Green light for Carlsberg expansion
Brewer Carlsberg UK has been granted permission to add a new bottling line to its Northampton site that is to double its capacity for bottling beer.
Archives for February 16, 2012
Euroview suspend services after pub footy ruling
A major supplier of foreign satellite decoder cards and set-top boxes has suspended operations to “make changes to its service” following a recent High Court ruling on pub football broadcasts.
Doorstaff Games alarm
Earlier this month, a diktat was sent to Whitehall departments by Government spin doctors, effectively ordering them to produce three good news stories a day in the run up to this summer’s Olympic Games.
FLVA calls for fairer share of profits for tied licensees
Licensees must be given a fairer share of tied pub profits if the industry is to attract more people with the right entrepreneurial skills, a trade leader has warned.
So you want to run a pub
Curious to see what pubcos are now offering prospective new tenants I recently went along to a recruitment roadshow. Entering the room I was handed a brochure entitled ‘New Year, New Career’ and escorted to the desk of one of the recruitment staff.
Pubs face Games security chaos
Pubs and bars across the country could face a security nightmare this summer as doorstaff are lured away to make “big bucks” during the Olympics.
Admiral Taverns reveals price freeze
Admiral Taverns claims that it is offering tenants and lessees beer products at lower prices than those recommended by brewers.
Give strong beers respect
I’ve done another collaborative brew. It’s becoming quite common now for writers and bloggers to be invited to be a guest brewer for the day, and it’s a thrilling prospect: in the past, I’ve likened it to being a music journalist and getting invited on...
Kerridge picks pubs worthy of two stars
Tom Kerridge, winner of the Budweiser Budvar Top 50 Gastropubs 2012, has predicted more pubs will follow in his footsteps and achieve two Michelin stars.
Simmonds: 'Late night levy threatens partnerships'
The late-night levy poses a threat to greater partnership in the late-night economy, British Beer & Pub Association boss Brigid Simmonds told last week’s National Pubwatch conference.