Attitude to disabled customers could cost pub industry £50bn
31-Oct-2002
Licensees could snap up part of a £50bn leisure spend if they change their attitude towards disabled customers.Disability campaigner Phil Friend has...
UK's first revolving bar gets an airing
31-Oct-2002
Crewe Hall in Cheshire believes it has installed the UK's first revolving bar. Owner Philip Humphreys said: "I saw this amazing circular bar in...
Your employees are the most effective sales people you have
31-Oct-2002
Members of staff are the front-line sales people and they can have a significant impact on the nature of your business because of the influence they...
Zatec put a spring in my step
31-Oct-2002
Attentive readers will recall that, earlier this year, I reported on the activities of Rolf Munding in the Czech Republic. Rolf, a British...
Locals win fight to keep Wicked Lady
31-Oct-2002
Noble House has decided to retain the name of a pub in Hertfordshire after a vociferous local campaign. The company had planned to change the name of...
Better late than never?
30-Oct-2002
With the government stalling yet again, licensees are still unsure what time their New Year parties must end. Jackie Annett asks why the delay?The...
Barracuda buys seven Old Monk sites for £7.8m
30-Oct-2002
Barracuda has bought seven sites from the collapsed pub operator Old Monk Company for £7.8m.The managed business headed by Mark McQuator swooped for...
What the Sunday papers said
28-Oct-2002
The BusinessBRITVIC, the UK soft drinks manufacturer, is to be put back up for sale next year, once its largest shareholder, Six Continents, has...
Pubs warned after attacks
24-Oct-2002
A city's licensees have been urged to be vigilant following a spate of terrifying attacks on pubs in the Coventry area. Coventry Licensed Victuallers...
Actress plays it for
24-Oct-2002
real down at Crown One person who won't be entering our "Win a celebrity barmaid" competition is Surrey licensee Paul Davies of the Crown at...
The Good Pub Guide 2003 top pubs' roll of honour
24-Oct-2002
Own Brew Pub of the Year Grainstore, Station Road, Oakham, Leicestershire This three-storey Victorian grain warehouse has been converted into a...
Flying High in Walsall
24-Oct-2002
Highgate Brewery has survived the developers and now stands proud as one of the bright spots of the Black Country. Phil Mellows tells a tale of...
Charity slams pub trade for failing to attract disabled customers
24-Oct-2002
Disabled charity John Grooms has accused the pub trade of failing to make enough effort to attract disabled customers. The charity sent out a team of...
Capital duo set to play it again
24-Oct-2002
The founders of the Capital Pub Company are already planning a sequel to the blockbusting venture that has now raised a total of £14.3m through an...
What to do if you breach a condition of your PEL
23-Oct-2002
by Richard Williams of thePublican.com's legal team from London solicitors Joelson Wilson.If you are the holder of a public entertainment licence, it...
Stocktaking: Taking the controls
23-Oct-2002
Although not a glamorous job, effective stocktaking is essential to any business.Stocktaking may not be a subject to get your spine tingling with...
In with the New Year
22-Oct-2002
New Year opening hours have again been left too lateby Richard Williams of thePublican.com's legal team from London solicitors Joelson Wilson.Many of...
What the Sunday papers said
21-Oct-2002
The Sunday PapersConran, Britain's biggest private restaurant chain, has taken a big hit from its American restaurant and store business, slashing...
Once-troubled brewer Charles Wells is convinced a fairer dea
17-Oct-2002
Anthony Wallis, retail director of Charles Wells, is refreshingly honest about the problems that beset the Bedford brewer and pubco a couple of years...
Queen's Speech is set for November 13
17-Oct-2002
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has three weeks to firm up the draft of the Alcohol and Entertainment Bill if it is to be announced in...
Licensees could be fined for defying Office of Fair Trading
17-Oct-2002
Licensees could be fined tens of thousands of pounds if they sign up to controversial minimum pricing schemes.The controversial schemes introduced by...
You can manage
17-Oct-2002
From single parents to school-leavers, the pub industry provides a career.Becky Blackmore, the Old Post Office, HertsBecky Blackmore, manager of the...
Orleans for sale
17-Oct-2002
Scottish & Newcastle Retail this week confirmed it was putting 11 of its 41 Old Orleans outlets up for sale for £2.1m including its central...
Full of Pride
14-Oct-2002
Simon Emeny is at the forefront of Fuller's drive to double its estate but the brewer intends to focus on quality rather than quantity. By Mark...
What the Sunday papers said
14-Oct-2002
The Daily MailPubmaster is just three weeks away from launching a £300m securitisation deal. The company has begun a series of meetings with its...
Rent reduction will lessen rates burden for licensees
11-Oct-2002
Licensees are being told that they must try to keep the rent on their pub as low as possible before April 2003, when all pubs in the UK are to be...
Eager to be the creamof the crop
10-Oct-2002
This year's explosion in the cream liqueur market is set to continue with the launch of two new brands Talea Amaretto Cream and Drambuie Cream....
Nightclub industry would welcome capacity restrictions for pubs
09-Oct-2002
News that pubs could face capacity restrictions similar to those in nightclubs under new licensing laws, have been welcomed by the nightclub...
Time to fight back
08-Oct-2002
Many pub staff have been victims of violence at some stage in their career. Jackie Annett reports on diffusing situations before they become...
Taking the lead
08-Oct-2002
John McNamara has fronted the BII since the beginning of the year and has spent his time tackling challenges head on. Michelle Perrett reports.When...
Inn to the future
07-Oct-2002
Writing exclusively for The Publican, Wizard Inns boss Chris Hutt reflects on past changes and takes a look at the future fortunes of the pub...
What the Sunday papers said
07-Oct-2002
The Financial TimesOld Monk, which last week sold eight pubs and a London bar in order to cut debt, is to go into administration. Read more on...
Licensing reform will cost licensees more, says Neame
04-Oct-2002
Kill the Bill campaigner Stuart Neame has accused the government of fiddling the figures over licensing reform. Stuart Neame, vice chairman of Kent...
Gang raids Bolton pubs
03-Oct-2002
Pub landlords in Lancashire have warned police they are being preyed on by a gang of robbers armed with knives, hammers and crowbars. Hosts in the...
The Puzzle Pub Company has bought nine Old Monk Pub Company
03-Oct-2002
Ten years after being founded, Puzzle Pub Company has taken a quantum leap that will see turnover jump to £11m from the current £5m. Puzzle's...
Advice to rural pubs may be misleading
03-Oct-2002
Efforts to revive struggling rural pubs are not working, claims a leading academic.Guy Lincoln, an expert in the licensed retail sector based at...
Licensees can quiz trade leaders at Publican Conference
03-Oct-2002
Publican.com users are being given a unique opportunity to enter into a live debate with some of the most powerful personalities in the...
Sting in the
03-Oct-2002
tale down at the Beehive A Grantham pub has been forced to put up a sign warning of bees after someone complained to the local council about being...
On the road
02-Oct-2002
"This isn't a personal question mate, but where do you keep your nuts?"For a Walkers sales rep this gag is most likely one of the oldest in the book,...
Publicans told to make right move on disabled facilities
02-Oct-2002
Licensees are running out of time to make changes to their properties to bring them in line with the new Disability Discrimination Act. The act,...
Licensees face financial hardship
01-Oct-2002
Hundreds of licensees are facing debt and bankruptcy because of increased red-tape, high rents and rising beer prices.And many licensees are too...
What the Sunday papers said
30-Sep-2002
The BusinessSix Continents is poised to renew efforts to merge its pubs business with Scottish & Newcastle, once it has finalised plans for a...
Rural licensees lobby government for foot-and-mouth compensation
26-Sep-2002
Thousands of rural publicans are lobbying the government for their share in £7bn compensation, after foot-and-mouth ripped their businesses...
Publicans missing out on key football matches
26-Sep-2002
Pubs are missing out on sales generated by key football matches because their Sky TV service does not include the free ITV2 channel. Some Champions...
Scotland pubs want happy hours banned
26-Sep-2002
Licensees in Scotland are still pushing for a ban on cut-price booze and happy hours despite a government green-light on the practice.They are...
Breare quashes finance worry rumours
25-Sep-2002
Noble House boss Robert Breare has rubbished industry rumours that his pub and restaurant business was stretching itself to the limit, and perhaps...
The Publican Awards 2003
24-Sep-2002
Tuesday 25th March - Le Meridien Grosvenor House, Park Lane, LondonThe Publican Newspaper hosts the largest licensed trade awards in the United...
Industry expert launches attack on large pub companies
24-Sep-2002
Beer industry expert Roger Protz has launched a scathing attack on the country's giant pub companies accusing them of conducting an "extortion...
Pubs will benefit from £7m initiative to boost London's tourism economy
23-Sep-2002
A multi-million pound initiative to promote London's tourism industry should give a welcome boost to pubs.The three-year plan 'Visit London' aims to...
SFI denies cash crisis amid City fears
23-Sep-2002
High street retailer SFI Group has rubbished claims it is on the brink of financial disaster following fears of a cash crisis.Last week, a broker...
