Beware of advertising scam
01-Mar-2007
Scam advertising companies are stepping up their pursuit of licensees. The companies telephone the pub offering advertisements for magazines for...
Keep them under pressure
27-Feb-2007
The Dump the Deals campaign is gaining real momentum. Our inboxes and letterboxes are being deluged with responses from licensees fully supporting...
BrandsBriefs
22-Feb-2007
Enotria signs with Thornbury Enotria Winecellars has signed an exclusive on-trade supply deal with New Zealand wine producer Thornbury. The New...
Move out of neutral...
20-Feb-2007
What's the story with vodka in pubs? It is the category in the on-trade with the largest number of new brands and new entrants to the market. And yet...
20-Feb-2007 By Rosie Davenport
The Portman Group is reviewing its Code of Practice for drinks marketing for the first time in five years - in response to "changing attitudes" to...
Regent buys in to Brandasia
08-Feb-2007 By The PMA Team
Regent Inns has expanded further into the fast-casual dining market with a £500,000 investment in an upmarket Indian restaurant, Asha's. The...
All together now...
17-Jan-2007
I'd like to have lived in a Manns world. An innocent, charming world where moustaches, monocles and manners madeth the man; where men kept a snuffbox...
Drinks review of the year
14-Dec-2006
HitsDavid BremnerThere are colleagues and ex-colleagues of Mr Bremner who have ribbed him mercilessly following his rise to prominence in the trade...
BrandsBriefs
14-Dec-2006
Cains shows it's all art Cains Brewery is hoping to position itself as a craft brewer with a new strapline to be carried on all its advertising....
Orchid has the ideas to match the cash
14-Dec-2006
Many an eyebrow was raised in not-so-mild disbelief earlier this year when GI Partners splashed out £571m to buy 290 Spirit managed pubs from Punch....
BrandsBriefs
07-Dec-2006
Fuller's takes pride of place Fuller's London Pride has been voted consumers' favourite real-ale tipple for 2006 in a regional beer poll. Over 2,000...
Poolingideas
30-Nov-2006
From poor man's snooker to a popular game, pool's image is being transformed. But Adrian Tierney-Jones says pubs need to ensure their tables are in...
BrandsBriefs
30-Nov-2006
Old Father Timer is back Wiltshire-based brewer Wadworth is launching a 5.8% abv year-end brew called Old Father Timer. The beer will be available...
BrandsBriefs
16-Nov-2006
Thwaites ditches super-brew Lancashire brewer Daniel Thwaites has removed a super-strength lager from sale because of concerns over responsible...
Lock up your boss for charity!
10-Nov-2006 By James Wilmore
A City of London pub, which features prison cells in its cellar, will be used to help raise money for this year's Children in Need. The highest...
BrandsBriefs
09-Nov-2006
The new face of Diet Coke Coleen McLoughlin, girlfriend of England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, is to become the face of Diet Coke,...
The Portman Group launches awareness campaign
07-Nov-2006
The low number of complaints about the packaging and promotion of alcoholic drinks has prompted The Portman Group to launch an awareness campaign....
LETTERs from Morning Advertiser readers 02/11/2006
02-Nov-2006
Camra cashes in on H&H closure It was good to see that the Camra Investment Club has done so well out of their brewers' stocks (MA, 29...
02-Nov-2006 By Andrew Pring
Morning Advertiser Editor Andrew Pring on the need to treasure your customers.
BrandsBriefs
02-Nov-2006
Tetley/Telegraph team-up Tetley is joining forces with The Daily Telegraph to offer consumers exclusive content from Tetley-sponsored rugby union...
BrandsBriefs
26-Oct-2006
Amarula sampling campaign Amarula, the cream liqueur distributed by First Drinks Brands, is rolling out a sampling campaign to reach around 500,000...
Bruges offers tour de force
12-Oct-2006
Retail study tours play a vital role in deepening trade knowledge. Yet all too often, cynics dismiss them as fun-filled frolics that quickly...
Newcomers scoop top retail award
05-Oct-2006
Mark Slann and Vicki Edwards-Slann of Strutts in Derby were crowned top newcomers after doubling their annual sales target at the Pathfinder Pubs...
If your name's not down...
04-Oct-2006
What wines should I put on my wine list? It is an eternal question for anyone who sells the old grape juice in the on-trade, be they pub, bar,...
Drink ad accused
14-Sep-2006 By James Wilmore
Health officials have hit out at drinks advertising for undermining the Drinkaware Trust's message on responsible drinking. A WKD advert which...
Branding on the brain
14-Sep-2006 By Pete Brown
Strong brands guarantee quality and ultimately good profit. Pete Brown looks at the ethos surrounding them and why, more than ever, pubs need them....
Listening to their customers
11-Sep-2006
"To a large degree, consumers have now taken control of the on-trade market and are not prepared to simply accept what is put before them. The...
The MA Brands Report
07-Sep-2006
Stocking the right brands is vital to a pub's success so we've compiled a snapshot of what sells well across the market in the MA's first Brands...
01-Sep-2006
Egged on A plate inspired by identical twins is among a number of new products from Figgjo through Continental Chef Supplies (CCS). The original...
01-Sep-2006
To cater for the growing demand of consumers for healthier options, Heinz has launched a light French dressing and a light salad cream. With at least...
BrandsBriefs
31-Aug-2006
Tanqueray gin has top taste Tanqueray has been voted the best-tasting gin in a survey which questioned 127 bartenders in 100 bars nationwide. The...
Scoring points to help charity
10-Aug-2006
It isn't just the summer that's hotting up - at the Licensed Trade Charity, a packed calendar of
04-Aug-2006
A nightclub boss is offering a £5,000 reward for help in catching the attackers of a man who died three years after a brutal assault in Manchester's...
Drinks giant caught out over leaked email
27-Jul-2006 By James Wilmore
Bosses at drinks giant Constellation have been left red-faced after a leaked email revealed they are encouraging employees to buy the firm's own...
A bit special
05-Jul-2006
In the drinks industry we never seem to tire of categorising things. There are the endless categories we put drinks into - be it simply beer, wine...
Doorstaff get their own conference and awards
04-Jul-2006
Door workers in pubs will be able to get a masterclass on resolving conflict at what organisers claim will be the first ever national conference...
Beck's back on TV with £12m campaign
01-Jun-2006
Beck's beer is back on TV for the first time brewer InBev took on the UK distribution rights nine months ago.The advertising is part of a £12m...
24-May-2006
London Pride is set to benefit from a whole package of activity for the summer - starting with the beer's reappearance on TV. Based around a summer...
Think like a true retailer
18-May-2006
Fact: soft drinks actually outsell other drinks at mealtimes in pubs. Surely not? How can that be right? How can a drinks category so unsuited to...
Get Switched On! Bright ideas
17-Apr-2006
Saving energy is not just good for the environment, you can save yourself some money at the same time.It isn't too often that environmental concerns...
What's in a name?
04-Apr-2006
Critics may dismiss them but wine brands will put your pub customers at ease.'The trouble with wine is that it is a much more complex subject than...
Hot new ideas
01-Apr-2006
When it comes to cooking up a treat for hungry customers the key words are speed and cleanliness. The latest gadgets and gismos to come onto the market certainly do their best to make a pub chef's job that little easier
Tell us how you support the local community and win £1,000 for charity
30-Mar-2006
The Morning Advertiser's Heart of the Community campaign is about reminding the national media, politicians and police about the pivotal roles pubs...
Taking the innside into the out
23-Mar-2006
Punch set up a Smoking Action Group 18 months ago to prepare for the ban. TONY HALSTEAD reports on the three outdoor concepts it devised to make sure smokers are catered for across the pubco's Scottish estate
Under 21 poster campaign launched
02-Mar-2006
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) is launching a national poster campaign aimed at encouraging drinkers who look under 21 to carry ID.The...
It's worth the effort
17-Feb-2006
When it comes to cask beer having a great knowledge of the product you are selling is of the utmost importance. The Publican and Greene King have...
Quality first
13-Feb-2006
Perfecting a pint of cask beer is of the utmost importance. The Publican and Greene King have teamed up to explain why.If licensees should aspire to...
Rowson takes top award at the NITAs
12-Dec-2005
Lancashire licensee Graham Rowson was once again named 'Licensee Trainer of the Year' at the BII's NITA Awards.Graham, who runs the Plungington...
Anti-pub media slated by frustrated licensees
08-Dec-2005
by Lucy Britner Frustrated licensees who back the Morning Advertiser's campaign to 'Lay off my Local' are increasingly fed up with the hysterical...
Winners who did it their way
01-Dec-2005
Eight awards were presented at the second annual Morning Advertiser Responsible Drinks Retailing event last week, honouring those who had made the...
