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Archive for August, 2009
Justice for Licensees, Pub Co’s have failed miserably to self regulate.
Pubcos have “failed miserably” to self-regulate and it is “imperative” the pub co model is investigated by the Competition Commission. That’s the damning submission to the Office of Fair Trading in response to the Campaign for Real Ale’s super-complaint from Justice for Licensees, the campaign group run by former Enterprise tenant Inez Ward. The group, which is supported [...]
Fair Pint for Wales
A Fair Pint for Wales The past few years has been has so far been turbulent for the pub sector, the combination of the issues surrounding taxation, the introduction of the smoking ban in Wales and most recently the Home Office’s new Mandatory Code seems to be causing quite a stir in the industry both on-trade [...]BII to toughen Pub Co Codes of Practice scheme
The most obvious thing to do is for the BII to write one Codes of Practice for the whole industry, with a consortium of views from both sides of the industry. This should if possible reduce the divide between both sides. Any company not complying with or accepting the Codes would lose accreditation. There would have to be [...]Competent Operator as defined in pub rental valuations.
The definition of Competent Operator in rental valuations has been ignored for years by all Pub Co’s in rental valuations as an historical term. Nobody would define it and it was totally ignored in all previous enquiries into the problems in the licensed industry. To my mind it was and is a vital definition in all valuations, [...]UK Pubs, Family brewers: beer tie fundamental to success
Family brewers: beer tie fundamental to success The problem with tied brewery pubs is that like the rental system which is in serious disarray, it has evolved from the old family brewery system. The market was limited and very few brewers ever sold another brewers products and the tie was their main business. With the introduction of [...]UK Pub Co’s and the next part of the tale with the BII and GMB
BII to examine pubcos’ codes of practice But trade group refuses to bow to GMB in Punch tenant dispute case The BII has refused to rise to calls from trade union GMB to strip Punch Taverns of its membership – but is set to take a close look at pubcos’ codes of practice. The GMB made the demand [...]RICS discussions on Rent and Valuations
RICS informal discussions. I had a very constructive session with the RICS, where they listened and we discussed pretty well all the topics on my agenda. The meeting was confidential and I hope beneficial to both sides and I thanked them for inviting me, it would look as though the RICS could well be well on the way to [...]GMB calls for BII to end Punch Taverns membership
The GMB union has called on the British Institute of Innkeeping to strip Punch Taverns of membership over its treatment of Peak District tenant. It claims that tenant David Mountford was misled over £180,000 investment, lied to and badly treated by Punch Taverns managers. Dave Mountford, who runs the Rising Sun in Middleton in Derbyshire, has [...]Safesmart Limited
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BBN Best Bar None, night club stripped of it’s award for using a drinks promotion.
A Durham nightclub has been stripped of its Best Bar None awards after running an all-inclusive drinks deal. Loft, owned by Vimac Leisure, is believed to be the first venue to be stripped of its Best Bar None titles. It won two awards this year — Overall Winner and Best Night Club — but has come under [...]Categories
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