10-Dec-2008 By MA team
Enterprise boss Ted Tuppen said he was "very surprised and disappointed" at claims from the ALMR that the "pubco model is not working".
Enterprise chief reveals licensee tax scandal to MPs
09-Dec-2008 By James Wilmore
Enterprise Inns chief executive Ted Tuppen has told MPs that some of his company's licensees buying outside the beer tie are also committing tax...
09-Dec-2008 By John Harrington
Enterprise Inns chiefs mounted a strong attack on tenants buying outside the tie when they gave evidence to MPs in the pubco inquiry. They accused...
27-Nov-2008 By Ewan Turney
Enterprise Inns has insisted it is not de-listing Carlsberg beer despite confusion caused over a letter sent out to licensees last week. Britain's...
Enterprise to delist Carlsberg and Castlemaine
19-Nov-2008
Enterprise Inns has announced that both Carlsberg Draught and Castlemaine XXXX will be withdrawn from its supply list at the end of January next...
Call for Enterprise Inns to cut dividend
19-Nov-2008 By Hamish Champ
A leading City analyst has called on Enterprise Inns to cut its dividend to help it pay down some of its £5bn debt.James Ainley, of brokers JP...
19-Nov-2008 By Ewan Turney
Carlsberg is "very disappointed" and "surprised" by Enterprise's decision to de-list the lager from its 7,763 pubs from 31 January — it says the pubco is restricting tenants choice.
19-Nov-2008 By John Harrington
A licensee is furious at the pubco for saying it won't stock Carlsberg draught or Castlemaine XXXX from 31 January.
18-Nov-2008 By Ewan Turney
Enterprise Inns is currently spending £1.3m a month on tenant support in the form of special discounts and rent concessions as the average level of licensee profitability fell by 4% to £45,000 for the year to 30 September.
18-Nov-2008 By The PMA Team
Enterprise Inns chief executive Ted Tuppen has claimed that a tougher line over buying out has led to an increase in closed pubs and pubs where...
Hamish Champ: Living in Enterprising times
17-Nov-2008 By Hamish Champ
Enterprise Inns announces its annual results tomorrow. Doubtless the numbers will make for interesting reading. Yet while there're currently some...
Enterprise defends pubco model
12-Nov-2008
A senior manager at Enterprise Inns has defended the pubco model saying it offers publicans a "commonwealth contract" which will support their...
Enterprise licensee to speak at pubco power inquiry
06-Nov-2008 By James Wilmore
A Enterprise Inns lessee and anti-pubco group Fair Pint will be among the first to speak to MPs when a long-awaited review of pubco power starts...
02-Oct-2008 By The PMA Team
Enterprise Inns chief executive Ted Tuppen has insisted that his company's business model is "robust and secure" with more than 80% of its pubs...
01-Oct-2008 By Ewan Turney
A multiple Enterprise lessee has gone on hunger strike in protest against "exorbitant" rents but the pubco says it has done everything it can to help.
30-Sep-2008 By Ewan Turney
Enterprise Inns is currently offering special concessions to 850 licensees as it seeks to help them through the tough trading period — at a cost of £5.5m to the pubco.
Falling beer sales hit Enterprise Inns
30-Sep-2008 By Hamish Champ
Enterprise Inns has reported that falling beer sales and rising lessee support will result in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and...
Enterprise shares hit by broker downgrade
11-Sep-2008
Enterprise Inns saw its share price fall to a five-year low yesterday after being downgraded by broker Morgan Stanley.With the City very downbeat on...
In defence of Enterprise
11-Aug-2008
Enterprise Inns, like its nearest pubco rival Punch Taverns, is portrayed by some of its more acerbic lessees as Public Enemy Number One. Until...
07-Aug-2008 By John Harrington
Enterprise and Punch have told the anti-pubco Fair Pint campaign they will not meet the group before the Parliamentary inquiry into pub companies,...
22-Jul-2008 By Ewan Turney
Enterprise boss says there has been no material deterioration in the key indicators of its lessees' financial health and the tenanted system is flexible enough to cope in tough times.
'Enterprise Inns warns of double digit declines'
22-Jul-2008
Enterprise Inns has warned of double-digit declines in beer sales and the rising cost of helping out ailing tenants. The company saw its share price...
Enterprise Inns says its business model is "robust
22-Jul-2008 By Hamish Champ
Enterprise Inns' leased and tenanted business model remains "robust" despite the current tough trading environment, the group said today.In an...
Enterprise Inns to sell 82 pubs
12-Jun-2008 By Hamish Champ
Enterprise Inns, which was recently given the go-ahead to become a real estate investment trust, is selling more than 80 of its pubs as part of a...
Enterprise licensee facing £11,000 bill
29-May-2008 By Matt Eley Matt
A distraught licensee said she felt "suicidal" when she lost a court battle with her landlord Enterprise Inns. Inez Ward attempted to take out an...
Enterprise tenant faces £11k legal bill
29-May-2008 By Ewan Turney ewan.turney@william-reed.co.uk
Judge rules Truro licensee's injunction application 'ill-founded' An Enterprise tenant could be ordered to pay nearly £11,000 in costs after a...
Enterprise auction aims high
29-May-2008
Enterprise Inns is helping its licensees drive trade with an ingenious "How Lo?" reverse- auction competition — only the lowest unique bid wins. A...
27-May-2008 By Ewan Turney
Inez Ward of Mavericks left facing £11,000 bill after court case
27-May-2008 By MA reporter
Euro 2008 is looming up but neither England or any of the other Home Nations are in it. I'm a sports pub but I'm not sure my customers will want to...
23-May-2008
Enterprise Inns is helping its retailers drive trade with a reverse auction across its estate. The in-pub initiative allows customers to text a bid...
Enterprise steadies ship
22-May-2008
While Enterprise boss Ted Tuppen concedes that the past six months have been the industry's most difficult ever, he's not about to chuck in the bar...
13-May-2008 By Ewan Turney
Enterprise Inns has recorded an 11% slump in profit before tax for the six months to 31 March
13-May-2008 By The PMA Team
Three-quarters of Enterprise Inns licensees are making profits in line with or ahead of this period last year, chief executive Ted Tuppen has...
A quarter of Enterprise Inns pubs finding 2008 tougher
13-May-2008 By Hamish Champ
Nearly 2,000 Enterprise Inns pubs are finding trading more difficult than this time last year, as the smoking ban and tough economic climate continue...
Enterprise Inns sees profits fall as ban bites
13-May-2008 By Hamish Champ
The effects of the smoking ban, rising costs and the economic climate have predictably hit Enterprise Inns' profits in the six months to March 31...
08-May-2008
The three-year deal starts this month
08-May-2008 By Ewan Turney
HMRC says Enterprise can convert to tax efficient Reit status
Enterprise Inns given go-ahead to convert to a REIT
08-May-2008 By Hamish Champ
Enterprise Inns' shares rocketed yesterday after the pubco confirmed it had been given the green light to convert to a real estate investment trust...
30-Apr-2008 By MA reporter
Loyalty schemes clearly work when they are done on a mass scale — take Nectar and Tesco Clubcard, which promote repeat business, and help the...
Enterprise launch Promotions Club to help licensees
11-Apr-2008
Enterprise Inns has launched a new scheme to help licensees boost sales.The Promotions Club will see the pubco team up with grocery brands and...
10-Apr-2008 By John Harrington
The deal is part of Enterprises' new Promotions Club to get more customers into pubs
09-Apr-2008 By MA reporter
Grace's CV BackgroundPaul Grace trained as a chef in 1988 after getting the hospitality bug in his parents' pubs. He continued to train through...
28-Mar-2008 By Ewan Turney
Enterprise Inns expects to get the go-ahead to convert to tax-efficient Real Estate Investment Trust status
We're working hard to help," says Enterprise Inns boss
28-Mar-2008 By Hamish Champ
Enterprise Inns' chief executive Ted Tuppen said his company was working harder than ever to help those of its licensees who were in genuine need of...
Enterprise Inns set to become a REIT
28-Mar-2008 By Hamish Champ
Enterprise Inns believes it has taken a step closer towards qualifying as a real estate investment trust (REIT).In a trading statement issued today,...
Enterprise licensees win 12% rent reduction
13-Mar-2008 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Rent at a London pub fell 12% in arbitration after Enterprise Inns proposed an increase. The pubco wanted to increase rent at the Eagle Ale House in...
10-Mar-2008 By The PMA Team
Enterprise Inns has joined forces with the Wrapid flatbread sandwich chain to trial a unique food solution at a "run-down pub"
06-Mar-2008 By The PMA Team
MA deputy editor The PMA Team considers whether Enterprise are edging towards conversion to REIT status
06-Mar-2008 By John Harrington
Rent falls 12% in arbitration after pubco proposed an increase at London pub
Enterprise lessee wins arbitration
21-Feb-2008 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
An award-winning lessee has won in arbitration after her pubco tried to double her rent. Enterprise Inns proposed increasing rent at the Seven Stars,...
