Scottish freeholds still in demand
Like their counterparts south of the border, Scottish pubs have had their fair share of troubles over the past couple of years. The smoking ban, the...
Archives for March 30, 2008
S&N shareholders rubber-stamp Carlsberg/Heineken takeover
Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) shareholders have rubber stamped Carlsberg/Heineken's £7.6bn takeover bid.Observers leaving S&N's...
Chris Maclean: A fight with a customer
I got into a fight on Saturday. Over 20 years of working in the trade it was bound to happen eventually. But it probably could have been avoided.It...
Globe Pub Co beer volumes down 8%
Globe Pub Company beer sales down by 8% and 35 pubs are paying nil rent
Pernod Ricard acquires Absolut Vodka producer
Pernod Ricard has acquired Absolut Vodka producer Vin & Spirit for €5.626bn from the Kingdom of Sweden
Ask An Expert: Recruiting older staff
How can I attract older staff?Q I've heard older workers are more reliable behind the bar. Is this true, and how to do I go about getting them to...
Bank/Zinc acquisition boosts Individual Restaurant Group
Steve Walker, chief executive of the Individual Restaurant Company (IRC), acknowledged the eating out market was getting more "challenging" but said...
'Meeting marks end of 250-year brewing tale'
Sir Brian Stewart will effectively call time on Scottish & Newcastle's life as a public company today at an extraordinary meeting to vote on the...
S&N shareholders approve Carlsberg & Heineken takeover
Scottish & Newcastle shareholders have approved the takeover bid from Carlsberg and Heineken. The 800p-a-share offer, which values the company at...
Even in this market, people are still buying
According to a new Plimsoll Publishing survey there's never been a better time for pub companies to snap up rival businesses. The group's...
S&N shareholders vote 99 to 1 in favour of takeover
Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) chairman Sir Brian Stewart described today's decision by shareholders to approve Carlsberg and Heineken's takeover...
Focus Scotland: Food labelling
At least if a politician has his mouth full, he can't be lying to you at the same time.Political commentators in Scotland inevitably had a bit of fun...
Focus Scotland: Caledonian and cask
Stephen Crawley, managing director of Caledonian Brewery, is a man of several talents - not least a serious cricketing ability. If you don't believe...
Forget Glastonbury, here's Smoke Fest
A Somerset pub is to hold Britain's first tobacco festival.The Bell in Buckland Dinham, Somerset will hold the festival alongside its first cider...
Pernod Ricard gets Absolut vodka for £4.4bn
French drinks giant Pernod Ricard has bought Vin & Spirit (V&S), the Swedish company that owns the Absolut vodka brand, for approximately...
Focus Scotland: View from the Top
Scotland has always been known for its great pubs and there certainly isn't a lack of them - at 5,200 that's one for every thousand inhabitants. They...
Focus Scotland: Licensing reform
Scotland's new licensing regime might seem a long way off yet - but many licensees have already sorted out the training they need to make sure they...
Empty rate toll will escalate closures
A leading property agent has hit out at changes to cut rate relief on empty properties, claiming it will have the "opposite effect" to what the...
Hamish Champ: Bye bye, S&N
Tomorrow (Monday) sees the Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) extraordinary general meeting at which shareholders will in all probability most likely...
'Supermarkets ignore budget duty rises'
Supermarkets were last week shrugging off Chancellor of The Exchequer Alistair Darling's duty rises and were continuing to slash the prices of some...