Independent Operators

Dallaglio: Greene King IPA ambassador

Dallaglio to visit thousands of pubs

By Ewan Turney

Former England rugby captain Lawrence Dallaglio is set to make an appearance at thousands of pubs during the Six Nations tournament, thanks to Greene King.

PubAid: highlighting the industry's good work

Pub sector launches PubAid

By Ewan Turney

A pan-industry initiative to combat negative publicity surrounding pubs and focus on the good charity work they undertake has launched.

Pring: pubcos want their pubs to stay open

Help! We need everybody's

By Andrew Pring

Whether or not pubcos are able or willing to offer help to licensees, additional trade initiatives are vital, says Andrew Pring.

On the road

On the road

The first thing that strikes you after shuffling onto the bus organised by anti-pubco campaigners is that they have prepared for a long, hard day...

Manager of the year: Nick Hayman

St Austell determined to keep pubs open

By John Harrington

St Austell Brewery boss James Staughton says he's "determined" not to let the Cornish company's pubs close as recession hits. He told 280 tenants,...

Pubs in South East may still get people to spend on a meal out

Romford pubs most likely to survive crunch

By Ewan Turney

Pubs in Romford, Essex are most likely to beat the credit crunch with people spending three times the national average on food and drink. A survey by...

A protester outside Punch HQ

Protesters: pubcos to blame for closures

By Gemma McKenna

Unsustainable rents and high beer prices are the main reason why pubs are being boarded up across the country, say licensees protesting outside Enterprise and Punch HQs.

Protesters outside Enterprise HQ

Pubco protest: as it happened

By Gemma McKenna

The Morning Advertiser's blow-by-blow account of how events at the pubco protest outside the HQs of Enterprise and Punch unfolded, plus a photo...

Pubwatch: bans under scrutiny

Pubwatch bans face further High Court test

By MA Reporter

London's High Court has paved the way for another test case on the legality of banning people from pubs via pubwatch. One of the country's senior...

Protest will be led by Inez Ward (second from left) and other Fair Pint members

Licensees to call for pubco action

By Ewan Turney

Frustrated licensees are to present an open letter calling for a fairer deal on rents and beer prices to the bosses of Britain's two biggest pubcos at a protest march on Monday.

Pring: Churchill myst be turning in his grave

Fight them and their speeches

By Andrew Pring

The Government's latest barrage of blows against the trade is a shameful and ill-timed attack, says Andrew Pring.

Charity: customers are looking for value

Counting on the value card

By The PMA Team

The UK's managed pubcos are driving hard down the value route. The PMA Team looks at the key strategies being used to out-perform in 2009 Consumer sea change.

Neil Robertson outside the Red Lion in Mayfair where he met Morning Advertiser editor Andrew Pring

'Sunset industry' danger warns new BII boss

By Andrew Pring

The pub trade is in danger of becoming a "sunset industry" in the eyes of Government and officials, warns the new chief executive of the BII. Neil...

Sheps: drinks deal for tenants

Shepherd Neame drinks price deal for hosts

By Ewan Turney

Kent brewer Shepherd Neame is offering its tenants the chance to sell cut-price drinks if they agree to take a hit on margins. Sheps has written to...

BII: training awards

BII NITA winners announced

By Ewan Turney

The BII has announced the winners of the 2008 National Industry Training Awards (NITAs). The winners were announced via a live broadcast on its site....

Martin: tenants pay too much for beer

Martin: pubco model is unsustainable

By John Harrington

JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin says the pubco model is "unsustainable" because tenants are charged too much for beer. Tenants can't compete with...

Fair Pint: pubs are safe if under a lease

Fair Pint: pubs safe if pubco goes under

By Ewan Turney

The Fair Pint campaign has re-assured tied lessees that they won't lose their pubs if their pubco goes in to administration. As the economic climate...

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