Punch bondholders: review disappointing
Bondholders in Punch Taverns have accused the pubco of ignoring the issues surrounding its tenanted estate in the strategic review of its business....
Archives for March 23, 2011
Sibling rivalry at Marston's
How can tenanted pubs compete with managed pubs within the same estate, asks Morning Advertiser columnist Phil Dixon. It was of those phone calls...
Soft-drink sales fizz in on-trade
Soft drinks put in a resilient performance last year in the on-trade, outgrowing ale, lager and stout with value up 1% to £2.8bn, according to the...
Trade reaction to the Budget
The trade gives their views following the news that the Chancellor stuck to plans to increase duty 7.5%. The Campaign for Real Ale, CAMRA "It is...
Bondholders give Punch demerger plans the thumbs-down
Punch Taverns' bondholders have given a withering assessment of the pubco's plans to de-merge its managed pub business, accusing it of walking away...
Budget 2011: Trade groups speak out against 'hammer blow'
The fight to end the duty escalator will continue despite the knockback in today's Budget, the British Beer & Pub Association has vowed. Chief...
Top cop urges tough action on underage sales
High-profile ex-policeman Brian Paddick has labelled enforcement of underage alcohol sales "laughable" and suggested licences should be revoked after...
Pubs need investment to survive
Pubs need more investment to boost the industry and encourage people to keep visiting their local. That was the consensus at think tank The Bow...
Beer duty rises...again
The pub trade has been dealt another devastating blow after the Chancellor stuck to plans to increase duty 7.2%.
Lager Focus: Lager than life
This renaissance of cask ale is all kinds of wonderful. Sales of real ale are soaring, there's increasing demand for cask, more pubs are putting...
Heritage means little to the marketing men
The story of Newcastle Brown Ale shows a lack of respect for Britain's great brewing history by the big brewers, says Roger Protz. Newcastle Brown...
PubAid's call to arms to licensees
Pubs across the country are being urged to help show just how much the sector collectively raises for charity. The team behind the website PubAid...
Brains invests £5m on pub revamps
Welsh brewer and pub operator SA Brain has announced plans to spend £5m renovating 22 pubs over the next 12 weeks. Projects will range from...
Last ditch plea for beer tax freeze
The Chancellor George Osborne will have plenty of British beer to help him think about a freeze on beer duty today — after a special delivery from...
Mark Daniels: Society of Licensees - reinventing the wheel?
Like many great ideas, the premise for the Society of Licensees came up in a discussion over a few pints of beer and a game of poker. As a mix of...
Andrew Pring: The UK has too many pubs
The UK has an excess of pubs and many bad ones are run by illiterate and innumerate people, a respected industry observer has told MPs. Andrew...
Robert Sayles: A tale of two pubcos
During the course of the last few weeks a number of Publican readers have got in touch. More and more of you it seems are keen to share your...