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...
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...
High-profile bar sold to Chorion
11-Jun-2001
High-profile new bar 10 Covent Garden has been sold and is set to be revamped only months after opening.City Bars & Restaurants has disposed of...
Yates in talks over takeover offer
08-Jun-2001
Shares in Yates Group soared today (June 8) after it emerged that it was in talks to sell the business.Chairman Peter Dickson admitted that the pub...
Corney & Barrow grows despite fears of downturn
08-Jun-2001
Corney & Barrow is about to open its first new outlet for three years despite worries that a downturn is hitting pubs in London and the south.The...
Charles Wells and the Queen's Award for Export
26-Jun-2000
Charles Wells has won the Queen's Award for Export. We attended the presentation ceremony. Charles Wells is one of the biggest independent brewers in...
Charles Wells shows its true international class
14-Feb-2000
With an international chain of pubs, licences for Japanese, Jamaican and Mexican lagers, and stakes in top music venues, Charles Wells is a family...
Palmers - one of the UK's most traditional brewers?
31-Jan-2000
Bridport-based Palmers lays claim to being one of the UK's most traditional brewers.While the big regional brewers grab the headlines with their...
JW Lees - breaking with tradition
15-Nov-1999
Tucked away 50,000 feet up in the French Alps, close to the snowy ski slopes of Mont Blanc, are two real ale pubs, the White Grouse and the Perdrix...
Luminar embarks on ambitious expansion
01-Mar-1999
Bar operator Luminar Leisure has snapped up a package of outlets as part of its ambitious expansion plans.It has completed a £3.7m acquisition of...
Isle of Man's Heron and Brearley sets sights on mainland
01-Feb-1999
After dominating the pub market on the Isle of Man for 100 years, Heron and Brearley is setting its sights on the mainland.For the past 100 years,...
Bumper bar opening for Davy
26-Oct-1998
Bar operator Davy & Co is investing in its first chains of retail concepts as part of its expansion.It initially plans up to six outlets branded...
How the West End was won (by Corney and Barrow)
12-Oct-1998
Through boom and gloom, Corney and Barrow has catered for the movers and shakers in the CityAs the global meltdown threatens the British economy, the...
What lies ahead for Yates's Wine Lodges?
10-Aug-1998
Yates's Wine Lodges was voted top Pub Retail Brand at The Publican Awards 1998. We report on what lies ahead for the successful company.With a...
Change of sales strategy for Charles Wells
16-Feb-1998
Bedford brewer Charles Wells has been feeling the squeeze as a result of the influx of cheap imports. Lorna Harrison discovers how the company is...