Dark Star Brewery to grow pub company
Dark Star Brewery is to develop its own pub estate – with a target of growing it to 20 sites in the next five years.
Archives for March 30, 2015
Pubs 'will lose out' in next business rates revaluation
Pubs and restaurants risk losing out in the 2017 rating revaluation as the Uniform Business Rate (UBR) is likely to be set at 50p in the pound, a property advisor has warned.
Michelin-starred chef Daniel Clifford buys Essex pub
Clifford, who is chef patron of acclaimed Cambridge eatery Midsummer House, bought the freehold of the Flitch of Bacon, in Little Dunmow, for £300k with an eye to re-opening it in under five months after a £500k refurbishment.
MAKE SOME NOISE
Brighton council to recommend policies to protect live music pubs
Brighton & Hove City Council is to set up a working group to examine the threats to live music venues from noise complaints, following a successful campaign by the city’s music supporters.
PUBS CODE
Adjudicator for pubs code by May 2016
A pubs code adjudicator will be in place by May 2016 at the latest, the Government has confirmed.
Marston’s buys Thwaites’ beer division
Marston’s has agreed to buy the trading operation of Daniel Thwaites’ beer division for £25.1m.
Sloane Square pub serves chocolate and cocktail pairings
ETM Group site the Botanist, on Sloane Square, London, has launched a range of limited edition chocolate and cocktail pairings across the Easter week.
‘Beer sexism’ not on CAMRA AGM agenda
The Campaign For Real Ale’s AGM will see policy discussions on the promotion of bottle-conditioned ale, an objective definition of a pub and action against late-night levies — but there is no place for a debate on so-called ‘beer sexism’ after a motion...
Brand News
Carlsberg tells consumers to trust their tastebuds in new Export campaign
Carlsberg UK has launched an advertising campaign for Export on the back of consumer research that shows a preference for the taste of the bottled beer over its nearest rival, Stella Artois.