Snow brings mixed fortunes for pubs
The UK's big freeze has brought mixed fortunes to the pub trade as rural pubs suffer and city pubs do a roaring trade. Michael Kheng, of...
Archives for December 3, 2010
Sounding out reform issues
Once again an incoming minister finds himself between a rock and a hard place on the vexed question of music licensing reform. Department for...
GK: progress on reducing tenanted estate
Greene King has reported good progress on its three-to-five-year strategy to reduce the size of its tenanted estate from 1,600 to 1,100 and increase...
Everards to freeze wholesale prices for third year running
Everards, the Leicester-based brewer and pub operator, will freeze the wholesale beer price it charges its licensees next year for the third year in...
'Alcohol sales to fall this Christmas, says report'
Alcohol sales this Christmas in the UK are forecast to drop sharply after new figures revealed the extent of falling consumption over the past few...
SIA clarifies position on doorstaff licensing
The Security Industry Authority (SIA), which licences doorstaff, has written to all licence holders to clarify Government plans to phase the body out.
Enterprise Inns 'does not accept contents of Fair Pint letter'
The 'Brulines stand-off' between Enterprise Inns and beer tie campaigners group Fair Pint looks set to continue. In a seven-line letter sent to Fair...
Greene King announces major organisational revamp
Greene King has announced a major shake-up of its operation which will see its Scottish Belhaven pub and brewing businesses fully integrated with the...
GK boss: tenanted sector faces structural challenge
Greene King boss Rooney Anand has issued a stark warning about the structural challenge facing the leased and tenanted pub sector. He said: "There...
SA Brain teams up with Costa coffee
SA Brain has opened a stand alone Costa Coffee outlet in one of its Cardiff pubs as part of a franchise agreement.
Supermarket deals damaging alcohol brand building
Cheap supermarket deals on alcohol are damaging to alcohol brand building and are reducing the value of Christmas to the alcohol industry.
Piers Morgan takes on pub
Britain's Got Talent host Piers Morgan has bought the leasehold interest in his local pub, The Hansom Cab, in Kensington, and has employed former La...
Timing is key to decent lager
A gulf exists between big brewers and independents over production methods, says beer expert Roger Protz.
Pleisure pub boss plan to beat late night levy
A Brighton pub company boss has devised a plan for a licensee-led scheme to stave off the threat of the late night levy.
Devon pub hit by manure avalanche
A Devon pub suffered a loss of trade yesterday after a tractor towing a trailer of manure crashed and dumped its 14-tonne load on the doorstep....
Exclusive: Realpubs buys 14th pub
Realpubs, the London pub operator founded by Malcolm Heap and Nick Pring, has bought the freehold of its 14th pub.