English Wine Week to be bigger than ever
English Wine Producers (EWP), the body in charge of promoting English wines, is promising to “step up” activity around English Wine Week this year.
Archives for April 9, 2014
Fair Deal for Your Local demands Government delivers on 'commitment' to pubco reform
Campaigners for pubco reform met at Westminster yesterday to urge the Government to include pubco reform in the Queen’s speech.
Red Army vodka 'gun' breaches alcohol marketing code
A vodka packaged in a bottle the shape of a gun has been found to breach alcohol responsibility rules for its association with violence and aggression.
Porter takes CAMRA's top winter beer award for second year running
Dunham Porter has been announced the Campaign for Real Ale's Champion Winter Beer of Britain.
Trade bodies urge Government not to introduce 'complex and unfair' changes to licence fees
Trade bodies have warned that the Government's proposed changes to licence fees could result in ‘increased costs and complexity for both operators and local authorities’.
Police slated for using 'faulty' evidence in licence reviews
Police are consistently presenting “faulty” evidence during licence reviews and “show no sign of stopping”, industry lawyers and consultants have warned
GMB: loose cannons or tactical geniuses?
In 2010 my predecessor wrote a comment in the Morning Advertiser that concluded: “Pub tenants should not put their trust in the GMB. It has shown itself to have embarrassing gaps in its knowledge [and] made promises to disaffected pub tenants that it has...
Revealed: The bitter dispute between Enterprise Inns and GMB union over pub's new lease
The saga of the signing of a new lease at the Pattenmakers Arms in Duffield, Derbyshire, has hit the headlines and was even raised in Parliament. Last week licensee Claire Muldoon reached agreement with Enterprise Inns but recriminations have continued...
Stonegate prices £400m of bonds
Stonegate Pub Company, the TDR Capital-backed group, has completed the successful pricing of £400m senior secured notes due in 2019, after announcing the bond offer last week.
Government consults pubs on business rates
Pubs and bars are being urged to share their views on business rates in a new consultation.
Happy hour 'still important to pubs'
Happy hours continue to play an important role in driving trade in pubs and restaurants on weekdays, new research has suggested, with customers looking for deals on food and soft drinks as well as alcohol.
BBPA Midlands stalwart steps down after 35 years in the pub trade
The British Beer & Pub Association’s Midlands regional secretary Richard Matthews has stepped down after 11 years in the post and 35 years in the industry.