Imagine that a huge number of pub owners, tenants and lessees continue to be on the verge of going bust as the steady trend towards drinking at home, instead of drinking in the pub, continues, says Tony Brookes.
The Government response to the Health Select Committee report on the Alcohol Strategy has "moved the goal posts" over tackling cut price alcohol, claims the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR).
MPs have “lost their sense of reality” because working in London gives them a distorted picture of the late-night economy, according to John Hayes, chair of the Bar Entertainment & Dance Association (BEDA).
Two of the pub industry’s most influential figures, JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin and Stonegate chair Ian Payne, have spoken out against the merits of introducing a minimum unit price of alcohol.
As the country is, perhaps temporarily, released from the grip of panic over the vague threat of fuel tanker driver strikes, one cannot help but imagine whether and how the same level of hysteria could ever be whipped up about beer.
Daniel Thwaites, the Lancashire brewer and pub operator, is to increase investments in its estate over the next 12 months, with a £1m spend planned at 40 pubs.
Anyone who demands money from you is never going to be popular. In a struggling economy it’s even worse — utility cost increases are never ending, rents are harder to negotiate and business rates have a habit of rising just when you think you are up to...
The plan to ban sales of alcohol below the combined cost of duty and VAT would have “limited impact” on prices in shops and supermarkets, according to a new study.
Greg Mulholland spearheads the growing number of MPs that recognise the tied model for what it is — a failure. Many MPs have indicated the Office of Fair Trading got it wrong.
Sky is to introduce deeper discounts for pubs serving food, as well as a new location-based discount, as it looks to encourage more pubs to show live sport. Commercial Sky subscriptions will also now be available on a rolling 30-day contract to give pubs...
The average sale price of a leasehold pub has increased by 16% to £46,879, compared to £40,421 in 2010, according to a survey into pub prices by Fleurets.
Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company (S&NPC) is to pay for its tied lessees to receive independent energy advice after finding some of its pubs are overpaying by as much as £7,000 a year.
A minimum price on alcohol could help reverse the slow death of the pub — so says Greene King boss Rooney Anand who has welcomed plans to combat cheap supermarket alcohol in Scotland.
Greene King has refreshed its food training for licensees to help them drive trade from the kitchen. The tenanted and leased division of the Suffolk...
Carlsberg UK has announced a wholesale price rise of 5p per pint. The increase, which is duty inclusive and amounts to 3.5% across all its brands, will take effect from Monday 31 January.
A bid to bring in minimum pricing on alcohol across Greater Manchester, using a bylaw, has moved a step closer as detailed plans have been published....
In an industry where it sometimes seems that business leaders struggle to agree on anything at all, there is one issue that has divided opinion like...
Fuller's boss Simon Emeny has attacked Sky for a "disproportionate and unjustifiable increase" in fees, pointing out the vast majority of its estate...
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...
