JD Wetherspoon launches app for children
JD Wetherspoon has launched a children’s game app to tie in with its latest children’s menu.
Archives for October 9, 2013
Jacques Borel's VAT Club fined for late VAT payment
Jacques Borel’s VAT Club has been fined £9,201 for late payment of VAT.
Chambord liqueur set for major campaign
Bacardi Brown-Forman Brands (BBFB) is readying a big push for its black raspberry liqueur brand, Chambord, in the UK following a period of unprecedented growth — the brand is up 94% in value and 71% in volume in the past 12 months (CGA).
BBPA announces industry award winners
The winners of the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) industry awards were announced at its annual dinner at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge last night.
Gaming machine maximum prize limits to rise
The prize limit for ‘Category C’ or ‘fruit’ machines has increased to £100, and the stake limit has retained at £1, after the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) and Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) lobbied for the rise.
Greene King claims licensee members' club success
Greene King has hailed its first annual members’ club event for its top-performing licensees as a roaring success.
Wellington posts 27.2% profits slide
Wellington Pub Company, the free-of-tie leased pub operator, has reported a 27.2% fall in pre-tax profits to £6.7m in the year to 31 March 2013.
Punch Taverns on course to reach area manager qualification target
Punch Taverns is “on track” to have all of its area managers pass an industry-recognised qualification in hospitality management, after it revealed more than half had already qualified.
Mojito remains king as traditional pubs drive cocktail growth
The number of pubs serving cocktails has increased by a third compared to last year, according to a new report from CGA Strategy.
Whitbread trials new food concept
Whitbread is trialling a new food concept in three of its Brewers Fayre sites, which — if successful — could be rolled out to other parts of its c.150-strong estate.
Our cheerleading for the VAT campaign cannot be unconditional
Stop the ride, we want to get off. It is spinning out of control. Today, the Publican’s Morning Advertiser calls for the campaign being funded by our industry via the VAT Club — set up to secure a reduction in VAT for hospitality businesses — to address...
Macmillan 'Go Sober’ campaign ‘could damage autumn pub trade’
Licensees have hit out at a cancer charity’s fund-raising initiative that challenges people to give up alcohol for a whole month.