Euro

The euro: a recipe for mayhem

22-Jul-2011 By Tim Martin

History has shown that adopting the euro would have been a disaster, argues JD Wetherspoon's chairman, Tim Martin.

'Labour ministers accused of being 'soft' on alcohol warnings'

22-Sep-2009 By Matt Eley Matt

Ministers have been accused of colluding with the alcohol lobby to water down new warning labels on drinks. Plans to warn mothers-to-be that alcohol...

Magners cider sales slide by nearly a fifth

12-May-2009 By Hamish Champ

The UK consumer's love affair with Magners cider has continued to cool over the last year, with C&C Group, which owns and manufactures the brand,...

Adnams' bosses accept pay freeze in 2009

06-Apr-2009 By Hamish Champ

With trading conditions unlikely to see an imminent improvement in 2009 directors at Adnams, the Suffolk brewer and pub operator, have agreed to see...

Euro: people good, cash bad

07-Sep-2006

Pubgoers across the country will breathe a sigh of relief to hear that although Wetherspoon's strongly opposed the introduction of the euro a few...

Honeycombe Leisure losses deepen

27-Jul-2005

Honeycombe Leisure, which operates pubs and provides management services to other pubcos, has announced pre-tax losses of nearly £800,000.Announcing...

Inventive Leisure scales back openings

29-Jul-2004

Measures to boost sales in the competitive town centre have started to pay off for vodka bar operator Inventive Leisure.However the company has...

Euro 2004: Get your kit on

25-May-2004

There's no shortage of promotional material to add to the footie atmosphere.Carlsberg is splashing out on a £10m-plus promotional campaign it...

Euro 2004: Football crazy

25-May-2004

With Euro 2004 just around the corner, be prepared to cash in on the festivities.Euro 2004 presents pubs with the best opportunity for boosting their...

Euro 2004 - Fast footie food

01-May-2004 By Richard Fox

Swap cutlery and plates for skewers and paper cones and you'll score a winner with those hungry, packed-in Euro 2004 punters, says Richard Fox. In...

Carling serves up New Year price hike

07-Jan-2004

Coors Brewers has hit the trade with a new wave of price increases at one of the quietest trading times of the year.With many pubs discounting prices...

Tim Martin attacks Chancellor's euro indecision

12-Jun-2003

Tim Martin, chairman of JD Wetherspoon, has criticised Chancellor Gordon Brown's indecision on Britain's entry into the euro.The Chancellor announced...

What the Sunday papers said

09-Jun-2003

The Independent on SundayNightclub bouncers are to receive special training in how to spot suicide bombers and terrorists under new government...

What the Sunday papers said

14-Apr-2003

The ObserverMORE than half of Britons back New York-style smoking bans in restaurants according to a survey published today. THE bounce in the stock...