Heineken to launch Strongbow Pear
Heineken is to launch Strongbow Pear in what is claimed to be the most significant product innovation yet for the brand.
Archives for June 12, 2012
Mulholland: A time to be patriotic – for Britain’s pubs
So, after all the anticipation and preparation, we had the four-day Diamond Jubilee weekend, with celebrations up and down the country. Like many MPs, I spent the whole elongated weekend dragging the family round from event to event: street parties,...
The Big Interview: Mahdis Neghabian, BII Licensee of the Year
Mahdis Neghabian is getting a Mini. But not until she passes her driving test. And that’s on a ‘to-do list’ that has just got a lot longer, after she was named BII Licensee of the Year (LOTY) last month.
St Austell Brewery fined over pub asbestos failures
St Austell Brewery, the Devon-based pub operator and brewery, has been fined £5,000 and ordered to pay £6,295 costs after workmen carrying out a refurbishment at one of its pubs were exposed to deadly asbestos dust.
Give pub companies credit where credit is due
I was privileged to be a fly on the wall at a unique and, sadly off-the-record round-table event recently where one of the big property pubcos was defending itself against accusations of being anti-pub.
Treat kids well and grow your business
When deciding to go out to eat with the family, it’s not as easy in practice as many people may think. Not only do you have to bring all the usual clobber for the kids — you need to go somewhere where a) the food is good and b) somewhere the kids can be...
Health minister Anne Milton defends alcohol minimum pricing plans
The Government has defended claims that introducing an alcohol minimum price of 40p per unit is a "using a sledge hammer to crack a nut", saying that evidence shows that alcohol consumption is price sensitive.