Posnett is a partner at Oakham
Adrian Posnett, managing director of Peterborough-based Oakham Ales, has been appointed partner in the firm as it eyes expansion of its 70-barrel...
Archives for May 8, 2011
The high cost of shoddy advice
Be wary of the number of advisers and agents, all promising to save you money or sort out your financial problems, says Peter Coulson.
Chocolate heaven for liqueur lovers
Chocoholics can now get their fix in the pub as Thorntons has joined forces with Global Brands to launch a branded chocolate liqueur. It will...
Top tips on how to recruit for pub staff
Recruitment costs are the bane of many operators' lives, but a few changes to recruitment and retention methods can mean significant reductions,...
If Carlsberg Did Bank Holiday Weekends...
Mark Daniels reflects on some positive news for the pub trade in his first blog for the Publican's Morning Advertiser.
Symonds' golden cider moments
Jygsaw Brands is investing in a campaign for its Symonds Founder's Reserve cider under the banner Golden Moments Since 1727.
Pub sales market slowed by bank holidays
Pub property agents are blaming the bumper bank holiday weekends and a later Easter for the market stalling in April. This comes as many licensees...
'Right to Buy may not stop pub closures'
The Government's Community Right to Buy scheme will do little to save local services such as pubs from closure, warned the British Property Federation.
Whitbread rolls out Buffet Place to 27 sites
Whitbread brand Brewers Fayre has rolled out its Buffet Place concept to 27 sites and has plans for a further 50 outlets over the next year. The...
Brewing a tribute to Burton's traditions
The much-trumpeted home of IPA was equally famous for its Burton Ale, says beer expert Roger Protz.
Dowling launches members' clubs chain
Frank Dowling, the entrepreneur behind Inc Group, the London-based bar and restaurant group, is launching a chain of members' clubs under new...
ALMR: membership up 20%
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers welcomed 16 new companies into its fold in the first four months of 2011.
Drunks, junkies and fatsos: the return of the undeserving poor
It's not just how much you drink or drug or eat that determines whether it makes you ill, it's how much money you've got, says Phil Mellows.
Faucet buys renowned pub
Faucet Inn has acquired the freehold of the renowned Sir Richard Steele pub in London's Belsize Park off an asking price of £3.75m.