Luminar boss Peter Marks has admitted that the 58-strong nightclub chain has had to be aggressive on pricing at certain venues midweek to compete with the cut-price alcohol sold in supermarkets.
Weather conditions on these shores are erratic at the best of times, but this year it’s more unpredictable than ever. March, which was officially the third warmest on record, was quickly replaced by April’s seemingly endless showers. One can only guess...
A Blackpool licensee has defended the town’s minimum-pricing scheme as a “responsible way of selling alcohol” amid further warnings that it is illegal.
Alcohol awareness charity Drinkaware says all three of its 2011 campaigns have exceeded expectations and led to a change in drinking behaviour across its target audiences.
As the government prepares to make a major statement on alcohol policy, probably some time in February, there have been some interesting manouvrings going on.
Pubs are taking the second largest market share of drinking and dining out occasions, according to The Taste of the Nation survey by Deloitte and BDRC.
Over the weekend, a female friend of mine lamented being offered a half pint of beer, when her male companions had not been levelled the same enquiry for their pint orders at the bar.
Licensees in Scotland will be able to access free age verification training worth £35,000 through a partnership between drinks giant Diageo and CPL Training.
More than half of drinkers view more expensive spirits as almost always being better quality and are willing to pay more to trade up, according to new research from Pernod Ricard UK.
Heineken UK is to roll out a new two-part dispense system that will make it easier for barstaff to pour the “perfect pint” of Foster’s, the Publican’s Morning Advertiser can exclusively reveal.
Younger drinkers continued to move away form the on-trade in 2010 and increasingly look to replicate attitudes towards spending at home, according to...
The drinking experience of yesteryear is becoming increasingly popular in the capital's bars. Ben McFarland looks at the reasons for this retailing rewind, and adds some ideas of his own.
Large groups of drinkers should forgo the long-standing tradition where each one has to buy a drink for the entire party to try to cut down on binge...
Coca-Cola Enterprises is investing £2m in a TV campaign for its Schweppes range, in a bid to increase consumption of the brand by promoting it as an...
What are customers looking for when they choose where to watch the football? It's a simple question but is perhaps one of the most important you need...
Paul Walsh, chief executive of drinks giant Diageo, today labelled proposals to introduce a minimum price for a unit of alcohol as "clumsy". Speaking...
Four out of five people back a cut in the drink-drive limit, a survey has found. The Scottish government-commissioned research found that 79 per cent...
Surrey middle class drinkers" shouldn't be punished when it comes to tackling problem drinkers — that's the view of shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt.
Alcohol Concern has hit out at the industry's £100m responsible drinking campaign, labeling it a "poor substitute" for the proposed mandatory alcohol retailing code.
Busy location on coastal main road
Extensively renovated detached public house
Five trade areas (100)
Sizeable refurbished 4-5 bedroom accommodation
Newly created beer garden (125)
Established and popular business...
