Foreign satellites: trade bodies welcome ruling but urge caution
Pubs have been issued with a stark warning over the use foreign satellite decoders in the wake of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling today.
Archives for October 3, 2011
InBev announces 7.8% price hike
InBev UK, the Stella Artois, Budweiser and Becks brewer, has announced it will increase the wholesale prices of its brands by 7.8% from 2 January 2012.The figure is duty exclusive.
Milestone adds more courses to meet demand
The Milestone Cookery School has added more courses to its repertoire after a significant uptake in people signing up.
Speaking with a forked tongue
If health secretary Andrew Lansley really believes what he said at the Wine & Spirit Trade Association’s annual conference recently, then why has he not had a word with Teresa May?
Ye Olde Cider Bar wins national title
Ye Olde Cider Bar in Newton Abbot, Devon, has been given the top accolade as the Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA’s) National Cider and Perry Pub of the Year 2011.
M&B: The case for Joe Lewis
Everybody has a view on Bahaman billionaire Joe Lewis and his tenure on the share register of M&B. Last Thursday, at an Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers debate in Cambridge, former Novus chairman John Barnes was to be found among those not...
BASC promotes advantages of game
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) is encouraging more people to try game as the season starts.
Karen Murphy wins European case against Premier League
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled against the Premier League stating that pubs can show football matches via foreign (European) television decoders.
Brains snaps up coffee chain
SA Brain, the Cardiff-based brewer and pub operator, has bought the 15-strong high street coffee chain Coffee#1 for an undisclosed sum.
Wells & Young's acquires McEwan's and Youngers from Heineken
Bedford-based brewer Wells & Young’s (W&Y) has acquired Scottish beer brands McEwan’s and Younger’s from Heineken UK.