Convivial London Pubs, the eight-strong London estate that was previously run as Capital Pubs II, has reported a turnaround in trading performance in the year to 1 October 2011, with pre-tax profits up 32.3% to £474k.
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Convivial reports trading turnaround
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 3:55pm UTC
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Olympics: Pubs must check suppliers and travel hotspots
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 3:17pm UTC
Licensees in London have been urged to check that their suppliers outside of London understand the road closures during the Olympic Games.
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Operator wins licence review case over CCTV dispute
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 12:07pm UTC
An operator has won his case against a licence review after refusing to hand over CCTV footage from his pub to police.
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Portman Group: Code consultation deadline in one week
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 12:07pm UTC
The Portman Group is calling for people to submit their final responses about changes to the Code of Practice for responsible alcohol marketing, with the consultation deadline closing on 31 January 2012.
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Stella, Bud and Beck's get ABV cut
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 11:53am UTC
AB Inbev is to cut the ABV content of Stella Artois, Budweiser and Beck’s in a move that could be seen by industry observers to offset esculating duty costs.
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Responsibility Deal has 'led to real changes'
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 10:49am UTC
The Government has said that its Responsibility Deal, which includes participation from leading operators in the pub and restaurant sectors, has led to real changes that are “helping people to live healthier lives”.
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The Big Interview: Kevin Charity
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 10:33am UTC
Five years ago Boston-based multiple operator Kevin Charity swapped all his pubs for hotels. Phil Mellows discovers a new breed of Bulldog.
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CAMRA: 'Government failing community pubs'
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 9:37am UTC
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has called for urgent Government action to save Britain’s historic pub culture in light of new research showing how 16 pubs on average now close across the country on a weekly basis.
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Portman Group's Ashworth named alcohol network co-chair
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 5:07pm UTC
Henry Ashworth, the chief executive of the Portman Group has been confirmed as Industry co-chair of the Responsibility Deal alcohol network alongside Professor Mark Bellis.
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Decline in beer volumes slowed in 2011
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 2:33pm UTC
The decline in on-trade beer volumes slowed last year to the lowest rate since 2004, with sales falling 3.4%, according to the latest Beer Barometer from the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).
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Alfie's Revenge wins CAMRA winter beer accolade
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 2:05pm UTC
Driftwood brewery’s ‘Alfie’s Revenge’ was been crowned the Supreme Champion Winter Beer of Britain 2012.
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Belhaven Black hoping to 'ignite stout market'
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 10:22am UTC
Greene King-owned Belhaven Brewery, one of Scotland’s oldest brewers, has introduced Belhaven Black and hopes it will ignite the UK’s stout market.
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Henley: 'We will not tolerate alcohol-related harm'
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 9:19am UTC
Regulation is not the only answer to dealing with the problem of irresponsible drinking, according to Home Office minister of state for crime prevention and anti-social behaviour reduction, Lord Henley.
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Marston's appoints new non-exec
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 8:19am UTC
Marston’s, the pub operator and brewer, has announced the appointment of Nick Backhouse, formerly chief financial officer at Laurel Pub Company, as a non-executive director.
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Spirit appoints new non-executive director
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 8:16am UTC
Spirit Pub Company has announced the appointment of Julie Chakraverty as a new non-executive director with immediate effect.
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MPs vote in favour of live music
Posted: January 20th, 2012, 3:41pm UTC
Plans to reduce red tape in the licensing of live music passed a significant hurdle today as MPs voted in favour of the Live Music Bill.
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Publican swaps jobs with his local MP
Posted: January 20th, 2012, 3:05pm UTC
A licensee has taken the MPs-behind-the-bar scheme further by initiating a job swap with his local MP.
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Operator in CCTV dispute with police
Posted: January 20th, 2012, 2:59pm UTC
An operator is facing a licence review after refusing to hand over CCTV footage from his pub to the police.
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PMA's Freehouse Club event line-up
Posted: January 20th, 2012, 2:08pm UTC
The former editor of the Michelin Great Britain & Ireland Guide is among speakers at the PMA’s next Freehouse Business Club event.
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Blood lands WaverleyTBS promotion
Posted: January 20th, 2012, 2:04pm UTC
WaverleyTBS, the drinks wholesale business, has appointed former Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) interim chief executive Jeremy Blood as executive chairman.
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Administration for Company Time
Posted: January 20th, 2012, 2:01pm UTC
Company Time, the subsidiary that operates the majority of the Yellowhammer Bars estate, has been placed into administration.
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Suck & Blow and Crunk Juce breach Portman Code
Posted: January 20th, 2012, 10:01am UTC
Two alcoholic drinks produced in the US, Suck & Blow alcoholic jelly tubes and Crunk Juce, have been found to be in breach of alcohol responsibility guidelines.
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Westminster scraps parking charges plans
Posted: January 19th, 2012, 2:55pm UTC
Westminster City Council has abandoned plans to introduce evening and weekend parking charges to London’s West End.
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Licensees fear trade impact from HS2 rail link
Posted: January 19th, 2012, 1:12pm UTC
Pubs across middle England have voiced their opposition to the national High Speed 2 (HS2) rail network, which was backed by the Government last week.
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Thurlby Group adds pub
Posted: January 19th, 2012, 12:51pm UTC
The Thurlby Group has added a sixth pub to its portfolio and it is already serving 1,000 covers a week.
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Pony & Trap unveils book to mark 2011
Posted: January 19th, 2012, 12:49pm UTC
Michelin-starred Somerset pub the Pony & Trap has launched a book to commemorate a successful year.
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Hydes hails 'satisfactory year'
Posted: January 19th, 2012, 12:48pm UTC
Manchester brewer and pub operator Hydes has reported a “very satisfactory” year, with turnover up 2.2%, despite pre-tax profits falling 9%.
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Little enthusiasm for the late-night levy
Posted: January 19th, 2012, 12:43pm UTC
One in 10 local authorities expects to implement the controversial late-night levy, while roughly half that proportion expect to place new curbs on late opening via early morning restriction orders (EMROs).
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Government faces new pubco-tenant showdown
Posted: January 19th, 2012, 12:21pm UTC
The Government could be set for yet another showdown over the pubco-tenant relationship if it fails to implement an independent panel to monitor the self-regulation deal with the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).
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BISC: MPs on churn, rent reviews and the tie
Posted: January 19th, 2012, 10:52am UTC
MPs air views on pub churn, rent reviews, co-operative pubcos and the tie.
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BISC: A round-up of the pubco-tenant debate
Posted: January 19th, 2012, 10:34am UTC
The Government’s response to the BISC came under scrutiny in a Commons debate last week. Here are some of the MPs’ comments
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Business Profile: The Bull, Great Totham, Essex
Posted: January 18th, 2012, 4:41pm UTC
David Milne, owner of the Bull at Great Totham, near Maldon, Essex, talks Champagne dinners, learning from pricing mistakes and spirit pourers with Matt Moggridge.
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JD Wetherspoon issues warning over cost pressures
Posted: January 18th, 2012, 2:15pm UTC
JD Wetherspoon (JDW), the managed pub operator, has reported a 3.6% increase in like-for-like sales for the 12 weeks to 15 January, but warned on the impact of continuing cost pressures.
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Milton: "we do not want to be killjoys"
Posted: January 18th, 2012, 11:54am UTC
The Government does not want to be “killjoys” but has to act against excessive alcohol consumption, claims health minister Anne Milton.
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Consultation on late-night levy and EMROs launched
Posted: January 18th, 2012, 10:06am UTC
The Home Office has issued a consultation on the implementation of the late-night levy and Early Morning Restriction Orders (EMROs).
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Festive trading brings positive results
Posted: January 12th, 2012, 5:25pm UTC
Pub operators saw positive trade over the festive period, hailing the two long weekends and Christmas falling on a Sunday as an excuse for more people to go out.
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Property predictions for 2012
Posted: January 12th, 2012, 5:06pm UTC
Our panel of experts anticipates bottom-end price rises, significant managed-house investment, a growing freehouse appetite and possible relaxation of the tie.
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BISC: MPs support more scrutiny of pubcos
Posted: January 12th, 2012, 4:18pm UTC
MPs have approved a plan that compels the Government to set up an independent body to monitor the progress of ‘toughened’ self regulation in the pubco/tenant relationship.
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Minimum pricing 'would deter pre-loading'
Posted: January 12th, 2012, 11:59am UTC
Minimum pricing would reduce pre-loading among young people on cheap supermarket alcohol, the charity Alcohol Focus Scotland has told a committee of MSPs in Scottish Parliament.
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Arkell's decline in profit and turnover continues
Posted: January 12th, 2012, 11:48am UTC
Arkell’s, the Wiltshire-based pub operator and brewer, saw its decline in profits and turnover continue in the year to 31 March 2011, and warned that it’s harder than ever to return to growth.
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Licensees face raft of beer price hikes in 2012
Posted: January 12th, 2012, 11:39am UTC
Licensees have entered 2012 facing a raft of price hikes from major brewers.
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2012: The race is on - Planning for the Olympics
Posted: January 12th, 2012, 11:26am UTC
Did you know that more than two-thirds of Brits not attending this year’s Olympic Games hope to watch the action in a pub? That, at least, is according to research conducted by pub operator Orchid Group.
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TV show finalist sells share in pub
Posted: January 12th, 2012, 9:31am UTC
Great British Menu finalist Tim Bilton has sold his share in his second pub and is on the hunt for a freehold and a Michelin star.
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Sky issues copyright warning to licensees
Posted: January 12th, 2012, 9:07am UTC
Sky has sent a letter to non-subscribing licensees warning them the use of European decoder cards to air live Premier League football in their pubs may fall foul of copyright laws.
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Pub operators "cautiously optimistic" for 2012
Posted: January 11th, 2012, 3:15pm UTC
Pub and bar operators are “cautiously optimistic” for 2012, a survey of members of the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers has found.
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Pubco-tenant debate heads to House of Commons tomorrow
Posted: January 11th, 2012, 12:55pm UTC
The decision to shun a statutory code of practice for the pubco-tenant relationship is to be debated in the House of Commons tomorrow (12 January).
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Rowe steps in at Be@One
Posted: January 11th, 2012, 12:46pm UTC
Be@One, the 12-strong London-based cocktail bar chain, has appointed Simon Rowe, former group financial officer at Paramount Restaurants, as its interim finance director, the Publican’s Morning Advertiser understands.
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PMA award winner takes on Battersea pub
Posted: January 11th, 2012, 11:59am UTC
A Publican’s Morning Advertiser food award winner has opened a pub in London’s Battersea.
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Pure Leisure enters administration
Posted: January 11th, 2012, 11:55am UTC
Pure Leisure, the Newcastle-based nightclub and bar group, has been placed into administration.
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S&NPC package empowers lessees
Posted: January 11th, 2012, 11:38am UTC
Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company (S&NPC) has introduced a new accounts and stocktaking package for its lessees to give them more control of their business.
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Win trip to Thailand with Knorr Blue Dragon
Posted: January 11th, 2012, 10:58am UTC
There are just three weeks left for chefs to win a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ eight-day trip to Thailand with Knorr Blue Dragon.
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Insolvencies up by 30% across industry
Posted: January 11th, 2012, 9:25am UTC
Insolvencies across the hospitality and leisure industry increased by 30% in the last quarter of 2011 compared with the previous year, according to the latest research by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
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Innserve launches Best Cellar Awards 2012
Posted: January 10th, 2012, 4:29pm UTC
Innserve, the drinks dispense company, has launched its Best Cellars Awards 2012 which reward licensees who display a high level of cellar practice.
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Fake vodka gang member jailed for two years
Posted: January 10th, 2012, 4:25pm UTC
A ‘chemist’ in the middle of a major counterfeit vodka manufacturing and bottling plant in Leicestershire has been jailed for two years.
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Tetley refreshes ITV sponsorship
Posted: January 10th, 2012, 4:06pm UTC
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McCormick's reveals 2012's big flavours
Posted: January 10th, 2012, 3:54pm UTC
McCormick’s global Flavour Forcast for 2012 has revealed that tastes are common between regions.
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Thatchers thinks inside box
Posted: January 10th, 2012, 3:40pm UTC
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Spirit head of food exits
Posted: January 10th, 2012, 12:43pm UTC
Paul Farr has left Spirit Pub Company after seven-and-a-half years as its head of food.
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Chefs vie for Guild glory
Posted: January 10th, 2012, 11:54am UTC
The prestigious Craft Guild of Chefs Awards 2012 (CGC) has launched, with top cooks battling it out to clinch this year’s Pub Restaurant Chef title.
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Chef wins Britain's Best Dish with chocolate tart
Posted: January 10th, 2012, 11:51am UTC
An Aberdeenshire chef was crowned winner of ITV1’s Britain’s Best Dish: The Chefs competition.
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Dining pubs pull in the punters with discounts and vouchers
Posted: January 10th, 2012, 11:09am UTC
Food-led pubs have entered the New Year with promotions to get the punters back in after the festive period.
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OFT agrees minimum pricing could cut alcohol consumption
Posted: January 10th, 2012, 10:22am UTC
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has agreed minimum pricing could help cut alcohol consumption.
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Stein helps launch fourth Pub is the Hub community scheme
Posted: January 10th, 2012, 9:39am UTC
Pub is the Hub is to launch its fourth local community services champions initiative for Cornwall this month.
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CPL wins Olympic training contract
Posted: January 10th, 2012, 9:01am UTC
CPL Training, the hospitality training firm, has won a contract to provide training services for the 2012 Olympic Games.
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CAMRA puts pressure on MPs over pub debate
Posted: January 5th, 2012, 3:29pm UTC
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is putting pressure on MPs to attend the pubco/tenant debate in the House of Commons on 12 January.
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BIS: Government refuses to supply BBPA deal details
Posted: January 5th, 2012, 12:27pm UTC
The All-Party Parliamentary Save the Pub Group is submitting a second Freedom Of Information (FOI) request over the pubco/tenant deal - in the wake of the Government refusal to supply certain documents due to commercial confidentiality.
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Licensees "want answers" over pubco-tenant relationship
Posted: January 5th, 2012, 11:39am UTC
Campaign group Justice for Licensees (JfL) has sent an open letter to the Government asking it to explain the decision to maintain the tied model.
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Brewdog ups roll out plans
Posted: January 5th, 2012, 9:26am UTC
BrewDog, the fast-growing Scottish brewer and bar operator, has increased its expansion plans for 2012 and is now looking to open 10 pubs this year, including the possibility of its first site abroad.
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JD Wetherspoon to open 13 new sites
Posted: January 5th, 2012, 9:03am UTC
JD Wetherspoon, the managed pub operator, has revealed details of 13 sites it plans to open in the first three months of this year.
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Discount vouchers remain popular for eating out
Posted: January 4th, 2012, 4:31pm UTC
Two-thirds of people have used a discount voucher when eating out, although just 18% say they go out more often as a result of the vouchers, according to new survey from Deloitte.
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Publican fights to make Stilton
Posted: January 4th, 2012, 3:28pm UTC
A Cambridgeshire licensee is appealing for the right to produce Stilton despite it being a protected product.
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Accolade Wines launches new wine website
Posted: January 4th, 2012, 3:07pm UTC
Accolade Wines has launched a new wine website to help licensees sell and learn more about wine.
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Minimum pricing 'will cut consumption'
Posted: January 4th, 2012, 12:42pm UTC
The introduction of a minimum pricing policy for the sale of alcohol could see a significant reduction in consumption, according to researchers in Canada.
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Punch launches new year recruitment drive
Posted: January 4th, 2012, 10:10am UTC
Punch Taverns has placed adverts on the back of Carlsberg delivery trucks as part of a recruitment drive aimed at attracting potential licensees from a range of backgrounds to the company.
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MP petition urges licensees to accept PASS cards
Posted: January 4th, 2012, 9:57am UTC
The Government should make it compulsory for licensees to accept the Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) cards as a valid form of identification – that’s according to a new petition supported by MPs.
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Liverpool reject plans to restrict openings
Posted: January 4th, 2012, 9:20am UTC
Licensing officials in Liverpool have rejected a plan to restrict openings of new bars across the city centre, opting instead to implement the policy in limited areas.
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Ronayne takes Enterprise MD role
Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 4:13pm UTC
Ian Ronayne, former operations director at Punch Taverns, has joined Enterprise Inns as a regional managing director, as part of a reorganisation of the tenanted and leased operator’s operational divisions.
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FLVA calls for pubco transparency over beer price increases
Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 3:04pm UTC
The Federation of Licensed Victuallers Associations (FLVA) has called for pubcos to be transparent over beer price increases.
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Groundbreaking case highlights unclear DCMS licensing guidance
Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 12:06pm UTC
A groundbreaking case has highlighted the Department for Culture, Media and Sport guidance on licence reviews is unclear, as a District Judge has ruled that during an appeal a nightclub had the right to stay open.
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MP calls for pub grants
Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 9:26am UTC
A Cumbrian MP has called for the council to provide grants to pubs and, in return, ensure the site houses community services such as a Post Office or the local village shop.
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Nightclub circular ruled offensive by ASA
Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 9:20am UTC
A circular for a nightclub in Newcastle has been ruled as likely to cause “serious and widespread offence” by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
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3663 launches foodservice app
Posted: January 2nd, 2012, 4:11pm UTC
Wholesaler 3663 has launched the first foodservice ordering app for iPhones and iPads.
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Frozen food retail market jumps 5.2%
Posted: January 2nd, 2012, 2:57pm UTC
The frozen food retail market is up 5.2% year-on-year in value.
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Feast opens first pub
Posted: January 2nd, 2012, 2:36pm UTC
Feast, the Gloucestershire-based premium catering and hospitality company, is to operate its first pub after securing the Swan in Berkshire.
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Eating out sector faces its "biggest challenge" in 2012
Posted: January 2nd, 2012, 2:22pm UTC
The eating out sector faces its biggest challenge yet in 2012 with consumer confidence worsening and unemployment set to rise, warns foodservice consultancy Horizons.
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Hospitality businesses neglect the over-65s
Posted: January 2nd, 2012, 2:10pm UTC
Two-thirds of hospitality businesses are not providing services for the over-65s market, new research has revealed.
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Wetherspoons backs PM's Euro stance with Veto Ale
Posted: January 2nd, 2012, 11:12am UTC
JD Wetherspoon is serving an ale in all of its pubs in support of David Cameron’s stance on the Euro.