Selling the crown jewels. Or not
06-Jun-2009 By Hamish Champ
Just how far short Young's fell from the asking price of the pubs it was seeking to acquire recently and from whom the South London-based operator...
05-Jun-2009 By The PMA Team
London brewer and retailer Fuller's has reported solid full-year results with profit before tax down just 1% to £22.8m. Revenue was up 3% to £210m...
Government intervention in pub sector should be avoided, says Fuller's boss
05-Jun-2009 By Hamish Champ
Government interference in the pub industry following publication of the BEC report should be avoided at all cost, according to Michael Turner,...
Fuller's profits dip in tough market
05-Jun-2009
Fuller's has reported a one per cent fall in profits for the year to the end of March, but said this represented a "strong performance in tough...
05-Jun-2009 By Ewan Turney
The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) is celebrating the release of the new edition of its Good Beer Guide Belgium.
04-Jun-2009 By The PMA Team
The Yates's brand is still sizeable with 65 sites — and is celebrating its 125th birthday this month. The PMA Team reports.
04-Jun-2009 By Andrew Pring
The Campaign for Real Ale has stepped into the fray over the beer tie — to the dismay of the Fair Pint campaigners, says Andrew Pring.
Flame on with Proud of Pubs
04-Jun-2009
The Queen. Sir Paul McCartney. And now the English pub!What all three have in common is that they have all been recipients of the Outstanding...
Tuppen: We'll back licensee support group
04-Jun-2009
Enterprise Inns chief Ted Tuppen has said he is willing to back a new support group and representative body for licensees with the company's cash.And...
04-Jun-2009 By Tony Halstead
Pubs are urged to get involved in a £3m project that will see National Lottery cash granted for community projects. Rural regeneration group Pub is...
04-Jun-2009 By Tony Jennings
Has anybody ever thought of the doorway to a pub as being a kind of "star gate", entry to another dimension, asks Tony Jennings.
04-Jun-2009 By Jo Bruce
The trade is not "lovin'" the prospect of McDonald's rolling out its McCafé coffee shops in the UK. McDonald's is set to put more golden arches on...
04-Jun-2009 By Ewan Turney
Punch licensees in Bath — what they told Punch executives and the Morning Advertiser. Karen Thomson, the Weston Background: Took over the Weston 18...
04-Jun-2009 By Ewan Turney
Punch licensees in Bath — what they told Punch executives and the Morning Advertiser. Joe Cussens, Marlborough Tavern Background: Signed a lease in...
04-Jun-2009 By Gemma McKenna
A Bristol auction brought mixed results for Admiral Taverns and Enterprise Inns last week. Admiral had three pubs in the auction, none of which sold,...
Pub raises thousands in honour of fallen soldier
03-Jun-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Staff and customers at pub that were left devastated when a regular died in Afghanistan have helped raise a staggering £40,000 for injured soldiers....
03-Jun-2009 By John Harrington
The case for having minimum pricing of alcohol is "weak" and previous studies about its impact have been "overestimated". That's according to a new...
Red Stripe Guide to Live Music (Part 4): How to get in on the act - sourcing the right band for your pub
02-Jun-2009
In the penultimate instalment of our 'how to host live music in your pub' guide - in association with Red Stripe - we tackle the not insignificant...
Curry houses, not pubs, priority for new Cobra owners
02-Jun-2009
Molson Coors has suggested that it sees the priority for its newly-acquired Cobra beer brand as being consolidating distribution in curry houses,...
CAMRA to lodge beer tie "super complaint" by end of the month
02-Jun-2009 By James Wilmore
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) will lodge a fast track "super complaint" with the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) about the beer tie by the end of...
'Darling's career hanging by a thread'
02-Jun-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
The career of the man responsible for imposing swingeing tax hikes on the industry was hanging by a thread last night after Gordon Brown appeared to...
Energy brokers targeting "vulnerable" licensees
02-Jun-2009
New tenants have been warned to be on guard against energy brokers targeting them with 'special offers' on their first days in the job. According to...
02-Jun-2009 By John Harrington
A licensee has "given up fighting for justice" after police failed to prosecute a yob who attacked her. Amanda Wilkinson formally complained to...
Local Hero: Glory for the Bell
01-Jun-2009
Winning a gold medal in any sport is a huge achievement - but when it comes after the winner lost the use of both his legs, it is something very...
Hamish Champ: When's a good time for a quick polish then?
01-Jun-2009 By Hamish Champ
It was mad-as-a-bag-of-cats Colonel William Kilgore, played by Robert Duval, who uttered the now-legendary line: "I love the smell of napalm in the...
Licensees hit out at "abhorrent" BNP
01-Jun-2009 By James Wilmore
Licensees have hit out the British National Party (BNP) for targeting pubs as part of its campaign for this week's European elections. The BNP claims...
Adding value with wi-fi
30-May-2009 By Hamish Champ
While it may not be to the more traditional pub-goer's taste, the technological age is finally catching up with Ye Olde Englishe Pubbe, with more...
A meeting of minds: hard to achieve, but surely desirable
30-May-2009 By Hamish Champ
A friend said to me recently that if he had a pound for every time the pub media trotted out the line that the prospect of tenants and landlords...
29-May-2009 By Roger Protz
At Harvey's Brewery, in Lewes, they do things the time-honoured way, says Roger Protz.
29-May-2009 By Andrew Pring
Pubcos must ask themselves some searching questions if the trade is to reform, says Andrew Pring.
29-May-2009 By The PMA Team
Tenanted pub companies now need to accept criticism and engage on how to evolve their business model, a panel of leading observers has claimed.
29-May-2009 By The PMA Team & Tony Halstead
Now in its 8th year — The Morning Advertiser ranks the trade's movers and shakers on the impact they've had on the industry in the past 12 months...
Pubs urged to make most of summer tourist trade
29-May-2009 By James Wilmore
Pubs have a "great opportunity" this summer to capitalise on the trend for holidaying in this country, according to the chairwoman of enjoyEngland....
29-May-2009 By MA reporter
Excitement builds as a number of companies join in to make the debut of Pub in the Park a truly interactive experience that will, with the calibre of...
29-May-2009 By John Harrington
HSBC has admitted one of its staff told a licensee the bank won't lend to pubs — and has apologised.
Jonathan Adnam
28-May-2009 By The PMA Team
Jonathan Adnam chairman, Adnams (41) Why he is on the list: Taking an environmental stance has given Adnams, one of the oldest brewers in the land, a...
28-May-2009 By The PMA Team
Jim Dickson chief executive, Brulines (48) Why he is on the list: Dickson oversees the UK's largest operator of beer monitoring and data collection...
28-May-2009 By The PMA Team
Stephen Gould chief executive, Everards (47), Stuart Bateman managing director, George Bateman & Son (49) Why they are on the list: Gould and...
28-May-2009 By The PMA Team
Ann Elliott managing director, Elliott People (new entry) Why she is on the list: Ann Elliott is founder of Elliott People, which offers sales,...
28-May-2009 By The PMA Team
Peter Morris managing director, Daniel Thwaites (new entry) Why he is on the list: Peter Morris is a year into his new job as boss of...
28-May-2009 By The PMA Team
Justin Adams managing director, Greene King Brewing Company (40), Stephen Oliver managing director, Marston's Beer Co (15), Nigel McNally managing...
28-May-2009 By The PMA Team
Stuart McFarlane president A-B InBev UK (36), Mark Hunter chief executive Molson Coors UK (new entry), Isaac Sheps chief executive, Carlsberg UK (new...
28-May-2009 By The PMA Team
Jonathan Webster managing director, Greene King (GK) destination pubs (34) Jonathan Lawson managing director, GK local pubs (34), Mark Derry managing...
28-May-2009 By The PMA Team
The analysts Geof Collyer Deutsche Bank, Jamie Rollo Morgan Stanley, Mark Brumby Blue Oar Securities, Douglas Jack, Numis Securities Paul Hickman,...
28-May-2009 By The PMA Team
Brian King managing director, Trust Inns (28) Why he is on the list: King heads up Trust Inns, which runs a nationwide estate of 600 tenanted and...
28-May-2009 By The PMA Team
Iain Holden. managing director, Sky Business (24) Why he is on the list: Holden wields considerable power over thousands of UK pub TV viewing rooms...
28-May-2009 By The PMA Team
Lynne D'Arcy joint managing director, Admiral Taverns (21), Andy Clifford joint managing director, Admiral Taverns (21) Why they are on the list:...
28-May-2009 By The PMA Team
Phil Dixon, Trade consultant (37) Why he is on the list: The Barnsley boy is an extremely rare bird in this trade — he's trusted by both licensees...
28-May-2009 By The PMA Team
Derek Andrew, managing director, Marston's Inns & Taverns (20) Why he is on the list: Derek Andrew is the blunt, no-nonsense boss of Marston's...
28-May-2009 By The PMA Team
Nick Bish chief executive, Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers Paul Smith executive director, Noctis Mark Hastings communications director,...
