‘According to a report in the Sunday Times, celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has been sent an £87,000 bill by Tesco for allegedly trying to incite a shareholder revolt at its AGM this month. Tesco attributed the cost to having to send paperwork to shareholders’
I like Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, and Jamie Oliver as it happens. People who are passionate about what they do to the point that these guys clearly are impress me. I hope Hugh gets by with this, but messing with big boys like Tesco can be the path to ruin; tread carefully fella…..
Beer We Go!
Monday, June 23rd, 2008The Sunday Telegraph claims that UK beer sales have dropped below the five-billion-litre mark for the first time since 1975, according to figures provided by the British Beer and Pub Association.
Times they are a changing for sure. When I first started in this industry it was all about beer, even lager was supposed to be served in half pint glasses and drunk by ladies.
The sales mix has changed beyond recognition, and as the drinks industry has become better at responding to (or driving, depending on your point of view) customer demand, so drinkers have become more sophisticated and demanding in their wants.
Twenty years ago, a bloke who asked for anything other than a pint of bitter was either on a special diet or about to have his sexuality questioned. Bitter tasted pretty nasty, but getting used to the taste was a rite of passage that we all had to navigate.
I’m not surprised that beer volumes are dropping, tastes are more sophisticated and much of the market that used to drink in the pub is sat at home; a place where he can smoke tabs and drink cans of lager at 60p a pop.
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