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Enterprise Inns enterpriselive roadshow dates

Enterprise Inns reveals new roadshow dates

By Noli Dinkovski

Enterprise Inns is bringing back its business builder roadshows for both existing and potential licensees after hailing them a success last year.

Stonegate Common Room

Stonegate's Common Room concept set to grow

By John Harrington

Stonegate, the managed operator, expects to have another dozen sites converted to its evolved student-bar concept Common Room by the end of summer, after sales grew 60% at the first outlet to operate under the format, chief executive Toby Smith has told...

Neknomination craze in pubs warning

Pubs warned to be vigilant of Neknomination drinking craze

By Belinda Liversedge

Neknominate, the social media drinking craze where ‘players’ down alcoholic drinks on camera, has claimed at least four lives, and now licensees have been urged to be wary of allowing lethal ‘games’ to occur on licensed premises.

TCG employees awards

TCG recognises top employees in awards

By Ellie Bothwell

Managed pub operator TCG recognised its top performing employees in its 2013 awards ceremony held earlier this week at the Belfry in Warwickshire.

Adam Fowle appointed non-executive director at Enterprise Inns

Enterprise reports 'encouraging' trading; names new non-exec director

By John Harrington

Enterprise Inns has announced the appointment of former Mitchells & Butlers CEO Adam Fowle as a non-executive director, as it reports “encouraging” trading in the first 18 weeks of its financial year, with like-for-like net income across the whole...

Frederic Robinson to develop managed estate

Frederic Robinson to develop managed estate

By Rob Willock

Cheshire brewer and pub operator Frederic Robinson is planning to develop a managed estate by converting its tenanted pubs with million pound turnover potential into managed sites.

Punch Taverns debt restructuring deadline nears

Coming days 'crunch time' for Punch Taverns, warns boss

By John Harrington

The next few days will be some of the most important in the history of Punch Taverns, the group’s executive chairman Stephen Billingham has said as it nears the date where noteholders vote on its debt restructuring proposals.

Toby Carvery drives M&B growth

Toby Carvery drives M&B growth

By John Harrington

Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) chief executive Alistair Darby has told M&C Report he’s pleased with the progress of the group’s core growth brands, amid claims that Toby Carvery is “going like a train”.

Err…yes Prime Minister

Err…yes Prime Minister

By Robert Sayles

Knock knock….“Ah Humphrey, come in.”“You wanted to see me Prime Minister.”“Yes. Something rather odd happened last evening. I popped along to my local pub with Samantha for a pint and a bite to eat. Guess what? The bloody thing’s boarded up! What’s going...

Adrian Larner being presented with his certificate by Christine Cryne of CAMRA

CAMRA award leaves London licensee lost for words

By Lewis Brown

A London licensee was lost for words when he was presented with an award by Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) north London branch, just as the branch celebrated 40 years of campaigning.

Fuller's sales

Fuller's reports like-for-like sales up

Fuller’s, the London-based brewer and pub operator, has reported a 7.2% rise in like-for-like sales in its managed division in the 10 weeks to 25 January and said the good results caused it to bring forward additional projects this financial year

Wetherspoons motorway pub

Wetherspoon's eyes more roadside pubs

By John Harrington

JD Wetherspoon will look to open more out-of-town, roadside pubs, although not necessarily at motorways, chairman Tim Martin has said.

Cerberus Capital Management buys more pubs

Cerberus acquires more pubs in £170m deal

By Mark Wingett

Cerberus Capital Management, the US private equity owner of Admiral Taverns, has completed the acquisition of a 102-strong portfolio of pubs from Nick Leslau’s Prestbury Holdings, in a deal valued at £170m.

Punch Taverns new pub stock audits

Punch tenants angry over 'surprise' stock audits

By Ellie Bothwell

Punch Taverns tenants have expressed their anger after the pub company recruited a third party agency to carry out surprise stock audits in its pubs, as part of a fresh crackdown on licensees buying outside the tie.

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