Review of the Week
14-Sep-2023 By Ed Bedington
The MA's Ed Bedington caught up with Adnams boss Andy Wood to get his take on the week's news, from pricing, to recruitment and wellbeing.
12-Sep-2023 By Ed Bedington
Stonegate’s decision to run dynamic pricing in some "select pubs" in its managed estate has opened up quite an interesting can of worms.
The Lock In Podcast
09-Jan-2023 By Ed Bedington
How are you handling your pricing? The Lock In team tackle the difficult questions as inflation runs rampant - how much can you put your prices up by?
05-Aug-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher
Operators have been urged to prepare for a spike in inflation and warned about the chance of food shortages.
12-Sep-2014 By Noli Dinkovski
A leading cooked and peeled cold water prawn supplier has warned pub chefs and caterers of an imminent global shortage.
21-Jul-2014 By John Harrington
Operators are continuing to offer very competitive price points for entry level dishes but charging significantly more for their most expensive ‘exit’ food items, according to the Menu & Food Trends report from Allegra Foodservice.
04-Apr-2014 By Ellie Bothwell
The British Beer & Pub Association is urging the industry to respond to the licensing fees consultation, which is set to close next Thursday (10 April).
05-Feb-2014 By John Harrington
The Government has given details of which alcohol pricing deals in the off-trade would be banned under new pricing restrictions expected to be implemented on 6 April.
11-Jul-2012 By Rob Willock
Sky announced a price freeze for its pub and club subscribers until “at least June 2013” — just one hour after the PMA went to press last week.
07-Dec-2010 By Ewan Turney
Concerns over price fixing, commercial confidentiality and enforcement led to the below-cost ban on alcohol being dropped from the new Bill.
Pubco boss calls for investigation into Sky price hike
19-Aug-2010 By James Wilmore
A high profile multiple operator has called on the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to open a new investigation into the way Sky sets its prices for...
12-Aug-2010 By The PMA Team
Minimum pricing might seem like a good idea, but it will hand power outside the industry to dictate pricing policy for pubs, says The PMA Team.
05-Jan-2010 By Gemma McKenna
The wholesale price of Guinness Draught and Guinness Red is to rise by 5.1% on 1 February, brand owner Diageo has announced. The price hike, which...
09-Nov-2009 By Ewan Turney
Minimum pricing is not a panacea but can be effective as part of a broader strategy on alcohol, according to Alcohol Focus Scotland. Dr Bruce Ritson...
24-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
Brakspear Pub Company is to absorb the 2% duty hike for all its 145 tenanted pubs. The price freeze will be held until the end of 2009 and follows on...
09-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney
Bournemouth pubs are to drop their minimum price agreement in favour of a policy focused on how venues are run. Around 80 pubs and bars in...
Back to Basics: Are your prices right?
04-Apr-2008
Duty rises in the latest Budget must have come as a terrific shock to many publicans - and posed an immediate dilemma - whether to absorb the...
Supermarkets plan Easter price wars
06-Mar-2008 By Ewan Turney ewan.turney@william-reed.co.uk
Supermarkets are hotting up for an Easter beer price war despite last week's responsible retailing rhetoric. Last week, Tesco said it wants to raise...
03-Mar-2008 By Ewan Turney
Easter beer price war looms despite last week's responsible retailing rhetoric
Pubs price war looms in wake of trade slowdown
17-Jan-2008
Tough economic conditions could trigger a price war among the managed operators, industry observers warn. Tony Halstead and The PMA Team report With...
Supermarket price wars under attack
15-Nov-2007 By Tony Halstead THals22851@aol.com
The big supermarkets found themselves under attack again this week as a new stores price war saw the cost of lager cut to just 28p a pint. The...
12-Jul-2007 By Andrew Pring
Andrew Pring talks about Sky's latest price rise
Brewers tackle supermarket price war with smaller packs
03-Nov-2005
Brewers finally look to be winning the battle to increase the price point of their brands in supermarkets this Christmas.They have fought an...
Clarity' sought by LGA on price-fixing powers
14-Apr-2005
by John Harrington The Local Government Asso-ciation (LGA) has called for clarification on the powers that councils have to impose minimum pricing,...
Notts man refers local pricing scheme to OFT
23-Sep-2004
by Ewan Turney A 60-year-old Nottingham man has plunged the town's fledgling minimum pricing scheme into jeopardy by complaining to the Office of...
Trade-instigated price schemes hard to keep'
09-Sep-2004
by Ewan Turney Minimum pricing schemes organised by licensees are proving hard to maintain, according to an exclusive Morning Advertiser survey of...
It's us and Lloyds No 1
04-Mar-2004
Mark Jones was the highly successful chief executive with mighty Pizza Hut. Yet, 18 months ago, he took charge at Yates Group, a much smaller fish...
Trade chiefs seek OFT ruling on fixed pricing
19-Feb-2004
by Tony Halstead Pub trade bosses will hold talks with the Office of Fair Trading this month to voice their concerns over the increasing number of...
FALLOUT OVER PRICE FIXING
30-Jan-2003
By Tony Halstead and Tom Stainer Two leading trade bodies are at loggerheads over the controversial issue of minimum price fixing schemes. The...
Pubcos must defeat brewer opportunism
16-Jan-2003
The latest round of wholesale beer price rises comes as a major blow to the bulk of Britain's licensees. With inflation at just over 2%, and most...
Pub boss slams Wetherspoon's pricing strategy
31-Jan-2002
Tony Brooks, director of the Head of Steam pub group, has attacked JD Wetherspoon's pricing strategy as "immoral" and "socially irresponsible".Mr...