Collins: Cheap promos not common place
Cheap drinks deals in the on-trade are only run by a tiny minority through gritted teeth - that is the view of Jon Collins, executive chairman of...
Archives for February 20, 2008
Family pub recipe: Cheeky cheesy bean and beef fajitas
Cheeky cheesy bean and beef fajitasCooking time: 11 minutesIngredients (serves 4)• 415g Heinz Beanz• 2 sirloin steaks, each about 250g (8oz)•...
Dairy wars declared over milk portion formats
A struggle for the hearts and minds of hot drinks customers has broken out between suppliers of single-portion cream and milk, with two formats...
Pubs take stand against developers
A couple from Lancashire are fighting to stop their pub being demolished to make way for a roundabout.Marilyn and Peter McDonnell, licensees of the...
Spirit 'tipping' is on the increase
Illegally refilling branded spirits with a cheaper product is on the rise, the International Federation of Spirits Producers (IFSPUK) has warned.The...
Campbell: trade must focus to fight crackdown
Effective lobbying by the hospitality trade is needed to tackle calls for a legal crackdown on alcohol sales and 'unhealthy' food, believes Tony...
Trading Standards to ramp-up premium spirit checks
Over 2% of pub licensees are still ripping off customers by passing off cheap spirits as premium brands. The International Federation of Spirits...
Heineken reports record growth in 2007
As it prepares to take on Scottish & Newcastle's UK beer operations Dutch brewer Heineken said it achieved "record" organic growth in 2007....
'Price of pint to hit £4'
The average price of a pint of beer is likely to hit the £4 mark, the drinks industry said yesterday. It blamed an "unprecedented" rise in...
Charming the trade
The last time I saw Adrian McKeon he got stung for forty quid. The details are not important but let's just say he'll never offer to buy anyone a...
Chris Maclean: Mind your head - there's an inspector about
The council's health and safety inspector visited last week while I was out, and gave my cellar a bit of a mauling. To be fair the cellar isn't in a...
Heineken: Beer costs set to rise 15%
Heineken is third brewer in two days to warn beer prices are set to rocket