Punch Taverns unveils its 250th pub refurb of the year
Punch Taverns is celebrating its 250th pub upgrade of the financial year.
Archives for June 4, 2014
Licensees set to commemorate D-Day anniversary
Publicans are offering a range of special menus and entertainment to commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day.
Trade fears student pub crawl crackdown could encourage home drinking
A Government crackdown on student pub crawls could encourage home drinking and demonise responsible young drinkers, the pub trade has warned.
Cider Hog flies into UK pubs
The cider hog, a five-pint sharing vessel, is being rolled out by The Shepton Mallet Cider Mill as it looks to tap into the growth in craft cider.
Punch offers licensees fruit machine reports
Punch Taverns has launched a facility that will allow licensees to see how much profit they are making from fruit machines in their pubs.
Brewers Fayre partners with iconic comic The Beano
Whitbread’s Brewers Fayre is partnering with childrens’ comic The Beano on themed menus and activities for younger diners.
Greene King criticised over 'rushed' Hawthorn Leisure deal
The deal to sell 275 Greene King (GK) pubs to Hawthorn Leisure has been criticised as secretive and rushed.
Pub industry statutory code: Background, key points and reaction
The Government has confirmed it will introduce a statutory code and independent adjudicator to govern the pubco/tenant relationship. It follows a lengthy wait for its response after a consultation in 2013. On this page we detail the main points of the...
Licensees in the capital urged to sign up to Mayor's new food waste reduction scheme
A London pub is on track to save £10,000 after signing up to Boris Johnson's Food Save Scheme in the city.
Tim Martin denies 'taxing' Wetherspoon supply chain for VAT campaign
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has denied he is ‘taxing his supply chain’ in order to secure financial support for the VAT Club campaign for tax equity between pubs and supermarkets.
Amber outlines acquisition spend
Amber Taverns is due to spend between £6m and £7m per year over the next four years on expansion following the pubco’s £80m sale to funds backed by BlueBay Asset Management and MxP Partners, the company's managing director James Baer has told the...
Shepherd Neame restructure approved after threat of injunction withdrawn
Shepherd Neame shareholders have voted to approve the brewer’s restructure plans – despite legal threats from within the family.
Statutory code: Fair Pint slams 'ludicrous' BBPA stance on free-of-tie option
Fair Pint campaigner Simon Clarke has accused the British Beer & Pub Association of encouraging the "terminal decline" of the industry with its response to the statutory code proposals.