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AIM-listed pub company London Town has hired accountant and rescue specialist Billy Buchanan as chief executive and chief financial officer to help reverse the trend towards pub closures...
Posted: 15 September 2008 | 10:55
We know it goes on, but most of us pretend it's not happening. However, two of the industry's most high-profile chefs, Jamie Oliver and Heston Blumenthal, along with dependency education service the Ark Foundation, have had to face up to heavy consumption of drink and drugs among their staff. Here they talk to Ark founder Peter Kay about problems they've encountered
Posted: 17 July 2008 | 00:00
The Government has told the police to use the full powers of the Licensing Act to crack down on irresponsible drinking.
Posted: 06 June 2008 | 08:00
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has welcomed the Government’s proposals to crack down on under-age drinking, urging publicans to work closely with schools on alcohol awareness.
Posted: 03 June 2008 | 16:23
The poor weather in the south of England over the Bank Holiday weekend has hit the pub sector hard, according to trade body the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR).
Posted: 27 May 2008 | 17:23
The Scottish Beer and Pub Association (SBPA) has hit back at NHS Health Scotland after it produced figures claiming that drinkers north of the border are consuming twice as much alcohol as they were five years ago.
Posted: 27 May 2008 | 17:06
Ahead of this weekend’s May Day bank holiday the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has urged the Great British public to use their pub or lose it.
Posted: 02 May 2008 | 07:00
JD Wetherspoon is looking to host the world’s largest wine tasting in May and get itself into the Guinness Book of World Records.
Posted: 01 May 2008 | 15:35
Pubs and bars have been accused of encouraging customers into dangerous drinking habits by a leading group of doctors.
Posted: 14 April 2008 | 13:01
John Grogan MP, chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group, is trying to build a consensus behind the notion of reference pricing as a way of tackling irresponsible alcohol retailing. Christopher Walton reports.
Posted: 14 April 2008 | 00:05
Harvester and All Bar One owner Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is taking market share from struggling rivals thanks to its offer of a "value and volume" dining experience, the pub group claimed today.
Posted: 09 April 2008 | 12:00
Enterprise Inns chief executive Ted Tuppen has attacked the Government for its “punitive and ill conceived” hike in alcohol duty.
Posted: 31 March 2008 | 14:26
Beer guru Mark Dorber is now holding court at this 1920s pub-restaurant in the seaside village of Walberswick, Suffolk, where his expertise extends to a 90-bin wine list. Fiona Sims reports.
Posted: 27 March 2008 | 00:05
Pub industry fury over the chancellor's decision to ignore pleas from operators and lobby groups and raise alcohol duty in last week's Budget has forced a rethink on how to make their views count in future. Christopher Walton reports
Posted: 20 March 2008 | 00:05
All hospitality employers should incorporate the subject of drug and alcohol misuse into staff induction processes, health and safety meetings and employee handbooks, according to a leading hotelier.
Posted: 28 February 2008 | 10:30
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Home Office to concede that licensing changes bring few benefits; police chiefs call for abolition of 24-hour licensing; Labour MPs support new rights for agency workers
Posted: 25 February 2008 | 10:24
High-street pub chain JD Wetherspoon suffered a gloomy Christmas and grim start to the year, with a sales decline deepening further.
Posted: 22 January 2008 | 15:09
Alongside the wine list, more and more restaurants are offering a good selection of pre- and post-prandial drinks to aid the diner's digestion and the owner's bottom line. Fiona Sims reports
Posted: 10 January 2008 | 00:00
Health and temperance bias to licensing review sparks fears of stronger restrictions hitting the on-trade
Posted: 13 December 2007 | 09:00
Christopher Eddlestone, head of the leisure team at law firm Halliwells, says the hospitality sector should be doing more to combat binge-drinking
Posted: 12 December 2007 | 11:59
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