Red tape fear for gaming machine duty
Pubs will face a raft of red tape under plans to change Machine Games Duty (MGD) unveiled by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on Tuesday.
Archives for January 31, 2012
First Drinks adds key vodka brands to portfolio
First Drinks has snapped up distribution rights for Russia’s number one vodka Green Mark and Polish vodka Zubrówka.
Free Root Canal with Every Pint
There is nowhere I would rather be on a dreary Saturday afternoon in January than sat in the back of a mobile dental surgery… actually, strike that.
PICAS panel chairman appointed
The newly-formed Pub Independent Conciliation Advisory Service (PICAS) has elected Rodger Vickers as chairman of the panel that will review disputes between pubcos and tenants.
The Big Interview: Mark Hunter
Mark Hunter is keeping a positive eye on the road ahead for beer and pubs — with no encouragement from Johnny Rotten. Phil Mellows meets the new British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) chairman.
Truman's asks Londoners to find new brewery site
East London beer brand Truman’s is asking the capital’s ale drinkers to help find a site for its new brewery.
Meal-for-£1 host vows to quit trade
A Staffordshire licensee who had been attempting to keep his pub afloat by selling meals for one pound has had to call time on the business amid falling profits and upwardly spiralling costs.
The taxing issue facing pubs
I blinked in disbelief when I heard a BBC business reporter announce that one reason for a fall in the rate of inflation was a drop in the price of alcohol. “Take me to your pub!” I yelled at the television set.