All articles by Mike Berry – Page 3
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OpinionThe unceasing journey
Fuller’s may be defined by its beers, but it is its food that is increasingly attracting customers to its pubs and spurring the company to set the pace for change in an industry that is currently shaking off the shackles of financial stagnation
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News
BII launches new summer event
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has officially launched its new Summer Event, taking place on 2 June in London
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Analysis & Insight
Majority favour smoking rooms in pubs
The majority of the public agree that pubs should be allowed to have private rooms for customers to smoke in if they want to
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News
PPL took 230 venues to court in 2014
Music licensing body PPL took 230 cases to the High Court in 2013-14 as the music industry ramped up efforts to protect its intellectual property rights.
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CAMRA reveals National Pub of the Year
A former City worker who had never pulled a pint before quitting his job and becoming a publican has picked up the Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) National Pub of the Year Award.
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Robinsons launches low-cost training programme
North-west brewer and pub operator Robinsons is launching a series of low-cost training courses for local licensees and people interested in working in the hospitality industry.
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NewsPubcos denied right to elect use of PIRRS
The Pub Governing Body (PGB) that oversees PIRRS — the rent resolution service for pub tenants — rejected a request from pubcos to allow them to automatically elect to use the scheme for fear it would undermine its credibility.
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Sky and BT pay £5.1bn to secure football rights
Sky and BT Sport have retained the rights to Premier League football after details of the latest TV deal were revealed
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Analysis & Insight
Wine and spirits sales at a high
Wine and spirits sales are becoming increasingly important to the on-trade and now account for almost half of the value of all drinks sales in new openings, exclusive figures have revealed.
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NewsCharles Wells to rollout Passport to Profit scheme
Charles Wells is to automatically enrol all new tenants onto its Passport to Profit scheme following its success across selected sites in its pub estate
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Pub operating costs rise again
Total operating costs of running tenanted and leased pubs increased last year — with rises across all types of pub businesses, according to the British Beer & Pub Association’s (BBPA) latest Running a Pub benchmarking survey of companies representing 14,000 pubs.
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Star invests £75k in training for lessees
Star Pubs & Bars is investing £75,000 in running new retail skills workshops for its lessees, which it anticipates will deliver 1,000 days of free training this year.
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Ireland to introduce minimum pricing
Ireland is set to introduce alcohol minimum pricing after its government signed off proposals included in a new public health bill.
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Beer and pub sector worth £22bn a year to UK economy
The British beer and pubs sector adds almost £22bn to the economy each year and supports roughly 870,000 jobs, a new report produced for the BBPA has found.
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Analysis & Insight
Beer sales up but off-trade overtakes on-trade for first time
Overall beer sales are up for the first time in 10 years off the back of two successive duty cuts - but sales in pubs are still in decline, according to the latest Beer Barometer figures.
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WSTA publishes election manifesto
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has today published its general election manifesto, calling on the UK’s political parties to commit to policies that will help the wine and spirit industry to grow, tackle alcohol related harm and promote responsible production, supply and consumption of alcohol across the UK.
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Analysis & Insight
Beware of the law of 'unintended consequences'
The Government this week announced its plans to force anyone wishing to demolish or convert a pub listed as an asset of community value to first seek planning permission. The move was seen by many as an 11th hour attempt to thwart rebel MPs who wanted to amend the infrastructure bill to ensure plans to convert or demolish any pub would first have to seek planning consent. If so, the Government’s plans worked as the amendment was defeated. Mike Berry examines the task now facing the Government in making their promise a reality.
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News
Pubs Code amendments to make MRO “legally robust”
The Government has tabled a number of clauses to the section of the pubs code that deals with the market rent only option (MRO) to ensure it is “legally robust”.
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McMullen’s plans new build Colchester site
Hertfordshire-based brewer and pub operator McMullen’s has submitted plans to build a new pub on a retail park in Colchester
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Industry exceeds alcohol units target
The drinks industry has exceeded its target of removing one billion units of alcohol in the market two years early, a new report shows