09-Mar-2010 By Sonya Hook
E&J Gallo Winery plans to expand its on-trade distribution in the UK this year and its Barefoot brand will be the one to watch, it announced...
02-Mar-2010 By Lesley Foottit
The Mercat Bar in Edinburgh has been voted the UK's Most Loved Pub, following a two-week survey by TheBestOf. The survey also found the pub is also...
01-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
A man in Weston, North Somerset has been barred from every pub in Britain after causing a 12-hour stand-off with police.
09-Feb-2010 By Ewan Turney
The Government will not allow alcoholic drinks to appear in TV shows under new product placement rules. Product placvement has been allowed in UK...
Beer Group chairman is Backing the Pub
27-Jan-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
The British Beer & Pub Association's (BBPA) campaign to promote the pub has been given a political boost. John Grogan MP, chairman of the All...
26-Jan-2010 By Robyn Lewis
Red Bull will be returning to the small screen next month with two new UK ads, retaining the brand's signature cartoon style and humour.
'Drink-drive arrests down 16.5% in December'
22-Jan-2010 By James Wilmore
The number of drivers arrested after testing positive for alcohol in England and Wales in December fell by 16.5% on the previous year, police have...
Tough new drinks code to take effect on April 6
19-Jan-2010 By James Wilmore
Licensees face a maximum fine of £20,000 or six months in prison if they fall foul of the government's controversial new mandatory code of practice....
What now for Mitchells & Butlers?
18-Jan-2010 By Hamish Champ
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) probably thought it was out of the woods two years ago when it waved good-bye to shareholder Robert Tchenguiz, who...
Grogan calls for resolution to M&B investor row
18-Jan-2010 By Hamish Champ
John Grogan, Labour MP and chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Beer Group, has called for certain Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) shareholders...
Personal licence applicants to get exams translated
15-Jan-2010 By James Wilmore
Prospective pub, restaurant and hotel workers who do not have English as their first language should find it easier to get a personal licence, after...
'Alcohol abuse 'costs every Scot £900 a year'
12-Jan-2010
A study from York University economists has estimated that alcohol related problems cost every adult in Scotland about £900 a year, a figure...
09-Dec-2009 By Lesley Foottit
Enterprise Inns has signed a deal to make Westminster Council its primary point of contact for health and safety issues. Enterprise is the first pub...
08-Dec-2009 By Lesley Foottit
The World Cup is licensees' biggest opportunity to increase beer sales in 2010, according to Carlsberg UK. Last Friday's draw resulted in favourable...
08-Dec-2009 By Ewan Turney
The Government says it has yet to decide on which sports should be protected and will wait for an impact assessment.
07-Dec-2009 By Ewan Turney
JD Wetherspoon swept the board in the Loo of the Year Awards 2009 — scooping the national awards for all four home nations.
Trade veteran Richard Butterworth dies
02-Dec-2009 By Tony Halstead
One of the UK pub trade's best-known figures, Richard Butterworth, has died following a short illness at the age of 64. Butterworth spent more than...
'Local needs a bitter help'
30-Nov-2009 By James Wilmore
A village pub stripped of its furniture by bailiffs over debts has been saved by its regulars. Publican Andy Prestwich and wife Jayne were left...
Molson Coors and C&C agree new Magners contract
26-Nov-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Molson Coors UK and C&C Group have agreed in principle to extend the distribution contract for draught Magners in England and Wales. It is...
26-Nov-2009 By John Harrington
Pubs could be asked to sign up to a charter committing them to charge fair prices during the 2012 Olympics. Several trade bodies representing events...
25-Nov-2009 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Britvic, the soft drinks maker and distributor, has reported a 1.9% drop in on-trade volumes for the year to 27 September 2009. Although it...
'Drinkers get VAT New Year break'
04-Nov-2009 By James Wilmore
New Year's Eve revellers will get an extra six hours of reduced-VAT drinking, the government has announced. The rate, which was cut to 15% as part of...
Serving up a new strategy
02-Nov-2009 By Hamish Champ
A journalist from a Danish newspaper recently flew into London to interview Isaac Sheps, head of Carlsberg's UK operation. The hack got his story and...
26-Oct-2009 By John Harrington
Fair Pint says it's "full steam ahead" for lobbying Europe over the beer tie despite the UK's OFT giving the tie a clean bill of health last week.
OFT looks at C&C's Tennent's deal
06-Oct-2009 By James Wilmore
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is examining C&C Group's purchase of the Tennent's lager brand to see if it is a "merger situation" which could...
06-Oct-2009 By Ewan Turney
The Office of Fair Trading is to look at ABInbev's sale of Tennent's lager to Magners producer C&C Group.
Web-only England game a "blow" to pubs
05-Oct-2009 By James Wilmore
Pubs look to set to miss out on being able to screen England's World Cup qualifier against Ukraine on Saturday - as it will be the first game to be...
IMF raises its forecast for UK economy
02-Oct-2009 By Hamish Champ
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said today it expects the UK economy to grow faster next year than it previously anticipated. The IMF, the...
It's 'bye bye' Scottish & Newcastle, 'hallo' Heineken UK
28-Sep-2009 By Hamish Champ
The Scottish & Newcastle UK (S&N) name is effectively set to disappear in two months time following the brewer's take-over by Dutch group...
25-Sep-2009 By The PMA Team
Isaac Sheps took over the reins of Carlsberg UK last October. The PMA Team spoke to him.
'Recession could be over, says Bank of England boss'
16-Sep-2009
The recession could be over, according to Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England. There are signs that economic growth "has resumed"...
'Kids safer in the pub than the park'
08-Sep-2009
A report by Brighton and Hove council claims it would be "preferable" for underage teenagers to drink in pubs rather than gather in parks or on...
02-Sep-2009 By Ewan Turney
Racing TV channel Racing UK has reported an uplift in subscriptions from Greene King managed pubs. The channel, which does not require a Sky...
AB InBev sells Tennents brands to C&C Group for £180m
27-Aug-2009 By Hamish Champ
Following months of speculation, drinks giant AB InBev has finally sold its Tennents lager brand to Magners cider maker C&C Group for £180m....
27-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABInbev) has sold Tennent's lager and its associated trading assets to C&C Group for £180m.
'Last orders for traditional pint glass as search begins for alternatives'
24-Aug-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Time is being called on the traditional beer glass as the Home Office calls in experts to develop a safer pint pot. The move follows growing concern...
BrewDog faces another Portman Group probe
18-Aug-2009 By James Wilmore
BrewDog, the high profile Scottish brewer, is facing another investigation by the Portman Group's complaints panel over its 18.2 per cent beer Tokyo....
12-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Market research company Nielsen has taken an equity stake in on-trade consultancy CGA Strategy. Nielsen will now transfer its UK on-trade services...
31-Jul-2009 By Sonya Hook
Tiger beer is to be rolled out in a draught format across the UK, following successful trials earlier this year. Draught Tiger contains the same...
A sunny motion?
25-Jul-2009 By Hamish Champ
The City of London is a quiet place at this time of year. I'm quite sure deals of some sort are being plotted behind closed doors of various...
03-Jul-2009 By Ewan Turney
Welsh brewer SA Brain has signed an eight-year deal with Tradeteam to distribute all its drinks throughout Wales and the South West worth £12m. The...
Thousands of pub jobs under threat in Northern Ireland
09-Jun-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Thousands of pub jobs will be in jeopardy in Northern Ireland if the decline in trade continues, according to new research. In a survey of 200...
Licensee to help make pub TV show
01-Jun-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
A TV channel has enlisted the help of an experienced licensee in its bid to get communities to take over their locals. Jay Smith, who owns the...
UK remains near top of EU beer tax league
01-Jun-2009 By James Wilmore
Tax levels on UK beer remain the third highest in Europe - with British drinkers paying nine times the duty rate of their German counterparts, new...
28-May-2009 By The PMA Team
Iain Holden. managing director, Sky Business (24) Why he is on the list: Holden wields considerable power over thousands of UK pub TV viewing rooms...
Tied tenants to lobby MPs today
20-May-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Scores of MPs are expected to discuss the pubco model with tied tenants at an event at Parliament today. Hundreds of tied tenants from across the UK...
Mulholland: "It's time to give the British pub back to the British people
13-May-2009
Well, well, well. The cat is now officially out of the bag. Right out of the bag and running round for all to see. So now it is official: The way...
SIA starts Northern Ireland licence process
11-May-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has started to accept licence applications from private security workers in Northern Ireland. As of December 1...
01-May-2009 By John Harrington
Communities can get expert help to save or reopen their cherished local pubs in a new TV series. Advice will be on hand from experienced licensee Jay...
01-May-2009 By John Harrington
Scottish Government Justice Minister tells trade groups that they "will not be dictated to by armchair lawyers or those on the payroll of the alcohol industry".
