Floods could result in pub business failures
Pubs damaged by last week’s tidal surge are likely to face business failure due to the impact on Christmas trade, and insurance brokers may soon stop providing flood cover.
Archives for December 11, 2013
Punch backs new charity website and helpline
Punch Taverns is the first company to promote the new Licensed Trade Charity (LTC) website and helpline to its staff and licensees.
Market rent-only option would benefit economy by millions of pounds
Introducing a market rent-only option for tied licensees would benefit the UK economy by millions of pounds – and would lead to 148,320 extra staff hours and £48,666,758 in wages paid per year, research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has...
Licensed premises authorising regulated entertainment decreases, new figures show
The number of licensed premises authorising regulated entertainment has decreased by 2.5% over the past year, new statistics from the Department of Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) reveal.
Pubs warned not to rely on discounts for January trade
Publicans should not rely on discounting to encourage dining trade through January and February.
JLA acquires the Carford Group
JLA has acquired independent catering equipment distrbutor and service provider the Carford Group.
Why sweet will be sour in 2014
Unlikely as it seems, in an age where sweeter drinks rule, the taste of 2014 will be pickling vinegar.
Statutory code: PM David Cameron refuses to commit to action over pubcos
Prime Minister David Cameron refused to be drawn on whether he supports a statutory code for pubs in PM Questions today.
Quarter of consumers do not 'have time' for roast dinners
A quarter of families do not make time for roast dinners at home as ‘modern life has moved on’.
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall launches his own beer
TV chef and food campaigner Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has teamed up with Skinner’s Brewery in Cornwall to launch a beer in bottle and cask that’s made entirely from English ingredients – including one of the first sightings of a UK-grown version of the...