Ashburton Guardian in Ashburton, Canterbury

Public House Trusts Spread Across Scotland and England

The public house management movement has sparked a series of trusts starting in Hill of Beath and Kelly, Fife, with a Glasgow group forming the Public House Trust Glasgow District Limited. Similar ventures are planned in Edinburgh Paisley Aberdeens Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy as part of a coordinated effort with English trusts. The aim is to reduce private profit from alcohol sales to promote sobriety while funding public benefit projects from profits after a 4 percent dividend to shareholders. Managers will receive fixed salaries with incentives to sell food and beverages rather than commissions on liquor.