Tea & coffee focus: The new beer?
There's one seemingly on every town or city centre corner, and their garish signs are as dominant as any on the high street. However, Starbucks,...
Archives for October 15, 2006
Tadcaster pubs win award for beer
Tadcaster Pub Company is celebrating an award for its commitment to top quality beer. MP John Grogan presented Tadcaster managing director James...
City Comment: Hamish Champ, City & Business Editor
What's in a phrase? Take 'long term', for example, and it's sister, 'short term'. 'Long term' is defined in a multitude of ways, including: "a time...
Times survey says ban smoke now
According to a survey of 100 pubs by the Times newspaper, outlets which have already banned smoking have seen profits rise by an average of 50 per...
Better beer, better business
I've just returned from a beer and food 'master class' hosted by Beautiful Beer for a group of licensees, which has filled me with optimism about the...
Pubco to challenge supermarket booze
A pubco boss is to meet the challenge of cheap off-trade drink prices head-on with a Christmas promotion which will undercut supermarket rates. A...
Tarmac gangs target pubs
There is a new threat in the battle to beat rogue traders - tarmac gangs.Tarmac gangs have traditionally targeted older, more vulnerable people for...
Hallowe'en: a ghost of a chance to fill tills
Cider may not be the first thing that springs to mind when it comes to Hallowe'en, but Strongbow has made a concerted effort to ally itself with...
Britvic adds J2O flavour
Britvic is to launch a limited edition flavour to its J2O range as it looks to maximise sales in the run-up to Christmas.Orange & Pomegranate...
Tea & coffee focus: Tea time
The Old Coach House in Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, is all about mixing the new with the old - and so is the pub's tea offering.Dating back to 1793,...
Bonfire night: safety first
Over the years the injury toll on bonfire night has caused a move away from fireworks let off in the back garden to properly organised public...
Diageo under fire over political donations
Diageo is expected to come under fire from disgruntled shareholders tomorrow over large political donations the drinks giant has made to US political...
Eye to the future
It is has now been nine months since David Bremner, the marketing director at Everards Brewery, spoke to The Publican about his idea to better market...
Bonfire Night: at the Colliers Tup
One pub that will really be getting the maximum out of the Guy Fawkes weekend is the Colliers Tup. A special Bonfire Weekender will see the flames...
Government campaign launched to fight excessive drinking
A new government campaign urging young people to know their limits when they have a drink is launched today. The Know Your Limits advertising...
Legal advice: Top ten anti-scam tips
The world can seem a dangerous place for licensees. Over the past 12 months, pubs have faced threats from a string of professional scam artists who...
Tea & coffee focus: Some like it hot
An easy-to-use hot chocolate is set to boost the offering of hot drinks at the Leopard Inn in Burton upon Trent over the coming winter...