New Walkers to curry flavour
10-Jul-2003
The British passion for takeaways and spicy food is the inspiration for a new range of Walkers crisps. The limited edition Great British Takeaways...
Licensing reform close to reality
10-Jul-2003
The Licensing Bill was this week finally expected to complete its journey through Parliament. Trade leaders are warning that this is where the hard...
EU suspends move for Isinglass labels
10-Jul-2003
By Tony Halstead UK beer and drinks producers have persuaded the European Union to suspend a move to force manufacturers to label all food products...
Heat is on to find top pub chefs
10-Jul-2003
A search for the UK's best pub chefs ends next Friday. Entrants are asked to submit a lunchtime menu with starter or salad and main course by Friday,...
CAMRA calls for the industry to pull together on reform
10-Jul-2003
All sectors of the pub trade should work with the government and licensing authorities over the new Licensing Bill, says the Campaign for Real Ale...
Labour MP calls on Sky to review pricing policy
10-Jul-2003
A senior Labour MP has called Sky's recent subscription price increase "pie-in-the-sky", and has urged Sky to review its decision.Martyn Jones, MP...
North of the border
03-Jul-2003
Scottish drinkers have been relatively slow on the uptake in the premium draught lager market, but there are signs that the major brands are now...
Top mixer named
03-Jul-2003
The UK's top cocktail mixer has been named as Massimiliano Prili from Aurora at the Great Eastern Hotel in London, after he won the final of the...
ScotCo looks to the Baltika
02-Jul-2003
Scottish Courage has once again plundered its international portfolio of brands, this time for top-selling Russian beer Baltika.Brewed in St...
S&N unveils full-year results
02-Jul-2003
Pubs' share of the UK beer market continues to slip according to latest figures from Scottish & Newcastle (S&N). Britain's biggest brewer...
Licensees need to get prepared for rugby World Cup
24-Jun-2003
Licensees who want to show rugby World Cup matches should start to apply to magistrates for licence extensions. The event, which is being held in...
JDW stages pub ballot on EU referendum
05-Jun-2003
The majority of JD Wetherspoon's 650 outlets will house ballot boxes on 12 June so customers can vote on whether a national referendum should be...
S&N spends £12m on expansion drive
05-Jun-2003
Scottish & Newcastle Pub Enter-prises, the company's tenanted arm, has invested a record £12m in new properties in the past 12 months. It...
13 Peter Kendall,
29-May-2003
chief executive, Coors UK (new entry) Coors is in second place in the UK beer market with powerful brands like Carling, Grolsch and Worthington's....
Red Devil set to take Bull by the horns
22-May-2003
Soft drinks company, Britvic, has unveiled a £4m summer support programme aimed at helping its energy brand Red Devil close the gap on rival Red...
City briefs
16-May-2003
Hampshire brewer George Gale has unveiled a profits jump of 8.5 per cent on sales of £36.6m. The results mean the company has now recorded 13 years...
JDW boss warns of euro entry
15-May-2003
Tim Martin is again urging the government to rule out any quick attempt "to bounce Britain into the euro".With Tony Blair and Chancellor Gordon Brown...
Stockbrokers' analysts are a power in the land. They researc
15-May-2003
Recently I was killing some time in a City watering hole when I overheard a conversation between two analysts who cover the leisure sector. One was...
S&N to quit pub sector
28-Apr-2003
Scottish & Newcastle has put its entire managed pub estate up for sale for an estimated £2bn.The company will quit pubs to focus on its global...
Customs targets 'bargain' cigarettes
24-Apr-2003
Customs officials are cracking down on a new breed of website which claims to offer imported cigarettes and tobacco at cheap prices. The websites...
Easter sales boost for UK pubs
24-Apr-2003
Pubs enjoyed a bumper Easter weekend as many Brits got out and about in the sunshine instead of travelling abroad.Pubs reported soaring sales over...
Goose's golden egg
24-Apr-2003
A new premium vodka is being introduced in the UK this month. Grey Goose Le Citron, distributed by Cellar Trends as an addition to the Grey Goose...
High hopes for cod harvest
11-Apr-2003
The first cod to be commercially farmed in Britain could soon be appearing on pub menus.The first harvest of the cod took place this week, beginning...
Leeds United dram up sponsorship from Whyte and Mackay
11-Apr-2003
Whyte and Mackay has secured the multi-million pound sponsorship of Leeds United.The Scotch whisky is set to replace Strongbow cider on the shirts of...
Sands has his eye on a Gallic prize
20-Mar-2003
John Sands, executive chairman of Pubmaster, is hoping to spread a soupçon of his empire across the Channel. During a post Pub Strategy Conference...
Pubs urged to put quality top of agenda in bid for tourism
18-Mar-2003
The UK hospitality industry has been called on to raise its game to claim its rightful share of world tourism.Launching a new long-term initiative to...
Government warns pubs of risk of terrorist attacks
13-Mar-2003
The UK pub and club industry could be at risk of an attack on the scale of the Bali nightclub bombing, according to the government. "Ordinary people"...
Carson set to get trade in a Spin
06-Mar-2003
by Mike Bennett Entrepreneur Tony Carson is setto launch a multi-million pound sports bar concept among a raft of new projects to which he's...
Coors adds muscle in sales weak spots
06-Mar-2003
Coors is planning a major sales drive in its two weakest areas London and Scotland in a bid to close the gap between itself and the UK's beer...
MP urges government to help brewers promote beer
25-Feb-2003
The MP for Burton-on-Trent, widely regarded as the spiritual home of brewing, has called on the government to give the beer industry greater...
Hosts alerted over
30-Jan-2003
TV licence needs Licensees have been reminded that separate licences are required for televisions used in their private accommodation and the pub....
Glasgow in new bid to curb clubs
23-Jan-2003
Glasgow City Council has renewed calls for legislation to allow it to block new lap-dancing clubs. It will lobby for an amendment to the Civic...
Levett swops soups for the spirit life
16-Jan-2003
Former Campbell's soup boss Alison Levett joins the ranks of ex-grocery sector executives moving into the drinks industry. She has been appointed...
Christmas crackdown on tipping
02-Dec-2002
Pubs are facing a crackdown on counterfeit spirits over Christmas. Trading Standards Officers across the UK are focusing on the party season to catch...
QUEEN USHERS NEW PUB ERA
14-Nov-2002
by MA News Team In 31 historic words, the Queen has signalled the biggest upheaval in licensing laws in England and Wales for almost a century....
Change will help fight crime BII
14-Nov-2002
The British Institute of Innkeeping has welcomed the end of the UK's "archaic licensing laws" as a weapon in the fight against yob culture. It was...
REFORM AT LAST AFTER 40 YEARS
07-Nov-2002
by Tony Halstead Tony Blair set the clock ticking towards licensing reform this week with the first official confirmation that a new Bill will appear...
Drop of the Hard stuff from Canada
31-Oct-2002
A drink that has taken Canadaand the United States by storm has arrived in Oxford. Mike's Hard Lemonade was introduced to the UK at the Edinburgh...
Britvic rumbles
31-Oct-2002
Six Continents, currently working flat-out towards the demerger of its pub retail and hotels divisions some time next spring, is likely to offload...
Government struggles with Customs search and seizure policy
10-Oct-2002
The government admitted last week that it is struggling to control the amount of alcohol flooding into the UK from across the Channel.During a debate...
Dundee board stays clear of TV levy row
10-Oct-2002
by Tom Stainer Dundee's licensing board has refused to get involved with the controversial suggestion that pubs in the city could charge drinkers to...
Training boost for pub trade as qualification is launched
17-Sep-2002
The UK could soon boast service standards in pubs and bars that mirror those on the continent after the launch of a new training qualification for...
Customs arrests members of drinks trade in fraud bust
22-Aug-2002
Customs and Excise have arrested some senior members of the drinks trade in a clamp down on smuggling.Customs said that the fraud which involved...
Interbrew loses lager brand Heineken from its portfolio
16-Aug-2002
International brewing rivals Heineken and Interbrew are to end the incongruous agreement whereby Interbrew makes and distributes the "opposition"...
Welsh guesthouses could need new licence
14-Aug-2002
Welsh licensees who offer bed and breakfast accommodation could soon be closed down unless they have a guesthouse licence.Under a new government...
Promotion problem
25-Jul-2002
by Richard Williams, part of thePublican.com's legal team of experts from London solicitors Joelson WilsonI read with interest a report on this site,...
Northern pubs welcome start of Commonwealth Games
25-Jul-2002
Licensees in Manchester are gearing up for a busy few weeks as the city stages the Commonwealth Games.It is hoped that the games - which officially...
Glendola to float Waxy O'Connors
24-Jul-2002
Glendola Leisure, the managed pub company that owns the Waxy O'Connors brand, is preparing to float the Irish bar concept.The group is in talks with...
Interbrew wins media battle
12-Jul-2002
Five UK media groups have lost their appeal against a High Court ruling forcing them to return leaked documents to Belgian brewing group,...
Portman Group denies corrupting Government over drink-drive limit
10-Jul-2002
The Portman Group has dismissed accusations that it corrupted the Government by convincing officials not to lower the drink-drive limit.Ministers...
