19-Jan-2010 By Tony Halstead
Copper Dragon Brewery is back in business this week after the company was purchased from administrators by its former owner.
19-Jan-2010 By Ewan Turney
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has reiterated that it is willing to reach a compromise with its largest investor Piedmont.
Mark Daniels: Politicians v The Pub
19-Jan-2010
When I was in my youth - and, for the purposes of this example, we'll say up to the age of 27 - I never considered myself to be a politically...
Molson Coors puts 7p on a pint
19-Jan-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Brewer Molson Coors has written to customers outlining plans to increase prices by around 7p a pint. The letter, which has been seen by The...
Tories restate plans to ban below-cost selling
19-Jan-2010 By James Wilmore
The Tories have today reiterated plans to ban the below-cost selling of alcohol in the off-trade and "overhaul" the Licensing Act, if elected. The...
ALMR: industry will be "well rid" of irresponsible offers
19-Jan-2010 By James Wilmore
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has welcomed a proposed ban on "irresponsible" drinks promotions, arguing that such offers give...
New powers to make it easier to tackle "problem" pubs
19-Jan-2010 By James Wilmore
Councillors will be able to order a review of a pub's licence without having had a complaint from the police or local residents, under new government...
Peroni does SABMiller proud in the UK
19-Jan-2010 By Hamish Champ
Italian lager Peroni Nastro Azzuro has continued to be a star performer in the UK for brewer SABMiller, the group said today. Announcing a trading...
Trade savages "lop-sided" and "farcical" code
19-Jan-2010 By James Wilmore
Trade leaders have attacked the final details of the government's mandatory code of practice, arguing it is "lop-sided" and "farcical". The code...
Red tape to cost UK businesses £26bn over next four years
19-Jan-2010 By Hamish Champ
The British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) has called on whichever party forms a government after the General Election to resist the urge to raise taxes....
Tough new drinks code to take effect on April 6
19-Jan-2010 By James Wilmore
Licensees face a maximum fine of £20,000 or six months in prison if they fall foul of the government's controversial new mandatory code of practice....
M&B offers compromise in board appointments row
19-Jan-2010 By Hamish Champ
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has offered disgruntled shareholders a compromise in its efforts to end to a damaging row which threatens the...
'All-you-can-drink pub offers facing ban'
19-Jan-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Pub and club promotions that encourage binge drinking will be banned within months in a government retreat from its policy of liberalising licensing...
DVD pack to help potential Marston's tenants
19-Jan-2010
Prospective Marston's tenants have been saved the pain of ploughing through pages of paperwork with the development of a DVD. Anyone who enquires...
19-Jan-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Molson Coors has announced a wholesale price rise of 7p per pint on all package and draught products, which will take effect in March. This equates...
19-Jan-2010 By Peter Coulson
The second change in the new consultation regarding TENs is a long-standing problem, which I first wrote about at the time of the Act.
19-Jan-2010 By Ewan Turney
The mandatory code on alcohol retailing is "lop-sided and unbalanced" because it does not target the cheap deals available in supermarkets, the...
19-Jan-2010 By Ewan Turney
Sending someone to jail for six months for failing to hand over a free glass of tap water in a pub is "absolutely ludicrous", say trade leaders.
19-Jan-2010 By Ewan Turney
Licensees could face a six month jail sentence or a £20,000 fine if they fail to ask anyone who looks under-18 for ID under the Government's...
18-Jan-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Gemma McKenna reports on Mitchells & Butlers food offer from its £1m kitchen skills academy in Watford.
18-Jan-2010 By John Harrington
Gordon Brown says the Government has "no plans" to introduce a minimum price on alcohol "at this stage".
18-Jan-2010 By The PMA Team
Enterprise Inns is planning to sell eight more London freehold pubs at a London auction for £15.5m.
Robert Sayles: Are you a head shaker?
18-Jan-2010 By Robert Sayles Robert
We have all met them; the doom and gloom merchants. They are easy to spot; their heads are prone to move from side to side as they recite tales of...
What now for Mitchells & Butlers?
18-Jan-2010 By Hamish Champ
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) probably thought it was out of the woods two years ago when it waved good-bye to shareholder Robert Tchenguiz, who...
Hamish Champ: Labelling booze - what's in a number?
18-Jan-2010 By Hamish Champ
How best to label a bottle of wine or beer to indicate the alcoholic strength of the contents therein has often been the subject of debate, more so...
Molson Coors to launch training programme
18-Jan-2010
Brewer Molson Coors has launched a new training programme off the back of research that suggests a staggering two in three pints are served...
Christmas proves profitable for leading pub operators
18-Jan-2010 By Hamish Champ
The UK's leading pub operators had a bumper Christmas, according to the latest survey tracking the fortunes of the licensed sector. According to the...
Top foody pubs bag Michelin stars
18-Jan-2010 By James Wilmore
Three top pubs have been recognised for their culinary excellence by gaining Michelin stars in this year's edition of the influential guide....
Mandatory code details due tomorrow
18-Jan-2010 By James Wilmore
Full details of the government's controversial mandatory code of practice will be unveiled tomorrow, the Home Office has confirmed. Press reports...
Brulines founder buys Smartcellar
18-Jan-2010 By Hamish Champ
Derrick Collin, founder of beer flow monitoring group Brulines, has bought Smartcellar for an undisclosed sum. Speaking about the deal, Collin, who...
Appalling" hygiene at pub brings £20k fine for M&B
18-Jan-2010
Mitchells & Butlers has been hit with a £20,000 fine after health inspectors found a "kitchen nightmare" at one of its North London pubs. Frosen...
'Under-21s will have to show ID to buy alcohol under new booze crackdown'
18-Jan-2010 By James Wilmore
Under-21s will have to show ID to buy booze under a major binge-drinking crackdown to be announced next week. They will be hit by compulsory checks...
Grogan calls for resolution to M&B investor row
18-Jan-2010 By Hamish Champ
John Grogan, Labour MP and chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Beer Group, has called for certain Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) shareholders...
Investigation launched into pub AK-47 drama
18-Jan-2010
Police have launched an investigation into a YouTube video clip with the description "Fight in Herefordshire Country Pub" which appears to feature a...
Young's team raise £100,000 for charity
18-Jan-2010
London pub operator Young's has raised a whopping £100,000 for Great Ormond Street Hospital with a host of fundraising activities, including its...
18-Jan-2010 By Roger Protz
Support for pubs will help preserve a uniquely British institution, as well as redirect the fight against alcohol abuse, says Roger Protz.
18-Jan-2010 By Gemma McKenna
More people could get cut-price Sky Sports at home, as BT and Virgin Media suggest they could reduce charges.
18-Jan-2010 By Ewan Turney
Brulines founder Derrick Collin has acquired rival beer flow monitoring company Smartcellar for an undisclosed sum. Collin launched Brulines back in...
18-Jan-2010 By Ewan Turney
Further details of the British Beer and Pub Association's Pub Industry Framework Code of Practice are due to be published this week. The code,...
18-Jan-2010 By Jo Bruce
Gordon Ramsay's pub the Narrow in Limehouse, London, has lost its Michelin Bib Gourmand in the Michelin Guide 2010.
18-Jan-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Vince Cable, the Liberal Democrat shadow chancellor, is writing to the chairman of the Financial Services Authority over the M&B saga.
18-Jan-2010 By John Harrington
The MP heading the investigation into pub companies has paid tribute to trade veteran Mike Stevens, who has died of cancer aged 63. Stevens had been...
'Scots drink equivalent to 46 bottles of vodka a year'
17-Jan-2010
Scots drink 25 per cent more alcohol than people living in England and Wales and the booze gap is widening, according to new research. The findings...
16-Jan-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
The battle for control of Mitchells & Butlers has taken another twist after it was revealed that the Takeover Panel has dismissed the pub group's...
15-Jan-2010 By The PMA Team
The World Cup is the biggest spectators' event this year, but there are plenty of other sporting events to help attract customers, says The PMA Team.
15-Jan-2010 By Robyn Lewis
Robyn Lewis investigates how licensees can get customers in their pubs with a big event.
15-Jan-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Lesley Foottit talks to Bath Ales retail operations manager Robin Couling about the company's new concept, Graze.
15-Jan-2010 By The PMA Team
Copper Dragon Brewery is set to be bought out of administration by its founder — Steve Taylor — according to sources.
15-Jan-2010 By MA reporter
The year ahead — the industry's movers and shakers predict what 2010 will hold for our battered trade.
15-Jan-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Pub property values plummeted 20% in 2009, compared to 11.6% in 2008 — that's according to Christie + Co.
