#DigiPubs
Deltic launches huge data capture project
The Deltic Group, the 58-strong nightclub group, is to employ an analyst and psychologist to help it mine data on its customers in a similar way to retail giants Amazon or Tesco.
Archives for November 30, 2015
MPs nominate 100+ chefs for new Parliamentary Pub Chef awards
More than 100 British pub chefs have been nominated by the local members of parliament for the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) and All Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPG)’s new Pub Chef of the Year Award.
VAT
VAT Club approach will not work, industry veteran suggests
Leading pub sector entrepreneur Peter Borg-Neal has urged the industry to come together and find a new way of tackling the VAT burden placed on pubs.
Sugar tax
BBPA chief: sugar tax will “increase burden” on brewers and pubs
The introduction of a heavy tax on sugar would make things harder for pubs and brewers which already face considerable levels of tax including beer duty and business rates, the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has warned.
Sugar Tax
Sugar tax and nutritional labelling enforced under lobby group’s plans
Prime Minister David Cameron is facing increased pressure from the sugar lobby group Action on Sugar (AoS) to implement a heavy tax on sugary food and drink and to enforce nutritional labelling on menus to help tackle the UK’s growing obesity epidemic.
City news
Marston’s: New builds, burrito bars and casual dining
The Publican's Morning Advertiser's sister publication M&C spoke to Marston’s chief executive Ralph Findlay and chief financial officer Andrew Andrea about its results and future plans.
Operators
Brighton beer shop aims to prevent Burger King with crowdfunded pub
A craft beer shop in Brighton is on crowdfunding-fuelled mission to take on a pub across the road, after locals campaigned against a plan for a Burger King to open at the site.