Pieminister plans sales push to pubs
Pie maker Pieminister is planning to double the number of pubs it supplies in the next year.
Archives for March 22, 2012
Lamb’s pubco-tenant vision
In an exclusive interview with Michelle Perrett, the Minister for Employment Relations, Consumer & Postal Affairs, Norman Lamb, explains his approach to the pubco-tenant issue and his opposition to an independent panel to monitor the self-regulation...
Police could spend levy on ‘paper clips’
Police forces could reap the rewards of the cash raised by the late-night levy (LNL), but choose not to spend it on policing the late-night economy, a leading licensing lawyer warned last week.
BII launches Budget calculator
The BII has launches a new 2012 'Budget Calculator' for licensees enabling them to work out the impact of this week's budget on their businesses.
'Give self-regulation deal a chance'
Government minister Norman Lamb has made a plea to the industry to give the self-regulation deal over the pubco-tenant relationship a “chance to succeed”.
Underage, under the radar
Last night on the train home I read a newspaper article by a columnist who recounted seeing a teenage girl “slumped against a wall” and “out for the count”. Another story about underage drinking caused by cheap supermarket booze. Let me take you back...
ALMR disputes liver disease data
The Association for Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has disputed statistics that show alcohol consumption has increased deaths from liver-related diseases.
Beer prices set to rise if droughts continue
Beer prices could be set to rise by as much as 2p a pint as the drought across the south of England may lead to a shortage of barley and hops.
Pubs trail restaurants on menu calorie labelling
Food retail companies are outstripping pubs and restaurants when it comes to providing calorie information on menus.
Eggleton launches Bristol pop-up restaurant
The Michelin-starred Pony & Trap pub is behind a pop-up restaurant in Bristol next month.