Charles Wells has bought a London pub from Young’s specifically to let to multiple operator Yummy Pub Company and is looking at opportunities to adopt a similar acquisition strategy going forward, the PMA's sister title M&C Report has learnt.
This month’s instalment of the Mystery Dining Company’s series with us raises an important issue — how to gather and respond to customer feedback. The way operators deal with displeased diners can actually have fairly large repercussions.
Enterprise Inns, the tenanted and leased pub company, has reported an improvement in like-for-like trading in the 44 weeks to 4 August, with like-for-like income across its total estate down 1.2% against a fall of 5.1% in the same period last year and...
Cirrus Inns, the investment vehicle launched to back a premium estate of freehold pubs with rooms, has secured five new pubs, including the Yew Tree Inn that was formerly owned by celebrity chef Marco Pierre White.
We have a lovely little pub, so people tell me, but that’s part of the problem. The pub is small, with seating for about 45 people spread over three rooms, so if customers want to book a large party in one large space rather than be split up, we miss...
Pop legend, Paul Young visited the White Horse Inn, Launceston, last Thursday evening (2nd August) and surprised some of the locals by helping to pour pints for them.
The percentage of young pub goers (18-24 year olds) visiting the pub regularly – once a week or more – has plummeted from 38% to 16% since 2005 - new research from CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) has revealed.
Imagine my horror when I discovered I was going to be spending a day at The Great British Beer Festival this week. Not, you understand, because I’ll be attending what is effectively the world’s biggest pub – I’m quite looking forward to spending Tuesday...
LT Pub Management, the pub management business led by Billy Buchanan, has turned around a loss to report a pre-tax profit of £674,000 in the 12 months to 25 December 2011.
Coca-Cola Enterprises’ (CCE) website www.cokepubandbar.co.uk has undergone a major makeover - making it easier for licensees to get up to date advice and training to maximise soft drinks sales.
City Pub Company, the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) funded operator, has secured its sixth site, in Oxford, as it launches a new fund-raising bid and appoints a part-time finance director.
The latest acquisition by Anglian Country Inns saw the refurbishment of the Hermitage Ballroom in the market town of Hitchin, Herts. Considering the town-centre location and size of the site, we knew we had to compete with chains such as Zizzi, Strada...
Daniel Dempsey, licensee of the Green Tavern in Croydon, has lost a high court case against Enterprise Inns over the right to install I-Draught beer monitoring equipment in his pub.
Orchid Group, the managed operator led by Rufus Hall, has handed control of its 33-strong PBR Leisure (PBRL) division to the Avanti Capital-backed Eclectic Clubs & Bars.
The Publican’s Morning Advertiser (PMA) is backing a campaign with StartUp Britain and Pub is the Hub to put pubs at the centre of boosting the economy.
Greene King, the brewer and pub operator, is to launch two new tenancy agreements aimed at encouraging “highly talented” entrants to enter the trade, and giving cash incentives for good retail performance.
A trade body for pubs in Northern Ireland has welcomed plans to extend opening hours in the province, although venues that do so would be charged an additional late-night levy.
Marston’s, the brewer and pub operator, has reported that its recent performance has been satisfactory in view of the very wet weather conditions, helped by key trading events including the Jubilee weekend, Euro 2012 and Father's Day.
As fellow chefs will testify, one of the biggest challenges in our profession is staying motivated and on top of your game when spending day after day working unsocial hours in a sweltering kitchen.
Two pub companies — St Austell Brewery and Heavitree Brewery — are the latest companies to pay for BII (British Institute of Innkeeping) membership and training for their licensees.
A Norfolk landlady is hoping to push pubs to the top of the Government’s agenda after attending Labour’s inaugural business reception in London last week.
British Gas has teamed up with the Plain English Campaign to help pubs and other small businesses understand the “complex jargon” which often hinders them getting the best energy deal.
Licensees that offer live and recorded music in their pubs see an increase of £667 in sales at weekends – that’s according to new research from CGA Strategy.
A country pub in Suffolk has become the first pub in the UK to be awarded 100% for its excellent service standards when assessed for Punch Taverns’ Quality Service Award.
TLC Inns, the multi-site operator led by Steve Haslam and Jo Drain, has identified two more sites for the rollout of its American restaurant and bar concept Grand Central.
The Restaurant Group (TRG) has acquired the freehold interests of four of the pubs it operates under its Brunning & Price (B&P) and Home Counties pub divis-ions from Enterprise Inns, for a sum believed to be in excess of £5m, M&C Report has...
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), the managed pub operator, has reported like-for-like sales growth of 0.4% in the 14 weeks to 14 July, with sales hit by the poor weather and Euro 2012 but mitigated by a strong performance over the Jubilee.
Looking to grow your pub empire? Think there’s a shortage of money around? Well, think again. There are plenty of potential investors out there — it’s just that the organisations who have got it, are afraid to use it.
Craft Beer Co, the specialist beer bar concept launched by award-winning licensee Martin Hayes, has secured an outlet a Brixton for its third London site.
Fuller’s has blamed the rain for a 1% fall in like-for-likes across its managed arm in the 15 weeks to 14 July, although the Jubilee and Euro 2012 lifted sales in its tenanted and beer divisions.
Luminar boss Peter Marks has admitted that the 58-strong nightclub chain has had to be aggressive on pricing at certain venues midweek to compete with the cut-price alcohol sold in supermarkets.
Phoenix Pub Group, the newly incorporated umbrella company operating c.80 pubs mostly in south-east England, plans to expand to about 120 sites over three years following a period of churn.
For some reason that now escapes me, having carried our desserts across the level crossing, David Bruce and I are eating them off pub crockery balanced on some sort of electrical junction box at Kintbury railway station, eastbound platform, in Berkshire.
It was during the collation of information for the Top 50 Gastropubs 2012 awards that I noticed how many pubs were starting to grow their own veg and raise their own animals for meat.
Pubs are being urged to respond to a consultation on a new draft code of practice for age restricted sales which has been issued by the Better Regulation Delivery Office (BRDO).
Wild salmon is something that is completely different to the farmed salmon that most of us are used to. It has a deeper flavour and the appearance is also richer in colour. The question is, is it sustainable?
