24-Mar-2009 By Tony Halstead
Regional brewers have formed a new marketing body dedicated to raising the profile of cask beer. The Why Handpull? Marketing Group hopes to launch a...
Few pubs selling for alternative use
19-Mar-2009
Very few pubs are actually selling for alternative use, according to Robin Mence, managing director of property agent Sidney Phillips. Mence said...
18-Mar-2009 By Robyn Lewis
Magners UK boss says it will focus on the on-trade to boost the brand's market share.
Draught Pimms to roll out nationally
18-Mar-2009 By Robyn Lewis
Pimms and lemonade on draught is being rolled out across the UK this summer, following a successful trial last summer. The Pimms "Keggy," which was...
Punch unveils "maximum" four per cent price hike
17-Mar-2009 By James Wilmore
Punch Taverns, the UK's largest pubco, is hiking wholesale drinks prices by "a maximum" of four per cent at the end of this month. Tenants and...
Biggest ever Foster's promotion supports pool and poker
09-Mar-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Scottish & Newcastle (S&N UK) is aiming to bring blokes back to the pub with its biggest ever Foster's promotion. Game On will see around...
Adam Withrington: It is time to stop selling beer like it's perfume
04-Mar-2009
I just picked the latest issue of Marketing magazine. On its opinion page it asks four "experts" from its Marketing Society Forum whether "lager...
Discounts driving pub food and drink sales
24-Feb-2009
High levels of discount offers and promotional activiiy boosted food and drink sales for the major managed pub and restaurant groups in January,...
16-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney
Hartlepool brewer and operator Camerons has installed beer-flow equipment Brulines in a further 27 tenanted pubs.
13-Feb-2009 By Andrew Pring
In a dramatic extension of its sell-off programme, Punch is inviting any of its 7,560 licensees to make an offer for the pub they currently run. The...
12-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney
Guinness volumes fell 8% in Great Britain during the six months to 31 December with net sales down 2% on last year, Diageo has reported.
Diageo to seek £100m in cost savings
12-Feb-2009 By Hamish Champ
Drinks giant Diageo said today it expects to save around £100m in the next year as it undertakes a restructuring of the business.Announcing its...
Pubs get tips on how to beat the crunch
22-Jan-2009
Licensees heard top tips on how to boost trading this week at an event held by the London Region of the BII.Speaking at Shooting Star on Middlesex...
15-Jan-2009 By The PMA Team
Marston's Pub Company is to absorb a series of price rises to help pub tenants through the first quarter of 2009.
Beat the downturn in 2009: part one
08-Jan-2009
As the business development consultant leading The Publican's Sell More, Save More project for the past two years, Carl May of Catered 4 knows a lot...
Wetherspoons hits back over 99p pint furore
07-Jan-2009 By James Wilmore
JD Wetherspoon has hit back at criticism over its 99p pint offer, arguing the promotion is "far from irresponsible". The pub chain launched the offer...
S&N hiking prices by 5.74 per cent
05-Jan-2009 By James Wilmore
Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) will raise its wholesale beer prices by an average of 5.74 per cent from next month. The company, whose brands...
Consumer promotion for Echo Fall Spritz
05-Dec-2008
In an effort to drive sales of its ready made spritzer brand Echo Falls Spritz, Constellation is running a promotion with 15 Bristol bars on the...
Freehold pub prices fall by 20 per cent
28-Nov-2008
Freehold pub prices have plunged by over 20 per cent this year to an average of £537,000 with a further price fall predicted for next year,...
Drinks Pub of the Year 2008: Barracuda Group, Marlow, Buckinghamshire
28-Nov-2008
Barracuda is clearly an innovative drinks pub company, seen through its drinks range and promotions across its three major pub brands: Smith &...
21-Nov-2008 By Ewan Turney
Fuller's tenants will not be getting rent concessions despite a 1% decrease in average revenue per pub and 1.9% dip in like-for-like sales. The...
05-Nov-2008 By Ewan Turney
The second part of Neil Morrisey's Risky Business screened last night on Channel 4 with the actor and Richard Fox attempting to open their pub — and the Morning Advertiser would like to get your views on the show.
Magners Draught TV ad launched
04-Nov-2008
Magners has released a new 30-second TV ad for its recently-launched draught product that will run until mid-November.Magners owner C&C will be...
03-Nov-2008 By Ewan Turney
Charles Wells is to ramp up its recruitment drive by holding a Pub Business Fair for potential new tenants.
23-Oct-2008 By Tony Halstead
Brewer Daniel Thwaites' retail director Paul Howarth and property director Malcolm Harrison are to leave the company, the Morning Advertiser has...
Global Brands announces new managing director
02-Oct-2008
A number of management changes have been announced at independent drinks company, Global Brands. Steve Perez has relinquished his position as...
01-Oct-2008 By Jessica Harvey
Carlsberg is set to take over full responsibility for San Miguel in the UK from November. The brewer will take control of the production, marketing,...
01-Oct-2008 By Ewan Turney
SA Brain has acquired drinks distribution business of W. Hall & Son. The deal includes operational depots in Holywell, Congleton, Crewe and...
30-Sep-2008 By Ewan Turney
Sky should be forced to offer its premium content, including Premier League football, to its rivals at regulated wholesale prices. That is the view...
Managed pubs still taking food share
24-Sep-2008
The number of people eating out in pubs jumped during the first two weeks in September - but managed operators are still taking market share from the...
When the going gets tough
23-Sep-2008
It's a tough market out there, so if you are looking into entering or leaving the pub sector you may find it more challenging than you...
19-Sep-2008 By Peter Linacre
The market is doing what neither Tisc nor tenants achieved, says Peter Linacre.
28-Aug-2008 By The PMA Team
The C&C Group - owners of Magners - is to triple the size of its UK office to combat declining cider sales, it has been revealed. The Irish...
Focus on sales is hurting bottom line
12-Aug-2008
Britain's pubs, bars and inns may be increasing their sales figures, but this is being done at the expense of profits and could result in vast...
12-Aug-2008 By Ewan Turney
Charles Wells has acquired the Black Horse in Swaffham Bulbeck, Cambridgeshire from a private seller. The destination food outlet, which will now...
InBev UK to raise beer prices by 3.3 per cent
01-Aug-2008 By Hamish Champ
InBev UK has blamed rising business costs for significant price rises across its draught and packaged beer product range.After a review of its...
31-Jul-2008 By The PMA Team
With food inflation running at belt-tightening levels, and with high-street retailers targeting the value-meal market, life's about to get even tougher for the licensed trade.
Consumers tired of celeb-based marketing
25-Jul-2008
Brands should stop basing marketing campaigns around sports, music and TV stars as consumers are becoming fed up of celebrity marketing, according to...
Diageo invests £600,000 in staff training
22-Jul-2008
Diageo is investing £600,000 in a new training programme for bar staff in August, claiming well-served spirits can provide a crucial point of...
Pubs set to take share from restaurants
10-Jul-2008
Pubs are better placed to ride out the credit crunch than restaurants, according to the latest research by Horizons.Investment by managed pub...
10-Jul-2008 By Ewan Turney
A market analyst has urged the restaurant sector to follow the example set by pubs if they are to avoid the credit crunch. Peter Backman of Horizons...
Host slams 'no-fee' marketing costs
03-Jul-2008 By Joe Lutrario joe.lutrario@william-reed.co.uk
A Preston licensee has slam-med an agent for charging a £1,000 withdrawal fee in a "no sale no fee" instruction. Graham Rowson, of the Plungington...
First Drinks relaunches Taboo
01-Jul-2008
Vodka fusion drink Taboo, distributed in the UK by First Drinks Brands, has been given a makeover and a summer marketing campaign will complement the...
How to back a real winner
26-Jun-2008
I get offered so many new products by companies saying they will help buck the downward trends in the on-trade — but how can I tell what will...
Jean-Christophe Novelli goes al fresco with Carlsberg
24-Jun-2008
Carlsberg is offering five pubs the chance to take part in an al fresco cooking masterclass with leading chef Jean-Christophe Novelli, as part of...
Marketing & Promotions: Consumer insight
24-Jun-2008
The 1950s New York executives commonly credited with giving birth to modern marketing and advertising techniques would never have believed it:...
Sarah Lewis, Diageo GB
12-Jun-2008
Promoting responsible drinking should be a key consideration for any outlet licensed to sell alcohol. Contrary to popular belief, educating customers...
Carlsberg masters the art of draught
05-Jun-2008 By Jessica Harvey jessica.harvey@william-reed.co.uk
Carlsberg has teamed up with Electrolux to create the Carlsberg DraughtMaster Professional System, offering "quality draught beer where it has been...
£1.2m summer boost for Baileys
05-Jun-2008 By Jessica Harvey jessica.harvey@william-reed.co.uk
Diageo is introducing a new bottle and outer casing design across its Baileys range, as well as launching a £1.2m marketing campaign to support...
35 Michael Turner
29-May-2008
chief executive, Fuller's (35)
