Ian Payne goes back to his roots with Laurel Pub Company
27-Jun-2001
Life has come full circle for the chief executive of Laurel Pub Company.Twenty-eight years ago Ian Payne was managing the 300-year-old Bull Inn in...
Voyager Pub Group - embracing change
27-Jun-2001
John Denning has fond memories of the Magpie and Stump. The pub stands next to the Old Bailey criminal courts in the City of London, and the second...
Court rules in favour of paid holiday for casual workers
27-Jun-2001
Casual workers are to be entitled to four weeks paid holiday a year, after a European court ruled Britain was breaking employment law under its...
Burnley licensees in fear of more violence
27-Jun-2001
Licensees in Burnley are living in fear of further violence after five pubs were attacked and the licensees at one were forced to flee when it was...
Trade leaders meet minister to push for licensing reform
27-Jun-2001
Trade leaders have met with Kim Howells (pictured), newly appointed minister responsible for licensing, to urge him to help push reform through...
Coping with stress
27-Jun-2001
Running a pub is a demanding occupation and while it may not be possible to eliminate stress entirely, steps can be taken to minimise the effects it...
Greene King spends less but profits soar
27-Jun-2001
Greene King has pushed up profits despite spending less on its pubs and beers.The regional brewer invested £32.4m in capital expenditure in the year...
Pub consolidation hits profits for Brulines
27-Jun-2001
Demand for Brulines beer dispense monitoring equipment has been hit by the rapid pace of pubs changing hands.Comprehensive Business Services (CBS),...
Tourism minister to be responsible for licensing
26-Jun-2001
Tourism minister Kim Howells has been given responsibility for licensing in its new home at the Department of Culture, Media and Sport.Dr Howells,...
Summer cocktail recipes
26-Jun-2001
Summer is the time that long cocktails really come into their own. Either as single serve long drinks or sold in pitchers, freshly made cocktails can...
Summer calls for lighter, cooler drinks
26-Jun-2001
Demands change as the weather gets warmer - and licensees need to ensure they are stocking the cooler, lighter drinks that customers will be...
Drinks suppliers under fire from industry watchdog
26-Jun-2001
Drinks suppliers Bass Brewers and Bestway Cash and Carry have come under fire from a drinks watchdog for breaching the industry code of...
Young's fights shareholder's attack
26-Jun-2001
Regional brewer Young's is fighting back against a shareholder that wants to take the listed company off the stock exchange.Investment firm Guinness...
Campari to raise cash to buy drinks brands
25-Jun-2001
The owner of Campari, Cinzano and Ouzo 12 is to sell nearly half of the company's shares to help it buy other drinks brands.The Italian producer...
Wolves launches defence against Pubmaster
25-Jun-2001
Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries (W&DB) has stepped up its attack against Pubmaster's hostile bid in its formal defence document today (June...
S&N and Wetherspoon are best for investors
25-Jun-2001
Scottish & Newcastle has been named as the top operator of pubs for investors.The brewer is in the top 500 companies ranked according to how...
Sky faces axe over summer
25-Jun-2001
Companies pull satellite TV from majority of their pubsPub companies are pulling Sky out of a majority of their outlets over the summer because they...
Yates presses on after takeover talks end
24-Jun-2001
Yates Group is pressing ahead with its expansion plans and a management shake-up after the end of talks over a possible takeover offer.It has...
Training and marketing on menu as Old Monk's profits rise
24-Jun-2001
The Old Monk Company is boosting its marketing, promotion, training and food menus to support its ambitious expansion plans.It intends to increase...
Po Na Na improves estate after profits fall
24-Jun-2001
Po Na Na Group is disposing of underperforming outlets and tightening up controls as it prepares for future growth.Bars in Croydon and Cardiff have...
What the Sunday papers say - June 24
24-Jun-2001
Sunday BusinessWolverhampton & Dudley Breweries is likely to say that a £453m hostile bid from rival Pubmaster is neither "serious nor adequate"...
Curnock Cook to leave BII
22-Jun-2001
Mary Curnock Cook, director of the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII), is stepping down at the end of August.After seven years at the helm, she...
Licensees rapped over beer quality
21-Jun-2001
Interbrew chief says nation's pubs are failing to 'wow' customersInterbrew UK has called for a major improvement in the way retailers and brewers...
Flexible hours still on agenda
21-Jun-2001
Licensing reform delay may mean amendment to existing regulationsOpening hours could be relaxed sooner than expected after the Government's decision...
Freedom Brewery's founder is replaced
21-Jun-2001
The boss of Britain's first dedicated lager micobrewer, Freedom Brewing Company, has left the company he founded.Philip Parker, who set up the...
Trade campaigns to update PEL system
21-Jun-2001
Licensees join lobby group in fight to update entertainment licenceThe pub trade is campaigning for a radical change to the Public Entertainment...
Springing into action
20-Jun-2001
Festival aims to raise awareness of career opportunities in the pub trade.When it comes to promoting careers in hospitality, pubs have often lagged...
Top of the swaps
20-Jun-2001
S&N's job swap programme is a year old. Phil Mellows met one managing director experiencing what life is like back on the floor.For a minute...
FSA targets 4.5m cases of food poisoning
20-Jun-2001
The annual Catering Forum, organised by Richmond Events, attracts some 700 catering professionals from pub chains, restaurants and hotels. The...
That's the spirit - gin has a fight on hits hands
19-Jun-2001
Gin is struggling to compete in today's spirits market. Ben McFarland finds out what the future holds for one of our more traditional tipples.The...
Jennings finds cheer in pubs and ales
19-Jun-2001
Rising sales for town centre pubs and national beer accounts have given some cheer to Jennings Brothers.The Cumbrian brewer revealed that...
Chorion buys more bars with late licences
19-Jun-2001
Chorion has snapped up more top late-night bars as it continues its fight against a council clampdown on late licences.It has bought two of the...
Still no end to country crisis
19-Jun-2001
Forum highlights long-term foot-and-mouth effectsThe full impact of the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak has yet to be felt on the property market,...
Bass sells pubs and wholesaler to Ann Street
18-Jun-2001
Ann Street Group has strengthened its pub estate by buying a package of pubs from Bass along with its Channel Islands wholesale business.The £10m...
Investment protects Burtonwood from tough trading
18-Jun-2001
Burtonwood Brewery is to continue with its steady investment in refurbishments and acquisitions in the face of tougher conditions.The pub operator...
Whitbread boss to take over at Eldridge Pope
18-Jun-2001
Pub operator Eldridge Pope has brought in a former Whitbread restaurants boss to replace chief executive Peter Phillipson.Michael Johnson, 45, has...
S&N managed houses go to tenancy after £354m deals
18-Jun-2001
More managed houses are to be converted to leases and tenancies after the sale of 646 pubs by Scottish & Newcastle (S&N).It has sold 432...
What the Sunday papers say - June 17
17-Jun-2001
The ObserverLicensing reform has been shelved for at least two years in an embarrassing Government U-turn. There is not likely to be any mention of a...
Licensing reform "to be shelved for at least two years
17-Jun-2001
The trade is reeling from the news that licensing reform could be shelved for at least two years.According to government sources, the Bill has been...
Council approves rate relief for village pubs in West Dorset
15-Jun-2001
A report by West Dorset District Council has approved a programme to roll out rate relief to village pubs in the area.The council's community and...
Report blames binge drinking culture for much crime and disorder
15-Jun-2001
Licensees should be made liable for injury caused by customers who have drunk too much in their pubs, according to a report by anti-crime charity...
Pubs and clubs make 'scandalous profits' on crisps
14-Jun-2001
Pubs and clubs are making "scandalous profits" on crisps, according to a consumer website.Independent consumer website Rip Off Britain says a packet...
Pubmaster to sell Wolves' four breweries
14-Jun-2001
Pubmaster has revealed that it plans to sell Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries' four breweries if its £453m takeover goes ahead.It said it did...
Non-smokers fare better in pubs than restaurants
14-Jun-2001
Pubs cater for non-smoking customers far better than restaurants, a survey by the Consumers' Association has revealed.Researchers for the association...
Manchester scheme to curb drunken violence a success
14-Jun-2001
Police in Manchester hope the success of a local scheme to cut alcohol-related violence will lead to it being rolled out nationwide.The Greater...
Guide to stakeholder pensions available on web
14-Jun-2001
A free step-by-step guide showing licensees how they can set up a stakeholder pension scheme for their staff is now available on the internet thanks...
Talks continue as Yates turns around Wine Lodges
14-Jun-2001
Yates Group has revealed it is turning around its troubled Wine Lodge chain as it ponders the sale of the business.It took "remedial action" after...
Perfect Partners? The Limited Liability Partnership Act 2000
13-Jun-2001
Limited liability partnerships were introduced in April.Below is a quick summary of a recent change in the law that may be of interest to those of...
Pope grows with hotel acquisition
13-Jun-2001
Dorset-based pub operator Eldridge Pope is continuing with plans to expand the accommodation side of its business with the acquisition of a new hotel...
Bakery boss to head Greene King brewing
12-Jun-2001
Greene King is to bring in a leading figure from the bakery industry to look after its beers.Its new managing director of brewing and brands will be...
