Mahdis Neghabian is getting a Mini. But not until she passes her driving test. And that’s on a ‘to-do list’ that has just got a lot longer, after she was named BII Licensee of the Year (LOTY) last month.
Spirit Pub Company has signed a new long-term agreement with Vianet (formerly Brulines Group) that will see the iDraught system rolled out to its entire c540-strong leased pub estate.
Pubs in Wales were at the centre of the floods this week as people were forced to evacuate their homes when water engulfed towns and villages across parts of the country.
Multiple pub operators struggling to deal with higher energy prices have been invited to attend the next meeting of the Hospitality Sector Carbon Reduction Forum, a new cross-sector initiave which offers best advice on cutting energy consumption.
Greene King will re-open the doors of the Hop Holes pub in Brighton under new management on 20 June, despite two former licensees expressing an interest in taking back the leasehold of the premises.
Punch Taverns has issued a warning over rogue business rates agents charging up to £1,000 for lodging an appeal, in a leaflet sent out to all of its tenants.
Health & safety consultancy Perry Scott Nash has issued risk assessment advice for pubs ahead of the European Football Championships, which kick off tomorrow.
Amber Taverns, the fast-growing managed operator of wet-led freehold community pubs, has reported a 3% rise in like-for-like sales for the year to 29 January 2012, as it opened 14 sites across the North of England during the year.
The lease of the Rising Sun, in Middleton, Derbyshire — the pub run by licensee Dave Mountford — has been put up for sale on the Punch Taverns website.
Pubs experienced mixed trading throughout the Jubilee weekend as a result of the wet weather, although pubs in central London appeared to fare best as people poured into the capital to catch a glimpse of the Queen.
A number of private-equity groups are believed to have shown an interest in Inventive Leisure, the Revolution Vodka Bar operator, which was placed on the market by backer Alchemy Partners earlier this year.
Enterprise Inns, the tenanted and leased pub company, has announced that it has secured a £220m refinancing package to commence on the expiration of its existing facilities on 16 December 2013.
The pub industry will be joining in with the celebrations this weekend as part of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. The Publican’s Morning Advertiser takes a look at what pubs and others within the trade are doing to celebrate Her Majesty’s special weekend.
Fuller’s, the London-based brewer and pub operator, has reported “very positive” results for the year to 31 March, with pre-tax profit up 3% to £30.3m on revenues up 5% to £253m.
The Federation of Licensed Victuallers Associations (FLVA) has called for the Guild of Master Victuallers (GMV) to engage in meetings aimed at solving problems in the pubco-tenant relationship.
Licensees are not getting the right levels of support from suppliers, with just over a quarter saying the services they currently receive are of ‘limited use or no use at all’, new research seen exclusively by the Publican’s Morning Advertiser has revealed.
Licensees and multiple pub operators are feeling positive after the recent good weather boosted trade at their sites throughout last week, and the weekend.
Kornicis Group, the London-based bar and restaurant group led by Nick Tamblyn and backed by private equity group NBGI, has obtained new funding, which it plans to use to add five sites to its existing 20-strong estate over the next 12 months.
Enterprise Inns has launched a ground-breaking scheme — Pubs 2012 — to encourage its 3,000 community pubs to support their local athletes and make the most of this summer’s sporting events.
Baa Bar, the Liverpool-based late-night bar operator, plans to double its estate to 20 sites over the next four years and expand beyond its heartland, M&C Report has learnt.
Punch Taverns chief executive Roger Whiteside has been named the pub industry's most influential person in the annual Publican's Morning Advertiser Top 50 list.
‘It appears to have everything prospective publicans crave; low start up costs, choice of location, competitive rent and FOT on a fantastic range of cask ales. It's the way to go for many of those thinking about entering the trade, isn’t it?’
SA Brains, the Cardiff-based brewer and pub operator, 6.2% rise in profits to £4.5m for the year ending 30 September 2011 and said that trading in its current financial year to date had been “satisfactory” and was “broadly on plan” despite the tough economic...
Theakston, the North Yorkshire brewer, saw pre-tax profits rise 7.5% to £1.45m last year, despite seeing its duty bill increase to 48.3% of gross turnover.
Over 100 delegates, including multiple pub operators and other key industry figures, turned out for the MA250 Business Seminar in Windsor yesterday, hosted by the Publican’s Morning Advertiser.
Labour’s shadow business minister Toby Perkins has said he’ll “make the case” to his party for alcohol duty to be reduced, but fell short of explicitly supporting the move.
The Guild of Master Victuallers (GMV) has renewed calls for the Federation of Licensed Victuallers Associations (FLVA) to consider joining it to create a united body that represents licensees.
Two of the UK’s largest pub chains have signed deals with Sky and O2 to roll out free Wi-Fi across their estates in the face of growing consumer demand.
Pubs campaigner Greg Mulholland MP has hit out again at Enterprise Inns boss Ted Tuppen’s CBE honours, accusing him of damaging the British pub industry.
SABMiller and the BII (British Institute of Innkeeping) are set to launch a new scheme aimed at helping bar staff battle against alcohol abuse and under-age sales.
The Scottish Beer & Pub Association (SBPA) has questioned the “practical benefit” of introducing further forms of ID that can be used to prove age in Scotland.
Pubcos have been warned to get their house in order over the pubco-tenant relationship, by secretary of state for community and local goverment Eric Pickles MP.
Marston’s, the brewer and pub operator, has reported a 7.6% rise in revenues to £342.1m in the 26 weeks to 31 March after reporting growth in all its divisions.
C&C Group, the Irish producer of Magners cider and Tennents lager, has reported a full-year growth in Magners revenue in Britain for the first time in five years, thanks to new variants of the brand.
The trade has raised concerns after the Scottish Government confirmed its preference for a 50p-per-unit minimum price for alcohol in Scotland — 5p higher than originally mooted.
