Enterprise Inns to auction off more pubs
15-Nov-2010 By Hamish Champ
Enterprise Inns, which announces it annual results tomorrow, is auctioning off another clutch of London pubs as part of its debt reduction strategy...
One in three want family friendly pubs
15-Nov-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
One in three people expect pubs to be family friendly, according to the latest results in a survey by Greene King. As part of its Proper Pubs...
Autumnal sun shines on managed pub operators
15-Nov-2010 By Hamish Champ
Leading pub and restaurant chains across the UK continue to perform better than this time last year, according to new research. According to the...
Adnams launches own spirits range from custom-built distillery
15-Nov-2010 By James Wilmore
Suffolk brewer Adnams has officially unveiled its distillery - which will be producing vodka, gin, and eventually, whisky. The company believes it...
15-Nov-2010 By John Harrington
New figures showing a rise in the number of pubs and clubs with 24-hour licences has been labeled misleading by one trade chief. The survey by...
15-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
Managed pub, bar and casual dining chains, saw like-for-like sales grow 2.2% in October on last year — but recorded a 16.2% drop on September. In...
15-Nov-2010 By Gurjit Degun
Punch Taverns has exceeded attendance targets at its partner roadshows for the seventh year running. This year's events saw over 45% of Punch's...
12-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
Steve Haslam, founder of TLC Inns, was crowned Best Individual at last week's MA200 Awards for the best independent multiple retailers. Haslam...
12-Nov-2010 By Jo Bruce
The Milestone in Sheffield, which appeared in the semi-final of Ramsay's Best Restaurant this week, is to open a wine bar and shop.
12-Nov-2010 By The PMA Team
Brighton & Hove licensed multiple retailer InnBrighton has posted a 13.6% increase in Ebitda for the financial year to 30 June 2010.
12-Nov-2010 By The PMA Team
Our survey shows the frequency of home drinking and the sharp decline in the traditional weekend night out, says The PMA Team.
Enterprise Inns: falling short of our code of practice will be a 'disaster'
12-Nov-2010 By Hamish Champ
Enterprise Inns chief operating officer Simon Townsend said it would be "disastrous" if the pubco fell short of the standards it had set itself in...
Enterprise lessee leaves after 17 years over rent
12-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
A long standing Coventry lessee has hit out at the pubco — but it says it had been as flexible as possible.
12-Nov-2010 By John Ellis
John Ellis, licensee of the Crown Inn in Oakengates, Shropshire says Pub Week went well but there is more to come. In 15 years of running a pub,...
12-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
The British Beer and Pub Association has said it won't comment on rumours that it could ask Diageo to resign over its stance on duty.
11-Nov-2010 By Tony Halstead
Enterprise Inns lessee Nigel Williams has been installed as the new president of the Federation Of Licensed Victuallers Associations.
Fake drunks used in pub sting operation
11-Nov-2010 By James Wilmore
A police chief responsible for a sting operation using drunk actors to catch out pubs has refused to apologise for the tactic and warned it will be...
11-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
The Battle of Britain boxing slug fest between David Haye and Audley Harrison will be shown on Sky 3D this Saturday. The World title fight held at...
11-Nov-2010 By John Harrington
MSPs have rejected new restrictions on pub drinks promotions in Scotland but paved the way for the controversial social responsibility fee and...
11-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
The red tape watchdog has told Government pubs face a "particularly high regulatory burden". The Better Regulation Executive has told Lord Young,...
11-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
Brewer and pub operator Greene King has voiced its disappointment to the defeat of minimum price in Scotland. Minimum pricing was voted down by 76...
11-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
The 380-strong Restaurant Group has reported an 8% in turnover for the 45 weeks to 7 November on last year.
10-Nov-2010 By Tony Halstead reporting from FLVA Conference
The Licensed Trade Charity has unveiled plans for a pioneering scheme to open a new pub staffed by young people with learning difficulties .
10-Nov-2010 By Paul Wigham
I sat this week on the inaugural meeting of the BII Panel of Professional Advisors and it sparked debate on a number of issues, says Paul Wigham.
Support for Wetherspoons' breakfast move
10-Nov-2010
Managed group JD Wetherspoon has ditched the uniform opening of pubs at 7am and introduced more flexible breakfast hours - in line with other...
Facewatch scheme designed to slash pub crime
10-Nov-2010
Pubs are being urged to sign up to a new crime-reporting system designed by a licensee to dramatically cut offences in the trade. A pilot of the...
10-Nov-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Pubs could face "extortionate" costs when new regulations over pensions come into force in 2012. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has...
10-Nov-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Nine pubs in Ringwood, Hampshire, have joined forces with Ringwood Brewery to offer the town's first ale trail. Drinkers will collect the ale trail...
09-Nov-2010 By Phil Mellows
Gavin George is not your normal pub entrepreneur. As Phil Mellows discovers, he is an eco-aware culture vulture obsessed with his seaside city.
Pubs pilot 'safer' pint glasses
09-Nov-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Trials are underway at secret pub locations across the country to test new safer pint glassware. The Design Council this week confirmed that tests...
09-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
Presenting under-18s with direct, raw facts about the effects of alcohol is helping to change behaviour. So says the BII after research showed that...
08-Nov-2010 By Tony Jennings
Being "fair" might be the loadstone of the Coalition's philosophy, but not much of it is percolating down to our business, says Tony Jennings.
08-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
Enterprise Inns has launched its first free-of-tie on cask ale lease — teaming up with Thornbridge Brewery at the Greystones in Sheffield.
08-Nov-2010 By The PMA Team
Managed operator JD Wetherspoon has moved to open later for breakfast at around 70% of its sites. The company began opening for breakfast at 7am...
McMullen's: Seeking silver linings
08-Nov-2010 By Hamish Champ
Given the economic clouds hanging over the UK consumer, silver linings might be in short supply in the coming months. But despite fears of what...
Mark Daniels: Coalition should ignore knee-jerk headlines and learn from the Dutch
08-Nov-2010
If there's one thing guaranteed to get me uppity in a morning - apart, that is, from discovering there's no marmalade to put on my eggy bread - it's...
Pub Bitch: 'The Only Way Is Essex' Ale
08-Nov-2010
Cigar evolution Not that we would go to the opening of an envelope or anything, but we did find ourselves at the presentation of the newly designed...
What will be in an executive's pay this year?
08-Nov-2010 By Hamish Champ
A number of companies in the pub and brewing sectors will soon reveal how they fared over the past year. It'll have been a tough old 12 months. After...
Hamish Champ: Is it me, or has everybody gone mad?
08-Nov-2010 By Hamish Champ
"Is me, or has everybody gone mad?" Not my words, dear reader, but the words of Brian Potter; owner and operator of the Phoenix Club, one of the UK's...
05-Nov-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Rel Pub Company is opening a sixth Break Bar site in Berkshire next year after a £700,000 refurbishment.
05-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
A Luminar club in Swindon has proposed closing earlier on nights where it runs drinks promotions, after police called for a licence review. Liquid...
05-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
Fears have been raised that Punch Taverns may have to raise more funds after its US bond insurer Ambac said it may file for bankruptcy. Ambac said...
05-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
New Punch Taverns chief executive Ian Dyson has bought 100,000 shares in the company for £65,850. Former Marks & Spencer finance director Dyson...
04-Nov-2010 By The PMA Team
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
04-Nov-2010 By The PMA Team
The ranks of multiple retailers are growing as the sector throws up increasing site opportunities, says The PMA Team.
04-Nov-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
JD Wetherspoon has this morning unveiled like-for-like sale growth of 1.6% for its first quarter.
04-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
Steve Haslam, founder of TLC Inns, has been crowned Best Individual at the MA 200 Awards for the best, independent multiple retailers. Haslam...
04-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
The best suppliers to the pub industry were announced last night at the Great British Pub Suppliers Awards, sponsored by Tradeteam, at Plaisterer's...
Skeleton and guns found during pub refurb
04-Nov-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Work to restore a historic pub gutted by fire was held up after builders found a skeleton and a cache of wartime weapons. Police and archaeologists...
04-Nov-2010 By John Harrington
Fourteen hundred submissions have been made for the Government's consultation on licensing reform - as trade chiefs step up their lobbying to get the...
