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Archives for November 9, 2011
Michelin stars boost UK pub image
The operator of the first pub to receive two Michelin stars says its award has helped to put British pubs on the international culinary map.
Fuller’s hails its Black Cab Stout
Fuller’s is celebrating London’s Hackney carriage with a new seasonal stout in time for Christmas.
AB-InBev UK Q3 volumes rise 0.8%
AB-InBev, the international brewer, has cited “poor summer weather” for a modest 0.8% rise in own-beer volumes in the UK in Q3 2011.
Living Rooms: They’re the new Smoking Rooms
So David Cameron has announced that he supports the smoking ban and thinks that it has worked — cue every smoking zealot spouting figures to the contrary, and everybody else telling them to shut up and get on with it.
Kopparberg ordered to pull ad after ASA ruling
Cider brand Koppaberg has been ordered not to show a TV advert after it was ruled it appealed to under-18s by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
Georgel: pubcos must empower BDMs
It is puzzling the industry does not spend more time focusing on the role of the Business Development Manager — that’s the view of Admiral Taverns boss Kevin Georgel.
A third Cosy Club opened
Loungers, the privately-owned group led by Alex Reilley, has opened its third site under its Cosy Club brand in Stamford, Lincolnshire.
C&C buys US cider brand for €20m
C&C Group, the Dublin-based producer of Magners, has bought America’s second biggest cider brand Hornsby’s from E&J Gallo for a deal worth up to €20m.