Enterprise Inns sells five pubs at auction
Enterprise Inns sold the freeholds of five out of eight London pubs included in a Cushman & Wakefield auction yesterday, raising around £8.12m....
Archives for March 11, 2010
Wetherspoons: 'We want to sell more breakfasts than McDonalds'
John Hutson, JD Wetherspoon chief executive, said today he wants the managed pub group to ultimately sell more breakfasts than McDonalds. While his...
Police deal pubs World Cup blow
Pubs hoping to make bumper profits during the World Cup have been dealt a blow by police plans to ensure venues screening matches use door security...
Record profits for Wetherspoon
JD Wetherspoon has reported record first half profits, successfully carried out a refinancing deal and reinstated a dividend. The 746-strong managed...
Wetherspoons reinstates dividends to shareholders
Managed pub group JD Wetherspoon has reinstated its dividend after more than a year of holding back payments to investors. Announcing its half year...
National Cask Ale Week: Savour its success
Every week on the BBC's Saturday Kitchen show, a guest journalist is invited to select a wine to go with that week's featured dish. It's always wine,...
Carlsberg chief attacks MP over boycott call
Carlsberg chief executive Isaac Sheps has claimed that a boycott of its products, over the brewer's decision to shut its Leeds Tetley brewery, would...
145 jobs to go at Carlsberg
Carlsberg UK has confirmed that 145 jobs will be lost following the closure of the Leeds Brewery in 2011. The news came in a letter from Carlsberg...
GMB Pub Revolution to meet pubs minister
Leaders of the militant anti-pubco group - the GMB Pub Revolution - are set to meet new pubs minister John Healey next week, according to the union....
Martin: Government attitude to pubs is 'absurd'
The Government's attitude to pubs has become "more absurd" — that's the stinging attack launched by JD Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin this morning....
Molson Coors to open sales office in Northern Ireland
Molson Coors has announced plans to create a sales and marketing operation in Northern Ireland. The brewer is to open an office in South Belfast and...
Mark Daniels: Google Wave - Wave, and we'll all Wave back
I love Google. I've made no bones about that going back as far as my days as a BDM in the realms of the Internet software industry. Almost...
'Optimistic' Eclectic unveils increased earnings
Eclectic Bars said this morning it was optimistic for the future after revealing what it called a substantial increase in like-for-like sales and profits.
Alcohol shock tactics don't work, say academics
Shock tactics used in public health campaigns don't work and could actually make things worse, according to leading academics. Speakers at a meeting...
Publican Local Focus: Bustling Belfast
Wherever you go in Belfast you are still never far from talk of the Troubles. Whether it be a taxi driver explaining his views, or a friendly...
Rebrand of Caffrey's Irish Ale
Brewer Molson Coors is relaunching Caffrey's Irish Ale with a lower ABV and a collector card scheme to drive sales. From 15 March the premium...
Enterprise Inns grosses £8.4m in sale and leaseback auction
Enterprise Inns has raised £8.39m in the latest sale and leaseback auction of a number of its pubs. It had put eight London pubs up for grabs in the...
'Leap of faith' required on binge drinking
The Government must take a "leap of faith" and accentuate positive messages around alcohol to change drinking culture for the better. The message...
Drinks producers slam Facebook report claims
Four drinks producers have refuted suggestions they are misusing social media networks — such as Facebook — to skirt around advertising rules....