Marston's to distribute Innis & Gunn beers
Scottish brewer Innis & Gunn has appointed Marston's to distribute its beers in the UK from 1 September. The deal with Marston's follows the...
Archives for August 12, 2008
Barracuda ups cask offer by 30%
Managed operator Barracuda Group has increased the number of its pubs offering cask ale from 125 to 170. The operator has also introduced a new...
Kitchen Revolution
Any bar chain which famously has an employee whose job title is 'vodka princess' probably resists taking itself too seriously. Nevertheless,...
Private equity firm buys Jamies wine bar sites
Private Equity financier NBGI has backed former Chorion chairman Nick Tamblyn in a buyout of selected Jamies wine bar and Henry J Bean assets from...
WKD Competition for new footie season
WKD are marking the start of the football season by giving one lucky MA reader the chance to re-enact classic Premier League clashes with their very own table football.
How Kate Moss helped save my pub
Licensees who have fought off development plans have urged others to follow in their footsteps. East London pubs the George Tavern and the Peacock...
Innovative ideas for draught on ice for now?
If Victor Frankenstein had been passionate about draught beer and cider, rather than re-animating human flesh, his laboratory might have looked...
Empty property tax outcry
The response to the campaign against empty property tax has been "phenomenal", with licensees among those showing their opposition. That's according...
Beer festival sees dip in visitors
Attendance at this year's Great British Beer Festival was down 10% on 2007, reflecting the overall downturn in pub visits, but bar sales remained at a good level.
Pubs set for extra cash from toilet scheme
Pubs in Wales will be offered cash to let the public spend a penny as part of a new government scheme. The Welsh Assembly plan will mean councils can...
Tchenguiz buys another 80 former Laurel sites
The former owner of the defunct Laurel Pub Company, Robert Tchenguiz, has bought back another 80 sites through his newly-formed Town & City Pub...
Fired up into action
Publicans hoping to develop new business ideas may find a visit to the National Licensed Business Show (NLBS) helpful. For Robert Stratford, his trip...
Chris Maclean: Pub industry must stand up and be counted
One of the stories locally this week has been the one about the woman who spotted some youths smoking on a train station. She confronted them and...
'Zero hour for Setanta'
As the opening day of the Premier League season looms, pay-TV broadcaster Setanta is being warned that this season will be "make or break" for its...
GBBF attendance falls by 10 per cent
The Great British Beer Festival has been hailed a success by organisers despite a 10 per cent fall in attendance.Around 59,000 people visited the...
Know the drill
FIRE! The very word strikes fear throughout the hospitality industry. Yet sensible precautions can minimise the threat to life and property.Regular...
Pubs forgotten in stamp-duty plan
The licensed property trade is being cold-shouldered by the Chancellor after he hinted at plans to suspend stamp-duty charges in the residential sector.