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Night-time deliveries given the go-ahead during Olympics and Paralympics

Out-of-hour deliveries are to be encouraged during the Olympic and Paralympic Games to help reduce the expected traffic congestion. Transport for London (TfL), London councils and the capital's businesses have reached agreement to be sympathetic to companies that need to make or receive night-time deliveries.
Posted: 03 April 2012 | 12:21

Draft House's fourth site to open on 8 May

Draft House logoThe Draft House is set to open its fourth site in London on 21 Lordship Lane in East Dulwich on 8 May. "The Draft House aims to do for beer what our culture has done for food and wine over the past 20 years: namely, we take its provenance, cellaring and serving seriously...
Posted: 03 April 2012 | 10:44

ALMR and BEDA announce merger

BEDA logo The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) and the Bar, Entertainment and Dance Association (BEDA) are set to merge. In a announcement this...
Posted: 02 April 2012 | 13:04

Maclay Group appoints Michael Denny as chairman

Maclay InnsScottish bar and inn company Maclay Group has appointed Michael Denny as its new chairman of the board. Denny succeeds Gavin Reed, who has retired from the post he has held at the firm since 2001. Denny, who has been a director of Maclay Group since 2010, said: "This is an exciting time for Maclay...
Posted: 02 April 2012 | 12:52

Profiting from 2012 business tracker – operators in Olympic warm-up

Profiting 2010 logoWith the year of sport well and truly under way our business tracker operators are already looking to learn all they can from warm-up events, the torch relay and the Diamond Jubilee, before the expected Olympic prize. James Stagg reports
Posted: 30 March 2012 | 16:56

Drought conditions raise fears of negative impact on brewing industry

Barley tractorThe changes in Britain's weather and its effect on farming could have a detrimental impact on Britain's brewing and distilling industries, which rely on 1.7 million tonnes of high-quality malted barley from the UK's farmers every year. That's the warning from research conducted by brewing giant Molson Coors.
Posted: 30 March 2012 | 12:45

Hotel bar manager ordered to pay £1,400 for short measures

Ramada Salford QuaysA hotel bar manager has been ordered to pay £1,400 after serving two short measures. Andrew Halliday, who works at the Ramada hotel in Salford Quays, was caught out by trading standards officers when they ordered a shot each of gin and whiskey, according to The Metro.
Posted: 30 March 2012 | 10:39

TCG opens sixth site under Henry's brand

Henry's Cafe barManaged pub and bar operator TCG has opened its sixth site under the Henry's Café Bar brand in Bromley. Henry's Bromley opens on the site of a former Ivory Lounge, after TCG spotted what it thinks is a gap in the market for a "more ambitious" eating out offer.
Posted: 29 March 2012 | 12:51

Mitchells & Butlers and Aramark enjoy success at Menu Innovation and Development Awards

MIDAS logoMitchells & Butlers and Aramark were the big winners at last week's Menu Innovation and Development Awards (MIDAS), picking up three and two awards respectively. The MIDAS awards, held at the Cumberland hotel, London, were founded in 2009 by the Menu Innovation Network.
Posted: 29 March 2012 | 12:00

Wadworth to launch new Corvus stout into on-trade later this year

Brewer Wadworth is expected to launch a new 4.1% ABV stout, Corvus, into the on-trade later this year. The stout, which takes its name from the Latin word for "raven", will be available in 30-litre kegs...
Posted: 28 March 2012 | 14:46

Cameron defends 'pasty tax'

Prime Minister David Cameron has defended the decision to put VAT on all sales of all pasties, a move announced in last week's Budget. His comments came as opposition to the proposed changes in tax regulations grew...
Posted: 28 March 2012 | 14:17

In this week's Caterer and Hotelkeeper magazine...

chot 300312Profile – Andre Chiang: The celebrated Singapore chef explains "octaphilosophy" - the eight words that describe his unique approach to cooking; The Caterer and Hotelkeeper Interview – Robin Sheppard: The chairman of Bespoke Hotels, one of the UK's largest hotel management businesses, on turning around failing hotels
Posted: 28 March 2012 | 12:31

BII reveals six 2012 Licensee of the Year Award finalists

BII logoThe British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has named six finalists for the 2012 BII Licensee of the Year Award: Tim Foster, the Wiremill, East Grinstead, Surrey; Chris Kemp, the Cricketers, Hartley Whitney, Hampshire; Mahdis Neghabian, the Camden Eye, London; Jason Read & James Langford, the Plough Inn, Wrington, Somerset; Victoria Steadman, the Whitmore Arms, Essex; John Wyke, the Old Horns Inn, High Bradfield, Sheffield
Posted: 28 March 2012 | 12:23

Adnams reports rise in sales for 2011

Suffolk brewer and pub company Adnams had a good year in 2011 despite continuing difficult economic circumstances. The company saw sales rise to £54.6m in the 12 months to 31 December 2011, up from £50.9m...
Posted: 28 March 2012 | 11:01

CAMRA welcomes pro-pub policies in National Planning Policy Framework

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has welcomed the introduction of pro-pub policies in the new National Planning Policy Framework. Under the guidelines, councils will have a duty to "plan positively" for key local facilities like pubs - and this will apply to all pubs rather than just...
Posted: 27 March 2012 | 15:04

Punch trials 2.8% ABV beers in some of its pubs

Punch Taverns logoPunch Taverns is trialling a scheme that allows licensees to stock cask ales of 2.8% ABV and below, which qualify for a 50% reduction in beer duty. Licensees that receive their beers from depots in Croydon, south London and Tingley, near Leeds...
Posted: 27 March 2012 | 10:17

Make the sea sustainable – how to choose the right fish

Fishing boatThe endangered species list might be getting longer every day, but there are plenty of ways to serve up sustainable fish and chips. Emily Manson explains how to retain accessible pricing and ensure your environmental credentials aren't fishy
Posted: 26 March 2012 | 12:15

Heineken to deliver 500,000 schooner glasses into on-trade in 2012

Heineken logoBrewer Heineken is to deliver half a million new branded schooner glasses - the two-third pint measure made legal last October - into the on-trade in 2012. The news came as the company urged pub licensees from Yorkshire and Teesside to boost draught sales by serving beer in schooners.
Posted: 26 March 2012 | 11:33

Master of Wine John Avery dies

John AveryJohn Avery MW, a leading light in the drinks trade, has died aged 70. He passed away in hospital on 23 March following a heart attack in his sleep. The chairman of wine merchant Averys of Bristol, now part of Direct Wines, was regarded by many as a pioneer of the UK trade because of his keen interest in New World wines.
Posted: 26 March 2012 | 11:05

All aboard the schooner – the two-third pint measure

SchoonerThe two-third pint, otherwise known as the schooner, has made few waves since it became a legal measure in October 2011. But almost six months on, and with declining per capita alcohol consumption and ever-rising beer duty, could all that be about to change?
Posted: 26 March 2012 | 10:54

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