12-Jun-2009 By Andrew Pring
It's right and proper, given the range of problems traced to their door, that the post-Bec talk has been all about what pubcos must do to change the way they operate, says Andrew Pring.
Chris Maclean: Keep me out of the round please
12-Jun-2009 By Chris Maclean
I suspect I won't be popular for saying this - but I don't like buying rounds.For some who read this their suspicions may be confirmed. It is amazing...
'The future's looking rosé'
12-Jun-2009 By James Wilmore
Drinkers are turning up their noses at white and red wine and switching to rosé, according to a study. Sales of rosé more than quadrupled to...
ALMR awaits Enterprise response to trade talks invitation
12-Jun-2009 By James Wilmore
The Association of Licensed Multiple (ALMR) is still awaiting a response from Enterprise Inns on whether it will attend next week's industry...
11-Jun-2009 By Sir Shannon Albury
One of the great running conversations at The Bloated Toad is 'what was the best ever decade', says Sir Shannon Albury.
11-Jun-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Average pub turnover fell by 1.8% last year as costs in-creased 4% to a huge 52% of turnover, according to the ALMR.
11-Jun-2009 By The PMA Team
The boss of Punch Taverns leased division Roger Whiteside has stated that the company agrees with seven major areas of criticism within the highly...
CGA: more than 50 pubs a week now closing
11-Jun-2009 By Mark Stretton
The head of CGA Strategy, the pub and drinks market analyst, says the number of pubs closing has now reached more than 50 per week. Speaking at The...
11-Jun-2009 By John Harrington
HSBC is the bank that likes to say "no" to pubs — it's official. An email from an HSBC local manager, seen by the Morning Advertiser, shows clearly...
11-Jun-2009 By John Harrington
A licensee has written a barrage of letters to people in authority complaining that justice has not been meted out to thugs who attack hosts and pub...
10-Jun-2009 By MA reporter
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers has written to BEC chairman Peter Luff asking for six months to sort the industry's problems out.
Publican Local Focus: Cardiff - a Welsh welcome
10-Jun-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
A Polish traveller recently arrived in Cardiff and was keen to take a few photos to commemorate his trip. But instead of snapping tourist attractions...
Pete Robinson: When is a pub not a pub?
10-Jun-2009
Imagine you are chatting to an overseas visitor when he asks you, "What is a British Pub?" How would you reply?"It's a building where you go to eat...
Pub complains after missing out on grant
10-Jun-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Pubs that missed out on grants to help move their businesses forward because of tight deadlines could be in line for extra funding. Rural pubs in the...
Redundancies leading to increase in drinking
10-Jun-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
People are turning to alcohol to relieve the stress caused by redundancy, according to new research by alcohol awareness charity Drinkaware. One in...
10-Jun-2009 By Ewan Turney
The cost of a pub meal could drop back to 2006 levels as competition for customers increases, according to one market analyst. Peter Backman of...
First Lady dines at Punch pub
09-Jun-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Licensees at a London pub were astonished when the First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughters popped in for dinner. The team at Punch Taverns pub...
'Pub groups try to head off probe into tie-ups'
09-Jun-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Pub companies are stepping up their efforts to head off a competition investigation into the tied arrangement that is at the heart of their business...
Greene King buys 11 Punch pubs
09-Jun-2009
Greene King has agreed a deal to buy 11 freehold managed pubs from Punch Taverns for £30.4 million, more than £2m below their total book value....
Thousands of pub jobs under threat in Northern Ireland
09-Jun-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Thousands of pub jobs will be in jeopardy in Northern Ireland if the decline in trade continues, according to new research. In a survey of 200...
09-Jun-2009 By John Harrington
AWP suppliers say they're working hard to ensure pubs can offer higher stakes and prizes when they get the green light to do so this Friday. From...
08-Jun-2009 By John Harrington
Licensees and pub operators could claim some of the £500m windfall in overpaid VAT on gaming machines after a landmark High Court ruling. The...
Hamish Champ: Trying not to faint on live television
08-Jun-2009 By Hamish Champ
I know very well that the country is waking up to the problems facing the pub trade. How do I know? Because last Friday I had to get up at the crack...
Punch tells licensees "long period" of change ahead
08-Jun-2009 By James Wilmore
Punch Taverns has written to its licensees admitting it has a "long period of change ahead" in its bid to build more trust with tenants and lessees....
Licensee appeals foreign satellite conviction
08-Jun-2009 By James Wilmore
A licensee convicted of showing foreign satellite football using a non-EU card has launched a crown court appeal. Alec Piercy of Ridge Farm Pub and...
BII rewards the best Channel Islands pubs
08-Jun-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Top performing pubs on the Channel Islands have been recognised at the BII's annual awards ceremony. Justin Pledger, of the Victoria in St Peter's...
Punch Taverns rebrands pub operations
08-Jun-2009 By Hamish Champ
In a surprise move Punch Taverns has changed the names of its managed and tenanted businesses.The pubco's managed operation, formerly known as Spirit...
08-Jun-2009 By Ewan Turney
Punch has admitted that the tied model must evolve to offer greater protection for its tenants, in a letter to its licensees. Punch tenanted boss...
08-Jun-2009 By Ewan Turney
Punch licensees have completed over 1,485 days worth of training since the new year, the pubco has said. Punch introduced its "Your Development...
08-Jun-2009 By Ewan Turney
Sheffield is the latest city to establish a Best Bar None scheme to reward best practice in licensed premises. The scheme launches on 15 June at...
'Tesco to bring derelict pub back to life'
07-Jun-2009
"Drinkers could soon be raising a toast in The Sir Terry Leahy or The Jolly Shelf-Stacker after Tesco offered to reopen a derelict pub as a planning...
Selling the crown jewels. Or not
06-Jun-2009 By Hamish Champ
Just how far short Young's fell from the asking price of the pubs it was seeking to acquire recently and from whom the South London-based operator...
05-Jun-2009 By The PMA Team
London brewer and retailer Fuller's has reported solid full-year results with profit before tax down just 1% to £22.8m. Revenue was up 3% to £210m...
Government intervention in pub sector should be avoided, says Fuller's boss
05-Jun-2009 By Hamish Champ
Government interference in the pub industry following publication of the BEC report should be avoided at all cost, according to Michael Turner,...
Fuller's profits dip in tough market
05-Jun-2009
Fuller's has reported a one per cent fall in profits for the year to the end of March, but said this represented a "strong performance in tough...
05-Jun-2009 By Ewan Turney
The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) is celebrating the release of the new edition of its Good Beer Guide Belgium.
05-Jun-2009 By Ewan Turney
Conservative MP and Shadow Minister for the Enviromnent, Anne McIntosh, held an hour-long surgery at a Wetherspoon's pub in Thirsk, in her north...
04-Jun-2009 By The PMA Team
The Yates's brand is still sizeable with 65 sites — and is celebrating its 125th birthday this month. The PMA Team reports.
04-Jun-2009 By Andrew Pring
The Campaign for Real Ale has stepped into the fray over the beer tie — to the dismay of the Fair Pint campaigners, says Andrew Pring.
Flame on with Proud of Pubs
04-Jun-2009
The Queen. Sir Paul McCartney. And now the English pub!What all three have in common is that they have all been recipients of the Outstanding...
Tuppen: We'll back licensee support group
04-Jun-2009
Enterprise Inns chief Ted Tuppen has said he is willing to back a new support group and representative body for licensees with the company's cash.And...
Punch tells MPs beer tie probe would be a "waste of time and resources
04-Jun-2009 By James Wilmore
Punch Taverns chief executive Giles Thorley has written to MPs arguing an investigation into beer tie would be "a waste of time and resources". In an...
04-Jun-2009 By Tony Halstead
Pubs are urged to get involved in a £3m project that will see National Lottery cash granted for community projects. Rural regeneration group Pub is...
04-Jun-2009 By Ewan Turney
We are far from perfect, but we are listening and we are willing to change — that is the message from Punch Taverns as it looks to evolve its model...
04-Jun-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Two licensees have accused Punch of selling their pubs "behind their backs" to regional brewers while they were busy still bidding for the freeholds....
04-Jun-2009 By Tony Jennings
Has anybody ever thought of the doorway to a pub as being a kind of "star gate", entry to another dimension, asks Tony Jennings.
04-Jun-2009 By Jo Bruce
The trade is not "lovin'" the prospect of McDonald's rolling out its McCafé coffee shops in the UK. McDonald's is set to put more golden arches on...
04-Jun-2009 By Ewan Turney
Punch licensees in Bath — what they told Punch executives and the Morning Advertiser. Karen Thomson, the Weston Background: Took over the Weston 18...
04-Jun-2009 By Ewan Turney
Punch licensees in Bath — what they told Punch executives and the Morning Advertiser. Joe Cussens, Marlborough Tavern Background: Signed a lease in...
04-Jun-2009 By Gemma McKenna
A Bristol auction brought mixed results for Admiral Taverns and Enterprise Inns last week. Admiral had three pubs in the auction, none of which sold,...
