M&B chair: All Bar One and Browns ripe for expansion
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) chairman John Lovering has suggested that the company may have set itself too restrictive a strategy.
Archives for September 5, 2010
Hamish Champ: When haven't we Brits drunk too much?
You can't open a newspaper these days without reading about how badly society is being affected by alcohol abuse. Calls from the media to 'do...
Kids exploit online loophole to buy booze
Teenagers are deliberately targeting supermarket online delivery services to get their hands on alcohol and not enough is being done to stop them....
'Licensing changes could drown pubs'
The British Beer and Pub Association has proposed a number of "positive alternatives" to the Government's planned overhaul of licensing.
BBPA: Act overhaul would threaten thousands of well-run pubs
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has urged the government to "think again" over its licensing shake-up as it will seriously threaten...
Simon Clarke: master of all he surveys
Simon Clarke is a uniquely powerful voice in the pubco debate. Phil Mellows meets the chartered surveyor turned pub tenant.
'Alcohol price pilot plan will 'damage' Scottish Borders'
An MSP has criticised a south of Scotland colleague who suggested the Borders should pilot plans for a minimum price per unit of alcohol. The SNP's...
Pete Brown: Pubs have improved so much, it's a shame about the food...
Last month I was on a panel of 'experts' at a board awayday for a large regional brewer and pub operator. After being introduced to my fellow...
Pub Bitch: The war on drugs in pubs - tales from the frontline
Not to be sniffed at Visiting loos in the Avalon pub in Clapham, South London, recently I was startled to see a clear, sticky substance covering the...
AB InBev launches pub training scheme
AB InBev has launched a national Quality Training initiative for UK pubs and bars as part of its 2010 Stella Artois World Draught Master marketing...
Martin to speak at UK Pub Retail Summit
Tim Martin, the chairman of JD Wetherspoon, is to take to the stage at this year's UK Pub Retail Summit — the senior congress organised by M&C...
Match makers: beer and Mediterranean food
In this month's focus on how to drive drink sales around food, Jo Bruce looks at ideas for wines and beers to match with Mediterranean food. There...