Ale and Beer

Hygiene rating displays now mandatory for Welsh pubs

Food businesses in Wales are now required to display their hygiene rating at their premises.

Source:Hygiene rating displays now mandatory for Welsh pubs

SHS Drinks to launch ‘WKD Brazilian’

SHS Drinks is set to launch ‘WKD Brazilian’, a new limited-edition drink billed as a “party in a bottle,” to join its WKD portfolio.

Source:SHS Drinks to launch ‘WKD Brazilian’

Enter the PMA's Advent Calendar prize giveaway

Christmas is coming and the Publican’s Morning Advertiser’s website is welcoming the festive season by running its very own Advent Calendar for readers.

Source:Enter the PMA's Advent Calendar prize giveaway

Marston's sells 202 pubs to NewRiver Retail

Marston’s, the brewer and pub operator, has announced that it has disposed of 202 pubs for £90m to NewRiver Retail Limited, a specialist real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on the UK food and value retail sector.

Source:Marston's sells 202 pubs to NewRiver Retail

Children more likely to be given alcohol at Christmas by family and friends

Nearly one in five (17%) 10-14 year olds claim they have been given a whole alcoholic drink by their parents and over a fifth (21%) say they have been given a drink by someone else including a family member, during the festive season.

Source:Children more likely to be given alcohol at Christmas by family and friends

Batemans eyes managed growth

Batemans plans to grow its managed pub estate from three to 15 sites via acquisitions, focusing on a new ‘Beer & Bean’ concept.

Source:Batemans eyes managed growth

Spirit Leased trials food offer for pubs

Spirit Leased is trialling a food package — including items and best practice from the firm’s managed pub brands — which has the potential to operate in two thirds of the leased estate.

Source:Spirit Leased trials food offer for pubs

Licensee convicted for illegal Sky use after acquittal overturned

A Plymouth licensee has been convicted for illegal Sky use after his acquittal was overturned.

Source:Licensee convicted for illegal Sky use after acquittal overturned

Punch operations director Giles Kendall new BBPA Midlands chair

Punch Taverns operations director Giles Kendall is the new chairman of the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) Midland Counties.

Source:Punch operations director Giles Kendall new BBPA Midlands chair

Blackpool proposes alcohol advertising ban outside pubs

Pubs, clubs and off-licences in Blackpool could be forced to remove alcohol advertising after the council proposed the ban in a bid to tackle alcohol-related health problems.

Source:Blackpool proposes alcohol advertising ban outside pubs