Dalzell joins Marston's leased division
Peter Dalzell, Marston's operations director of managed pubs, is to move to the tenanted arm to oversee the introduction of its new Retail Agreement.
Archives for June 28, 2010
Boost sales: breaking into breakfast
The likes of Wetherspoon and Yates's may have cottoned on, but most pubs are studiously ignoring the breakfast market, reports Fiona McLelland.
Smoking ban and cheap beer put pay to Blair's Labour Club
The Labour Club in Tony Blair's constituency is to close after suffering from the effects of the smoking ban and cheap supermarket beer. The Trimdon...
Smoking ban blamed for closure of 'Blair's club'
The smoking ban and cheap supermarket booze have been blamed for the closure of the venue where Tony Blair celebrated his election victories....
Scots disability campaigners hopeful over change in pub access law
Scottish licensees will be asked to show how their pub can be accessed by disabled customers, under a proposal expected to become law. Disability...
Realpubs three-pub Enterprise deal valued at £7.6m
Industry sources have produced a revised value for the deal reported last week involving Realpubs buying three freeholds from Enterprise.
AB InBev launches Stella Artois Black
AB InBev UK is launching Stella Artois Black — a 4.9% ABV golden beer matured for longer than the original — in the on-trade. The "rounded,...
Pubs asked to help hard of hearing
Pubs are being encouraged to reach out to deaf or hard of hearing customers as part of Deaf Awareness Week 2010 . As part of the week, which runs...
McMullen's reports "creditable" performance
Hertfordshire brewer and pub operator McMullen's has reported increased sales but operating profit down in its most recent financial year. Sales...
Gordon Ramsay closes Devonshire pub
Gordon Ramsay Holdings has closed one of its pubs, the Devonshire in Chiswick, blaming the state of the pub industry for its demise. Having opened...
'Booze-buying parents put teens at risk'
Parents are fuelling underage drinking after admitting buying booze for their children, a leading alcohol charity warned yesterday. More than half -...
Licensing to feel the pinch
Most licensing authorities in England and Wales don't have an online option, despite the deadline passing six months ago, says Peter Coulson.
Novus Leisure sponsors Ops Manager Awards
Tiger Tiger operator Novus Leisure has become a patron sponsor of the ALMR's Operations Managers Awards.
CBI Scotland has 'serious misgivings' over minimum pricing
The Confederation of British Industry in Scotland (CBI Scotland) has "serious misgivings" over minimum pricing of alcohol.
New design for Chambord bottle
French black raspberry liqueur Chambord has changed the face of its bottle for the first time in a quarter of a century. Chambord's previous bottle...
McMullens well placed to add pubs to its estate
McMullens, the Hertford-based brewer and pub operator, hopes to bolster the size of its estate with a number of acquisitions in the coming months,...