Putting beer back where it belongs
Roger Protz explains how the Sambrook's Brewery chief set out to fill a brewing void in south London.
Archives for November 22, 2010
Luminar sells Birmingham Jam House
Nightclub operator Luminar Leisure has completed the sale of The Jam House in Birmingham to No Saints — the company run by former Luminar boss...
Brewery lifts beer tie to help sell pub
Palmers, the Dorset brewer and pub operator, has lifted its beer tie from a pub it hopes to sell in order to make the property more attractive to a...
Caroline Nodder: Good pubs are in vogue - let the new era begin
A common theme is emerging at the moment that could form the basis for the success of pubs of the future. Speaking last week to one of the UK's...
James Wilmore: Will the government ever stand up to the supermarkets?
I'm getting a strong sense of déjà-vu around the government's promise to ban below-cost sales. It seems like the off-trade could be let off the...
Enterprise in talks with 'dozens' of SIBA brewers
Enterprise Inns is in conversations with dozens of SIBA brewers about taking on one of its pubs with a free of tie deal on cask beer.
Palmers offer welcome for winter tourists
Palmers Brewery of Dorset has splashed out £400,000 in a major overhaul of three heritage pubs in the harbour village of West Bay, near Bridport....
All change at Punch Taverns?
When he joined Punch Taverns as chief executive Ian Dyson said he'd review everything across the business. A month or so on and the results of his...
Compensation for tenants at 'dry' pub
GRS Inns says it will compensate tenants at a pub that can't sell alcohol after the licence lapsed when London Town went into administration....
Diane Abbott pushes cigarette machine ban
Labour MP Diane Abbott is calling for the Coalition to "go ahead with Labour's ban on cigarette vending machines and point of sales". This follows a...
Fever-Tree's vodka boost
Posh mixer brand Fever-Tree has developed a tonic water especially to go with vodka. The new Mediterranean Tonic Water is made with thyme and...
Tradeteam nets C&C Group deal in Scotland
Tradeteam has signed a five-year distribution deal with C&C Group to service its Scottish customers. This comes six months after the two...
Bianca Dexter-Burnell: The two-speed economy
It seems an age ago that the government announced it will be cutting £81bn from its spending by 2014/15. The effect of cuts will increase pressure...
Wetherspoons unveils new pub near first ever site
JD Wetherspoon has opened a new pub in North London's Crouch End, not far from Muswell Hill, where it opened its first pub back in 1979. Managed by...
Enterprise to sell 500-600 pubs
Enterprise Inns said last week it plans to sell between 500 and 600 under-performing pubs in the current financial year. The pubco said it had sold...
Rent concessions are the industry's sticking plaster
"A further review of the licensed trade is proposed from the Business, Innovation & Skills Committee (BISC, the successor to the Trade and...
Exclusive: Status quo not an option at Punch
A senior City analyst has argued that the "status quo" at Punch Taverns is just "not an option".
PASS: pubs missing out on 1.5m customers
Pubs are missing out on over half a million legitimate customers because they do not accept PASS cards.
Minimum price bylaw details revealed
A bid to bring in minimum pricing on alcohol across Greater Manchester, using a bylaw, has moved a step closer as detailed plans have been published....
Hamish Champ: You're never too old to learn
As any parent knows education is an ongoing and vital part of a child's development, and it doesn't go amiss in the adult world either. We're never...
Pub snacks: bags of potential
Tony Halstead finds there are lots of ways licensees can boost interest — and revenue — through pub snacks.
'Greater Manchester cheap alcohol ban draft revealed'
Details of the legislation that would ban the sale of cheap alcohol across Greater Manchester have been revealed. Officials have drawn up a draft...
Brothers launch 'revolutionary' three flavour font
Brothers cider has launched its first draught product - a font which can dispense three different flavours, The Publican can reveal. The font...
Bylaw could ban pub loyalty cards
Loyalty cards could be banned and bars forced to advertise the unit content of every drink under a proposed new bylaw in Greater Manchester.
Pub Bitch: The (future) king of beers
(Future) king of beers Barely had the nation managed to absorb the Wonderful NewsTM about next year's Royal wedding (zzzzzzzzzz) than drinks...