Tim Martin is the most influential person in the pub industry
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin, has retained his position as the most influential person in the pub trade. Martin's company has continued to...
Archives for June 8, 2011
Bombardier: Rik Mayall provides huge boost for category
Wells & Young's plans to give its flagship Bombardier brand and the cask-ale category a huge boost.
Moorhouse's £4.2m brewery
Moorhouse's, the Lancashire brewer, has opened a new £4.2m brewery, visitor centre and bistro. The new development will treble its production...
Steady-as-you-go is no longer adequate
Franchising is a development long overdue in the tenanted pub world, says PMA editor The PMA Team.
Shloer's £16m pub promo rolls out
Soft drink Shloer will be available to pubs and bars from this summer for the first time and will be backed by a £16m marketing campaign this year....
Anger at night pub Olympics delivery plan
Proposals for night-time only deliveries in London during the Olympic Games have angered trade leaders, who have claimed it would be a logistical...
FLVA supports statutory code move
One of the key signatories to the industry voluntary code of practice framework has said it must be replaced by a statutory code.
Licensees reveal red-tape pet hates
Abolish annual licence renewals, return licensing control to magistrates and deregulate entertainment, say licensees.
JW Lees names Food Pub of the Year
North-west brewer and pub operator JW Lees has named its Food Pub of the Year in its Pub of the Year awards. The Ship Inn at Wincle near...
Loungers' turnover boost
Loungers, the privately-owned group behind the Lounge and Cosy Club concepts, has reported a 55% growth in turnover for the 12 months to 30 April,...