Companies

'Total war' - surviving 20 years in the trade

11-May-2023 By Ed Bedington

Surviving 20 years in the pub trade without going backwards is no mean feat, but the founders of the Three Cheers Pub Co can look back with a real sense of achievement.

Major shareholder of TRG issues vote of confidence

11-May-2023 By Gary Lloyd

The largest shareholder of The Restaurant Group (TRG), which operates pub business Brunning & Price, has given its support to the group after other investors said they would not vote in favour of company resolutions.

Daniel Thwaites tenants toast 20th anniversary

11-May-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Licensees at a Lancashire-based Daniel Thwaites site are set to celebrate their 20th anniversary behind the bar.

Punch strengthens eco drive with train ticketing tie-up

11-May-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Punch Pubs & Co has continued its sustainability drive by partnering with sustainable train ticketing platform Train Hugger

£176k garden upgrade for Admiral pub

10-May-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Admiral Taverns has invested £176,000 to improve the beer garden of a pub in East Yorkshire in time for summer.

JDW FY23 sales ‘likely to be a record’

10-May-2023 By Gary Lloyd

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has announced like-for-like (lfl) sales increased by 9.1% in the third quarter (Q3) of its 2023 financial year (FY23) and sales for the entire year look set to be a record.

Admiral division ploughs £180k into pub revamp

09-May-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Admiral Taverns has reopened the Honeysuckle in Wigan within its Proper Pubs division after a £180,000 investment.

Urban Pubs & Bars confident it can ride out the storm

09-May-2023 By Georgi Gyton, MCA

Urban Pubs & Bars has said that trading in its most recent financial year has been strong, with like-for-like growth of 13% in FY22/23, compared to the prior year.

Valiant Pub Company co-founder leaves business

05-May-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Chief financial officer and co-founder of Valiant Pub Company James Croft has left the firm after stepping down from the board on 1 March.

Brucan Pubs boss talks putting pride back into hospitality

05-May-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

For the director of Brucan Pubs, which won Best Food Offer at the Publican Awards, hospitality needed to work on raising its profile as a career to be proud of.

James Nye: ‘Put your people first’

05-May-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The managing director of Anglian Country Inns, which took home the Best Premium Food accolade at The Publican Awards, said investing in staff was key to success.

Record GBPA winner moves to Stonegate’s Clubhouse 5 site

05-May-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Multi-award-winning pub operator Paul Eastwood – whose Famous Three Kings site has scooped Best Pub to Watch Sport at the Great British Pub Awards (GBPA) an incredible FIVE times – has taken over new site Clubhouse 5.

Arc to open biggest Box site to date

05-May-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Multiple operator Arc Inspirations is preparing to open its largest Box site in Brindleyplace, Birmingham next month (June).

TV chef to join award-winning pub

04-May-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Devon born chef Charlotte Vincent has been appointed the new head chef at the award-winning Candlelight Inn, Chard in Somerset.

2023 off to robust start for Liberation Group

02-May-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Liberation Group has successfully completed the integration of Cirrus Inns into its Butcombe Pubs and Inns business and has reported an encouraging start to the new financial year.

Heineken ploughs £40m into pub estate

02-May-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Heineken is pumping £40m into almost a quarter of its sites in its pub estate – Star Pubs & Bars – this year.

Greene King celebrates 62.2% revenue boost

02-May-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Greene King delivered a strong operational performance in FY2022 despite challenging trading conditions, as strategic progress continues for the pubco.

Admiral reopens Manchester pub after £240k investment

28-Apr-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Admiral Taverns’ Proper Pubs division has reopened the Strawberry Gardens on Moorside Street in Droylsden, Greater Manchester, following a huge investment of £240,000.

Fuller’s raises £20,000 for Special Olympics GB

28-Apr-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Almost 100 team members from Fuller, Turner and Smith (Fuller’s) and Special Olympics GB walked 21 miles between two Fuller’s pubs to raise £20,000 children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

Punch ties up eco deal with the Eden Project

28-Apr-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Punch Pubs & Co has vowed to cut its carbon footprint and support nature’s recovery by partnering with the Eden Project.

Metropolitan Pub Company to open its 77th venue

28-Apr-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Metropolitan Pub Company will open a bar and restaurant – the Milsom – in Bath for its 77th site.

Greene King hails star employees

28-Apr-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Brewer and pub operator Greene King crowned star staff from its pubs, breweries and support centres in a gala awards night on Wednesday (26 April).

Brunning & Price disposal advice from TRG backer

27-Apr-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Brunning & Price, and other “non-core assets”, should be “disposed” so its owner, The Restaurant Group, can concentrate on running Wagamama, according to shareholder Irenic Capital Management.

Fuller’s transfers 23 managed pubs into tenanted division

27-Apr-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Fuller, Smith & Turner (Fuller’s) will transfer 23 of its managed pubs into its award-winning tenanted division after a strategic review.

INTERVIEW

Profitable leased and tenanted models need to be ‘fair and equitable’

27-Apr-2023 By Rebecca Weller

A successful leased and tenanted model needs to be “fair and equitable”, according to Fuller, Smith and Turner tenanted director Iain Rippon.

Punch snaps up 2 pubs

26-Apr-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Punch Pubs & Co has acquired two new community pubs to add to its 1,300-strong portfolio.

Greene King report finds pubs generate £26.2bn of GVA

26-Apr-2023 By Shwetali Sapte

Greene King CEO Nick Mackenzie reiterated the need for a better regulated energy sector and reform to the business rates system at a coronation drinks reception earlier this week.

The three keys to Urban Village Pubs’ success

26-Apr-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Making a community a stronger place is one of the reasons why Urban Village Pubs won Best Community Pub winner at the Publican Awards, according to the pubco’s co-founder Ian Grundy.

BrewDog plants 500,000 trees, 750 applications for Next Unicorn

26-Apr-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Scottish brewer and bar operator BrewDog has planted more than 500,000 trees in The Lost Forest.

Admiral pumps £350k into two pub refurbs

25-Apr-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Chester-based pub company Admiral Taverns has invested £347,000 into two Staffordshire pubs.

Loungers lfl sales up 7.4%, opens 29 sites in FY23

25-Apr-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Loungers has reported like-for-like (lfl) sales are up 7.4% for its latest financial year including a hike of 11.8% in the second half (H2) of the period.

‘Pubs remain bedrock of communities’

24-Apr-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

A new report has highlighted the importance of pubs to their local economic and social communities.

Star aims to run net zero estate by 2040

24-Apr-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Star Pubs & Bars has revealed its ambition to decarbonise its estate of 2,400 pubs by 2040.

Brighton Pier Group lfl sales fall 11% in 2023

24-Apr-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Like-for-like (lfl) sales for the first three months of 2023 at Brighton Pier Group were down 11% versus 2022 with 76% of the shortfall coming from its Bars division.

Punch announces exec team change

24-Apr-2023 By Ed Bedington

Punch Pubs & Co has announced a shake-up within its executive team, which sees a couple of changes in senior roles.

Tesco to open first pub for King’s coronation

20-Apr-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Supermarket giant Tesco will open its first pub to celebrate the King’s coronation in a bid to “do good by going to the pub”.

Nearly £12k energy bill could put micropub out of business

19-Apr-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

A micropub bracing for energy bills to soar to nearly £12,000 has lambasted energy companies for “unfairly profiteering” from hiked prices.

City Pub Group: 2023 lfl sales 13% ahead of last year

18-Apr-2023 By Gary Lloyd

City Pub Group has announced it is targeting organic growth rather than acquiring new pubs as like-for-like (lfl) trade for the first three months of 2023 is 13% ahead of 2022.

The Pub People Company eyes 100 sites

18-Apr-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Multiple operator The Pub People Company has unveiled growth plans to increase its estate following new investment.

JDW pub shuts for good

18-Apr-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

A JD Wetherspoon (JDW) pub in Essex remains on the market after closing its doors over the weekend.

‘I’m no man eater’ response to TripAdvisor slur

18-Apr-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Admiral Taverns licensee Georgina Smith has hit back at a one-star review that accused her of preying upon female customer’s partners.

MA LEADERS CLUB

Stellar speakers unveiled for MA Leaders Club in Newcastle

17-Apr-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

There is just under four weeks to go until the MA Leaders Club visits Newcastle and we can now reveal a flavour of the agenda.

MA LEADERS CLUB

What is Newcastle like to run pubs in?

17-Apr-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

With the next MA Leaders Club event set to hit the streets of Newcastle in under a month (Thursday 18 May), The Morning Advertiser has taken a look at the area in more detail and what it is like to trade in.

Greene King announces partnership with sustainable farming company

17-Apr-2023 By Orla Noonan

Greene King will move towards “sustainable, homegrown food” through a new partnership with Fischer Farms.

Greene King Pub Partners site reopens after £400k refurb

13-Apr-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Greene King site the Prince of Wales in Moseley, Birmingham, has reopened its doors following a £400,000 investment from the pubcos leased, tenanted and franchised division.

BIG INTERVIEW

FEATURE: Communities reliant on last bastion

13-Apr-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Pubs are the “last hub standing” in UK communities, says director of Proper Pubs Mark Brooke, and it is vital they are allowed to continue doing what they do.

Greene King Pub Partners licensees celebrate 30th anniversary

12-Apr-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Greene King Pub Partners, the leased, tenanted and franchise division of Greene King, has celebrated the 30th anniversary of one of its partners.

4 pubs in 500-metre radius shut doors

06-Apr-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Four pubs in Bristol within a five-minute radius of each other all announced they were shutting for good last week.

Fuller's Admiralty pub reopens after 'devastating fire'

06-Apr-2023 By Rebecca Weller and Orla Noonan

A Fuller, Smith & Turner site in Central London reopened this week following its temporary closure due to a “devastating” fire.

FEATURE – Business development managers

FEATURE: Why the BDM is a Star attraction

06-Apr-2023 By Gary Lloyd

One of the most important people in the life of a licensee is their business development manager (BDM), in this feature we learn a little about two people and their roles in the Star Pubs & Bars set-up.