Wine Focus: Taking a new direction
In man ways the Australians are the ones responsible for making the French look foolish. I'm talking about wine of course. For so long the be all and...
Archives for April 28, 2008
Focus Midlands: Keeping it local
WHILE THE pork scratching is often heralded as the apex of Midlands culinary tradition, there is plenty more on offer if you're prepared to dig a...
Sales slip at JD Wetherspoon
Beer festival helps boost sales after slow February
Margins still under pressure, says JDW
JD Wetherspoon said today that margins continued to be under pressure from increased costs and bar sales were a cause for concern.In a trading update...
'OFT focuses on beverages in price-fix probe'
The Office of Fair Trading is looking into beverages as part of its latest probe into alleged price-fixing between supermarkets and their suppliers,...
Wine Focus: A world of ways to improve your wine offer
Peter SpencerSenior vice president of UK sales, Constellation EuropeIt can be very easy to make money from New World wines. A little knowledge and...
Publican Award winner partners with Peach
Award-winning licensee John Taylor has joined Peach Pub Company as its latest joint venture partner: The deal will give John and his wife Liz a stake...
April beer volumes down by around 15%
S&N boss claims on-trade beer market is worst it has been in 27 years
S&N to offer Heineken brands by late summer
Licensees will start to see Scottish & Newcastle UK offering Heineken brands by the end of the summer. That is according to Jeremy Blood, who has...
Blood named Heineken UK boss
Jeremy Blood is named managing director of Heineken's UK business
Blood named as Heineken UK's top man
Jeremy Blood has today been officially confirmed as the head of Heineken's UK operation following the completion of its acquisition of Scottish &...
Wine Focus: Under the spell of pink power
Rosé, rosé, rosé. Its been trumpeted as a rapid growth area for a couple of years now. It's the everyman drink. It's the drink of the summer. It...
Bar industry's top 100 celebrated
The Top 100 movers and shakers in the bar industry were recognised last night by leading bar trade magazine Theme.More than 150 top operators and...
Licensee fined thousands for spirit "tipping
A licensee has been fined £8,000 for refilling branded spirit bottles with cheaper alternatives.Simon Crathorn of the Blue Cow Inn in South Witham,...
Host backs Fight the Hikes by donating duty to charity
One licensee is sticking two fingers up at the Chancellor by taking duty off beer this Saturday to donate to a children's charity. Darren Cheesman,...
Pete Robinson: German ban goes up in smoke
I'm talking about the German smoking ban, currently jammed firmly in reverse gear. Angela Merkel's government has faithfully copied the tactics...