Cashbox snapped up by ATM rival
Cashbox, the ATM supplier whose shares were suspended last week, has been bought by a rival company. InfoCash, based in Abingdon, has acquired...
Archives for November 16, 2010
Marston's surrenders lease on Staines Que Pasa
Marston's has surrendered the lease on its Que Pasa venue in Staines, Middlesex — it had 16 years left on the lease.
FLVA looking to broaden its horizons
Growing membership and getting industry messages across to MPs are top of the priority list for the newly-elected president of the Federation of...
InBev recalls Budweiser batch after glass fragments found
AB InBev UK is recalling a number of 300ml bottles of Budweiser after some were found to contain glass fragments. The global brewer is recalling...
Matthew Clark signs up Hook Norton
Drinks wholesaler Matthew Clark has announced a new on-trade supply deal with Oxfordshire-based brewer and pub operator Hook Norton. As part of the...
Phil Dutton leaves Punch
Phil Dutton, the finance director of Punch Taverns, the leased and tenanted pub operator, is to leave the company. No reason was given for his...
Brits are best at getting them in
When it comes to buying a round of beers the Brits are the most generous of all Europeans, according to new research. In its 'Whose Round' report...
Two Michelin star Claude Bosi to open pub
Claude Bosi, chef patron at two-Michelin star Mayfair restaurant Hibiscus, is to take on an Enterprise pub-with-rooms with brother Cedrick. The Fox...
Pub food: business boosters
Ideas for driving food sales at your pub including an own-brand local beer, a 1927 menu and regional dishes.
FLVA reports 50% surge in members
A "new look" FLVA has recorded a 50% increase in membership over the past year, newly-elected association president Nigel Williams has revealed.
'Bargain booze war hits UK supermarkets in time for Christmas'
Rival supermarkets have launched a Christmas spirits price war with heavy discounts on whisky, gin and vodka - despite admitting the move might lose...
Enterprise edges to 'hard-won stability'
Enterprise Inns, the leased and managed pub group, has reported a 5% decline in like-for-like (LFL) net income per pub — but did not pay out a dividend despite achieving what it described as a "hard won stability".
Former Bristol Walkabout Hotel re-let
A former 27-bedroom Walkabout hotel in Bristol has been re-let to Brooks Hotels for an undisclosed sum.
Enterprise Inns sees annual profits fall 16 per cent
Enterprise Inns, the UK's second largest pubco, said today the business was in a "sound position" to deliver returns to shareholders, despite...
Wetherspoons hopes to cut red tape with council link-up
JD Wetherspoon has signed up to a "groundbreaking" partnership with a local council, designed to cut red tape for the managed chain across the UK....