£2m support for Newcastle Brown, McEwan's and Scrumpy Jack
A £2m marketing support package has been placed behind Newcastle Brown Ale, McEwan's, Youngers, Newcastle Exhibition, Woodpecker and Scrumpy Jack.It...
Archives for September 8, 2008
'Continental customs could save the pub'
The much-vaunted adoption of the Continental custom of families gathering over food and drink has been a desperately slow one, but it remains not...
Under-21 off-trade ban sees drop in crime
A pilot scheme in Scotland banning under-21s from purchasing alcohol in shops hailed a success but thousands sign petition against move.
Government urged to shelve tobacco plans
The Tobacco Manufacturers Association has called on the Government to shelve plans to push sales under the counter — a point backed by the BII.
Staffordshire licensee celebrates Novelli boost
A Staffordshire pub chef is celebrating increased trade after he won a day with celebrity pub chef Jean-Christophe Novelli. Chef proprietor Michael...
Floods hit pubs...again
Licensees suffered yet more floods misery over the weekend barely 12 months after last year's monsoon, which forced hundreds of pubs to close their...
Pubs battle against flood devastation
Flood-hit pubs have revealed the devastation severe weather has had on their businesses. Staff at the Joiners Arms in Morpeth, Northumberland, tried...
Kopparberg Q&A: Ciderman and his amazing blends
Magners is facing tough competition from rival ciders, a lot of them accused of being copycats that hopped on a bandwagon, or cheap variants of apple...
Profit from Beer
Remember how you felt when your dad told you it was time the stabilisers came off your bike? In a function room above a pub in Slough it was just...
New trade body boss pledges support for Northern Ireland pubs
A new chief executive has been appointed by the Federation of Licensed Trade Retail (FRLT), which represents more than 1,100 pubs, hotels and...