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It is somewhat ironic that as soon as the recent drought orders had been announced, it seems like the rain hasn’t stopped falling! While all the nation’s farmers and gardeners will be delighted, the rainfall produces challenges and, of course,...
Stag and hen nights may have a poor reputation but they don’t all involve L-plates, bawdy behaviour and vomit. Licensees should make the most of these much-maligned events.
Whitbread has reported a 2.6% increase in like-for-like sales for the year to 1 March 2012, on the back of continued growth at Costa Coffee, but said that trading had been variable during the year and that it expected that trend to continue.
The chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG), Burton MP Andrew Griffiths, has promised a “robust and rigorous” investigation into beer tax fraud after unveiling plans for an inquiry last week.
Imbiba Partnership, the investment company behind Drake & Morgan, plans to launch a new bar and restaurant concept called Darwin & Wallace with the first funds raised through its recently launched Enterprise Investment Scheme, M&C Report understands.
Barnstaple and North Devon Licensed Victuallers’ Association (LVA) is on the recruitment trail, fearing it could face closure due to a lack of members.
An academic from the University of York has received a British Academy award to explore the role of village pubs.
Batemans, the Lincolnshire brewer and pub operator, has opened its first managed pub and is looking to run more sites on a managed basis in the future, M&C Report has learnt.
The Great British Pub Awards 2012 has officially launched today and is now open for entries.