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The Apprentice jumps on the gin bandwagon

09-Dec-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

BBC television programme The Apprentice centred its latest episode, aired last night (Thursday 8 December) around the production and marketing of gin.

City Diary — 20 August

20-Aug-2009 By The PMA Team

All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.

Proof that HSBC won't lend to pubs

11-Jun-2009 By John Harrington

HSBC is the bank that likes to say "no" to pubs — it's official. An email from an HSBC local manager, seen by the Morning Advertiser, shows clearly...

Pubco launches Apprentice comp of its own

27-May-2009 By Matt Eley Matt

A pub company boss has taken on the role of Sir Alan Sugar in a bid to find a star apprentice in his team. Dave Burr, who heads up the 16-strong...

BII chief: "Government will never help us

12-May-2009 By Matt Eley Matt

The chairman of the BII has urged licensees to stand on their own two feet and not expect help from the government. Speaking at the annual BII lunch...

'Punch Taverns to report slump'

27-Apr-2009

Punch Taverns: The embattled pub company is expected to report a 40 per cent slump in first-half pre-tax profits, but analysts believe that the...

Pub trade two vie to be The Apprentice

25-Mar-2009 By The PMA Team & Ewan Turney

The pub trade will have two contenders vowing to be Sir Alan Sugar's Apprentice — a M&B area manager and a former Marston's BDM.

Snifter

01-May-2008

From beerage to peerage Snifter was delighted to bump into the redoubtable Lord Tebbit at a Saint George's Day celebration in London last week, and...

Apprentice candidates find pub life tough

10-Apr-2008 By Matt Eley Matt

Candidates on TV show The Apprentice proved making a decent profit at a pub is no easy task. On last night's show the 'boys' and 'girls' teams were...

Alan Sugar sets pub challenge for The Apprentice

10-Apr-2008 By Jo Bruce

Running a pub food operation was the task of contestants in BBC1's The Apprentice last night

Cheers

28-Sep-2006

Called to the JDW bar Judges are often accused of being out of touch with ordinary people. But Snifter wouldn't say that about the judge he met while...