Booker merges with Tesco in £3.7bn deal
Booker and supermarket giant Tesco have announced they have agreed terms to merge in a huge £3.7bn deal.
Archives for January 27, 2017
Licensee wins planning case against NewRiver Retail
A pub in Leek was celebrating after quashing its owners’ plans to build two residential houses in the car park.
Punch pumps funds into Liverpool pubs
Punch has announced plans to capitalise on an "exciting time for the city" of Liverpool by investing £450,000 in two of its city centre pubs.
Inside Fuller's Ale & Pie pubs
Pies and pubs go together like a horse and carriage, so it should have come as no surprise that London brewer and pubco Fuller’s would make the most of the relationship through a hugely successful on-trade brand.
Scrapping gaming machine fee ‘would save pubs £500,000’
Business in Licensing (BIL) and the Gambling Business Group (GBG) have joined forces in a bid to remove the fee pubs have to pay to inform licensing authorities if they want to use their automatic entitlement on gaming machines.
Booker boss claims there are no plans for job losses following Tesco merge
Booker CEO Charles Wilson has stated that following the wholesaler’s merge with supermarket giant Tesco, there are no plans for job cuts.
MPs call for update to Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy
MPs are set to debate whether the Government should consider an update to the Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy 2012.
Gap in the market for no-booze pub, claims pop-up bar owner
Alcohol-free pop-up bar owner Jamie Walker has said there is a gap in the market for a booze-free pub.
Young's unveils Stephen Goodyear as non-executive chairman
Young’s has revealed that Stephen Goodyear will replace Nick Bryan as non-executive chairman, when he retires at the end of the current financial year on 3 April 2017.
New World Trading Company to launch new concept
New World Trading Company (NWTC) is to launch a new concept in Birmingham this year.
FA Cup 4th round takes centre stage
Find out what potential shocks and top sporting action can be shown in the pub this weekend.
My pub: The Hare, Milton-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire
Sue Gray (now Hawkins) shot to pub industry fame – and fortune - with her second pub, Bar Humbug. She continues to rescue failing pubs and develop them into thriving businesses. Here, she talks about her latest, the Hare at Milton-Under-Wychwood in the...