Benet Slay
Benet Slay, Managing director, Diageo GB Corporate goal for the year? Our main aim is to drive growth in our brands and their categories. To do this...
Archives for January 10, 2008
Charity: Negative sentiment hits pub shares hard
MA deputy editor The PMA Team looks back at 2007 in the City
Anti-drink driving scheme launches after council dispute
A council has backed a pub's anti drink-driving initiative, following a stand-off over licensing bureaucracy. The White Horse in Epsom, Surrey...
CAMRA concentrates on the community
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is putting a new focus on its Community Pubs Week this year, as it steps up its efforts to save local pubs under...
Nobody Inn stays private
Acclaimed Devon pub the Nobody Inn has been sold to a group of private investors. The food-led pub, in Doddiscombsleigh, has amassed a huge...
Pubs' £10k fine for illegal doorstaff
Pubs are running a heightened risk of prosecution for hiring illegal doorstaff because thousands of illegal immigrants are likely to hold door...
S&N agrees to talk to Carlsberg/Heineken over bid offer
Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) has finally agreed to sit down with Carlsberg and Heineken to discuss terms of a takeover, but only if there is a...
Stand-off between S&N and Carlsberg/Heineken continues
The stand-off between Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) and the Carlsberg/Heineken consortium continued today, despite S&N agreeing...
Protz: Things are looking up in Wadworthshire
Things are looking up at the Wadworth brewery, says Roger Protz
MyNewPub
Featherston Arms Kirkoswald, Cumbria Agent: Kings Business Transfer First-time pub buyers Jennifer and Glen Mossop have been very busy at the...
BarTalk
How was your festive trade this year? Nick Green Stansfield Arms Apperley Bridge North Yorkshire We had a good Christmas here - we're well up on...
'Quirky' Grolsch gets £8m spend
Coors Brewers is putting Grolsch back in the spotlight, splashing out £3m on its TV return. The brewer wants to play up to the beer's "quirky Dutch...
The shape of things to come
Fears of recession or a chance for profit and growth? Industry bosses tell the MA what the future holdsJonathan Neame Chief executive, Shepherd Neame...
MyShout
The time is now ripe to develop a new language to describe beer, says Tony Jennings A couple of years ago the lads' mag Maxim ran a review of the...
Andy Slee
Andy Slee, trading director, Coca-Cola Enterprises What is your corporate goal for the year ahead? Within the Licensed trade CCEs aim is to...
Paul Boggia
Paul Boggia, licensee, the Kingston Arms in Cambridge Corporate goal for the year? We have two: a defensive, reactive goal (partly in anticipation of...
Orchid invites customers for a little lunch
Orchid Group is helping its customers to make the most of ever-shorter lunch breaks with a combination of great food and high-tech support.Research...
Huge energy price hikes threaten pubs
Licensees are expecting big hikes in gas and electricity prices following news that Npower has increased rates for domestic users by about 15%....
Sudarghara Dusanj
Sudarghara Dusanj, chief executive, Cains Corporate goal for the year? To maximise our sponsorship of Liverpool, European Capital of Culture 2008,...
Paul Wells
Paul Wells, chief executive, Charles Wells Corporate goal for the year? We will continue to grow our pub estate gently, with investment in the pubs...
Fred West
Fred West, sales director, Wadworth Corporate goal for the year? To continue differentiating the character and individuality of our beers, pubs and...
Game on: computer games craze reaches pubs
Licensee Adam Billingham stands absorbed, demonstrating a form of entertainment becoming increasingly popular in pubs. He is flailing his arms in the...
Licence fees could double in Scotland
Licensing fees for pubs in Scotland could double under a new licensing act set to come into force in 2009. Three Scottish licensed trade...
Michael Turner
Michael Turner, chairman, Fuller's Corporate goal for the year? To continue to grow both our retail and brewing businesses and deliver excellent...
The Agents
Stephen Taylor Managing director Guy Simmonds Well, there are many who will be glad to see the back of 2007, a year which brought natural disasters,...
John McNamara
John McNamara, chief executive, BII Corporate goal for the year? As an organisation, BII's key goal for next year is to stand up for responsible...
Mixed festive fortunes for pubs
Difficult first quarter ahead with duty increase to follow
Gold award for 'most improved' pub
A Punch pub labelled "the worst in Warwickshire" by its council one year ago has won a top award for cleanliness from the local authority. This...
Jeremy Blood
Jeremy Blood, Managing director, S&NUK Corporate goal for the year? To introduce more innovative products and approaches that make an impact on...
Guinness unveils new rugby activity
Diageo Great Britain (GB) is capitalising on the growing popularity of rugby with the launch of a marketing campaign to drive sales of Guinness.It...
Storm risk: the forecast for 2008
Along with economic worries, Tony Halstead picks out some of the key themes set to shape the year ahead Beer Prices The threat of a substantial...
S&N rejects revised Carlsberg-Heineken offer
S&N has rejected a bid of 780p a share
Bruce Ray
Bruce Ray, Director of external affairs, Bacardi Brown-Forman Brands Corporate goal for the year? To demonstrate that the industry in which we work...
NewsDigest
Scottish & Newcastle could achieve synergies of £100m by taking full control of Baltic Beverage Holdings (BBH) from Carlsberg, the brewer says....
City diary
Carveries: the cutting edge of pub food missed by Coren City Diary has an obsession with the humble pub carvery. And no apologies for it. Shocking,...
ALMR presses Government to take steps against off-trade
Trade body the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has met Licensing Minister Gerry Sutcliffe and officials from the Department for...
Coulson: Last throws of the satellite TV dice
MA legal editor urges licensee to steer clear of foreign satellite systems
Punch executives land double-digit pay rises
Punch executive directors have been awarded double-digit increases in basic salaries and a 50% increase in the potential size of bonuses in the...
BrandsBriefs
Top Chinese lager eyes UK Pierhead Purchasing has added one of China's best-selling lagers to its extensive portfolio of world beers. ZhuJiang Pearl...
Licensing@aol.com
Consent not obtained QCan you clarify the legal position when we apply for a transfer of a premises licence and the outgoing holder has refused to...
Opinion: Innovate to get ahead
As the alcohol industry seeks to overcome the pressures experienced over the past few years innovation has become key for the industry.Brewers like...
Licensing battleground
Westminster is the entertainment capital of the world - but on its own terms. Increasingly, the borough is taking a tougher line on licensing as the...
Licensee hit with £3,000 fine over smoke ban noise
A licensee has been hit with a staggering £3,000 fine and £800 costs after just one neighbour complained about noise from her pub after the smoking...
MA award winner buys Dorset inn
MA Pub of the Year winner David Sax has secured his second pub in Dorset. Sax has bought former English Inn of the Year the Museum Inn in Farnham,...
Satellite suppliers ignore ruling
Foreign satellite suppliers are continuing to sell equipment to pubs despite High Court judges ruling against licensee Karen Murphy in the landmark...
S&N joint venture unveils plans for new plant
Universal Beverages, the new joint venture between Scottish & Newcastle and Q Group, will create the largest cider facility of its type at new...
Westminster fights defeats
Westminster City Council is fighting defeats of its restrictive licensing policy. Westminster has applied for a judicial review (JR) of a judge's...
Pub advice on offer
Property agent GA-Select is to launch a consulting service in association with two trade professionals. Select Consulting plans to offer professional...
THE GUV'NOR
John Ellis The licensee of the Crown Inn, Oakengates, Shropshire, is sure he has hit upon a positive suggestion to help the trade - and please the...
Andy Wood
Andy Wood, managing director, Adnams Corporate goal for the year? To continue to grow the Adnams brand. Adnams Spindrift allows us to put great...
Festive period brings trade mixed fortunes
Difficult first quarter ahead as businesses face prospect of duty increase in the spring Licensees and pub operators were this week coming to terms...
Jeremy Allen
Jeremy Allen, Partner, Poppleston Allen Solicitors Corporate goal for the year? To continue to expand in Nottingham and London within all areas of...
Paul Baker
Paul Baker, managing director, Thwaites Corporate goal for the year? Our long-term focus has always been on investment in our people, pubs and brands...
Gary Whitlie
Gary Whitlie, managing director, Miller Brands Corporate goal for the year? To continue the growth of our portfolio of brands by working closely with...
Andrew Meadowcroft
Andrew Meadowcroft, head of licensed trade, Barclays bank Corporate goal for the year? Helping our customers achieve their aims might sound like a...
Wine+: The final countdown
Yes it may be cold, rainy and oh so dark in the mornings. But rather than let the post-Christmas blues affect you, why not use the new year as an...
Chris Lewis
Chris Lewis, licensee, the Moat House in Stafford Corporate goal for the year? To maintain consistent profit growth in an increasingly-competitive...
Illegal immigrant fear for pub doorstaff
Thousands of illegal immigrants could be holding a door supervisor licence
Maurice Breen
Maurice Breen, marketing director, Magners Corporate goal for the year? As the leading player in the on-trade packaged long alcoholic drink market,...