Punch unveils new benefits for employees
11-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ
Punch Taverns is to offer staff working in its managed pub operation a range of new flexible benefits including gym membership, child-care vouchers...
11-Jan-2011 By John Harrington
Punch Taverns is delaying new investment projects at its tenanted and leased pubs via its Investment for Growth (I4G) scheme.
07-Jan-2011 By Ewan Turney
Punch Taverns has been ordered to pay £27,481 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to serious breaches of fire safety legislation at a London...
06-Jan-2011 By Gurjit Degun
A Punch leased pub in Lincolnshire has been taken on by 43 members of a local community committed to keeping their local pub running. The Cherry...
04-Jan-2011 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
Punch Taverns, the leased and managed pub group, is reportedly considering selling its 50% stake in drinks wholesaler Matthew Clark, a move that...
Punch bondholders appoint advisers
29-Dec-2010
A number of Punch Taverns' bondholders are reported to have appointed Rothschild, the investment bank, to advise them ahead of meetings with the...
20-Dec-2010 By Ewan Turney
Bondholders in Punch Taverns are believed to have held a meeting with financial advisers ahead of a possible restructuring. According to the...
17-Dec-2010 By Ewan Turney
Punch boss Ian Dyson has reported "improving trends" despite an 8.7% decline in like-for-like EBITDA in its leased estate.
Hamish Champ: Punch Taverns AGM showdown? Damp squib, more like
17-Dec-2010 By Hamish Champ
There was much anticipation surrounding Punch Taverns' annual general meeting (AGM), held in Central London today. Well, at least among hacks like me...
Punch Taverns to update on strategic review 'early next year'
17-Dec-2010 By Hamish Champ
Announcing its first quarter figures today, Ian Dyson, Punch Taverns' chief executive, said he plans to update the market on the progress of his...
17-Dec-2010 By Ewan Turney
Punch Taverns executives got an easy ride from shareholders at its Annual General Meeting. Shareholders had been expected to take Punch to task on...
'Punch boss Ian Dyson in line for £4m shares'
16-Dec-2010 By James Wilmore
The new boss of Punch, Britain's largest pub group, could earn nearly £4.6m this year as a result of a controversial pay package. Ian Dyson, the...
16-Dec-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
The new boss of Punch Taverns could earn nearly £4.6m this year as a result of a controversial pay package. Ian Dyson, the former finance director...
13-Dec-2010 By Ewan Turney
Punch executives are set to come under renewed pressure from shareholders at the company's annual general meeting this week. Speculation over the...
'Punch Taverns' investors set for AGM showdown'
12-Dec-2010
Directors at Punch Taverns will come under fire at its AGM this week when shareholders demand action to reduce debt of more than £3bn. The new chief...
06-Dec-2010 By The PMA Team
A leading City analyst has claimed that Punch Taverns' best option now is to allow the two securitisations — A and B — that cover 5,325 of its...
06-Dec-2010 By Ewan Turney
Several private equity groups are said to be plotting bids for Punch Taverns, according to reports. The Daily Mail reports that CVC, which was...
'Private equity group plotting bid for Punch Taverns'
05-Dec-2010
Private equity group CVC is thought to be plotting an audacious bid for Punch Taverns, whose leased and managed pub estates have combined debts of...
02-Dec-2010 By The PMA Team
Punch Taverns has fired a warning shot to bondholders that it may hand back the keys to 5,000-plus leased pubs, unless they offer flexibility on debt...
'Punch Taverns could hand 6,000 pubs over to bondholders'
28-Nov-2010
Punch Taverns, the UK's largest pub landlord, may give its bondholders ownership of as many as 6,000 pubs across the country in an effort to trim...
23-Nov-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Punch Taverns has joined up with the BII to provide a new qualification for its business relationship managers (BRMs) to help improve support for...
22-Nov-2010 By The PMA Team
A senior City analyst has argued that the "status quo" at Punch Taverns is just "not an option".
All change at Punch Taverns?
22-Nov-2010 By Hamish Champ
When he joined Punch Taverns as chief executive Ian Dyson said he'd review everything across the business. A month or so on and the results of his...
22-Nov-2010 By Gurjit Degun
Punch's latest cash back incentive scheme for its tenants and lessees has led to a 23% rise in sales. Under the on-going 10-week initiative,...
'Punch Taverns set for showdown with its bondholders'
21-Nov-2010
Punch Taverns chief executive Ian Dyson is paving the way for talks to get big concessions from the group's bondholders or hand them the keys to...
18-Nov-2010 By The PMA Team
New national ops director Darren Topp has decided against joining the company — and a senior operations director has defected to Stonegate.
18-Nov-2010 By The PMA Team
A senior City source has dismissed the GMB's call for Punch Taverns to swap debt for equity as "laughable". The GMB has called on Punch's board to...
Punch bid to bulldoze pub rejected
18-Nov-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
A licensee is celebrating after a pubco's bid to demolish his pub and turn it into eight homes was rejected. Paul St John Campbell said he only...
GMB calls for Punch debt-for-equity swap
17-Nov-2010 By Hamish Champ
The GMB trade union has called on Punch Taverns boss Ian Dyson to kick off debt-for-equity swap talks with the pubco's bondholders. The union said it...
16-Nov-2010 By John Harrington
Punch has made an approved list of 14 trade experts to help lessees and tenants handle their finances. The company has vetted experts from local and...
16-Nov-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
Phil Dutton, the finance director of Punch Taverns, the leased and tenanted pub operator, is to leave the company. No reason was given for his...
15-Nov-2010 By Gurjit Degun
Punch Taverns has exceeded attendance targets at its partner roadshows for the seventh year running. This year's events saw over 45% of Punch's...
05-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
Fears have been raised that Punch Taverns may have to raise more funds after its US bond insurer Ambac said it may file for bankruptcy. Ambac said...
05-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
New Punch Taverns chief executive Ian Dyson has bought 100,000 shares in the company for £65,850. Former Marks & Spencer finance director Dyson...
12-Oct-2010 By The PMA Team
The managed division of Punch plans to invest £38m in refurbishing between 230 and 240 pubs this financial year. The company would focus on four brands: Chef & Brewer, Fayre and Square, Taylor Walker and Flaming Grill.
Punch Taverns' annual profits down 18 per cent
12-Oct-2010 By Hamish Champ
Shares in debt-laden Punch Taverns were down 10 per cent today after it reported annual pre-tax profits of £130.8m, 18.5 per cent lower than the...
08-Oct-2010 By Robyn Black
Punch Taverns has confirmed plans to extend its Investing For Growth scheme into next year, earmarking a further £15m to help another 350 pubs.
04-Oct-2010 By Ewan Turney
Titanic has claimed a computer error rather than pressure from Punch to enforce the tie led to it failing to supply an off-site beer festival.
04-Oct-2010 By The PMA Team
City analyst Paul Hickman, of KBC Peel Hunt, has issued a buy note on Punch Taverns — fortune favours the brave, he said.
04-Oct-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Punch Taverns kicks off its 11-stop annual roadshow for its tenants and lessees tomorrow in Bolton.
29-Sep-2010 By Ewan Turney
AWP supplier Sceptre Lesiure has secured a two-year deal to supply Punch's managed estate of pubs. The deal will see Sceptre supply coin operated...
Punch Taverns' new lease of life
27-Sep-2010 By Hamish Champ
Patience, they say, is a virtue. Punch Taverns will have to wait a while before being able to assess the popularity of its new lease agreements,...
24-Sep-2010 By John Harrington
A foundation week and development planning day are included in the new training programme for incoming tenants and lessees.
Punch Taverns to resurrect Taylor Walker name
23-Sep-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
Punch Taverns is to resurrect one of Britain's historic brewing names, badging a slew of London pubs under the name Taylor Walker, M&C Report...
Punch gives jobseekers a taste of the trade
22-Sep-2010 By James Wilmore
Ten jobseekers were given a two-week taste of the industry and a guaranteed job interview thanks to a link-up between Punch Pub Company and a...
17-Sep-2010 By The PMA Team
Punch Taverns has offered further concessions to new licensees to tempt them to sign up to three new leases it's offering. The company launches the leases officially in its south-east region next week.
16-Sep-2010 By John Harrington
A Punch tenant has criticised the pubco for adding a £25 plus VAT charge for every cash payment made to the company. Carol Anderson said she was...
Welcome to Punch Taverns Mr Dyson
14-Sep-2010 By Hamish Champ
What are the odds that last week would have been the first in a long while that Giles Thorley enjoyed from start to finish? Having stepped down as...
09-Sep-2010 By The PMA Team
Ian Dyson arrived at Punch Taverns this week to take over as chief executive. The PMA Team looks at the challenges facing the company.
26-Aug-2010 By The PMA Team
Punch Taverns chief executive Giles Thorley will leave the business a week tomorrow — Friday 3 September. His replacement, Ian Dyson, starts on Monday 6 September.
