Ale and Beer

Enterprise boss Ted Tuppen challenges CAMRA's tenant income statistics

Enterprise Inns has refuted the Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA’s) assertion that 84% of licensees tied to the big pubcos earn less than £15,000 a year
, claiming that less than 2% of its estate has “publican profit potential” below that level.

Source:Enterprise boss Ted Tuppen challenges CAMRA's tenant income statistics

Video: New anti-drink driving campaign shocks 'pub-goers'

The government’s latest anti-drink driving campaign – launched last week – was filmed in a north London pub and aims to get its message across through the ‘shock factor’.

Source:Video: New anti-drink driving campaign shocks 'pub-goers'

Punch announces revised restructuring proposals

Punch Taverns, the tenanted and leased pub company, has announced revised proposals for the restructuring of its £2.4bn debt securitisation and says it hopes to have the restructure completed this month.

Source:Punch announces revised restructuring proposals

JD Wetherspoon defends e-cigarette ban in pubs

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has defended its position after it emerged that the use of e-cigarettes had been banned inside all of its pubs.

Source:JD Wetherspoon defends e-cigarette ban in pubs

Enterprise Inns distributes 'summer drinks' support kits to pubs

Enterprise Inns has distributed thousands of ‘summer drinks’ business support kits to help its tenants gear up for summer events.

Source:Enterprise Inns distributes 'summer drinks' support kits to pubs

Luminar launches new Social Media Academy

A Social Media Academy designed to improve the online skills of Luminar Group employees has produced its first three graduates.

Source:Luminar launches new Social Media Academy

Video: Peroni campaign hits cinema screens

Miller Brands has launched a new advertising campaign for Peroni Nastro Azzurro, which will put the brand on cinema screens, magazines and billboards across the UK.

Source:Video: Peroni campaign hits cinema screens

Kirin Ichiban boosts presence in city pubs

Kirin Ichiban will get a marketing boost in over 40 pubs and bars this summer.

Source:Kirin Ichiban boosts presence in city pubs

BII moves to allay fears over pubco codes of practice

The chairman of the BII (British Institute of Innkeeping), Bernard Brindley, has reassured licensees that they are protected under the terms of the industry framework code (IFC) — despite a key phrase being left out of some pubcos’ codes of practice.

Source:BII moves to allay fears over pubco codes of practice

Ska band Madness teams up with Growler Brewery to launch new beer

British ska band Madness has created a beer with the Essex-based Growler Brewery, formally known as the Nethergate Microbrewery.

Source:Ska band Madness teams up with Growler Brewery to launch new beer