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Greene King, the brewer and pub operator, has this morning reported a 4.6% increase in like-for-like sales across its managed division for the 50 weeks to 15 April, helped by a 4.5% rise in its fourth quarter, and said it was well-placed to benefit from...
After hearing about Charlie McVeigh’s ambitions for his Draft House pub chain, how he aims to double in size to six by the end of this year and get to 15 by 2015, it wouldn’t naturally occur to you say, “Yes, but what else are you doing?” So, leaning...
John Healey, Labour MP for Wentworth, has agreed to join the panel of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG) Duty Fraud Inquiry, which was launched last week.
It’s good to be noticed. Some years ago, I described the fermenting halls at Marston’s — the famous Union Rooms — as “the cathedrals of brewing”. A short time after these pearls of wisdom appeared in print, I was touring the Union Rooms again with a...
Leicestershire-based Everards brewery has awarded 15 of its best performing licensees with awards for for their hard work and dedication.
It’s ironic that in the Government’s so-called desire to empower local communities it is about to remove the ‘vicinity’ test, in theory allowing anyone around the country to object to a licence application. Fears have been voiced that this will open the...
The licensee of the PMA’s Best Sports Pub of the Year is fearful of missing out on £500,000 of summer revenue after the 103-inch television screen in her pub was smashed by an intruder.
Licensees can apply for trade day tickets for the Great British Beer Festival from this week.