Liberation Brewery: The freedom to grow
The Channel Islands might constitute a relatively small land mass, but to visit 65 of its pubs three or four times each during a four-month period is...
Archives for October 10, 2010
Grant's whisky sponsors Piers Morgan Life Stories
Grant's whisky is set to sponsor the ITV1 show, Piers Morgan Life Stories marking its return to TV after a15-year break. Every Saturday, break...
Community pub buy out plan fails
A community's attempt to take on the local pub and restore basic village services fell at the last hurdle despite raising more than £200,000. The...
Belhaven Brewery's Myers dies
Jeff Myers, the managing director of the pub division of Greene King's Scottish brewery Belhaven, died in his sleep last Friday aged 48. He...
Joseph Holt looking for new tenants
Manchester brewer Joseph Holt has announced it is looking for new tenants at 15 of its pubs, mostly in the Greater Manchester area. John Waterhouse,...
Punch Taverns rolls out new West Coast chain
Punch Taverns' managed pub business has finally - and officially - unveiled its new retail concept, called West Coast Grill & Bar. Flagged by...
Foster's to sponsor new Alan Partridge web chat show
Foster's is to sponsor a new one-off web TV series featuring Alan Partridge, former presenter of 'Knowing Me, Knowing You' whose broadcasting career...
Enterprise Inns names new finance chief
Incoming Enterprise Inns finance director Neil Smith says he is "thoroughly looking forward to working alongside Ted [Tuppen]" when he starts his new...
Hamish Champ: A resigning matter?
Some in the pub industry apparently deem Greg Mulholland 'naïve' for calling on Enterprise Inns boss Ted Tuppen to resign after his company was...
CPL Training CEO wins Young Director of the Year
The chief executive of CPL Training was crowned Liverpool Young Director of the Year at last week's Institute of Directors Director of the Year...
Pub events: who scares wins
Both Halloween and Bonfire Night are almost upon us — perfect reasons to put on an array of tempting seasonal events, reports Sonya Hook.
Pub Bitch: Fag puffing chimp off to that great smoking shelter in the sky
Booming business Real ale fanatic and multiple operator Jamie Hawksworth of Pivovar Tap Ltd, who is due to open his latest site in London's Euston on...
George steps down from Enterprise Inns
David George, the chief financial officer of Enterprise Inns, the leased and tenanted pub group, is to retire in January after 20 years in his role....
Tax needn't be taxing - but its effects can be damaging
Tax, as the advertisements for the Inland Revenue say, needn't be taxing. Try telling that to Europe's - and the UK's - brewers. A new report by...
'Ban on happy hours in Northern Ireland draws closer'
A ban on happy hours and all-you-can-drink promotions in Northern Ireland has moved a step closer as proposed laws went to public consultation....
Holts puts 15 pubs up to let
Manchester brewery Joseph Holt has announced it will be letting 15 pubs in north west England. Traditional three-year brewery tenancies are being...
Social media: a mixed blessing for pubs?
The vast majority of hospitality and leisure businesses recognise the value of social media networks to their operations, yet nearly half fail to use...