CAMRA: BISC report 'last chance saloon' for pubcos
The latest BISC report represents the "last chance saloon" for pub companies, says the Campaign for Real Ale's (CAMRA) chief executive, Mike Benner.
CAMRA welcomed the report, which demands major reform of pubcos and urges the Office of Fair Trading to look more carefully as it responds to CAMRA's super-complaint for the second time.
Benner said: "The large pub companies are now in the last chance saloon. The pub sector has had long enough to deliver self regulation and failed.
"They either voluntarily reform to ensure a fair deal for consumers or risk potentially punitive intervention from the Competition Authorities and Government.
"CAMRA is demanding that the large pub companies act immediately to allow their licensees the option of selling one guest real ale purchased at free market prices.
"Given the popularity of locally brewed real ale, it is simply crazy that most pub licensees are prevented from buying beer from their local brewers.
"The large pub companies should also agree to a legally binding code of conduct and move quickly towards offering all their lessees a free of tie option at a fair rent."
