Tank beer could be the new craft beer as Pilsner Urquell expands supply to Draft House bar chain in London April 25, 2016 It might be early days, but craft beer may have just met its match. Pale lager maker Pilsner Urquell has stepped up its expansion of tank beer in the UK through a new partnership with the Draft House bar chain. The Czech brewer will supply the new Draft House tank bar on Chancery Lane, which [...]
Ladbrokes’ non-executive director Richard Moross will step down from board in May April 25, 2016 Ladbrokes' non-executive director, Richard Moross, has announced he will step down from the betting giant's board of directors at this year's annual general meeting (AGM). Moross will cease to be a director from 5 May. He joined the board in 2012 and has decided to step down so that he can devote "more time to his [...]
Bitcoin price reaches highs of $460 after narrow price fluctuations over the last few weeks April 25, 2016 The bitcoin price has rallied over the last few days to highs of $460 within the last 24 hours. At 11.30am (GMT) the price of bitcoin was $458.92, but spent much of the morning at $460 or above. A small rally occurred over the past week, which began on Thursday when the price of bitcoin surpassed [...]
Posh pub group Upham brews £12m listing on AIM after success in Home Counties pubs and craft beer April 25, 2016 Posh pub owner and craft beer brewer Upham Group is set to join the champagne set as it announced plans to float on the AIM. Upham, which runs 15 "high quality" pubs in Hampshire, Berkshire and Surrey, said it hopes to raise £12m with the listing. It opened four new pubs in the past year and [...]
The gin-aissance: Number of distilleries in England jumped by a third in 2015, according to UHY Hacker Young April 25, 2016 The increasing demand for boutique spirits pushed the number of new distilleries in England up by a third last year. Dubbed the "gin-aissance", the spirits boom led to 28 new distilleries opening in England 2015, up from 21 in 2014, according to research from accountancy firm UHY Hacker Young. Across the UK, 56 artisan distilleries [...]
Google, Apple, Samsung and Pearson among companies that could start offering low-cost degrees April 24, 2016 A white paper to be released next month could give the green light to companies including Google, Apple and Pearson to award low-cost degrees to British students. The guidance is also expected to propose that universities will be allowed to charge higher fees in line with the salaries students earn after graduating from a particular institution, reported [...]
Steel crisis: Government in talks with European Commission to avoid state aid clash April 24, 2016 The government is in talks with European competition regulators to avoid breaching state aid rules that could hold up attempts to rescue the UK's steel industry. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) announced last Thursday it would be willing to take a 25 per cent stake in Tata Steel's UK assets and offer "hundreds [...]
Entrepreneur Luke Johnson and Casual Dining Group said to be bidding for Tesco-owned restaurant chain Giraffe April 24, 2016 Friendly-dining restaurant chain Giraffe has piqued the interest of serial entrepreneur Luke Johnson and the hospitality giant behind Bella Italia and Las Iguanas. Casual Dining Group, which also owns Cafe Rouge, could be set to lock horns with Johnson in the race to buy the Tesco-owned restaurant chain, reported the Sunday Times. Tesco announced it was [...]
British Pubs Confederation threatens it could take legal action through judicial review over Paul Newby’s appointment of the Pubs Code Adjudicator April 24, 2016 A pub industry body has threatened it could take legal action against the government's appointment of the Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA). The British Pubs Confederation (BPC), which represents 13 organisations across the sector, has said it would consider initiating a judicial review of the appointment of Paul Newby as PCA by the Department of Business, Innovation and [...]
