All news articles for January 2017

Punch tenants demand clarification on Heineken deal

Punch tenants demand clarification on Heineken deal

By Michelle Perrett

The Punch Tenant Network (PTN), the campaign group representing Punch licensees, has called on the pubs code adjudicator (PCA) to clarify the position if Heineken’s bid for the pub company is successful.

FSA warning: don't over cook the chips

Cancer warning over chips and roast potatoes

By Michelle Perrett

Pub chips and roast potatoes are under the spotlight after the Food Standards Agency (FSA) issued a warning about the possibility of cancer-causing acrylamides. 

Top tips to boost customer loyalty schemes

Top tips to boost customer loyalty schemes

By Sara Hussein

Pubs have lagged behind when it comes to understanding customer loyalty in the past. But with technology, smartphones and personalised rewards they can tap into new and exciting opportunities for their businesses.

Indian Brewery Company unveils first site in Birmingham

Indian Brewery Company unveils first site

By Sara Hussein

A brewery has opened an outlet offering craft beers and Indian street food in Birmingham after supplying its products to several pubs over the past three years.

Donald Trump-inspired parties to be held by pubs

Pubs cashing in on Trump inauguration

By Helen Gilbert

Pubs are gearing up to hold Donald Trump-inspired parties ahead of the president-elect’s imminent inauguration on Friday (20 January).

Why Dry January is no longer a period of doom and gloom

Why Dry January is no longer a period of doom and gloom

By Sara Hussein

The emptiness of a pub in January after a hectic Christmas can strike fear into the heart of any licensee but perhaps this month has the potential to be as fruitful as any other when pubs make the most of the opportunities

Big pubco: the Waldegrave Arms in East Harptree, Somerset, is one of 850 Admiral Taverns-owned pubs

Admiral Taverns targets new publicans

By Helen Gilbert

Admiral Taverns is holding a series of open days in a bit to attract new and existing licensees interested in running a pub.

Breweries unite for small beer relief reform

Breweries unite for small beer relief reform

By Sara Hussein

Small and medium-sized breweries have called on the Government to review the small breweries’ relief (SBR) scheme to ensure a “vibrant and sustainable” future for the brewing industry.

Removal of permitted development rights for pubs debated

Lords to debate change in pub planning laws

By Liam Coleman

The end of permitted development rights on pubs could be in sight after it was confirmed that the House of Lords would debate changing the regulations as part of the Neighbourhood Planning Bill.

Siren Craft Brew: “We’re sticking with cask in 2017”

Siren Craft Brew vows to stick with cask ale

By Daniel Woolfson

Siren Craft Brew has reassured drinkers it will not abandon cask ale in 2017 following a series of high-profile brewers' decision to abandon the format. 

Scottish pubs struggling with legislative burdens

Scottish pubs struggling with legislative burdens

By Michelle Perrett

Drink-driving legislation and rising business rates are the biggest challenges facing pubs in Scotland, new research from the Scottish Licensed Trade Association has revealed.

Tim Martin calls EU predictions

Tim Martin calls EU predictions 'catastrophically poor'

By Michelle Perrett

JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has accused economists, politicians and intellectuals of failing to understand the implications of leaving the EU, while JD Wetherspoon reports positive results.

Business rates campaign unites BBPA, ALMR and Mulholland

Industry unites to lead battle for business rates reform

By Liam Coleman

A unified front led by the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) and British Pub Confederation (BPC) chair, Greg Mulholland, is set to fight for fairer business rates for licensees.

Bar staff insider: manners have gone out of the window

Bar staff insider: manners have gone out of the window

By Bar staff insider

Why is it that usually nice, genial, friendly people turn into the devil’s spawn once they have a few drinks inside them? By day, they are pleasant, easy-going, lovely people. yet as the sun sets, the monsters emerge.

Christmas beer sales flat lined

Beer sales over Christmas flat lined

By Nikkie Sutton

Beer sales in pubs across the Christmas period flat lined in 2016, according to analysis by beer quality and insight expert Vianet.

Sweet investment: money has been pumped into Coca-Cola Zero Sugar marketing

Coke Zero reveals £4.5m ad campaign

By Nicholas Robinson

Coca-Cola Zero Sugar will be at the centre of a multimillion-pound advertising campaign to emphasise its low-sugar, but Coca-Cola Classic taste, credentials.