Marston's joins Pub Tokens scheme
Marston's is the latest pub company to sign up to a voucher scheme designed solely for use in the on-trade. Pub Tokens, which come in £10 and £20...
Archives for June 17, 2010
Up close and very personal
The PMA Team and Mark Stretton give their views on last week's Pub Company Summit, which ended in a controversial presentation by MP Greg Mulholland.
World Cup pub ban for two men
Two men have been banned from all pubs for the duration of the World Cup after being charged with being drunk and disorderly. Stephen Selwood, 21,...
Sambuca brands clash over 'top-seller' crown
The top two sambuca brands have been fighting it out for first place after Cellar Trends launched a complaint to the Advertising Standards Agency...
Industry fears tax hikes in emergency Budget
Brewers and pub operators are clinging to the hope that next week's emergency Budget does not feature a 'double whammy' of tax increases: beer duty...
Pub Bitch: More World Cup balls and violence in the City
Violence is golden For many licensees bankers are the cause of the country's financial woes — after Gordon Brown, that is. But lest you feel like...
Minimum pricing hits Portsmouth
Licensees have made a "voluntary agreement" not to sell drinks below £1.50. Eleven bars made the agreement following a spate of violence.
'Two football fans given nationwide ban on watching World Cup in pubs'
Two football fans have become the first in Britain to be banned from watching the World Cup in any pub. The pair were arrested on suspicion of being...
Caroline Nodder: A critical few weeks for the pub trade
The next few weeks are going to be really critical for our industry. Not only are we about to hear from the horse's mouth what kind of a taxation...
Auctions offer rich pub pickings
Buyers are picking up bargain pubs at auctions in the north-west and Midlands, with one site being picked up for £50,000 less than its guide price.
Diageo invests in Purple Flag scheme
Diageo is to invest around £100,000 as headline sponsor of the 'kitemark' scheme that recognises safe and successful nighttime economies.
Yates runs World Cup deals with The Sun
Town & City Pub Company is running a series of food offers with The Sun newspaper as part of a World Cup campaign for Yates. The first promotion...
Re-inventing your offer to attract new trade
To suddenly lose a third of the potential clientele on your doorstep could spell disaster, but one Kent licensee grew the business in the face of adversity.
Beer drinkers' £100m tax bombshell
Raising duty and VAT will see UK beer drinkers shelling out an extra £100m by the end of 2010, says the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).