Marston’s has revealed a new guest beer created especially for the Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations, an event which pubs are allowed to extend their opening hours to 1am.
Pizzas are an easy-to-make and great-tasting option for your menu, and you can capitalise on the recent boom for the Italian food. Nicholas Robinson reports
Pizza is quickly becoming a popular dish in pubs as more operators turn to the quick, easy and tasty food to entice new customers into their businesses. Watch this video to see how the masters create delicious pizzas.
Italian classics have been a big part of the UK’s food scene for decades, but now more pubs are beginning to cash in on pizzas with rising success. Here are 10 things you should consider before launching your offer.
There is still room for improvement in the training of business development managers (BDMs) by pubcos as less than two thirds are properly qualified, according to the annual compliance report by the Pub Governing Body (PGB).
The Publican's Morning Advertiser's sister publication M&C spoke to Marston’s chief executive Ralph Findlay and chief financial officer Andrew Andrea about its results and future plans.
Marston’s has completed its year-long project to find out how to attract young people as regular pub goers and has said the results of the panel will be incorporated into its pubs.
Marston’s will have to choose the sites of its 20 new food pubs carefully to avoid the pinch of the saturation in the eating out sector, which has already forced menu prices down in high street pubs, a City analyst has warned.
Campaigners fighting to stop Sedgley’s Seven Stars from being turned into a Morrisons are facing bitter disappointment after the planning inspectorate overturned Dudley council’s original decision not to grant planning permission to the supermarket giant.
Marston’s, the brewer and pub operator, has strengthened its board with the appointment of two non-executive directors with a background at supermarket group Tesco.
The chief executive of Marston’s has written to a campaigner trying to save one of the brewer’s pubs from closure to say the actions of politicians have hit community locals hard.
Marston’s chief executive Ralph Findlay believes the importance of sport on TV in pubs is “not what it used to be” as customers choose to watch events at home.
Marston’s has reported a 4.1% rise in like-for-like sales in its Destination and Premium arm for the 41 weeks to 19 July, with the company describing the impact of the World Cup as “broadly neutral”.
A tenant has complained about Marston’s tactics in trying to sell his pub from under him – which included offering vacant possession despite his tenancy running until June 2016.
Marston’s, the brewer and pub operator, has reported a 9.4% rise in underlying profit before tax to £29m in what it called a “strong” half year (26 weeks to 5 April).
An ex-tenant is in dispute with Marston’s for holding back more than £2,300 on his final settlement after the pub company claimed he bought out of tie.
Marston’s disposed of more than 200 pubs to a property investor in December in part to reduce its “exposure to the potential effects of government intervention”, according to the company’s chief executive.
Marston’s, the brewer and pub operator, saw like-for-like sales grow 3.3% over the key festive period (three weeks to 3 January) in its Destination and Premium division.
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has revealed the local residents and pub campaigners will be mounting a “sustained opposition” to news that 202 Marston’s pubs could be converted to alternative uses.
Marston’s, the brewer and pub operator, has announced that it has disposed of 202 pubs for £90m to NewRiver Retail Limited, a specialist real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on the UK food and value retail sector.
Marston’s is accelerating its new-build programme after reporting an “encouraging” performance in the second half of its financial year, helped by good weather and strong sales in its Destination and Premium pubs.
Marston’s, the brewer and pub operator, has told the Publican's Morning Advertiser's sister title M&C Report it has secured planning consent for three more new-build sites in the south-east, as it revealed details of its latest new-build...
Colin Sadler, managing director of Marstons’ premium pub division Revere, has told the Publican's Morning Advertiser sister title M&C Report he hopes to have another new site for Pitcher & Piano secured this year
Marston’s, the brewer and pub operator, has reported “strong” trading performance in its most recent trading period, with like-for-like sales in its Destination and Premium pubs up 6% in the 10 weeks to 20 July.
Pub companies embarking on franchise operations have to go further than other hospitality franchises because of an historic lack of trust between partners in the sector.
Marston’s, the brewer and pub operator, has sold a package of 27 newbuild pubs to Legal & General Property in a sale and leaseback deal worth just under £70m.
Marston’s, the brewer and pub operator, has announced the appointment of Roger Devlin, current chair of internet gaming business Gamesys, as its new chairman as it reports a decline in profits in the 26 weeks to 30 March, with trading "significantly...
