Tony Brookes

Brookes: OFT beer tie report is ridiculous

20-Oct-2010 By The PMA Team

Absolutely ridiculous — that's the message from multiple retailer Tony Brookes of the Head of Steam company to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT),...

Head of Steam delists Heineken over tie

18-Feb-2010 By Gemma McKenna

Multiple operator Head of Steam has delisted Heineken after the brewer's pubco arm refused to allow it greater product choice.

Pubco offers takeaway booze

28-Nov-2008

A forward-thinking pubco is promoting an alcohol takeaway service through its pubs in order to compete with aggressive supermarket prices.Head of...

Brookes planning Stuff the Supermarkets phase two

17-Jan-2008

Pub operator Tony Brookes is planning a new phase of his Stuff the Supermarkets campaign after striking a chord with customers across the north in a...

Stuffing the supermarkets

27-Sep-2007

More than 10 brewers and a pubco have offered their support to licensee Tony Brookes and his bid to "Stuff the Supermarkets" at their own game in the...

Ventilation is key regardless of ban, says pubs boss

03-Feb-2006

Air quality and effective ventilation will be important regardless of what sort of smoking ban is introduced, according to Tony Brookes, managing...

Genuine Imported Beer: Range

27-Jan-2005

Drinkers are more discerning these days - be brave and vary your offer.Stocking the widest possible range of genuine imported beers is, for Tony...

The Head of Steam - the station buffet of the future?

18-May-1998

According to Tony Brookes' masterplan, waiting for a train will never be the same. Phil Mellows went trainspotting with the founder of Head of Steam....