Plan to change empty property business rates under fire
Plans to change the way business rates are calculated on empty properties could leave small businesses seriously out of pocket, claims a trade...
Archives for January 21, 2011
There's a lesson for us all in book on brewing
Tony Jennings discusses why Dethroning The King: The Hostile Takeover Of Anheuser-Busch is worth a read.
Pubs with restaurants
With large pub companies still offloading quality outlets, there couldn't be a better time to set up a business with a food operation, says Noli Dinkovski.
St Austell reshuffling its ale range
St Austell Brewery is to reshuffle its portfolio of ales following the launch two new cask ales to its permanent range. Admirals Ale (5% ABV), a...
LGA: late night levy won't lead to real change
A senior councillor has argued that the late-night levy will not "effect any real change" as it has not been set high enough. At a committee...
Whitbread pubs add low-salt soups to menu
A number of Whitbread brands have introduced a variety of lower salt soups to their menus. Brewers Fayre, Beefeater Grill and Table Table now offer...
42% spending less at the pub
A new study has found 42% of drinkers are spending less in pubs than six months ago — there are falls across virtually all sectors.
Whisky group calls for 'fairer' duty system in Budget
The government has an early opportunity to start to introduce a "fairer" duty system based on a drink's alcohol content in March's Budget, the Scotch...
Mulholland challenges Tuppen over Otley pub
MP Greg Mulholland has challenged Enterprise boss Ted Tuppen over the rent and drinks discounts at the Black Horse in Otley.
Bacardi enters ready to drink cocktail market
Bacardi Brown Forman is launching into the ready to drink cocktail market with Bacardi Mojito and Bacardi Cuba Libre. The move is to open up the...
Pub chef finalists named
The lucky finalists in the Great British Pub Food Awards' Pub Chef of the Year 2011 competition have been announced. The 34 chefs will compete in...
BII apologises to Wakefield
The BII has offered an unreserved apology to high profile member Nigel Wakefield over the "negative impact" false allegations had on his reputation....
Wilkinson named as new boss at La Tasca
Simon Wilkinson, the former Kout Food Group (KFG) and Paramount Restaurants executive, is to take the helm at La Tasca.
Stonegate Pub Co merger talks 'progressing well'
Merger talks between representatives of Stonegate Pub Company and Town & City Pub Company (T&CPC) could be successfully concluded within a...
Pub regular helps licensee win pie competition
A Liverpool pub won Town and City Pub Company's 2011 Pie Competition thanks to the help of a regular. Customer and amateur cook Gill Armstrong...
UCL to rollout boutique hotels at expense of pubs
MA 250 member Urban & Country Leisure plans to invest £20m over the next three years to rollout its Lazy Cow boutique hotel concept.
'Pubs harder to let under codes of practice'
New codes of practice have made it harder to let pubs, two of Britain's top pubco bosses have revealed. Marston's Pub Company boss Alistair Darby...
Bacardi launch new 'cocktails in a bottle'
Bacardi has said it wants to 'liberate cocktails from the cocktail bar' and has launched two new cocktails-in-bottles to help pubs cash in on what it...
'Rising commodity prices will push up food costs'
The price of a loaf of bread in the shops is to rise again after Associated British Foods, the owner of Kingsmill, warned that profits would be hit...