11-Dec-2009 By Roger Protz
Opinion is divided on the latest Portman-baiting products from Scottish micro BrewDog, says Roger Protz.
11-Dec-2009 By John Harrington
The Energy Ombudsman has demanded an apology from British Gas for the way it treated a licensee who was hit with a £12,000 bill.
11-Dec-2009 By MA reporter
Adnams tenants are happy with their lot, according to a survey commissioned by the Suffolk brewer. The anonymous study from Norwich-based US2U...
11-Dec-2009 By Ewan Turney
Enterprise Inns chief executive Ted Tuppen received a pay package of £811,000 for 2009, including benefits and bonuses, according to the company's...
11-Dec-2009 By David Morgan
David Morgan of Cookseys DMP and critic of the large tenanted pubcos describes what he comes across in his professional role. Breaking up is so very...
10-Dec-2009 By The PMA Team
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City
10-Dec-2009 By The PMA Team
The BISC was a PR nightmare at a time when pubcos are trying to convince that a new era of transparency is beginning, says The PMA Team.
10-Dec-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Suffolk-based Mauldons Brewery has bought a second pub — the Cottage at Norwich, which has been closed since August 2009.
10-Dec-2009 By Ewan Turney
Liberal Democrat MP Greg Mulholland has raised a question in Parliament over the attitude of Enterprise Inns towards MPs on the Business and Enterprise Committee.
10-Dec-2009 By The PMA Team
Town & City Pub Company, which operates the Yates's chain, reported a "very successful" first 11 trading months, qualified by exceptional...
Mulholland slates 'litigious' Enterprise Inns
10-Dec-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Save the Pub Group chairman Greg Mulholland MP has raised concerns about the "incredible litigiousness" of pubco Enterprise Inns. The MP for Leeds...
Locals keep pub open after bailiffs visit
10-Dec-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
A community is so keen to keep its local open that it has rallied round to replenish goods taken away by the bailiffs. Licensee Andy Prestwich has...
10-Dec-2009 By John Harrington
Three North Wales bars are to shut their doors over one of the busiest pre-Christmas weekends to avoid prosecution for underage sales. The venues in...
Pubs to get chance of last-minute TENs
09-Dec-2009 By James Wilmore
Police will be able to give pubs the green light for a temporary event notice (TEN) three days before an occasion, under new plans announced by the...
Pubs 'n' Bars goes into administration
09-Dec-2009 By Hamish Champ
Pubs 'n' Bars (PnB), the troubled London-based pub operator, has gone into administration after its banks, led by lead lender AIlied Irish Bank...
Drake & Morgan acquires third pub
09-Dec-2009 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Drake & Morgan, the fledgling bar-restaurant group led by Jillian MacLean and John Connell, has acquired its third site. The Anthologist, a...
09-Dec-2009 By Lesley Foottit
Enterprise Inns has signed a deal to make Westminster Council its primary point of contact for health and safety issues. Enterprise is the first pub...
09-Dec-2009 By Emma Eversham, Big Hospitality
Whitbread has pledged to cut its carbon emissions by 26% across its 580 hotels and 375 pub restaurants by 2020. The hospitality company, whose...
08-Dec-2009 By Ewan Turney
Fair Pint founding member Steve Corbett gives MATV his views on what progress has been made since the BEC Report of the summer ahead of today's...
08-Dec-2009 By John Harrington
The Government must intervene to make the pubco/tenant relationship fairer for tenants because real change won't happen voluntarily.
Chris Maclean: The problem is not too many pubs, but too few innkeepers
08-Dec-2009 By Chris Maclean
On the face of it a surplus of pubs seems the obvious response. In these economic times (and yes, Pete, the smoking ban) there is less and less money...
Pub calendar girls raise more than £6000 for EllenorLions Hospices
08-Dec-2009
A Kent pub has been getting into the Christmas spirit by raising more than £6000 for local charity, EllenorLions Hospices. The pub has been running...
BBPA: "We are not complacent
08-Dec-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
'We are not complacent but judge our performance in two years time' - that was the message from the British Beer & Pub Association's (BBPA's) new...
Fuller's names new executive director
08-Dec-2009 By Hamish Champ
Fuller, Smith & Turner, the London-based brewer and pub operator, has announced Richard Fuller will be stepping up to executive board level with...
Pubco inquiry follow-up kicks-off today
08-Dec-2009 By James Wilmore
MPs will this morning hear evidence from trade leaders, licensees, campaigners and a pub rent expert as part of the re-opened parliamentary inquiry...
08-Dec-2009 By Lesley Foottit
The World Cup is licensees' biggest opportunity to increase beer sales in 2010, according to Carlsberg UK. Last Friday's draw resulted in favourable...
08-Dec-2009 By Ewan Turney
I don't feel we can trust you to change voluntarily — that was the stark message delivered by Peter Luff to pubco representatives.
08-Dec-2009 By Ewan Turney
Fuller's commercial director Tim Turner is to retire from the board at the end of March 2010 after thirty years service.
07-Dec-2009 By Ewan Turney
JD Wetherspoon swept the board in the Loo of the Year Awards 2009 — scooping the national awards for all four home nations.
07-Dec-2009 By Mark Stretton and The PMA Team
David Elliott, the long-serving managing director of Greene King's leased and tenanted pub division, is to step down from the group at the end of...
Managing expectations in the pub trade
07-Dec-2009 By Hamish Champ
A City wag suggested last week it was no coincidence JD Wetherspoon announced its 250 pub opening/10,000 jobs creation scheme on the same day that...
Hamish Champ: An important week for the pub sector
07-Dec-2009 By Hamish Champ
It's going to be a busy week for politicians with an interest in the pub trade and for those within the pub trade with an interest in persuading such...
Disabled pub-goer's campaign goes national
07-Dec-2009 By James Wilmore
A disabled pub-lover's campaign to help people identify wheelchair-friendly venues has hit Parliament and could result in a change in the law. Mark...
Poor turnout for licensee parliamentary protest
07-Dec-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
A handful of disgruntled licensees were on hand to make their feelings about pubcos known outside Parliament today. The event, organised by campaign...
Anti-pubco campaigners protesting at Parliament today
07-Dec-2009 By James Wilmore
Disgruntled tenants and lessees are due to protest outside Parliament today as part of a "peaceful" demonstration against the behaviour of pubcos....
Hall & Woodhouse names pub of the year
07-Dec-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Licensee Karen Wells picked up a cheque for £1,000 and a two day break after winning Hall and Woodhouse pub of the year title. Her pub the Chestnut...
New pub banning order used for first time
07-Dec-2009 By John Harrington
A man who broke his Pubwatch banning order more than 40 times has been handed the country's first Drinking Banning Order by magistrates. The order...
07-Dec-2009 By Ewan Turney
Bedford based brewer and operators Charles Wells has reported a 2.9% drop in operating profit to £10.2m for the year to September. Turnover...
04-Dec-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Brewery Everards has bought three new pubs under its Project William banner — which allows the tie to be relaxed on cask ale. The pubs will be run by micro-brewers and real ale enthusiasts in the area.
Enterprise gets £11.58m from freehold sales at auction
04-Dec-2009 By James Wilmore
Enterprise Inns is considering putting more pubs up for auction after raising £11.58m yesterday from seven London outlets as part of another sale...
03-Dec-2009 By Ewan Turney
Special treatment for duty on spirits should end in order to fund a reduction in beer duty, the CAMRA has told the Chancellor.
03-Dec-2009 By The PMA Team
Tim Martin started with a single pub, stood behind the bar, moved himself along the difficult learning curve of running a pub badly and then better, says The PMA Team.
03-Dec-2009 By Ewan Turney
Eleven London pubs are closing every week — that's the stark reality highlighted by a new British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) survey.
03-Dec-2009 By The PMA Team
Billionaire investor Joe Lewis investor threatens to vote out directors at the annual general meeting next month.
03-Dec-2009 By The PMA Team
Marston's has reported "encouraging signs" from trials of new lease agreements in its tenanted division. The company is involved in "intensive...
Marston's reports 13 per cent slide in annual profits
03-Dec-2009 By Hamish Champ
Midlands brewer and pub operator Marston's has reported year pre-tax profits for 2009 more than 13 per cent lower than last year, but said it had...
03-Dec-2009 By John Harrington
Pubs that feature live music take 44% more money than those that don't — that's a key finding of a new survey.
03-Dec-2009 By Jo Bruce
Punch Taverns plans to add three new packages to its Simply Pub Food concept for tenants. Simply Pub Food is on trial in 50 pubs, with plans to...
03-Dec-2009 By Ewan Turney
Operating profit at brewer and pub operator Marston's fell 5.7% to £147.4m for the year to 3 October, reflecting a weaker performance from its...
02-Dec-2009 By Becky Paskin, Restaurant
A batch of Spanish eggs linked to an outbreak of salmonella in a number of restaurants and catering establishments, has sparked the Food Standards...
