'Unholy' supermarket price war forces government response
The government has responded to concerns over an "unholy" alcohol price war among supermarkets by reiterating its intention to ban below-cost sales....
Archives for November 19, 2010
Common sense for pubs on footie days
MA legal expert Peter Coulson considers the difference to policing football and rugby matches.
Stella Black stays on-trade
Anheuser-Busch InBev has stated there are no plans for its new upmarket Stella Artois variant Stella Artois Black to go into bottles or the...
Harvard gives Fuller's boss 'fresh perspective'
Fuller's new MD Simon Emeny said his three-month sabbatical to Harvard Business School has given him a "fresh perspective" on the business.
Self-pour pints trial begins in Britain
Trials of the Diageo-backed customer self-pour system, used widely across pubs in Ireland and the US, have begun in Britain. Draft Master, which...
Tuppen: pubco probe 'worth doing'
Enterprise Inns chief executive Ted Tuppen has described the committee of MPs' investigation into the pubco/tenant relationship as an "exercise worth...
Minister admits safety fears in live music reform
Culture minister John Penrose has said it "isn't easy" to free up licensing of live music "without opening unwanted public safety loopholes...
Fuller's posts 11 per cent profits rise
Fuller Smith & Turner, the London brewer and pub operator, has announced an 11 per cent rise in pre-tax profits for the six months to September...
Profit and sales up at Fuller's
London brewer and pub operator Fullers has reported an 11% rise in pre-tax profit to £16.8m for the 26 weeks to 25 September. Revenue rose 4% to...
Brewery helps kit out junior football team
An enterprising mum has teamed up with a microbrewery and her local pub in a bid to help her son's football team. Vicky Mullis is launching...
Invasion Events helps boost pub trade
An events company is helping to boost trade at a number of pubs and bars across the UK. Invasion Events, which started in 2008, takes 1,000 students...
Minister admits live music reform 'isn't easy'
Fears the government is wavering on plans to reform pub live music licensing have been raised after a minister admitted concerns over "public safety...
Cut VAT on alcohol sold in pubs, says health expert
A health expert has argued VAT on alcohol sold in pubs should be cut to help the trade and tackle alcohol misuse in the UK. Dr Nick Sheron, a...
Top doctor: pubs should pay less VAT
A health campaigner says VAT on alcohol sold in pubs should be slashed — and minimum pricing introduced — to help pubs and encourage sensible...
Top50 winner: Gastropub award will be great for business
Jacquie Pern of the Star Inn at Harome in North Yorkshire speaks to the Morning Advertiser about her victory in the Top50 Gastropub competition.