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Wetherspoon’s boss calls academics’ smaller beer glass proposal ‘slightly daft’

Wetherspoon’s boss calls academics’ smaller beer glass proposal ‘slightly daft’



Tim Martin criticises schooner suggestion and urges UK government not to restrict pub licensing hoursThe boss of Wetherspoon’s has urged the government not to heed calls to restrict pub licensing hours or swap pint glasses for smaller schooners, arguing that pubs have “changed radically in recent decades”.Amid reports, denied by the health department, of moves to cut alcohol consumption, Tim Martin, the pub chain’s chief executive, said the industry had moved away from a focus purely on beer, and Pepsi, tea and coffee were now the most popular drinks in his establishments. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/04/wetherspoons-boss-tim-martin-calls-academics-smaller-beer-glass-proposal-slightly-daft

Author : Julia Kollewe

Publish date : 2024-10-04 09:18:46

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