Admiral Taverns creates new role to drive licensee recruitment
Admiral Taverns has begun a push to unearth new licensee talent by appointing one of its experienced business development managers as a recruitment consultant.
Archives for August 28, 2012
Freedom Brewery turns to customers to provide tasting notes for new lager
Freedom Brewery has turned to customers to provide tasting notes for its new Pioneer lager, after managing director Edward Mayman said it was “frustrating” that Cyclops Beer profiling couldn’t be used for lagers.
MPs slam HMRC for failing to effectively tackle alcohol fraud
A group of MPs have slammed HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for failing to effectively tackle alcohol fraud and have claimed the Government department does not understand the implications for the industry of introducing fiscal stamps on beer bottles.
Brush up your upselling skills
A plea from me to WH Smith: please can you desist from your insane policy of trying to sell huge bars of chocolate to people, when it is quite obvious that they only want a newspaper and are in a rush for a train?
Pubs using European viewing cards to show Premier League football now limited to one 3pm game every Saturday
The Premier League is selling only one of its live 3pm Saturday games per weekend to European broadcasters from this season onwards, the Publican’s Morning Advertiser understands.
Government must tackle beer duty fraud and treat wine as a separate issue, claims wholesaler chief
The Government must tackle the growth of beer duty fraud and treat wine as a separate issue, or legitimate wholesalers will be forced out of business, claims the Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD).