Easter TV adverts for Baileys
12-Apr-1999
Baileys appeared on TV during the Easter period in the first ever TV advertising for the brand outside of the normal pre-Christmas promotional...
UK is facing charge of the light brigade
05-Apr-1999
First it was Bud Light, now Coors Light is set for trials in the UK. But while Anheuser-Busch chose Manchester for its dummy run, Coors is focusing...
Power-packed launch
05-Apr-1999
SmithKline Beecham (SKB) has launched Solstis, an energy drink, under the Lucozade brand name. According to SKB, over the last five years the...
First Drinks takes on Grant's whisky
22-Mar-1999
Grant's, the UK's fourth biggest on-trade blended whisky, has moved from Allied Domecq Spirits & Wine to First Drinks Brands (FDB). FDB already...
Things are looking up for Merrydown
22-Mar-1999
After a year in charge Nigel Freer is confident about the future for Merrydown. Merrydown's past few years have been turbulent, to say the...
Glemorangie to improve stock controls after unsold hoard
22-Mar-1999
Glenmorangie is improving its stock controls after it found 192,000 bottles of whisky lying unsold in a warehouse.The discovery meant that the group...
Diageo rumoured to be selling-off Cinzano to concentrate on key products
22-Mar-1999
Diageo is believed to be planning a disposal of its Cinzano spirit brand as part of its move to focus on key products.It is trying to reverse a...
Rugby the winner as trade joins the pack
08-Mar-1999
Rugby and alcohol have long been bedfellows, but more drinks companies than ever are putting money into the sport. Lagers including Budweiser,...
Irish market fear after £28.5m deal gives Guinness dominance
08-Mar-1999
Murphy Brewery and other Irish wholesalers fear a £28.5m deal has given its rival Guinness too much control over their sector.Guinness has been...
Avebury tenants to benefit from Tradeteam deal
08-Mar-1999
Avebury Taverns' 728 lessees and tenants are set to gain a boost from a new five-year deal with distributor Tradeteam.From next week they need have...
Foster's to go Down Under for millennium
01-Mar-1999
Foster's has announced details of this year's big promotion which will see more than 300 drinkers spend two weeks in Australia. The holidays will...
Greenalls may be set for a shift in investment focus
01-Mar-1999
With news of yet another new face among the directors at Greenalls Pubs & Restaurants, it's clear that new broom Mark McQuater is planning some...
Luminar embarks on ambitious expansion
01-Mar-1999
Bar operator Luminar Leisure has snapped up a package of outlets as part of its ambitious expansion plans.It has completed a £3.7m acquisition of...
Eat or be eaten - a crossroads for Inn Business
22-Feb-1999
Inn Business is at a crossroads. Does it keep acquiring or be acquired?Eat or be eaten. That is the maxim that seems to be driving pub companies as...
Fat Cat Café Bar chain prepares to go national
15-Feb-1999
As the campaign builds up to attract more graduates to the licensed trade, one expanding pub company has already proved what can be achieved.The Fat...
HP Bulmer to boost cider sales with South African venture
15-Feb-1999
A new South African venture by Hereford's HP Bulmer is set to boost the group's cider sales.It has bought the brands and production assets of W&A...
Bass buys German bar chain
15-Feb-1999
Bass Leisure Retail (BLR) has expanded its pub market outside of the UK for the first time by buying a chain of German bars.The Birmingham-based...
Isle of Man's Heron and Brearley sets sights on mainland
01-Feb-1999
After dominating the pub market on the Isle of Man for 100 years, Heron and Brearley is setting its sights on the mainland.For the past 100 years,...
Champagne brands at record prices in run up to millennium
01-Feb-1999
Champagne brands are changing hands at record prices as pubs prepare for a surge in demand before the millennium.French drinks group LVMH has bought...
UDV spends £15m on ad in fight against economic slowdown
07-Dec-1998
A record £15m spend on advertising by wine and spirits giant UDV this month is one of the steps in its fight against an economic slowdown.The TV and...
Stepped-up spend for Glenmorangie in Christmas boost
30-Nov-1998
Glenmorangie is stepping up investment to give a further boost to sales of its whiskies in pubs.Its malt whisky and wood finishes will be promoted...
Whitbread Pub Partnerships' 'race against time'
09-Nov-1998
Whitbread Pub Partnerships is pushing its lessees towards retailing in a bid to beat the economic slide.With fears of an economic slowdown on the...
Belgo chief looks at Rank acquisitions
09-Nov-1998
Bar entrepreneur Luke Johnson is believed to be interested in snapping up parts of the troubled Rank empire.Rank is facing a possible break-up of the...
City briefs
09-Nov-1998
Northern Inns, which employs 11,000 staff and operates 800 pubs, has earned the Investor in People quality standard.East Lancashire Training and...
Mitchell's of Lancaster has some explosive plans
26-Oct-1998
Mitchell's of Lancaster, long-regarded as a quiet local brewer, has some explosive plans.For many years Mitchell's of Lancaster was quietly thriving...
Bumper bar opening for Davy
26-Oct-1998
Bar operator Davy & Co is investing in its first chains of retail concepts as part of its expansion.It initially plans up to six outlets branded...
Cobra Beer turns to city pubs and bars from curryhouses
19-Oct-1998
Cobra Beer, the UK's largest supplier of bottled Indian premium lager, is turning to the City to expand beyond curryhouses and into pubs and bars.It...
How the West End was won (by Corney and Barrow)
12-Oct-1998
Through boom and gloom, Corney and Barrow has catered for the movers and shakers in the CityAs the global meltdown threatens the British economy, the...
Norfolk's Crownelm Properties enjoys the last laugh
21-Sep-1998
With 14 outlets turning over £2.5m, Crownelm Properties is now enjoying a very big last laugh. We report.With just £20,000 in their pockets, two...
Burning ambition from Ambishus Pub Company
07-Sep-1998
Ambishus has set the pub industry alight since it burst on to the scene. We report.With a background in the Magic Pub Company, it's no surprise that...
What lies ahead for Yates's Wine Lodges?
10-Aug-1998
Yates's Wine Lodges was voted top Pub Retail Brand at The Publican Awards 1998. We report on what lies ahead for the successful company.With a...
UDV brands to get 'significant' cash spend
10-Aug-1998
New wine and spirits giant United Distillers and Vintners (UDV) has revealed it plans "significant" new investment to boost its brands and markets.It...
City briefs
10-Aug-1998
Pub companies have been given a warning on the dangers of rapid expansion with the failure of the Pierre Victoire bistros.Accountancy firm Grant...
Strategy review for Vaux with new managing director
29-Jun-1998
A strategic review is set to be launched at Sunderland brewer Vaux with the arrival this week of a new managing director.Martin Grant has joined the...
Big changes are on the way at Wizard Inns
15-Jun-1998
Wizard Inns has been making big changes to its portfolio recently. We speak to Chris Hutt, the man holding the wand.When Chris Hutt looked at some of...
Interpub rises up from a couple of crippling years
08-Jun-1998
After a disastrous couple of years that almost crippled the company, Interpub seems to have turned a corner. We report.With ambitious plans to roll...
The Head of Steam - the station buffet of the future?
18-May-1998
According to Tony Brookes' masterplan, waiting for a train will never be the same. Phil Mellows went trainspotting with the founder of Head of Steam....
Analyst suggests buying shares in Highland Distillers
20-Apr-1998
A positive analyst's note on Highland Distillers has urged investors to buy shares in the company.Analyst Martin Hawkins from Grieg Middleton says...
Flotation for Mill House Inns? Chairman Bob Williams tells all...
06-Apr-1998
Mill House Inns is reaching an important phase in its development. We meet chairman Bob Williams.Flotation is on the minds of executives at Mill...
Change of sales strategy for Charles Wells
16-Feb-1998
Bedford brewer Charles Wells has been feeling the squeeze as a result of the influx of cheap imports. Lorna Harrison discovers how the company is...
Avebury promises non-themed pubs
09-Feb-1998
Avebury Taverns, which recently more than doubled in size, has promised there will be no theming or branding in its 431 pubs.The independent operator...
Pubmaster's John Sands talks acquisitions
02-Feb-1998
In his first full interview for more than a year, Pubmaster managing director John Sands explains what has been going on. "This is the first time...
Ushers to seek buy-back option
02-Feb-1998
Ushers is seeking permission to buy back up to 15 per cent of its own shares.The announcement comes after a disappointing set of annual profits...
Leading beers get distribution boost
26-Jan-1998
New Year supply deals are set to expand distribution of leading beer brands to thousands of new pubs.Allied Domecq announced that Stella Artois and...
Millenium timebomb" threat to trade contracts
01-Dec-1997
Leading industry suppliers will lose important contracts unless they can prove they have systems in place now to deal with the threat posed by the...
Mill House Inns continues to prosper
01-Dec-1997
Mill House Inns has enjoyed a meteoric rise since being formed two and a half years ago. We talk to chairman Bob Williams.Blue Streak, the first...
'Win, win situation' for Enterprise Inns?
24-Nov-1997
Enterprise Inns is in a 'win, win situation', says chief executive Ted Tuppen. Lorna Harrison reports.When Enterprise Inns acquired two managed house...
British brewers hope to extend sales at US beer festival
24-Nov-1997
British brewers Fuller's and Adnams have moved to extend their sales to the American export market by taking part in a ground-breaking festival.The...
Quiet yet excellent year for Whitbread
17-Nov-1997
Whitbread has had a quiet year, but last week unveiled excellent results.Apart from some recent fuss over Whitbread Pub Partnerships, Whitbread has...
The Pub Estate Company has something to shout about...
27-Oct-1997
The Pub Estate Company has been keeping a low profile — until now. Lorna Harrison reports.One could be easily forgiven for not knowing anything...
