02-Dec-2009 By John Harrington
The Scottish Government has abandoned plans to force pubs to serve wine in 125ml servings, says trade chief Patrick Browne.
02-Dec-2009 By Ewan Turney & The PMA Team
A Fair Pint-commissioned report claims the accuracy of Brulines beer flow monitoring equipment is "questionable". But Brulines insists it is "accurate and reliable".
02-Dec-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Property agents say the pub market will be flooded with between 1,000 and 2,000 pubco disposals in 2010. Robin Mence, managing director of Sidney...
01-Dec-2009 By Tony Halstead
Peach has acquired the freehold of the Richard Onslow at Cranleigh, Surrey — its third new site in as many weeks.
01-Dec-2009 By The PMA Team
Mitchells & Butlers has won its power struggle with Joe Lewis and appointed Simon Laffin as its new chairman.
01-Dec-2009 By The PMA Team
JD Wetherspoon is to open 250 pubs in the next five years — creating 10,000 new jobs in the process. The managed operator today announced plans to invest £250m on opening new outlets.
01-Dec-2009 By The PMA Team
Greene King has reported a "strong performance" with a 2.8% rise in profit before tax to £62.4m for the 24 weeks to 18 October. Revenue was...
Brulines' accuracy questioned in report
01-Dec-2009 By James Wilmore
An independent report has raised concerns about the accuracy of Brulines' beer flow monitoring equipment. The report, compiled by verification firm...
Anand confirms Greene King's BBPA exit
01-Dec-2009 By Hamish Champ
Suffolk brewer Greene King has no plans to reverse its decision to leave the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA), the brewer's chief executive...
M&B names Simon Laffin as its new chairman
01-Dec-2009 By Hamish Champ
Mitchells & Butlers appeared to have won a battle with major shareholder Joe Lewis and appointed a new chairman of the group. After yesterday's...
Wetherspoons to create 10,000 jobs through new pub openings
01-Dec-2009 By Hamish Champ
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin says the pub group has already started work on developing many of the 250 new pub sites it hopes to open over the...
'iPhone app to keep track of alcohol units'
01-Dec-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
The NHS has launched a free iPhone app to let people keep track of how much alcohol they are drinking. The new application was launched by Gillian...
Greene King responds to "flight to value
01-Dec-2009 By Hamish Champ
Tackling costs and appealing to value-minded customers has helped Suffolk brewer Greene King report pre-tax profits for the first six months of its...
01-Dec-2009 By Lesley Foottit
A Yates pub has been ordered to cut trading hours amongst other stringent conditions following alleged licence breaches.
30-Nov-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Half Moon tenant hits back at claims from Young's that it has worked hard to keep the venue open.
30-Nov-2009 By The PMA Team
Brunning & Price, the pub operator owned by the Restaurant Group, has bought the freehold of Whitbread's Nevill Crest & Gun in Kent, which...
Hamish Champ: Are licensees really a bunch of moaning minnies?
30-Nov-2009 By Hamish Champ
Are all licensees 'moaners'? I ask this - in a rhetorical sense you understand - because commenting on my blog on VAT last week one reader bemoaned...
C&C unable to rule out job losses after Gaymer's purchase
30-Nov-2009 By Claire Dodd Claire
Stephen Glancey, chief operating officer of C&C Group, owner of Magners said he is unable to rule-out job losses as the result of its purchase of...
M&B goes to Takeover Panel over Lewis move
30-Nov-2009 By Hamish Champ
Managed pub group Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has approached the Takeover Panel over what it says is evidence that certain shareholders are...
C&C Group buys Gaymers cider for £45m
30-Nov-2009 By Hamish Champ
Magners cider producer C&C Group has bought rival manufacturer Gaymer Cider Company from Constellation Brands for £45m. Gaymer's, which employs...
30-Nov-2009 By Ewan Turney
The GMB is to ballot its tied tenant members on whether to to switch off Brulines systems in a bid to force pubcos to the negotiating table over beer...
30-Nov-2009 By Ewan Turney
Mitchells & Butlers is to approach the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers to rule whether its largest shareholder has been trying to gain control of...
30-Nov-2009 By Ewan Turney
Magners producer C&C Group has acquired Gaymer Cider Company from Constellation Brands for £45m. The deal will be financed via a new £60m bank...
'Union writes to 37,000 licensees in "strike" ballot'
29-Nov-2009
"Trade union the GMB is writing to 37,000 publicans urging them to join it and vote in a ballot over industrial action it says will be a 'strike' at...
Harveys: a local champion
28-Nov-2009 By Hamish Champ
They're a feisty and determined lot in Lewes. Loath to suffer fools and usurpers, the fiercely independent streak that marks out this Sussex town...
27-Nov-2009 By John Harrington
Jennings beers will be brewed elsewhere in the meantime, says owner Marston's.
Billy Buchanan: selling the pub experience
27-Nov-2009 By Billy Buchanan
London Town boss Billy Buchanan thinks the industry should get together to market the pub, rather than focusing on factional differences
Famous music pub faces uncertain future
27-Nov-2009 By James Wilmore
One of London's most famous live music pubs faces an uncertain future as a gig venue and could become a gastropub. The Half Moon, in Putney, South...
Sharkey gives his backing to the pub
27-Nov-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Former Undertones frontman Feargal Sharkey helped the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) launch its new campaign last night. The chief...
27-Nov-2009 By Gemma McKenna
A Punch lessee who claimed he was badly treated and misled by the pubco has agreed to stay on after Punch promised a £40,000 investment at his pub.
Wine bar operator Davy's is selling two sites
27-Nov-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Wine bar operator Davy's is selling two sites — the Dock Blida in Central London and Croydon's the Wine Vault.
26-Nov-2009 By The PMA Team
A rising length of tenure and falling rate of churn of licensees is a good target for the trade, says The PMA Team.
26-Nov-2009 By Gemma McKenna
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has announced the four finalists in the running to be named best pub in Britain.
M&B reports a robust performance
26-Nov-2009 By The PMA Team
Managed pub company Mitchells & Butlers has reported a "robust" performance in challenging conditions for the year to 26 September. Like-for-like...
Scotland set to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol
26-Nov-2009 By Hamish Champ
The Scottish government has today published its long-awaited Alcohol Bill, which includes powers for ministers to set a minimum price for alcohol....
Mitchells & Butlers sees modest consumer recovery
26-Nov-2009 By Hamish Champ
Managed pub operator Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has created three new retail 'channels' in order to appeal to different spending patterns...
Lessees charge 78p more a pint than free-of-tie pubs
26-Nov-2009 By James Wilmore
Lessees are charging 78p more for a pint of standard lager on average compared to managed houses and free-of-tie licensees according to members of...
26-Nov-2009 By Gemma McKenna
The Scottish Government has published its controversial Alcohol Bill, which will give ministers powers to impose a minimum price, introduce a new tax...
26-Nov-2009 By Ewan Turney
MPs will be urged to "give beer a break" and back pubs as the "life and soul of Britain's communities" under the new BBPA manifesto. The I'm Backing the Pub manifesto aims to promote the positive aspects of pubs.
25-Nov-2009 By John Harrington
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) urged two ministers to take action against pubcos in a meeting yesterday.
25-Nov-2009 By Ewan Turney & The PMA Team
Multiple operator Mercury Inns has gone into administration, the Morning Advertiser has learnt. Mercury Inns was formed 12 years ago by co-managing...
25-Nov-2009 By The PMA Team
Enterprise Inns has re-opened the pub formerly tenanted by arch-critic and Justice for Licensees leader Inez Ward. The pub, Mavericks in Newquay,...
25-Nov-2009 By The PMA Team
Greene King has become the first pub operator to be awarded the Carbon Trust Standard. It has also become the country's first brewer to gain this...
Debt mountain pushes Mercury Inns into administration
25-Nov-2009 By Hamish Champ
Too much debt pushed Mercury Inns into administration, joint managing director Mark Butler confirmed today. The Tamworth-based operator's seven pubs...
25-Nov-2009 By Ewan Turney
BBC TV show Inside Out is to film events at the pubco protest march on 7 December and are looking for licensees.
24-Nov-2009 By Roger Protz
Czech history was made two decades ago with the Velvet Revolution, and the loss of the old regime had a big impact on the nation's beer, says Roger Protz.
24-Nov-2009 By The PMA Team
The names of the seven Enterprise Inns pubs in London to be sold at a Cushman & Wakefield auction in December have been unveiled. Enterprise...
Rateable value: How do you rate your chances?
24-Nov-2009
Every five years all commercial properties are revalued by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) to take into account shifts in value between UK regions...
Lake District pubs devastated by floods
24-Nov-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Pubs face being closed for months and others are confronting an uncertain trading future due to floods devastating parts of the Lake District....
24-Nov-2009 By Ewan Turney
JD Wetherspoon is to create 100 jobs at its new pub in Torquay, following a £780,000 refurbishment project. The former Bar Med in Winter Gardens,...
