Ale and Beer

Proximo shakes up Jose Cuervo Tequila

Flavoured Tequilas are set to hit the UK, as new company Proximo Spirits plans to give its Jose Cuervo Tequila brand a lift.

Source:Proximo shakes up Jose Cuervo Tequila

Belgian Brewery Buys U.S. Maker of Craft Beers

As global brewers take interest in American craft beers, Duvel Moortgat of Belgium has acquired the Boulevard Brewing Company, the United States’ 12th-largest craft brewer.

Source:Belgian Brewery Buys U.S. Maker of Craft Beers

Parcel Yard named Fuller's Pub of the Year

The Parcel Yard, at Kings Cross, London, has been named Fuller’s Pub of the Year.

Source:Parcel Yard named Fuller's Pub of the Year

H&W commits £60m for new pub deals

Hall & Woodhouse (H&W), the Dorset brewer and pub operator, says it has facilities of £60m in place for potential acquisition opportunities as it reported an increase in sales and profits during an “important” year.

Source:H&W commits £60m for new pub deals

Hackney pub stays as Asset of Community Value after landmark appeal ruling

The Chesham Arms in Hackney, east London, will remain listed as an asset of community value (ACV), after winning a landmark tribunal hearing against the owner of the property.

Source:Hackney pub stays as Asset of Community Value after landmark appeal ruling

Pub operators urged to keep policies on e-cigarettes under review

Anti-smoking campaigners are urging pub operators to keep their policies on electronic cigarettes under review as controversy grows around the devices – which deliver nicotine without burning tobacco and produce vapour rather than smoke.

Source:Pub operators urged to keep policies on e-cigarettes under review

Punch found in breach of code of practice at its first PICA-Service case

Punch has been found in breach of its code of practice at its first case though the Pubs Independent Conciliation and Arbitration Service (PICA-Service).

Source:Punch found in breach of code of practice at its first PICA-Service case

Booker half one like for likes rise 2.3%

Booker Group has reported a 2.3% rise in like-for-like sales in the 24 weeks to 13 September, with non-tobacco like-for-likes up 5%, on sales up 16.5% to £2.2bn.

Source:Booker half one like for likes rise 2.3%

Average rents on new leases drop, according to RICS

The average annual pub rent for new leases in England and Wales dropped slightly to £24,368 per annum during the second quarter of 2013, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Pub Benchmarking Survey.

Source:Average rents on new leases drop, according to RICS

Government to offer business improvement district promoters £50,000 loans

Businesses and community groups looking to establish new Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) will be offered loans of up to £50,000, community pubs and high streets minister Brandon Lewis has announced.

Source:Government to offer business improvement district promoters £50,000 loans