Brewing centre gets royal approval
The National Brewing Centre is to get the royal seal of approval when it is officially opened by Princess Anne. The Princess Royal - who opened the...
Archives for August 25, 2010
Royal opening for Burton's National Brewery Centre
The National Brewery Centre in Staffordshire will be officially opened by Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, next month. The Burton upon Trent...
Diageo's on-trade decline tempered by Guinness
Diageo has revealed a 9% increase in UK volumes and a 5% rise in sales — but a decline in on-trade volumes despite the stabalisation of pub closures.
Public split on minimum price
The public view on minimum pricing is as divided as opinions in the trade, according to new research. A survey by YouGov on introducing a minimum...
City Diary — 26 August
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
250th birthday boost for Guinness sales
High-profile marketing campaigns to highlight the 250th anniversary of Guinness helped hold steady sales of the 'Black Stuff' in the UK, according to...
Hopes raised by PPL refunds
Licensees and operators have been given renewed hope of swift refunds from music licensing body PPL after two major managed operators each reclaimed...
Loungers to open first Cosy Club
The south-west café-bar company Loungers is set to open a new casual-dining and drinking concept called the Cosy Club in Taunton next month.
Five pubs sold at Cardiff auction
Freeholds of seven of the 16 pubs put up for auction in Cardiff yesterday were sold before or during the auction.
MA backs SIBA conference
The Morning Advertiser has teamed up with SIBA to hold the second SIBA Pub Retail Conference after the success of last year's inaugural event.
Diageo boss says 'no' to minimum pricing
Applying a minimum price to alcoholic products will not reduce the problems associated with binge drinking in the UK. So argued Paul Walsh, chief...
Beware the GMB's dodgy promises
Pub tenants need a strong trade group, but the GMB's efforts have been flawed, says The PMA Team.
British Larder pub opens in Suffolk
A new pub concept — British Larder — has opened at a Punch leased pub in Suffolk after a £100,000 investment. British Larder began as an online...
Thorley to leave Punch on 3 September
Punch Taverns chief executive Giles Thorley will leave the business a week tomorrow — Friday 3 September. His replacement, Ian Dyson, starts on Monday 6 September.
Disney: Positive thinking, practical results
Bruce Jones' most memorable day at work started with a breakfast with Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy and 20 screaming children. It ended with a...
'Put your money behind the bar'
Four drinking pals came to the rescue of their struggling boozer - by buying it. Regulars at The Old Thirteenth Cheshire Astley Volunteer Rifleman...
BII considers plan to list trade 'pros'
The BII (British Institute of Innkeeping) is examining the idea of drafting a list of "approved" pub trade surveyors, lawyers and accountants for licensees.
Tap into WaterAid: Water here means water there
"There's a direct link with the glass of water you serve and the people you're helping," according to licensee Stuart Wraith whose pub - the Fools...
Wetherspoon to return to Crouch End
JDW has completed a return to its spiritual trading home by buying an All Bar One site very close to its first ever pub in London's Muswell Hill.