The Inspiration for Pub Success Since 1794
Ian Rigg, formerly of the Taps in Lytham, is one of the most respected figures in the pub trade I could never run a perfect pub. I know that, and it sometimes gives me pause when I find myself trying to tell other people how to do it. I don’t have the...
Kent brewer and pub operator Shepherd Neame plans to improve the food offer of 60 tenanted pubs a year.
Licensees risk seeing their pub’s reputation shattered if they don’t seek expert legal advice following routine licensing visits by police. That is the warning from Jon Wallsgrove, partner at Blake Lapthorn licensing solicitors, who was speaking at the...
Barrio Bars, the neighbourhood DJ club and bar concept, has been in talks with several private equity firms as it looks to expand to five sites within London by the end of 2013, company founder Ferdie Ahmed has told M&C Report.
The Sun has backed industry calls to scrap the beer duty escalator and more than 3,000 people have contacted their local MP asking them to attend the Government debate being held tomorrow over the issue.
There were 202,000 premises licences in force in England and Wales on 31 March 2012, according to the latest Home Office statistics on premises licences.
It is hard to escape Boris Johnson at the moment. Following hard on the heels of the great success of the London Olympics, he is currently riding the wave of popular opinion. But for those in the licensed trade, especially in London, that popularity may...
MPs attacked plans to postpone the revaluation of business rates during a debate in Parliament yesterday.
The regulations allowing the implentation of the late-night levy and early morning restriction orders (EMROs) have come into force today (31 October) which the Government claims will help pay the nation’s estimated £11bn a year bill for alcohol-related...
Whiting & Hammond and Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) are taking on 70 apprentices between them.
The survival rate among pub, restaurant and hotel businesses that were on the brink of collapse in 2006 was significantly lower than the average among troubled UK firms, new figures show.