New alcohol duty taskforce launched
A new taskforce has been launched to tackle alcohol duty fraud.
Archives for January 17, 2014
Budweiser Budvar names Simon George as sales director
Budweiser Budvar UK, the UK arm of the Czech brewer, has named Simon George as its new sales director.
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National Chip Week: 7 ways for serving and presenting pub chips
Sheila McWattie looks at seven ways for serving and presenting pub chips in the run up to National Chip Week (17-23 February).
Why my Dry January means I'm Publican Enemy No.1
Pete Brown prepares reluctantly to take on the role of the trade’s devil incarnate.
Legal checklist: Late Temporary Event Notices (TENs)
If pubs wish to hold an ad-hoc event and it is less than 10 working days to the event, they may be able to submit a 'late TEN'. Here’s a legal checklist for applying for these notices.
GP Generator: Burns' Night
With Burns’ Night, on 25 January, following hard on the heels of Christmas and new year, licensees have a perfect opportunity to keep the festive season going. The PMA reveals how to make the most of the celebration.
New campaign officially launched to end 'alcohol super tax'
A new campaign has been officially launched to end the alcohol 'super tax', known as the alcohol duty escalator, at a parliamentary reception hosted by Priti Patel MP.
Industry figures defend trade over report that claims bartenders routinely serve drunks
Leading industry figures have defended the pub trade against a report that has claimed that licensees routinely break a law which says they should refuse to serve people who already drunk.
Statutory Code: Former pubs minister calls for free-of-tie option
A former Government minister for pubs has urged Business Secretary Vince Cable to go further under the proposed statutory code of pub companies and give tenants the right to have a free-of-tie option combined with an open market rent review.