Cider Focus: Cider still rosy
While the cider category has again outperformed every other drinks category this year - thanks to yet more innovation and investment from cider...
Archives for November 25, 2010
Young's sees first half profits rise four per cent
Young & Co, the London-based pub operator, has announced half year sales up 0.7 per cent at £67.7m and pre-tax profits for the period up four...
New supermarket tax plan to tackle alcohol abuse
A radical plan to charge supermarkets a 'social responsibility' tax while cutting VAT paid by pubs to just five per cent could revolutionise the way...
Oldham cleans up its act
Controversy submerged Oldham last year when the local council reviewed the licence of every single pub, bar and nightclub in the town centre as part...
Booze pricing not on talks agenda
Alcohol pricing is not up for discussion in talks between the trade and Government to thrash out a "Responsibility Deal" with the industry, the MA...
London's economy gives Capital a lift
A resilient London economy helped Capital Pub Company post an 18 per cent rise in first half sales and boost pre-tax profits by more than a third....
Simon Cross joins JW Lees board
JW Lees has promoted Simon Cross to the board as finance director — the first non-family director in 30 years. Cross joined JW Lees as director of...
'No evidence smoking ban has closed pubs'
There is little, if any, evidence that the smoking ban had led to pub closures, according to the Government. Health minister Anne Milton reiterated...
Pub denied licence over noisy customers
A frustrated licensee is hoping to mobilise support from his locals to get his pub's licence back after it was refused due to noisy smokers. Sean...
Cider: Winter plans
Aspall It was only ever going to be a matter of time before fruit cider made its way from the fridge to the bar. And leading the crusade is Aspall....
Bridge Bier Huis: only here for the beer
Simon Scott, who runs freehouse the Bridge Bier Huis in Burnley, tells Tony Halstead how wet sales account for 95% of the trade.
Exclusive: SIBA membership for licensees
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) is to open up membership to licensees as part of a five-point plan to ramp up the profile of local brewers. SIBA hopes to help establish a direct link between brewers and retailers.
Licensing Law: Hours of confusion guaranteed
The existence of separate licensing and planning regimes causes frequent confusion amongst both publicans and statutory authorities alike, given that...
Capital Pub Company: London market remains strong
Capital Pub Company has reported sales growth of 22% for the 33 weeks to mid-November on last year as the London market remains "strong". The...
A tale of two pubcos' tails
Contrasting results at Enterprise Inns and Punch Taverns highlight the pubcos' differing challenges, says The PMA Team.
Food Made Easy: Cheat eats
Pre-prepared food has a bad image these days. When we hear the word pre-prepared, we immediately jump to the conclusion that it means corners have...
Chris Maclean: Lack of opportunities means new licensees are ill-prepared
It staggers me how many licensees are taking on pubs with absolutely no experience whatsoever. I'm astonished that people, who have never worked...
Profits up at Young's
Young's, the brewer and pub operator, has this morning unveiled a 4% increase in first half profit before tax of £11.9m. It also reported an...
City Diary — 25 November
All the latest rumour and gossip from the City.
Dark Star Brewing Co: Leading light
There's something about Dark Star. And it's not just its eerie oxymoronic name or its famously hoppy and distinctively different beers. It is not...
English lager launched by Aspall cider owners
English lager Suffolk Blonde has been launched in the on-trade by the Chevallier Brewing Company, a new company spearheaded by Aspall cider partner...
Pubco BDMs to get trained in 'negotiation' and 'persuasion' skills
Pubco business development managers will get trained in 'negotiation and persuasion skills' and 'communication' as part of a new BII qualification....