All news articles for January 2019

Children in pubs: Poppleston Allen's Graeme Cushion discusses what pub operators need to know about youngsters in pubs

Licensing Hub – Legal with Poppleston Allen

Need to know: children in pubs

By Poppleston Allen

The questions of whether children can work in licensed premises or indeed be in those premises as a customer are ones that sometimes cause confusion and therefore may benefit from some clarification.

Lifted spirits: drinks giant Diageo revealed that its net sales increased by 5.8% in the second half of 2018

‘Gin boom’ continues to drive growth for Diageo

By Stuart Stone

Spirits maker Diageo, which owns brands Smirnoff, Guinness and Johnnie Walker, has revealed that continued growth in gin sales helped the drinks mogul achieve a 5.8% net sales increase in the second half of 2018.

Fairer: ABI scraps connection fees for small brewers

AB InBev scraps connection fees for small brewers

By Nicholas Robinson

Budweiser and Stella Artois brewer AB InBev has launched new line fees, which are claimed to be fairer than those already on the market and which involve scrapping charges for small producers.

High calibre: Heineken's £2.2m funding for the Gun is the largest amount it has spent on a single-site upgrade

Heineken invests record £2.2m in pub upgrade

By Stuart Stone

Heineken and the East London Pub Co have completed a £2.2m investment in the Gun in Spitalfields, London – the brewer’s largest ever investment in a single pub from its Star Pubs & Bars estate.

Market leader: Pilsner-style brews account for nine out of 10 beers consumed in the world today

Beers that changed the world

By James Beeson

Every so often a beer comes along that stands out from the rest; a beer that clears a pathway for others to follow. Without these iconic products, beer as we know it would be a very different proposition

Smell the coffee: licensees are urged to have the right hot beverage equipment available to attract new punters

Give customers a hot hit in winter

By Robert Mann

As coffee shops continue to pop up on our high streets – is now the time to rethink your hot beverage offer to cater for the punter of the future?

Working in tandem: the Jolly Brewers will donate excess food to the foodbank in nearby King's Lynn

Pub announces foodbank partnership

By Stuart Stone

The Jolly Brewers in Shouldham Thorpe, Norfolk, has announced a partnership with King’s Lynn Foodbank to tackle the pub’s edible food waste output.

Business based on businesses: General manager James Pears explains the success of Brewhouse & Kitchen's Islington site

What makes a Brewhouse & Kitchen tick?

By Emily Hawkins

In a city with many brewpubs and a customer base that is ever-changing, Brewhouse & Kitchen knows it has to go above and beyond. General manager James Pears explains what the Islington site does to catch punters’ attention

Ever expanding: the acquisitions of Be At One and Fever Bars are the latest in a series of marquee deals by Stonegate

Stonegate’s biggest deals: a timeline of the pubco

By Stuart Stone

Formed in 2010 by private equity firm TDR Capital to acquire 333 pubs from Mitchells & Butlers, Stonegate Pub Company has acquired 88 sites in the past six months – growing its portfolio to 772 sites nationwide.

Rising up: craft beer sales in the UK have been growing at about 90%

430 new UK craft breweries opened in 2017

By Nikkie Sutton

More than 400 craft breweries businesses were unveiled in the UK in the 12 months to 31 December 2017, as craft beer increased its market share in the on and off-trade, new research has revealed.

Boosting the sector: more pubs and schools are involved in Ei's Pub Pros scheme this year

Ei expands school leavers scheme

By Emily Hawkins

Ei Group has increased its training scheme to encourage school leavers into working in the pub sector.

Evaluating drinkers: Best Bar None is set to partner Manchester Airports Group

Take-off for airside Best Bar None scheme at airports

By Stuart Stone

Best Bar None has announced the rollout of an airside pilot scheme with Manchester Airports Group, encompassing Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports, over the next few weeks.

Spring into life: using inflatables comes with safety implications

Licensing Hub – Legal with Poppleston Allen

Make sure your checks don’t bounce

By Poppleston Allen

This may well seem a little premature, but we all know how quickly the warmer weather will come around, with Easter bank holiday weekend only a couple of months away – the outdoor events will start up again before you know it.

Pub preview: with the Six Nations just around the corner, we look ahead to this year's tournament with some of Britain and Ireland best sport pubs

The joy of Six

By Stuart Stone

It’s the envy of the southern hemisphere in sporting terms – the Six Nations rugby union tournament is here – and should help you sell plenty of beer and food, along with creating a cracking atmosphere

‘Political propaganda’: A group of JD Wetherspoon employees have called for materials advocating a no-deal Brexit to be withdrawn

JDW staff claim Brexit materials are ‘exploitative’

By Emily Hawkins

JD Wetherspoon employees have formed a group to protest the pubco chairman’s advocacy of a no-deal Brexit within his pubs, arguing “migrants don’t drive down wages; but wealthy, exploitative bosses like Tim Martin do”.

Push back: Fuller's will not renew the current lease on the famous Coach & Horses pub in Soho (image: Ewan Munro, Flickr)

Coach & Horses opposes 'vanilla managed makeover'

By Emily Hawkins

The licensee behind the famous Coach & Horses pub in Soho has pushed back against Fuller’s intentions to take over the lease, saying regulars “don’t want or need a vanilla managed makeover”.

Mindful drinking: brewers have finally cracked low and no-alcohol beer, says Pete Brown

Opinion

Why Dry January is working for me

By Pete Brown

Improved technologies in de-alcoholising beer means people can enjoy products that used to be unpalatable

Alcohol-free: here's how to make a non-alcoholic G&T

In association with Ceder’s

How to make an alcohol-free gin and tonic

By Nicholas Robinson

For those not wanting to compromise on taste, but not yet ready to get back into the saddle of alcohol, a CEDER’S Stinger may be the ideal solution.

Difference of opinion: some brewers have argued the term 'craft' is subjective

How 'craft beer' is defined

By Nikkie Sutton

Craft? Artisan? Is there a term that describes the type of beer your customers may be happily getting stuck into lately? Perhaps it doesn’t even matter if it can be pigeon-holed.