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Marco Pierre White is facing a £500k legal bill after losing his court battle over the Yew Tree pub restaurant in Berkshire, with judge in the case describing him as a ‘dishonest idiot’.
Pete Brown recalls how his hosting skills were tested to the limit at a beer launch with Madness
The chairman of JD Wetherspoon is back on the top of the PMA’s list of pub industry power players in 2013.
BrewDog, the fast-growing Scottish brewer and pub operator, is to relaunch its Equity for Punks crowdfunding programme, with the aim of raising a record £4m through selling shares to beer fans.
There will not be a statutory code of conduct for the pub industry, according to the Shepherd Neame boss and chairman of the British Beer & Pub Association Jonathan Neame.
Warm weather is generally greeted with open arms by pub operators, especially those fortunate enough to have a pleasant and usable external space. This presents a clear opportunity for licensees to really make the most of them. Here are some pointers...
The current proposals to regulate the pubco-tenant relationship would be “even more destructive than the Beer Orders of over 20 years ago”.
Publicans have been reminded that Britain’s biggest beer festival is now less than eight weeks away.