Companies

First appeal to be made against Asset of Community value pub

15-Oct-2013 By Noli Dinkovski

Campaigners hoping to save a Hackney pub are set to find out the outcome of an appeal against its asset of community value (ACV) status on Thursday (17 October).

Fire Kills campaign rallies support from publicans

15-Oct-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

The Fire Kills campaign and its partners are urging the pub trade to encourage customers to test their smoke alarms when the clocks change on 27 October.

Pubs are 'absolutely key' to Britain's tourism industry, VisitBritain chief executive claims

14-Oct-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

Pubs are “absolutely key” to Britain’s tourism industry, VisitBritain’s chief executive has claimed.

Enterprise announces regional Community Hero Award winners

14-Oct-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

Eighteen Enterprise publicans have each been awarded £5,000 to invest in their communities after winning regional categories in the Community Hero Awards 2013.

Craft Guild of Chefs research chef use of social media

11-Oct-2013 By Lesley Foottit

The Craft Guild of Chefs (CGC) is condusting a survey into chefs’ use of social media.

Greene King claims licensee members' club success

10-Oct-2013 By Noli Dinkovski

Greene King has hailed its first annual members’ club event for its top-performing licensees as a roaring success.

Wellington posts 27.2% profits slide

10-Oct-2013 By John Harrington

Wellington Pub Company, the free-of-tie leased pub operator, has reported a 27.2% fall in pre-tax profits to £6.7m in the year to 31 March 2013.

Punch Taverns on course to reach area manager qualification target

10-Oct-2013 By Noli Dinkovski

Punch Taverns is “on track” to have all of its area managers pass an industry-recognised qualification in hospitality management, after it revealed more than half had already qualified.

BBPA announces industry award winners

10-Oct-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

The winners of the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) industry awards were announced at its annual dinner at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge last night.

Macmillan 'Go Sober’ campaign ‘could damage autumn pub trade’

10-Oct-2013 By Noli Dinkovski

Licensees have hit out at a cancer charity’s fund-raising initiative that challenges people to give up alcohol for a whole month.

Pub chefs advised to profit from seasonality this Christmas

09-Oct-2013 By Lesley Foottit

Pub chefs should maximise seasonality on menus this Christmas, according to buying specialist Lynx Purchasing.

Vianet results suffer over pub industry statutory code uncertainty

09-Oct-2013 By Rob Willock

Uncertainty surrounding the Government’s proposed Statutory Code for pub companies is casting a shadow over beer flow monitoring firm Vianet, the company reported in a trading update today - warning that full-year profits will be down circa 10%.

Marston's to accelerate new build programme after strong sales

09-Oct-2013 By Rob Willock

Marston’s is accelerating its new-build programme after reporting an “encouraging” performance in the second half of its financial year, helped by good weather and strong sales in its Destination and Premium pubs.

Zonal to work with Hospitality Guild

08-Oct-2013 By Mike Berry

EPoS provider Zonal has been appointed technology partner of the Hospitality Guild’s virtual training centre Hospitality House, which is due to open this month.

G1 buys tenanted vehicle outright

08-Oct-2013 By John Harrington

G1 Group, the Scottish leisure operator led by Stefan King, has taken complete control of its tenanted pub vehicle Iona Pub Partnership after buying out Heineken’s 25% stake in the business.

Doncaster licensee to quit trade due to 'cancerous' red tape

08-Oct-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

A South Yorkshire multiple operator is “stepping back” from the trade after claiming that late-night levy proposals are “spreading like cancer” across the UK.

Punch Taverns roadshows 'off to a flying start'

07-Oct-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

The Punch Taverns roadshows got off to a successful start with 144 Punch pubs from across the North East attending the first event in Newcastle on 1 October.

ALMR announces Operations Managers Awards 2013 finalists

03-Oct-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has announced the finalists of its Operations Managers Awards 2013.

MA300: NatWest says it's open for business and wanting to lend more

03-Oct-2013 By John Harrington

NatWest would like to extend its £150m fund for small and medium-size leisure firms, around half of which has already been allocated 18 weeks after its launch.

BBPA in battle for fairer export tariffs

03-Oct-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) is “heavily engaged” in the G8’s “major discussions” about import and export tariffs, chief executive Brigid Simmonds announced at the BBPA’s autumn Key Issues Forum last week.

MA300: Gusto and New World look to London

02-Oct-2013 By John Harrington

Tim Bacon has set out his expansion plans for the Living Ventures-led Gusto brand and the recently renamed New World Trading Company, his pub-led venture backed by the Hill Capital Partners Food & Beverage Fund.

GMB backs tenant in Star Pubs & Bars repairs dispute

02-Oct-2013 By Gurjit Degun

GMB, the union for tied tenants, has called on Star Pubs & Bars to repair a pub near Slough, Berkshire, where a surveyor believes the tenant is paying £25,000 too much in rent.

Michelin praise for standards in pubs

01-Oct-2013 By Lesley Foottit

The editor of the Michelin Guide Great Britain and Ireland has praised the talent of upcoming British chefs.

Norfolk pub crowned CAMRA National Cider & Perry Pub of the Year 2013

01-Oct-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

The Railway Arms in Downham Market, Norfolk, has been named Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) National Cider & Perry Pub of the Year 2013.

Wells & Young's to restructure production with loss of 13 jobs

30-Sep-2013 By Michelle Perrett

Wells & Young’s, the brewing division of Charles Wells,  is proposing to restructure its production operations next year, which will mean the redundancy of 13 job roles.

MA300: Leeds Brewery looks to grow pub estate

30-Sep-2013 By Mike Berry

Leeds Brewery is looking to expand its pub estate more rapidly over the coming years.

One in four Star pubs take cut-price Sky deal

30-Sep-2013 By John Harrington

Almost one in four lessees of Star Pubs & Bars, the Heineken-owned leased pub operator, have signed up to the deal that offers 30% off Sky Ultimate if they stock specific Heineken products.

Orchid reports modest underlying growth

27-Sep-2013 By Mark Wingett

Orchid Pub Company has reported modest underlying growth across its c240-strong estate for the year to 31 December 2012, 12 months it decribed as “transformational”, whilst like-for-like sales are currently ahead by 3%.

Red Oak Taverns seeks more sites

27-Sep-2013 By John Harrington

Red Oak Taverns, the tenanted and managed pub company, is on the acquisitions trail after completing a refinancing, the Publican's Morning Advertiser's sister title M&C Report has learnt.

CAMRA reveals Pubs In Our Lives campaign

27-Sep-2013 By Gurjit Degun

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has unveiled its third pub campaign of the year — Pubs In Our Lives.

Orchid's Pizza Kitchen & Bar's Lite model

26-Sep-2013 By Mark Wingett

Orchid Pub Company has developed a “Lite” model for its Pizza Kitchen & Bar (PKB) format aimed at community pubs, M&C Report has learnt.

Michelin Guide 2014: no new stars awarded to pubs

26-Sep-2013 By Jo Bruce

No new Michelin stars have been awarded to pubs in the new Michelin Guide Great Britain and Ireland 2014.

Mitchells & Butlers Q4 like-for-likes down 1%

26-Sep-2013 By Mark Wingett

Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has this morning announced a 1% decline in like-for-like sales for the nine weeks to 21 September, but said that it expected to deliver a full-year result in line with expectations.

Statutory Code: Punch labels Government plans as a breach of human rights

26-Sep-2013 By Gurjit Degun and Michelle Perrett

Punch Taverns has labelled the Government’s plans for a statutory code for the pubco-tenant relationship a breach of its human rights.

Publican Awards 2014 - open for entries

25-Sep-2013 By Jo Bruce

The search is now on for the industry's best pub companies in the Publican Awards 2014.

Punch Taverns results in line with expectations

25-Sep-2013 By Mark Wingett

Punch Taverns has this morning reported that its performance for the 52 weeks to 17 August 2013 was in line with expectations, with like-for-like sales in its core estate up 0.4% in the fourth quarter.

Shepherd Neame reports managed like-for-like sales growth

25-Sep-2013 By John Harrington

Shepherd Neame, the Kent brewer and pub operator, has reported a 3.3% rise in like-for-like sales at its managed sites in the 52 weeks to 29 June and a “robust” performance of its tenanted estate, where like-for-like EBITDA fell 1%.

Oxford licensee nets 38% rent reduction

25-Sep-2013 By Gurjit Degun

A licensee in Oxford has managed to secure a 38% reduction in rent following a lease renewal process with Punch Taverns.

Fair Deal for Your Local: Enterprise and Punch disposed of a third of pubs

25-Sep-2013 By Gurjit Degun

Enterprise Inns and Punch Taverns collectively disposed of more than 5,000 (33.24%) pubs between 2008 and 2012 – that’s the figures from the Fair Deal for Your Local (FDFYL) campaign.

Joseph Holt opens new cask-ale-house concept

24-Sep-2013 By John Harrington

Joseph Holt, the Manchester-based brewer and pub operator, has opened a new cask-ale-house concept that could be rolled out further across the estate.

Greene King 'targets sites in Ireland'

24-Sep-2013 By John Harrington

Greene King and another major British pub group are looking to follow JD Wetherspoon by entering the Irish pub market, according to the Irish Times.

Licensee has foreign satellite pub football conviction quashed

23-Sep-2013 By Mike Berry

A Sunderland licensee has had his conviction for screening Premiership football matches via foreign satellite quashed, following the collapse of prosecution authority Media Protection Services (MPS).

CAMRA launches new national online pub guide

23-Sep-2013 By Mike Berry

CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, has today launched its first ever national online pub guide – whatpub.com - dedicated to helping the public find the best pubs to suit their needs across Britain. 

East Devon village pub becomes asset of community value

23-Sep-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

The Red Lion in Sidbury, east Devon, is the latest pub to be listed as an Asset of Community Value.

TCG and Black Sheep sign up to Tax Parity Day

20-Sep-2013 By John Harrington

Managed pub and bar operator TCG and North Yorkshire brewer Black Sheep are the latest companies to say they’ll reduce their prices for a day as part of the industry’s VAT cut campaign.

Hospitality Guild chief Suzy Jackson to leave

19-Sep-2013 By Rob Willock

Suzy Jackson is leaving her position as executive director of the Hospitality Guild at the end of September.

Enterprise Inns tenants forced to buy out of tie following beer delivery strike

19-Sep-2013 By Gurjit Degun

Enterprise Inns’ tenants are being forced to buy out of the tie in the aftermath of the Kuehne + Nagel Drinks Logistic (KNDL) strike.

Portman Group names Martin Narey as new chair

19-Sep-2013 By Mark Wingett

Sir Martin Narey, the former chief executive of Barnardo’s and chief executive of the National Offender Management Service, has been appointed as the new chairman of alcohol responsibility body, the Portman Group.

Greene King chief Rooney Anand claims minimum pricing is not a 'dead issue'

19-Sep-2013 By Roger Protz

The chief executive of Greene King has claimed minimum pricing is not a “dead issue" in an exclusive interview with the Publican's Morning Advertiser. 

Amber secures new funding and eyes expansion

18-Sep-2013 By John Harrington

Amber Taverns, the fast-growing operator of wet-led community pubs, is set to acquire another 30 sites after it increased its debt facility with Lloyds Banking Group by £5m to £27.5m.