SmartBeer real ale labelling system attracts more brewers
A number of brewers are signing up to a new real ale Point of Sale labelling system which is seen as a “free alternative” to Cyclops.
Archives for October 15, 2012
Spirit pre-tax profits rise by 16%
Spirit Pub Company has reported a 5% rise in full-year EBITDA to £146m and a 16% rise in pre-tax profit to £51m, both before exceptional items, with like-for-like managed sales up 4.8% and like-for-likes in its leased division down 4.9%.
Magnus Wilson's DT (North East) acquires Ivy House pub in Sunderland
Magnus Wilson, ex-group operations director at Orchid Pub Company, plans to acquire a number of pubs across the north-east of England over the next five years after acquiring a third site in the region for his DT (North East) vehicle.
London pub rape clampdown provokes industry outrage
Police in London have been slammed for targeting pubs in a bid to cut the number of sex crimes in the capital.
The Big Interview: Jillian MacLean, Drake & Morgan
It was when she noticed women were buying more lipstick that Jillian MacLean made her move. MacLean, as she admits, was, at 43, a late starter as an entrepreneur. But that meant she’d been around long enough to know that troubled times are good for...
Cask Ale Week hailed a success after 8,000 pubs take part
Cask Ale Week has been hailed a success after 8,000 pubs got on board with this year’s event.
Pro-pub MPs to meet Treasury to call for scrapping of beer duty escalator
Three high profile MPs are set to meet with Sajid Javid, Economic Secretary to the Treasury today (17 October) to call on the Government to scrap the beer duty escalator.