Ale and Beer

MA250: Pub finance is a bigger issue than beer duty, says Amber Taverns MD

Pub finance is a bigger issue for the pub sector than beer duty, the smoking ban and supermarket pricing — that’s the view of James Baer, managing director of multiple operator Amber Taverns.

Source:MA250: Pub finance is a bigger issue than beer duty, says Amber Taverns MD

Bacardi Brown-Forman Brands invests in biggest campaign in five years for Southern Comfort

A new TV ad for Southern Comfort is set to hit screens in November, as part of the biggest investment in the brand for five years.

Source:Bacardi Brown-Forman Brands invests in biggest campaign in five years for Southern Comfort

Exclusive: Controversial Surrey "free bar" Innsatiable applies for premises licence

The owner of controversial Surrey “furniture shop” Innsatiable “is in the process of applying for a premises licence”, the PMA can exclusively reveal.

Source:Exclusive: Controversial Surrey "free bar" Innsatiable applies for premises licence

Great British Pub Awards winner Lass O'Gowrie hits out at business rates system

The Great British Pub Awards Pub of the Year winner has hit out at the business rates system, calling it unjust and worse than VAT and beer duty.

Source:Great British Pub Awards winner Lass O'Gowrie hits out at business rates system

European Commission expresses Scotland minimum pricing concerns

The European Commission (EC) has expressed concerns to the Scottish Government about its plans to introduce a minimum price of alcohol.

Source:European Commission expresses Scotland minimum pricing concerns

Eddisons to sell Robert Tchenguiz’s former pub sites

Chartered surveyors Eddisons has been appointed to market 50 pubs that were formerly part of property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz’s pub property empire, and is focusing on package sales, M&C Report has learnt.

Source:Eddisons to sell Robert Tchenguiz’s former pub sites

New trans fat pledge in Public Health Responsibility Deal

Food service firms have effectively been given longer to reduce the level of artificial trans fats in the foods they serve under the Public Health Responsibility Deal
with the Government.

Source:New trans fat pledge in Public Health Responsibility Deal

The Big Interview: Adrian Staley, Hook Norton

There’s something to be said for being in the right place at the right time. The Hook Norton Brewery nestles in a fold of the Cotswolds, a jewel of quintessential Englishness. No-one could have designed it better for a beer market thirsty for heritage and authenticity.

Source:The Big Interview: Adrian Staley, Hook Norton

Hare Inn pub named national winner in Enterprise Inns' inaugural Community Hero Awards

The Hare Inn, in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire has been named the national winner in Enterprise Inns’ inaugural Community Hero Awards.

Source:Hare Inn pub named national winner in Enterprise Inns' inaugural Community Hero Awards

Pubs could benefit from big money sponsorship deals

In the latest James Bond film, Skyfall, our martini-loving hero is seen sipping on a Heineken. The film doesn’t air here until later this month, but the Financial Times reported last week that the move had not gone down well with US fans.

Source:Pubs could benefit from big money sponsorship deals