Punch Taverns licensees offered 30% Sky discount in Molson Coors deal
Punch Taverns has teamed up with Molson Coors to offer a 30% discount on Sky Sports to its 4,500 pubs.
Archives for February 28, 2013
Pub Market Report: Rising costs depress pub profits
Pubs are struggling to convert sales growth into profit growth due to rising costs, according to the latest Pub Market Report survey from the PMA.
Exclusive: Brothers Cider redesigns to celebrate fifth birthday
Brothers Cider has undergone a complete redesign of its packaging to celebrate its fifth anniversary.
Exclusive: Spitfire’s wartime coup with comedy duo
Shepherd Neame has announced Armstrong and Miller as ambassadors for its 2013 Spitfire campaign.
Beer Duty: MPs and industry leaders deliver ‘message in a barrel’ to Treasury
Sixty MPs have called for a freeze in beer duty in next month’s Budget by sending a ‘message in a barrel’ to Chancellor George Osborne at an event in Westminster.
Top 10 tips for Mother's Day
. Make sure classic roast beef and lamb dishes are on the menu, plus lighter choices like chicken and salmon. 2. Make sure wine can be bought by...
Spirit Pub Company trials new premium offer in London
Spirit Pub Company is to trial the first site under a new ‘premium’ concept at the George in Haverstock Hill, north west London.
Novus chief Steve Richards and Brewdog among Retailers' Retailer winners
Steve Richards, who has overseen the impressive growth of Novus Leisure, has been singled out by his peers as the stand-out individual in the eating-out and drinking-out market.
Sales for show, profit for dough
Another week, another survey highlighting the problems being faced by pub licensees. This one happens to be our own, commissioned for our Pub Market Report among a cross-section of the PMA’s readership.
Admiral Taverns reports "robust" performance
Admiral Taverns, the tenanted pub group, has reported improving trends at its pubs in the year to 26 May 2012, a year in which it disposed of 259 sites for £48.8m and spent £8m on capex.
ALMR slams Lincolnshire PCC's plans to charge pubs and clubs for new CCTV system
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has hit out at proposals by Lincolnshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) to make pubs and clubs pay towards a new county-wide CCTV system.
Gaming machine permissions: a legal guide for pubs
Visits to licensed premises by some licensing authorities over the past year have highlighted the fact that a surprising number of publicans do not have the correct permissions for their gaming machines.
SIBA report shows local beer sales up 6.8%
Volume sales of local beer rose by an estimated 6.8% last year to over 1.4 million barrels, according to the Local Beer Report, published today by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA).