Findlay: Food will drive new managed houses
Marston's is pushing ahead with growing food sales from the expansion of its new-build pub-restaurants, which the company will grow beyond the stated...
Archives for April 6, 2010
DCMS stalls on TENs reform
The Department for Culture Media & Sport looks like it could be failing the industry again on Temporary Event Notices, says Peter Coulson.
Marston's reveals sales increase
Marston's has revealed improving trading in all three of its divisions, with managed pub like-for-like sales up 1.4% for the 26 weeks to 3 April.
Roy Beers: Ronnie Clydesdale - a 'godfather' of the Scottish licensed trade
They rightly concentrated on the fact that he virtually invented "fine dining" single-handed back in the early 70's, when the restaurant sector was...
So much for our pub saviour Healey
John Healey's appointment as pub minister prompted a wave of optimism — shortly squashed by another trade-bashing Budget, says Roger Protz.
'Labour 'will have edge' in hung Parliament according to poll'
Labour is on course to be the largest party in a hung Parliament, according to a huge snap poll carried out within hours of the election being...
Mark Daniels: Profiteering from cider?
Once again, the Government's mixed messages about our trade are getting out in to the public arena, and the ordinary man in the street is becoming...
Coors aiming to get one million people back in the pub
Molson Coors Brewing Company has completed the first phase of a major education programme to engage its employees with the aim of stimulating beer...