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BII interim CEO Peter Thomas has been asked to serve in the role full-time for 12 months to offer “stability” and “commercial leadership”, following a turbulent year in which the institute has run up a deficit of around £400,000.
Pub People Company, the Midlands-based multiple pub operator, has signed a deal with a local brewer to produce bespoke beers that will be available exclusively in its outlets.
BII (British Institute of Innkeeping) members have voted overwhelmingly in favour of removing ‘smoke-free’ signage from their pub premises, in a survey carried out as part of the Government’s Red Tape Challenge.
This industry needs a strong professional body now more than ever. As the tax burden increases inexorably, on-trade beer sales fall steeply, and pubs close in their hundreds with the passing of each financial year, licensees seek strength and leadership...
Almost eight out of 10 (77%) Welsh licensees would back the introduction of a 50p minimum price per unit of alcohol, according to a survey commissioned by charity Alcohol Concern.
Former Regent Inns executive and Momo Leisure co-owner Jeremy ‘Jez’ King has teamed up with entrepreneur David Cappendell to acquire the Norfolk-based Animal Inns business from owner Henry Watt for an undisclosed sum.
Just as the Licensing Act 2003 seemed to have settled down, the Government has decided to shake things up again. Yesterday saw the first raft of changes to the Act come into effect via the Police Reform & Social Responsibility Act 2011.
Licensees are being encouraged to make sure that they are aware of what is going on around their venues — such as major retailers closing down — to help with business rates appeals.