Scottish microbrewers to get own trade group
27-Jan-2010 By James Wilmore
Plans to form a trade body for small brewers in Scotland are set to be launched at a meeting tomorrow (Thursday). Petra Wetzel, managing director of...
27-Jan-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Greene King has launched a campaign to encourage its pubs to attract more women aged 35 and over, with the help of its female licensees. Dubbed the...
27-Jan-2010 By Lesley Foottit
InterContinental Brands' (ICB) Zamaretto, is set to sponsor the new series of Secret Diary of a Call Girl on ITV2 from 28 January.
27-Jan-2010 By Lesley Foottit
The Malborough Tavern, which was recently awarded a AA rosette, is offering customers 25% off their bill until the end of February. Licensee Joe...
27-Jan-2010 By John Harrington
Just three instances are known of the new minor licence variations process being used to let a venue host live music. A further three examples are...
27-Jan-2010 By Ewan Turney
The health of Greene King tenants and lessees continues to improve thanks to increased levels of price support, the pubco reports.
26-Jan-2010 By Robyn Lewis
Robyn Lewis reports on Britvic's £11m promotional spend to capture the attention of trade and consumers alike.
26-Jan-2010 By Roger Protz
Global giants seem to be missing the point that consumers increasingly prefer tasty, malty brews to bland concoctions, says Roger Protz.
26-Jan-2010 By Robyn Lewis
Bacardi Brown-Forman is encouraging licensees to brighten up February by holding a Mardi Gras event.
26-Jan-2010 By Robyn Lewis
Red Bull will be returning to the small screen next month with two new UK ads, retaining the brand's signature cartoon style and humour.
26-Jan-2010 By The PMA Team
The PMA Team questions Carlsberg chief executive Isaac Sheps on the company's progress since his brief to improve profitability in the UK.
26-Jan-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Supermarkets and shops are running fewer cut-price drinks deals this month than at the same time last year. The number of deals have been slashed by 15%, and alcohol prices upped by 4% overall, according to The Grocer.
26-Jan-2010 By Jo Bruce
The finalists in the Morning Advertiser's search for the Pub Chef of the Year 2010 have been announced. Thirty four chefs are battling it out to be...
Mark Daniels: The Beer Mitten
26-Jan-2010
I often wonder if the furore we hear daily over the state of the pub industry and, most specifically, the Beer Tie would be lessened if the industry...
Pub manager awarded £44,000 in beer tampering case
26-Jan-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
A former pub manager has spoken of her relief after being awarded more than £40,000 in compensation when a court ruled she was unfairly sacked for...
Public see 'aggressive' supermarket offers as a problem
26-Jan-2010 By James Wilmore
Supermarkets' "aggressive promotions" are causing people to drink more at home and "sleepwalk" into alcohol dependency, a new report suggests. The...
Business building tips on offer at BIIAB event
26-Jan-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Former BII chief executive John McNamara will be among the guest speakers at the at the BII Awarding Body's (BIIAB) annual conference. McNamara, who...
Carlsberg reveals 4p a pint increase
26-Jan-2010 By James Wilmore
Carlsberg will raise its wholesale prices by an average of 4p per pint, inclusive of duty, from next month. The increase, which takes effect on...
'UK recession finally over'
26-Jan-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Britain's economy finally exited its deepest recession since the 1930s in the fourth quarter of last year, growing by just 0.1% compared to the...
Clegg hears about beer tie's advantages for small brewers
26-Jan-2010 By James Wilmore
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has been given a first-hand account of industry issues - including the beer tie - during a visit to a brewery....
Pre-teens exposed to online alcohol advert
26-Jan-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Health group Alcohol Concern has urged drinks companies to drop 'retargeting' techniques to protect children from alcohol adverts. The group raised...
26-Jan-2010 By Lesley Foottit
"Ridiculous discounts" in the off-trade have been blamed for Londoners "sleepwalking" into alcohol addiction. A public consultation found that...
26-Jan-2010 By Ewan Turney
Manchester brewer and operator Hydes has reported a 29% slump in profits for the year ended 29 March 2009, resulting in a loss of £1.3m. The...
26-Jan-2010 By Ewan Turney
A former Joseph Holt's pub manager has been awarded £43,500 in compensation after being sacked over accusations of watering down beer. Trade union...
26-Jan-2010 By John Harrington
Carlsberg UK is raising its wholesale prices by 4p per pint on average from 15 February. The figure is duty inclusive. Chris Houlton, sales &...
26-Jan-2010 By Gemma McKenna
A Greene King host who stole more than £15,000 from a village post office has been allowed to keep her pub by the pubco. Julia Jones, of the Ibex...
26-Jan-2010 By Lesley Foottit
The Little Sauce Company has launched a range of fresh tomato-based and pesto sauces into the foodservice sector. The tomato-based sauces include...
26-Jan-2010 By Gemma McKenna
National Pubwatch chairman Steve Baker has urged Justice Secretary Jack Straw to get tougher on thugs who assault licensees when reviewing how cases...
26-Jan-2010 By Ewan Turney
The BII's Awarding Body will announce the winners of the National Industry Training Awards at its annual conference.
26-Jan-2010 By Ewan Turney
Cornish brewer St Austell has rewarded two of its licensees for outstanding achievement with a new Director's Award. The award, handed out for the...
25-Jan-2010 By Lesley Foottit
More than 23,000 application packs for National ID cards - billed as the ideal ID for alcohol sales - have been requested. The news comes as the controversial scheme is set to be rolled out in London on 8 February.
M&B chairman orders sweep for bugs
25-Jan-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
The Observer has claimed M&B chairman Simon Laffin had his home swept for bugs in the latest twist in the boardroom row led by Joe Lewis.
Lewis representative lists M&B grievances
25-Jan-2010 By The PMA Team
Activist M&B investor Joe Lewis has called on the company to change its banking advisors, concentrate on bottom-line profits and improve disclosure.
Albion consolidates pub estates
25-Jan-2010 By The PMA Team
Albion Ventures has consolidated its pub portfolio to be managed by Bravewood Pub Management Company Limited. The 34-pub estate will be managed by...
Pub Bitch: 'Fill my cups' promotion causes a stir in Singapore, and BBPA Framework to help people run empty pubs?
25-Jan-2010
They must be in their cups... The mandatory code might be about to make life hell for UK pubs but at least in some parts of the world life goes on as...
More mergers mooted for 2010
25-Jan-2010 By Hamish Champ
Last week's multi-billion pound bid for Cadbury by US food giant Kraft highlighted that everything has its price. Cadbury had been resolute in...
Hamish Champ: Discovering customer service in Bluewater
25-Jan-2010 By Hamish Champ
I don't know about you, dear reader, but I have several ideas of what Hell might be like. One of them is definitely a visit to the Bluewater shopping...
Tennent's boss backs Scottish minimum pricing
25-Jan-2010 By James Wilmore
The boss of one of Scotland's biggest drinks brands has backed the government's controversial plans for minimum pricing. Mike Lees, managing...
Albion Ventures unifies management of pub businesses
25-Jan-2010 By Hamish Champ
Albion Ventures, the venture capitalist owner of Bravo Inns and the Charnwood Pub Company, has brought the management of the two businesses under one...
Hunt for Pilsner Urquell Master Bartender begins
25-Jan-2010
The search is on for Pilsner Urquell's UK Master Bartender for 2010, and possibly, the world champion. Not only will the winning bartender represent...
Supermarkets are "creating alcoholics", claims ex-Tory leader
25-Jan-2010 By James Wilmore
Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith has accused supermarkets of "creating alcoholics" with their "immoral" attitude to alcohol. In a further sign...
'Passports at risk on razz'
25-Jan-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
More than 16,000 passports a year are lost by people using them as ID in clubs and pubs, figures reveal today. A study of 855 passport replacement...
M&B shareholder offers olive branch in board row
25-Jan-2010 By Hamish Champ
In a crucial week for Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), shareholder Joe Lewis has apparently offered a compromise to the pub group's senior...
Staff record single in bid to buy pub
25-Jan-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Staff fighting to keep their pub open have recorded a single in a bid to raise £100,000 to buy the freehold. 'The Torrianos' are calling on 200,000...
Music pub hooks up with Nashville venue for songwriting contest
25-Jan-2010 By James Wilmore
A Scottish music pub has joined forces with a famous venue in Nashville, Tennessee, to launch a songwriting contest and festival. The Inn at...
Host has noise abatement order overturned
25-Jan-2010 By Gemma McKenna
A licensee in East Sussex has succeeded in having a noise abatement order overturned. Tim Whitehouse of the White Hart in Lower Horsebridge, said...
Brewing champion Arthur Batham dies
25-Jan-2010 By John Harrington
Arthur Batham, the man who was synonymous with Black Country brewer Batham's for 60 years, has died aged 82. The Batham's chairman was found dead at...
Manchester receives safe night-life award
25-Jan-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Manchester is one of six areas to be awarded a safe night-life award by the Association of Town Centre Management. Bath, Birmingham,...
'Poll backs drink-drive limit cut'
24-Jan-2010 By Hamish Champ
Four out of five people back a cut in the drink-drive limit, a survey has found. The Scottish government-commissioned research found that 79 per cent...
22-Jan-2010 By John Harrington
The Independent Pub Confederation (IPC) has appointed long-standing licensee Bill Sharp as its first chairman.
