pay what you want to eat at the pub
A pub has launched a menu with a difference by allowing customers to pay what they think a meal is worth. Steve Howard took over Punch Taverns pub...
Unilever Foodsolutions pledges more support for pubs
Unilever Foodsolutions (UFS) new MD Tracey Rogers has unveiled a new on-trade strategy which will include providing pubs with kits to help them make...