Virge Balthazard of McMullen & Sons has been named area manager of the year in the Operations Managers Awards 2011, held by the Association of Licensed Multiple Operators (ALMR).
The alternatives to the landmark mediation process failing are "too awful to contemplate", one trade leader has warned as the final round of meetings get underway. ALMR boss Nick Bish is hopeful an agreement can be reached.
A trade group is calling for the government to postpone the increase in VAT back to its normal rate at the end of this year by "at least a month". In...
The pubco model is not working well, especially in the current economic climate, and the beer tie should be phased out, MPs were told by ALMR boss Nick Bish.
It's about time the industry recognised the vital role played by multiple retailers, says Nick Bish When I opened last week's MA I was both delighted...
It's 10 years since the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) began running its Operations Manager of the Year awards, now one of the key industry standards-raising initiatives.
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has called on landlords to cut its members some slack when it comes to rent reviews. Addressing...
Trade leaders have reacted with a mixture of relief and anger to the smoking ban regulations issued by health minister Caroline Flint last week. Mark...
Called to the JDW bar Judges are often accused of being out of touch with ordinary people. But Snifter wouldn't say that about the judge he met while...
Nick Bish, chief executive, the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers, helps mark The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.Where were you 30 years...
Research soon to be commissioned by the industry should prove that self-regulation on smoking in pubs is working, it is claimed. Nick Bish, chairman...
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