Ringing the virtual bell for QR codes
I’m a big fan of QR Codes. You know, those strange little squares that you see on advertising hoards, websites, branded merchandising and so on?
Archives for May 14, 2012
Trade bodies express relief at 'breathing space' given to pubs in Queen's Speech
Trade bodies have given the thumbs up to the ‘breathing space’ afforded to the industry in the content of the Queen’s speech which — for the first time in 10 years — did not contain pub-specific legislative proposals.
Enterprise reports 5% rise in pre-tax profits and begins refinancing talks
Enterprise Inns has reported a 5% rise in pre-tax profit to £64m in the six months to 31 March on the back of a rise in like-for-like net income in its substantive estate, as it reveals that it has begun talks on refinancing.
The Big Interview: Jiri Bocek, Budweiser Budvar
It almost reads like a chapter from John le Carré’s Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. But the fact of the matter is that in the corridors of power in the Czech parliament and behind the lagering tanks in the Budweiser Budvar brewery the subterfuge and...
An absurd objective – public health and the licensee
Unless I missed something the three alcohol licence applications refused by Edinburgh Licensing Board at the end of last month are the first examples of a local authority invoking Scotland’s fifth licensing objective – the obligation on licence holders...
Pub operator Wear Inns gains £10m investment
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) and NVM Private Equity have announced they plan to invest £10m into Wear Inns, the north-east England-based pub operator, to further aid its growth strategy.
Pub lease lengths are decreasing say property agents
Pub property agents agree with new research showing that lease lengths have decreased, with fewer people wanting to take on 20 to 30-year leases.
Levy consultation jumps the gun
A council somewhat prematurely published its consultation document on its proposal to introduce a late-night levy. The consultation document has since been withdrawn, but is it the shape of things to come?