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Archive for July, 2010
Barrel Dregs, Pub Co makes the rules up as it goes along???? (88)
A submission from our latest writer Pot Boy North. Pot Boy North’s Yorkshire persona came across a nice little bit of “angels dancing on a pinhead” type speak in a Pubcos take on the Brooker case. If it were not so chuffing serious ‘twould be proper comical. No, we are not all flat hats and [...]Barrel Dregs, Great Pub Co. Con. Update. (87)
My apologies for raising this topic again, but it is essential to make as many people question what is going on and please pass it on to everyone that may appreciate it. I had a phone call a some time ago from a reader of the Web Site saying that he had just viewed a paper written about [...]Barrel Dregs, My! Pot Boy is having a go at that nice Mr Dick Turpin! (86)
Pot Boy does not always believe everthing that is printed in the trade press, but ”Dick Turpin’s” fess up to the Morning Advertiser on 15th July was more than just of passing interest. You see the thorny question of just what a Tenant of a supply tied Enterprise Inns pub should earn for an average 70/80 [...]Barrel Dregs, a further sequel to BD64 (87)
……Pot Boy seems to have stirred up an almighty hornets nest over Barrel Dregs 64. Calls are being made by a certain Pubco to “pass the tape to them”. Well,first of PB has not even identified the Pubco ! Caps are fitting and all that. Guilty is as guilty does. Word has it that [...]Barrel Dregs, Pot Boy and the O.N.S.????? (85)
The Office of National Statistics (ONS) issued a few pearls of wisdom the other day which caught Pot Boys beady eye. Inflation fell in May to 3.4% from 3.7% in the previous month. The ONS also reported that the Retail Price Index (RPI) fell to 5.1% in May from 5.4% in April.So we are still [...]Barrel Dregs, the RPI could be in trouble with Pub Rents??? (84)
Pot Boy senses the wind of change gently blowing hot breath towards the Tenant when it comes to rents at Lease renewal.Always a But Tocks (Forest Gump reference) clenching time for the Tenant. But the Pubcos and Brewers are as evenly scared witless that the individual Tenant will suddenly become market aware and chat to one [...]Barrel Dregs, sequel to BD No 64 (83)
Pot Boy is more than chuffed at the continuing daily expansion of the readership of Barrel Dregs and the increasing number of messages that come in from all parts of the Country. Very heartening and thanks to one and all. Keep it all coming as your identities and case histories are safe and sound. [...]Barrel Dregs, another saga from our serious pub buyer??? (81)
We have just completed a trilogy of viewings on three of Admiral’s disposals…… We know that Admiral began life by buying the dregs from the big pubcos and have already viewed a number of those. One would have thought that part of their business plan would be to refurbish the worn out and underinvested [...]Barrel Dregs, Pot Boy doesn’t believe the BBPA stats on Pub Closures???? (80)
Whose telling Porkies?????? There has always been a shroud of mystery or a whiff of something not quite right over certain BBPA statistics. Pot Boy has always been suspicious of the BBPA mantra peddled by Mark “Mad Max” Hastings and his boss the “Shake and Vac Lady”,Brigid Symmonds OBE. We have been told over and [...]Barrel Dregs, BII and Qualifications (79)
The BII would appear to be encountering a number of problems, possibly brought about by conflicting interests of some of the Directors and others in positions of influence or a lack of in depth, real understanding of how the Industry has been manipulated from a secure profitable Industry to a highly precarious one for the people [...]Categories
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