Why the hang-up with hospitality? Is hairdressing glamorous and pub work not? Why does the service industry not attract more youngsters for a lifelong, professional, fulfilling career? I have come to the conclusion that it can’t be the money.
Under-fire unlicensed bar operator Simon Atkins has lashed out at the Publican’s Morning Advertiser following the news that health secretary Jeremy Hunt is calling for action to be taken against his business.
An MP has called for legislation to do more to ensure that local authorities encourage use of polycarbonate bottles in bars where there is a history of violence.
Hook Norton, the Oxfordshire brewer and pub operator, would consider opening a pub in London in a few years, as it homes in on more acquisitions in its heartland.
Licensees looking to take on apprentices will be given simpler and more accessible support following a new report published by the Government last week.
The Glorious 12th is a fantastically exciting day for cooks, marking the beginning of a whole new season of game. All game is very healthy to eat, and can be cheap.
Spirit Pub Company has reported a slowdown in like-for-like sales growth in its managed arm in the 12 weeks to 18 August, along with an acceleration of the decline in its leased estate, and announced that it has revised downwards the value of its property...
Greene King, the brewer and pub operator, has reported a 5.1% increase in like-for-like sales for the 18 weeks to 2 September across its managed estate (Retail), despite poor weather this summer and a minimal net impact from the Olympics on its overall...
Loungers, the fast-growing café/bar/restaurant company, has confirmed the location of its first four planned openings in the north-west — in Liverpool, the Wirral, and two in Greater Manchester.
So a survey has discovered that 62% of us Brits are reluctant to tip when visiting pubs or restaurants? (I know, it’s old news from July, but I’m just trying to catch up on stories that I bookmarked before the Olympics/School Summer Holidays began.) Quite...
Peach Pub Company, the multiple operator, says its in a “good financial position for further expansion” as it reports a 53% rise in pre-tax profits to £621,880 in the year to 1 January 2012.
It seems that fate had a hand in where Elizabeth Carter is today. After three-and-a-half years in Majorca she returned to England and the next day leafed through a magazine where there was a job advertised for an inspector for Egon Ronay. It was only...
Churchill Inns, the Wellingborough-based pub business, and sister group Clementines Taverns have been placed into administration, M&C Report has learnt.
Stonegate, the TDR Capital-backed managed pub operator, is “categorically not” looking to acquire rival Barracuda, chairman Ian Payne has told M&C Report.
The majority of licensees in England and Wales support plans to introduce a minimum price on alcohol, according to a national survey by the BII (British Institute of Innkeeping).
The Premier League will no longer use Media Protection Services (MPS) to prosecute licensees it believes have illegally infringed its rights by broadcasting football through a foreign satellite system.
Admiral Taverns has begun a push to unearth new licensee talent by appointing one of its experienced business development managers as a recruitment consultant.
Police in Grantham, Lincolnshire, have decided to “redistribute” officers on weekend nights with the aim of putting an emphasis on pubs and clubs to do more to reduce alcohol-related crimes.
Stonegate Pub Company, the managed operator, has appointed its first “success coach” to help progress the careers of its deputy managers on its new six-month Accelerated Leadership programme.
A Essex licensee who was forced to remove three rainbow flags from the front of his pub has said that the “grief and anguish” it has caused is worth more than an apology from the local council.
A pub operator has found social media website Facebook helpful in recruiting new staff for one of its pubs, after struggling to get any applicants through traditional media.
Columbo Group, the London-based multiple operator headed by former Fabric head of promotion Steve Ball and Riz Shaikh, will open its latest site, the Hudson, next month in north west London.
Greene King, the brewer and pub operator, has called for the Westminster Government to follow Scotland and push for minimum pricing of alcohol at 45-50p per unit to avoid the emergence of “booze cruises” between the different UK countries.
The Black Bull Inn in Penwortham, Lancashire, has become the latest pub to install a defibrillator after a customer had a suspected heart attack during its weekly Thursday night quiz.
I think that all good operators have come to realise that there is no point having a wonderful pub if their customers can only get there through a war zone. You have got to be part of a thriving town centre.”
A big hello to the Publican’s Morning Advertiser! Here at the Star Inn, we are in the midst of the summer wedding season, with happy couples tying the knot, declaring their undying love and generally having a proper party.
A multiple operator with pubs in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire has expressed his delight at securing a 43% rent reduction from Enterprise Inns at one of his sites.
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), the UK's largest managed pub group, is trialling Cyclops Beer notes as part of its staff training and customer education in 20 of its Village Pub and Kitchen outlets.
A Yorkshire licensee whose pub was devastated by the floods which hit the region last month is hopeful of raising over £200,000 to secure its freehold from landlords Punch Taverns.
Bravo Inns, the Warrington-based pub operator led by Ken Buckley and backed by Albion Ventures, has opened its 30th site in the North West and secured a further three sites.
Old Orleans turned around a loss to generate pre-tax profits of £779,000 in the 34 weeks to 24 September 2011, a fortnight after owner Intertain sold the eight-strong chain to Mitchells & Butlers (M&B).
Turnover across the UK’s informal eating-out market is set to grow by 3% to reach £52bn in 2012 and is forecast to rise to £65bn by 2017, according to the latest research by Allegra.
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), the UK’s largest managed pub company, has had to pay one of its employees over £12,000 after a judge ruled he had been unfairly dismissed.
