Ale and Beer

M&B spends £13.3m acquiring four pubs

Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is to spend more than £13.3m buying four sites from Convivial London Pubs, including the Mitre Hotel in Greenwich, south-east London, which had a guide price of £6m.

Source:M&B spends £13.3m acquiring four pubs

Licensee wins legal battle with Npower over electricity bill

A County Durham licensee has won a legal battle against Npower in a dispute over a £38,000 backdated electricity bill, saving his business around £88,000.

Source:Licensee wins legal battle with Npower over electricity bill

London pub food 'recognised worldwide'

UK pubs are at the forefront of the shifting eating out market, according to a foodservice industry expert.

Source:London pub food 'recognised worldwide'

Wage growth in hospitality outstrips inflation

Wage growth in the hospitality sector has outstripped inflation in each of the last three months on record, according to the latest research from the Assoication of Licensed Multiple Retailers(ALMR).

Source:Wage growth in hospitality outstrips inflation

Castle Rock reveals world beer concept

Castle Rock, the Nottinghamshire-based brewer and pub operator, has developed a new pub concept focused on world beers, which could be rolled out to at least half its estate, and possibly further through franchise.

Source:Castle Rock reveals world beer concept

Nearly half of 10-14 year olds have seen parents drunk

Nearly half (46%) of all 10-14 year olds have seen their parents drunk, according to new research from alcohol education charity Drinkaware.

Source:Nearly half of 10-14 year olds have seen parents drunk

How improving the payment process boosts customer satisfaction

Improving the payment process within your hospitality business can have a direct impact on customer satisfaction, according to card processing company Global Payments.

Source:How improving the payment process boosts customer satisfaction

Freedom to up brewing capacity

Freedom Brewery, the Staffordshire brewer, is aiming to increase production capacity up to five-fold by the end of next year in order to supply major pubcos with its craft lagers, managing director Tim Massey has told the Publican’s Morning Advertiser sister title M&C Report.

Source:Freedom to up brewing capacity

Brooklyn Brewery to open Leeds pop-up

Brooklyn Brewery, the American brewer, is to open its first pop-up bar in the UK, in Leeds.

Source:Brooklyn Brewery to open Leeds pop-up

Heineken set to score with new on-trade Champions League activity

Heineken has revealed its latest on-trade activity designed to help licensees make the most of the UEFA Champions League football and Heineken Cup rugby.

Source:Heineken set to score with new on-trade Champions League activity