Threader joins BII as head of membership development
The BII has appointed former Waverley TBS director Graham Threader as head of membership development. Threader, who began his career at Coca Cola...
Archives for September 6, 2010
ALMR to urge off-trade crackdown
Supermarkets and off-licences should be banned from using price in alcohol adverts, a major trade body is set to tell the government. The...
Managed pubs fuel Greene King confidence
Greene King has unveiled a 4.4% like-for-like sales increase at its managed pubs division for the 18 weeks to 5 September.
Worries about bylaw moves
Peter Coulson debates whether the coalition's aim to make it easier for local councillors to pass fresh bylaws on modern problems is good news.
Greene King in confident mood, despite gloomy economy
Brewer and pub operator Greene King believes that despite growing pressure on household spending it expects to deliver "another successful year" for...
Wetherspoon boss: alcohol tax rise will fuel bingers
An increase in alcohol tax will accelerate a rise in alcohol abuse fuelled by cheap supermarket alcohol, says Tim Martin.
Whitbread sees its pub restaurant revenues rise
Shares in Whitbread dipped today despite the City warming to a positive trading update from the hotels to pub restaurant group. In a trading update...
Faucet Inns snaps up six M&B pubs
South East pub operator Faucet Inns has acquired six pubs from Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) for £17.5m, thepublican.com understands. The sites...
BII names new head of membership recruitment
The BII has named Graham Threader as its new head of membership recruitment, which the trade body describes as a new position. Threader, who has...
Oasis in the City: the Coach & Horses
Giles Webster of the Coach & Horses in Clerkenwell tells Robyn Black how enlisting a PR company and developing a wine offer is paying dividends.
Sky Deutschland warns UK pub users
Sky Deutschland has warned UK lpubs that anyone using its cards to screen Premier League football risks having them turned off without notice.
Faucet Inn to buy six M&B pubs
Faucet Inn Limited, the London and south-east multiple headed by Steve Cox, is set to to buy six pubs from Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) for an...
ALMR 'dismayed' over lack of supermarket action
A trade body is "extremely dismayed" that the planned licensing overhaul fails to fully recognise the effect of cheap supermarket booze on disorder....
'Pubs wasting time on discount vouchers'
Pubs and restaurants issuing discount vouchers could be wasting their time, according to a new study revealing that only 17% of customers take...
Guernsey Pubwatch accused of data protection breach
Guernsey pubs have been ordered to return police data after the island's data protection watchdog said police had too much control in the Pubwatch.
Booker launches promo to help pubs attract students
UK food and drink wholesaler Booker is launching a Back to College promotion from tomorrow to help pubs and bars tap into the student market. A...