Thwaites to splash £2m on Wainwright cask ale
Thwaites, the family brewer based in the north-west, is investing £2m in its Wainwright brand during 2013, with the aim of making it a top-10 cask ale.
Archives for December 6, 2012
Enterprise claims increased taxation is biggest threat to tenant profitability
Enterprise Inns caused much derision and some cynical comments on the PMA’s online forum when it announced last month that the average Enterprise licensee achieves a profit of £45,000 a year (including a £10,000 estimate of the value of accommodation),...
Shepherd Neame intervenes to prevent EMRO on pubs in Deal
Proposals for an early morning restriction order (EMRO) to be imposed on pubs in Deal, Kent have been dismissed following a campaign by Shepherd Neame.
Pub customer service drops during December and festive period
Customer service is at its lowest in December, according to research commissioned by customer insight agency SMG.
Licensee slams Punch Taverns' insurance matching promise as "dishonest"
A multiple operator has slammed Punch Taverns’ ‘price-matching’ promise on building insurance as “dishonest”.
Coca-Cola launches its Christmas Designated Driver campaign
Coca-Cola has launched its annual Christmas campaign which offers free soft drinks to designated drivers.
It’s all just self, self, self with this Government
Self-regulation is all the rage these days. Despite the appalling acts committed by some members of my profession in recent years, David Cameron has stated his opposition to Lord Justice Leveson’s call for an independent press watchdog, enshrined in law.
Pub is the Hub launches new fund to help pubs diversify
Pub is the Hub has announced the launch of the New Community Services Fund to help UK pubs to diversify into new services for their own communities.