Running your pub

Plans put bigger onus

24-Oct-2002

on hosts for fire safety By Richard Matthews Licensees will face increased responsibilities for fire safety if new Government proposals go ahead. A...

S&N Retail award

24-Oct-2002

S&N Retail has won the prestigious John Sainsbury Award for its staff training and development. Guests at the IGD Food Industry Awards heard that...

Mission:

24-Oct-2002

to boldly grow Wetherspoon's mission is to grow its sales and, in a steady manner, its business and not as some believe tocharge as little as...

Minimum wage hike may cost jobs'

24-Oct-2002

A sharp rise in the minimum wage is unwarranted and could lead to job losses, say leading trade bodies. The TUC is asking the Low Pay Commission,...

Maturity makesa better Vintage

24-Oct-2002

by Richard Matthews A Vintage Inns outlet has seen recruitment of mature staff prove a great boost to business. Paul Brady, who manages the Cheshire...

three months for sfi to pull it round

24-Oct-2002

by Mike Bennett SFI Group's bankers have given the stricken company three months to save itself and chief executive Andrew Latham interrupted...

The philosophy for growth

24-Oct-2002

Tynemill also owns the Castle Rock Brewery in Nottingham where production capacity is set to quadruple in the coming year to 120 barrels a week. The...

Strike up the brands

24-Oct-2002

Consumers are currently drinking premium draught lagers on a more regular basis and this is changing the nature of the beer market, reports Richard...

Honour your pledges or face rap

24-Oct-2002

At the risk of losing his poise over the "free drink" offer (Snifter, MA, 17 October), our intrepid reporter should have popped round the corner to...

BEDA steps in as cost of insurance spirals

24-Oct-2002

By Tony Halstead Hundreds of bars and nightclubs have been forced to investigate setting up their own insurance because of soaring premiums. The Bar...

As a man whose idea of a perfect Saturday afternoon is betti

24-Oct-2002

The intensive negotiations between industry representatives and civil servants on the details of the Bill are almost atan end. Contrary to some...

Niche work if you can get it

24-Oct-2002

A number of other premium brands have successfully carved out niche markets but are unlikely to be challenging the big four just yet. Budvar has a...

Good offer'

24-Oct-2002

for seven Old Monk pubs Administrators for Old Monk Pub Company are "close" to a sale of seven of the remaining 25 outlets. "The buyer has asked for...

S&N ordered to pay £3,000 in disability discrimination case

23-Oct-2002

Pub operator Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) has been ordered to pay £3,000 after a court ruled that it had discriminated against a customer with...

Industry to help shape goverment's National Alcohol Strategy

22-Oct-2002

The government is asking for the industry's help to tackle alcohol misuse and resulting crime and disorder.The Prime Minister's Strategy Unit and the...