Best Bar None ‘can be just as effective as Gov’t’
Best Bar None (BBN) schemes “can be just as effective as the Government” in helping to tackle alcohol-related health issues, according to the BBN chief executive Neil Robertson.
Archives for November 25, 2011
Trade leaders blast cheap booze deals
Licensees and trade leaders have hit out at the latest cheap supermarket deals that are offering alcohol for as little as 43p per pint in the lead-up to Christmas.
Fuller's reports like-for-like sales rise
Fuller’s, the London-based brewer and pub operator, has this morning reported a 3.9% rise in like-for-like sales across its managed pubs and hotels division for the 26 weeks to 1 October 2011.
PASS could be 'pointless'
If the Home Office does not do more to force licensees and doorstaff to accept the Proof-of-Age Standards Scheme (PASS) accredited cards, then PASS is “pointless”.
Bolton Pubwatch goes digital
Bolton’s Pubwatch scheme has become the UK’s first to adopt a digital-only approach to tackling crime and antisocial behaviour in pubs and clubs.
Molson Coors unveils price hikes
Molson Coors has announced it will be increasing its wholesale prices to the on-trade by, on average, £19.99 per barrel, or 7p per pint from 2 January 2012.
Enterprise wins Brulines court case against Fair Pint founder
A company owned by Fair Pint founder Karl Harrison has been ordered by the High Court to pay Enterprise Inns an initial £65,000 in costs after it lost a legal battle with the pubco over use of the Brulines flow monitoring system.
Admiral launches 'right to buy' option
Admiral Taverns has introduced a right-to-buy option for selected tenants who will have the opportunity to purchase the freehold of their pub from three years into a lease.
Asda announces Pru Leith link up
Asda has teamed up with Leiths School of Food and Wine to revamp its Extra Special range of meals.
Bottomless chips at Beefeater
Whitbread’s Beefeater brand has introduced ‘bottomless chips’ on the menu across all sites.