Almost 6,000 licensees are still awaiting the outcome of their 2010 business rates appeals, with an estimated refund expected of £32,000 per successful case.
Barrio Bars, the neighbourhood DJ club and bar concept, has been in talks with several private equity firms as it looks to expand to five sites within London by the end of 2013, company founder Ferdie Ahmed has told M&C Report.
Nine out of 10 licensees refurbishing their pubs are missing out on thousands of pounds in unclaimed tax relief, known as capital allowances, according to tax specialists MoneyBee Tax.
Grand Union Group, the London-based pub operator headed by Adam Marshall, says it has ended its talks with private equity in order to focus on building cash reserves for future self funded expansion.
A licensee in Acton, west London, has had to fork out more than £1,000 after serving drinks outside of his licensing hours and allowing customers to smoke in his pub.
Hall & Woodhouse, the Dorset-based brewer and pub operator, has reported a 2.3% rise in full-year pre-tax profits to £5.7m and says it has facilities of c£60m for investment opportunities that may arise.
Pubtokens, a service that provides gift vouchers for use across the UK pub market, has added 250 more pubs to the scheme, taking the total number of redeeming outlets to nearly 1,400.
A licensee has received a £1,400 VAT rebate from British Gas for electricity used in private accommodation after intervention by the Publican’s Morning Advertiser (PMA).
It was wonderful to be invited to speak about online marketing at the Freeholder Business Conference last week, and I always get a little buzz from being able to help people spot new ways of getting more from their social media and other online channels.
The Gambling Commission has warned owners of clubs, pubs and hotels that hosting poker as private gaming is not possible without excluding public access.
There’s “something very wrong” with Britain’s tax system when firms like Starbucks pay “next to nothing” while brewers endure an “unsustainable” tax burden, British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) chairman Jonathan Neame has said.
Former chief executive of Barnardo’s Martin Narey has been appointed as the new chairman of the Portman Group’s Independent Complaints Panel for irresponsible alcohol marketing.
Shepherd Neame, the Kent brewer and pub operator, plans to undertake between 20 and 25 significant investments in its pubs during this financial year and aims to extend the support offered to its tenants.
It was when she noticed women were buying more lipstick that Jillian MacLean made her move. MacLean, as she admits, was, at 43, a late starter as an entrepreneur. But that meant she’d been around long enough to know that troubled times are good for lipstick...
Magnus Wilson, ex-group operations director at Orchid Pub Company, plans to acquire a number of pubs across the north-east of England over the next five years after acquiring a third site in the region for his DT (North East) vehicle.
Chaplin’s and the Cellar Bar in Boscombe, Dorset has been named Best Bar None National Award Winner 2012 in recognition of its community work for one of the most deprived areas in the UK.
Award-winning licensee Mitch Adams has put his pub – the Thatchers Arms in Mount Bures, Essex – up for sale, with the aim of looking for a new challenge in craft beer.
An overcrowded wholesale market combined with slim margins were the major reasons for the failure of WaverleyTBS, leading drinks suppliers have claimed.
Drinks wholesalers and suppliers have been picking up extra business in the wake of the WaverleyTBS failure as pub companies have struggled to fill their wine and spirits orders.
Harvester, the food-led brand operated by Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), has launched a digital campaign allowing users to store vouchers on their Apple iPhones.
WaverleyTBS, the drinks distributor, which was placed into administration earlier this week, has ceased trading with immediate effect after administrator Deloitte failed to find a buyer for the business.
Wellington Pub Company, the c800-strong free-of-tie leased pub operator, has blamed the state of the economy for causing a dip in profits and turnover in the year to 31 March.
Admiral Taverns, one of the UK’s largest leased and tenanted pub operators, is understood to have appointed advisers to review its strategic options, which could include a refinancing of its debt or an outright sale of the c1,150-strong, Lloyds-backed...
BBC's Panorama has been forced to remove a programme from iPlayer due to a glaring error in alcohol statistics provided by the University of Sheffield.
When it comes to quirky gimmicks in order to help lift trade, I’m more than happy to try new things to get people through the door. For us, a lot of traditional ‘selling’ methods have failed to work of late.
BII (British Institute of Innkeeping) chief executive Peter Thomas has admitted that the organisation had become “arrogant and lazy” in not clearly defining what it represents.
Molson Coors has appointed Simon Cox, currently managing director, independent on-premise and wholesale to the role of managing director, Molson Coors (UK & Ireland).
National Pubwatch (NPW) has commissioned Leeds Metropolitan University to undertake a study to evaluate the effectiveness and strengths of local pubwatch schemes around the UK.
Barracuda Pub Company has completed a restructure, which will see the separation of its operating company (opco) from its property company (propco), with ex-Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) chief executive Adam Fowle becoming chairman of the newly formed...
After the merger of the Publican and the Morning Advertiser last year, the Publican Awards was relaunched as the blue-riband event for pubcos — and by far the biggest night in the industry’s calendar.
Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) leader Bob Crow has thrown his support behind an award-winning London licensee whose pub is threatened with closure.
Pubs are failing to persuade customers to spend all of the time and money they have budgeted for their visit, according to a new study from on-trade researchers him!
Trust Inns, the c.600-strong pub business owned by leisure magnate Trevor Hemmings, has reported a sharp fall in full-year pre-tax profits after paying higher interest payments and incurring a £1.9m impairment charge following a £6m property value write-down.
Atmosphere Bars & Clubs, the 26-strong nightclub operator backed by Sun Capital Partners, is looking to roll out its Chicago’s brand via franchise to 50 sites within the next three years, chief executive Paul Harbottle has told M&C Report.
Shepherd Neame, the Kent-based brewer and pub operator, has reported a 39.7% rise in pre-tax profit and record turnover that increased 9.6% to £133m for the 53 weeks to 30 June on the back of acquisitions and rising like-for-likes.
An historic pub in Chelsea, west London, has been saved from closure by the Planning Inspectorate after the owner sought to turn the site into housing.
In the heart of the headquarters of SHS Drinks Division, the outfit formerly known as Beverage Brands, there’s a library. Not your usual library with dusty old books but a library of drinks past, a cornucopia of NPD — new product development — that hit...
Pubs could save at least £230 per year on energy bills by installing a smart meter, according to a new report published by British Gas and Oxford Economics.
A third package totalling 93 closed freehold and long-leasehold pubs, which include sites from the former Pubfolio and Goldtry estates, has been placed on the market.
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