Pubs sell an average 98 extra pints on St Patrick's Day
Publicans could sell nearly 100 extra pints of beer during St Patrick’s Day celebrations, according to figures from Guinness owner Diageo.
Archives for February 4, 2015
Redtooth pub poker tournament to begin this month
More than 1,000 pubs across the UK will take part in the Redtooth Poker League, which begins this month to determine the country’s best pub poker players.
Tenant slams Punch for lack of support
A Punch Taverns tenant has hit out at the lack of support from the pub company six months after his outlet was named Best Partnership Pub in the North West at the Great British Pub Awards.
Channel 4 deal a "new breed of sponsorship" for Foster's
Foster’s is to return to TV in a new multi-million pound one-year deal with Channel 4.
Irish government announces alcohol minimum pricing plan
Ireland is set to introduce alcohol minimum pricing after its government signed off proposals included in a new public health bill.
Pete Brown: Pulling pints pulls in votes
With a general election looming, beer writer Pete Brown looks at how politicians have always tried to show they are in touch with the common man by being seen supping from a pint pot.
Nightclub in cumulative impact zone granted 6am licence
A Lincolnshire nightclub has been granted a 6am licence after winning an appeal – despite the fact it is situated in a cumulative impact zone.
Focus on premium snacks: niche nosh
Gone are the days when pub snacks meant hygienically questionable peanut bowls and slightly-past their sell by date pork rinds. There are now a multitude of premium products to choose from and selling the right snacks for your venue can prove a lucrative...
Lucky to have parliamentarians who care
I didn’t attend the CAMRA reception last night at which Andrew Griffiths MP was awarded the campaign group’s Parliamentarian of the Year award. But my colleagues who did say he was applauded generously as he collected his trophy.
Fuller's enjoys two bumper Christmases
Fuller’s chief executive Simon Emeny has said that the company has enjoyed two bumper Christmases, which saw like-for-like sales rise 15% over the period.
More than 80% find modern toilet signs 'irritating'
Ambiguous toilet signs are driving British consumers ‘potty’, according to new research.