Beer and related industry news

Automatically generated 13:50, 16/05/2008 from current newsfeeds

Wells & Young's renews Kirin deal [The Publican]
Bedford brewer to continue brewing premium Japanese lager brand
Calls for 'alcohol tills' in shops [The Publican]
Industy body looks for ways to tackle binge-drinking
Punish underage drinkers, says GMV [The Publican]
Trade organisation calls for greater action against teenage boozers
Orchid to help the environment and boost English wines [The Publican]
Trees to be planted for every English wine sold
Euro 2008: Adopt a team [The Publican]
With no British teams in the tournament, football fans will have to pick another country to cheer on. So who will your pub be rooting for this summer?
Breaking tie will not lead to soaring rents [Morning Advertiser]
Fair Pint campaign responds to Camra's concerns over rents
Red tape in pub world is 'ridiculous' [Morning Advertiser]
Arkell's finance director Ray Fisher blames early retirement on burden of red tape
Regent still talking to potential bidders [Morning Advertiser]
Walkabout operator says talks over bid on-going but reveals 10.9% sales slump at its bars for year to date
Greene King faces catalogue of food labelling charges [Morning Advertiser]
Greene King is facing a catalogue of charges against mis-labeling food items at its managed pubs in Warwickshire
Carlsberg offers discount shares to repay S&N loan [Morning Advertiser]
The Danish brewer offers a 40% discount on shares in order to repay part of its debt used to buy Scottish Newcastle
Award-winning pub opens shop next door [The Publican]
Licensee says listening to customers is key to success
Fuller's seeks the real taste of Hampshire [The Publican]
Chef's competition to mark Hampshire Dining Month
Arkell's finance director blames red tape for early retirement [The Publican]
"Huge increase" in bureaucracy contributed to decision to quit
'Carlsberg unveils $6.3bn rights issue' [The Publican]
Your round-up of the daily newspapers - May 16
Regent Inns' sales go Walkabout [The Publican]
Group's bar brand drags down overall like-for-like sales

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