tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post155213921848082471..comments2024-03-23T04:23:48.076+00:00Comments on Tandleman's Beer Blog: Heineken Boss Talks SenseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-11543267578180688772013-12-20T08:57:08.271+00:002013-12-20T08:57:08.271+00:00All people speak from the perspective of their own...All people speak from the perspective of their own self interest. That is different from corporate box-ticking. Few interviews containing the phrase "arse cheek of the same cow" are corporate box-ticking.<br /><br />That's not to say he isn't offering an opinion based on the best interests of his corporate outfit, but it is a revealing and insightful interview of a chap that appears to know the game he is in.<br /><br />Ted Tuppen never gave that impression, Tim Martin does. It's not about saying things you agree with, it's giving the impression he know how to make a quid flogging stuff to punters.<br /><br />In the grocery business Terry Leahy always gave an interview that made it appear he knew the game he was playing. On Jeff Randall last night, Philip Clarke didn't and never really has.<br /><br />Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-26759428208364656512013-12-19T21:05:37.720+00:002013-12-19T21:05:37.720+00:00Mudgie. Always the misery guts.Mudgie. Always the misery guts.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-6287340456324041492013-12-19T19:24:37.968+00:002013-12-19T19:24:37.968+00:00He has a point, but the piece does have a whiff of...He has a point, but the piece does have a whiff of corporate box-ticking about it.<br /><br />And of course there are plenty of other things people look for in pubs apart from service - choice, price and quality of drinks, comfort, general atmosphere, food, Sky Sports etc.<br /><br />Indeed Wetherspoons seem to prosper despite the (in my experience) frequently lamentable bar service.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-18753767763252482472013-12-19T15:52:30.321+00:002013-12-19T15:52:30.321+00:00This reminds me of something I saw during my visit...This reminds me of something I saw during my visit to one of H's breweries here in CZ. How much care they put, or at least try to put, at the end of the production line, the pub. They had at that brewery a mock pub with all the bells and whistles mainly to teach owners how to best take care of the beer.PivnĂ Filosofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17883511608403454943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-84553473217102034502013-12-19T13:20:04.107+00:002013-12-19T13:20:04.107+00:00Click "like"Click "like"Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-61747692245988893622013-12-19T11:30:38.289+00:002013-12-19T11:30:38.289+00:00Changed!Changed!Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-62366469399649000362013-12-19T11:29:31.167+00:002013-12-19T11:29:31.167+00:00No. I do agree with him. Perhaps I'll change ...No. I do agree with him. Perhaps I'll change it. Double negatives can confuse. Thanks Steve.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-36187510128126043912013-12-19T10:43:39.789+00:002013-12-19T10:43:39.789+00:00thanks for the link, interesting article
Did you ...thanks for the link, interesting article<br /><br />Did you mean "little to agree with"?beersiveknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13293913182389157112noreply@blogger.com