From the freeze of beer duty, the Punch-Heineken deal, pub-specific business rates reductions, to the 10-year anniversary of the smoking ban, a lot has happened in the pub trade during 2017.
Significant cuts in US beer tax will save UK beer exporters millions of pounds and this has been welcomed by the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) and the Society for Independent Brewers (SIBA).
During a debate this week, members who served on the House of Lords Licensing Act 2003 committee said they were "disappointed" in the Government's "delayed and defensive" response to their report, which said the legislation needs...
In light of a solid financial year for the pubco, Admiral Taverns chief executive Kevin Georgel told MA's sister title MCA that the group has the “appetite for a game-changing acquisition and the resources to do that”.
November’s award-winning licensee, Vicky Martin of the Sup & Chow, was recognised in light of her willingness to show sport at all hours and ensure her punters never missed a moment.
