Federation of Licensed Victuallers Associations
Encyclopedia
The Federation of Licensed Victuallers Associations is the UK trade association
for self-employed licensees in the pub trade industry.
was shut down, and the FLVA used the northern office of the NLVA. In December 2009, the Chief Executive, Tony Payne CBE, retired.
s (pubs) in the UK, and local Licensed Victuallers Associations. A landlord of a pub is known as a Licensed Victualler, the derivation is from a victualler
of goods.
The Annual General Meeting is held each year in November in Scarborough in North Yorkshire
.
It offers advice on becoming a licensed victualler and working in the pub trade, outside of the larger pub chains, tied house
s and franchises
Trade association
A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association or sector association, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry...
for self-employed licensees in the pub trade industry.
History
It was formed in 1992 when the National Licensed Victuallers Associationwas shut down, and the FLVA used the northern office of the NLVA. In December 2009, the Chief Executive, Tony Payne CBE, retired.
Function
It represents self-employed licensees of public housePublic house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
s (pubs) in the UK, and local Licensed Victuallers Associations. A landlord of a pub is known as a Licensed Victualler, the derivation is from a victualler
Victualler
A victualler is traditionally a person who sells food or other provisions, similar to a grocer, and in particular British usage can be used to mean a person licensed to sell alcoholic beverages....
of goods.
The Annual General Meeting is held each year in November in Scarborough in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
.
It offers advice on becoming a licensed victualler and working in the pub trade, outside of the larger pub chains, tied house
Tied house
In the UK a tied house is a public house that is required to buy at least some of its beer from a particular brewery. This is in contrast to a free house, which is able to choose the beers it stocks freely.- Definition of "tied" :...
s and franchises
See also
- British Institute of Innkeeping Awarding Body
- Licensing laws of the United KingdomLicensing laws of the United KingdomLicensing laws of the United Kingdom regulate the sale and consumption of alcohol, with separate legislation for England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland being passed, as necessary, by the UK parliament, the Northern Ireland Assembly, and the Scottish Parliament respectively.Throughout the...
- Licensing Act 2003Licensing Act 2003The Licensing Act of 2003 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that applies only to England and Wales. The Act establishes a single integrated scheme for licensing premises which are used for the sale or supply of alcohol, to provide regulated entertainment, or to provide late night...
- Morning AdvertiserMorning AdvertiserMorning Advertiser is the only weekly pub trade publication in the UK. It currently has a circulation of more than 32,500 that reaches the key decision-makers in England and Wales. In March 2011, William Reed Business Media, bought The Publican from United Business Media and merged the two titles...
- The PublicanThe PublicanThe Publican was a weekly magazine for the UK licensed trade.The Publican, was launched in 1975, featured news and comment on issues that affect the pub trade as well as jobs and pubs for sale and lease...