'Per drink surcharge' could help fund councils
The Liberal Democrats have cited a 'per drink surcharge' as a possible means of covering the costs that drinkers impose on local councils.
Archives for August 29, 2011
46% of tied tenants earn under £15k pa
Forty six per cent of tied pub tenants earn less than £15,000 per year, more than twice the proportion among free-of-tie licensees, according to a new study that urges Government action on the beer tie.
Host slams Punch internet charge
A licensee has hit out at Punch Taverns for charging £25 for every internet money transfer she makes to pay her rent and other fees.
Jägermeister acts on 'passing off' at bars
The maker of Jägermeister, the herbal liqueur brand, has warned five bars to stop passing off other products as Jägermeister or face legal action.
Father’s Study pub concept
Bloomsbury Leisure Group, the company led by Jonathan Dalton, is to launch a new pub concept called Father’s Study, later this year in London, which it hopes eventually to expand up to eight sites.
M&B wins licence conditions case
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has won a ground-breaking appeal against a premises licence condition that would have forced it to fit ‘privacy shields’ to hand-held PDQ machines at the Goat in Clapham, London.