07-Sep-2006 By John Harrington
A total of around 220 Mitchells & Butlers food-focused pubs are now non-smoking, the Morning Advertiser has learnt. The move means M&B is now...
Will Tchenguiz come calling again at M&B?
07-Sep-2006
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) shareholders have had an excellent six months. Thanks must go in no small part to Iranian property tycoon Robert...
M&B estate valued at £5.5bn
31-Aug-2006
Rising property prices have pushed the value of Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) estate to more than £5.5bn.The UK's biggest managed pub group,...
M&B to segment Vintage Inns brand
31-Aug-2006 By Mark Stretton
Mitchells & Butlers is to segment one of the most profitable casual-dining brands in Europe as part of the ongoing development of its country pub...
03-Aug-2006 By The PMA Team
Managed operator Mitchells & Butlers is to convert 11 of its newly acquired 239 Whitbread venues to a new steakhouse brand. The company has been...
21-Jul-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Whitbread has this morning announced the sale of 239 pub/restaurants to Mitchells and Butlers for £497million. The deal, for 235 open pubs and 4...
M&B's shifts in retail emphasis
06-Jul-2006
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has won a reputation in recent years as the UK pub industry's foremost centre of managed retail innovation.
29-Jun-2006 By Mark Stretton
Violet Capital, the vehicle used by Robert Tchenguiz to build a stake in Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), has declared that it no longer has a notifiable stake in the pub and restaurant group.
Mitchells & Butlers favourite to win surplus Whitbread pub restaurants
29-Jun-2006 By Hamish Champ
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is being lined up as the likely victor in a bidding war for Whitbread's non-core Beefeater and Brewers Fayre...
25-May-2006 By The PMA Team
Managed operator Mitchells & Butlers has unveiled a new pub concept code-named Windsor. Last night saw the opening of the sixth Windsor venue,...
25-May-2006 By The PMA Team
Mitchells & Butlers boss Tim Clarke has called for the speedy publication of the smoke ban regulations for England to avoid the 'utter administrative shambles' of the Licensing Act.
Mitchells & Butlers - gamekeepers turned poachers?
25-May-2006 By Hamish Champ
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), which today announced half year sales up nearly three per cent and operating profits up 4.4 per cent to £143m, is...
Mitchells & Butlers announces half year results
25-May-2006 By Hamish Champ
Announcing its results for the 28 weeks to April 15 2006, Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) said overall revenues rose 2.7 per cent to £887m, with...
08-May-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Robert Tchenguiz' R20 investment group says it will not now be making an offer for Mitchells & Butlers. After months of specualtion the group...
M&B: Buyout proposal undervalues company
04-May-2006 By Iain O'Neil
M&B says Tchenguiz' 550pence a share proposal 'undervalues' the business.
Michells & Butlers reports healthy sales growth
28-Apr-2006
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has thrown down the gauntlet to potential buyers with market-leading sales growth.In the three months to April 22,...
21-Mar-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Bob Ivell, executive chairman of Regents Inn, confirmed he has been approached to head up a bid for Mitchells & Butlers (M&B).
Doubt over R20 move on M&B
17-Mar-2006
While Robert Tchenguiz's R20 was forced to admit its interest in Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) this week, industry watchers remain unconvinced he...
15-Mar-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Robert Tchenguiz could make a bid for Britain's biggest managed pub operator Mitchells & Butlers as early as next week say experts. The Iranian...
Bumper Christmas for Mitchells & Butlers
02-Feb-2006
A strong Christmas helped boost Mitchells & Butlers' (M&B) start to its financial year, the group told investors today.Speaking at the...
M&B host scoops top franchisee award
13-Oct-2005
by Ewan Turney Mitchells & Butlers franchisee Jon Bassett of the Queen's Vault in Cardiff has been awarded a cheque for £3,000 after finishing...
Food-led smoking ban will not work claims M&B
29-Sep-2005
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) claims a trial smoking ban at its pubs in Grimsby has illustrated the disastrous consequences that will arise if...
M&B lashes food-based Government smoke ban
29-Sep-2005
by Ewan Turney One of Britain's largest managed operators has told the Govern-ment that a total smoking ban is preferable to its current proposals...
Mitchells & Butlers marches on
27-Sep-2005
Mitchells & Butlers continued to eat up market share during 2005 and expects overall trading for the year to be at the top end of expectations.In...
Spirits rise at Punch and Mitchells & Butlers
12-Sep-2005
Bid speculation surrounding a possible move by Punch Taverns and Mitchells & Butlers for Spirit Group boosted the pair's share prices today.Punch...
M&B loses appeal over manager's hours
07-Jul-2005
Mitchells & Butlers has lost its appeal against a court's decision to award damages to a manager for being forced to work excessive hours. The...
M&B takes its Grimsby food pubs smoke-free
23-Jun-2005
by The PMA Team Managed operator Mitchells & Butlers is to launch a non-smoking trial across 12 food pubs in a single town, Grimsby in North...
M&B:
26-May-2005
feeding off food Managed operator Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is out-performing the rest of the managed sector. PAUL CHARITY looks at its...
M&B's franchise estate poised to top 100-mark
28-Apr-2005
by Tony Halstead Managed pub operator Mitchells & Butlers is marketing 22 further pubs as franchise leases. If all the pubs are successfully...
M&B pledges support for charity Barnardo's
15-Apr-2005
Mitchells & Butlers has pledged a donation of £50,000 to its new charity partner, children's charity Barnardo's.The money will be spent in two...
M&B rides high on food and festive trade
26-Jan-2005
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) today downplayed the impact of regulatory pressures, predicting that its economies of scale and ongoing disposal...
500 M&B pubs may stop food to service smokers
09-Dec-2004
by The PMA Team The proposed smoke ban in pubs offering food would force Mitchells & Butlers to end its food service at 500 pubs, chief...
M&B tightens age policy after inquest comments
09-Dec-2004
by John Harrington Mitchells & Butlers has vowed to review procedures for preventing under-age sales following the inquest into the death of a...
M&B warns smoking ban is a threat to health
02-Dec-2004
Mitchells & Butlers has warned that the Government's proposed smoking ban could lead to unhealthy consequences for the nation.The...
Mitchells & Butlers
18-Nov-2004
Proper control equals profitability Mitchells & Butlers' chief executive Tim Clarke has no doubts about the benefits of responsible retailing...
M&B's two-fors' put to the sword
21-Oct-2004
by Ewan Turney Two-for-one drink offers and happy hours have been dumped by managed operator Mitchells & Butlers in a crackdown on speed...
Food pubs drive Mitchells & Butlers
28-Sep-2004
Robust sales in its suburban pubs have boosted Mitchells & Butlers, with a strong perfomance by its food-led brands.The managed pub group has...
M&B denies St George's flag ban
20-May-2004
Managers at Arena sports pubs will be allowed to fly the St George's flag to support the England Euro 2004 squad after all.Contrary to reports that...
M&B opens 150th Sizzling site
29-Apr-2004
Managed house operator Mitchells & Butlers has opened its 150th Sizzling Pub Co site just three years after the brand was created. The company...
Brand boost pulls M&B out of sales quagmire
11-Dec-2003
by The PMA Team Managed pub operator Mitchells & Butlers has reversed declining sales across its estate in both high-street and suburban pubs...
M&B tastes franchise success
02-Oct-2003
Mitchells & Butlers has made substantial progress in converting 50 of its managed pubs to new-style leased franchise agreements. The company has...
Mitchells & Butlers out of the race for S&N Retail
29-Aug-2003
Mitchells & Butlers has failed to make the shortlist of potential buyers for the Scottish & Newcastle Retail pub estate. Rivals Laurel Pub...
M&B an 'obvious target' if S&N bid fails, says analyst
22-Aug-2003
Mitchells & Butlers is playing for high stakes in its bid for the rival Scottish & Newcastle Retail estate, according to investment bank...
M&B offers lease deal to revive ailing pubs
31-Jul-2003
By Tony Halstead Mitchells & Butlers, the country's biggest managed pub company, has identified a further 27 houses that will switch to franchise...
M&B manages to avoid a Footsie humiliation
26-Jun-2003
Shares of Mitchells & Butlers have been in something of a ferment since they were floated on the stock market following the break-up of the old...
M&B goes for value in high-street initiative
12-Jun-2003
by The PMA Team Mitchells & Butlers has quietly launched a new value-based high-street bar concept in the last month, the Morning Advertiser has...
Mitchells & Butlers denies aggressive pricing strategy
05-Jun-2003
Mitchells & Butlers has pledged to stick to its "no irresponsible promotions" policy, despite plans to drop the average price of alcohol across...
M&B announces £1.7bn pub finance plans
22-May-2003
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has annouced plans to ward off predators by raising a war chest of cash.Britain's biggest managed house group will...
Mitchells &
13-Feb-2003
Butlers in comeback by Mike Bennett From global retailer to Victorian victualler in one fell swoop. That's the fate of the 2,000 managed houses...
6C pubs group to be renamed Mitchells & Butlers
10-Feb-2003
Six Continents is to rename its pubs division Mitchells & Butlers after the famous chain of managed pubs founded in 1898.The pubs and hotels will...
