Publican UK « Ale and Beer

Wetherspoon's green pub to re-open

JD Wetherspoon’s flagship green pub, the Kettleby Cross in Melton Mowbray, is set to re-open on 24 May.

Source:Wetherspoon's green pub to re-open

Jygsaw Brands is investing in a campaign for its Symonds Founder’s Reserve cider under the banner Golden Moments Since 1727.

Source:Symonds' golden cider moments

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is set to appoint advisers from Sapient Corporate Finance to sell 900 pubs.

Source:RBS 'poised to sell 900 pubs'

Fred Moss, the man behind the launch of nightclubs such as Chinawhite, Aura and Mo*vida, is set to open a new venture in London’s Covent Garden.

Source:Moss poised to open Covent Garden site

Lib Dem MP and Save the Pub Group chair Greg Mulholland says time is up for the pubcos and the Government must now intervene.

Source:Time is running out for pubcos to reform

The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) is again looking for the best operations managers in the licensed leisure sector.

Source:ALMR seeks the top ops managers

Mark Daniels reflects on some positive news for the pub trade in his first blog for the Publican’s Morning Advertiser.

Source:If Carlsberg Did Bank Holiday Weekends…

Ireland is to cut VAT for tourism industries to 9% in a bid to boost jobs in the Republic — it will fall from 13.5%.

Source:Ireland cuts VAT for tourism firms to 9%

The move towards calorie labelling on pub and restaurant menus could encourage people to eat more unhealthily, according to a top nutritionist.

Source:'Calorie labelling could encourage unhealthy eating'

The recent sales of Realpubs and Geronimo Inns are great examples of how well the tenanted model can work for entrepreneurs, says Paul Charity.

Source:Triumph and tragedy in the tenanted trade