"They just don't care": getting to grips with no-shows
“This sounds horrible,” laments Heath Ball, owner of the Red Lion & Sun in London's Highgate, “but I just don’t think they care.”
Archives for July 18, 2016
Awards
CAMRA launches search for best designed pubs
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has launched its National Pub Design Awards for this year in a quest to find the most stunningly designed pubs nationwide.
London
Iconic Black Cap plans “may not become a reality”
Plans to reopen iconic LGBT venue the Black Cap in Camden have stalled after pubco Ruth & Robinson has claimed the building is likely to remain empty for the foreseeable future.
Beer
Tiny Rebel brewery to 'increase capacity five-fold'
Champion Beer of Britain-winning Welsh brewery to rapidly expand - including community space, tap room, events space and a bottling and canning line.
Good Beer Guide
Cask Marque to sponsor Good Beer Guide
This year marks the 44th edition of CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide, which will be sponsored by Cask Marque and is set to be published in September.
Pubcos
Enterprise launches latest "managed expert" partnership
Enterprise Inns has announced plans to work with The Marylebone Leisure Group and create the Marmalade Pub Company.
Premium soft drinks
Hello Softie… you’re all grown up
For many years children were the only connoisseurs of soft drinks, but the category is now more sophisticated than ever. Treat Softie with respect and in return you could be treated to margins as high as those available from alcohol
Property
Pub properties: on the market
Our latest round up of pubs on the market features unique opportunities in Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Dorset.
Duncan Garrood
Punch to sell 400 pubs for 'capital investments'
Punch expects to sell 400 pubs over the next four years, with sites likely to be sold ‘pub by pub’, the pubco’s chief executive Duncan Garrood has told The Morning Advertiser.