AAIM in talks to buy Marston's pubs
03-May-2007
Former Ultimate director of development Colin Rowlinson is to head a new sector entrant tipped to win the auction to buy 279 Marston's pubs currently...
ALMR slams police approach to trade
03-May-2007 By Ewan Turney ewan.turney@william-reed.co.uk
Police condemned for turning away from dialogue, opposing extended hours and seeking to close pubs Trade chief Alex Salussolia has taken a huge swipe...
02-May-2007 By Iain O'Neil
Study finds 73% will visit less or completely stop visiting pubs which serve in plastic.
02-May-2007 By Iain O'Neil
More than £8,656 was raised for the Licensed Trade Charity (LTC) at the BII's 26th Annual Luncheon yesterday.
02-May-2007 By The PMA Team
Punch Taverns is converting 11 sites from its Mill House Inns acquisition to the Chef & Brewer brand. The company bought the 82-strong Mill House...
Project update 3: Changing hands
02-May-2007
In an industry where as many as one in four pubs changes hands every year, our community pub the Forester Arms has hit reality checkpoint.A string of...
Project update 3: Shaping up on the high street
02-May-2007
Rookie licensee Richard Podesta's steep learning curve is continuing apace at high street venue Barcena in Burgess Hill, West Sussex. Advice from our...
02-May-2007 By John Harrington
Mitchells & Butlers head of security says new doorstaff licensing scheme led to a shortage of experienced
01-May-2007 By Iain O'Neil
BII to launch an alcohol awareness qualification for 13 to 16-year-olds to teach youngsters about drink.
Sharing States secrets
01-May-2007
You've got to hand it to those pesky Americans. They have a great ability to take a concept or product from another part of the world, refashion it...
Punch Taverns issues smoke ban ultimatum
01-May-2007 By Hamish Champ
Punch Taverns retailers in England who do not prepare for the smoking ban and then see trade suffer after July 1 will find little sympathy from the...
Social responsibility" next challenge for trade
01-May-2007
The next big challenge for the pub industry is "social responsibility in all its forms", a trade chief has claimed. Speaking at the BII's annual...
BII rewards industry's finest
01-May-2007 By James Wilmore
Ten BII members have been awarded the body's highest accolade for their contribution to the industry at a ceremony in London today. Award-winning...
Punch Taverns has "no plans to buy brewer
01-May-2007 By Hamish Champ
Despite speculation to the contrary, Punch Taverns has no plans to buy a brewery, chief executive Giles Thorley told thepublican.com today.The market...
01-May-2007 By Tamara Sender of M&C Report
Novus Leisure, the late-night bar operator, plans to launch a new bar concept across 30 sites over the next three years. The new contemporary bar,...
News digest
01-May-2007
A round-up of the month's pub food news Coping with changing habits Pubs will have to be more innovative with their offer to impress the next...
Good month bad month
01-May-2007
Good month for Pubs in Wales: First results suggest pubs have been busier after the smoking ban was introduced there last month. Operator SA Brains...
Testing the waters
01-May-2007
With sales constantly on the rise, Lucy Britner urges licensees to take their water offering as seriously as their wine Water sales are on the up and...
Back to basics
01-May-2007
Mark Taylor talks to Stephen Terry about his Michelin-rated pub near Abergavenny Stephen Terry took over the Hardwick in Abergavenny in 2005 and...
Pleasure principles
01-May-2007
Stephen Bull, former owner of the Lough Pool Inn and partner of the Hole in the Wall in Little Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire, offers his ideas on writing...
Jamie's chef
01-May-2007
Lucy Britner chats with Aaron Craze six months after he won the tenancy of an Essex pub from Jamie Oliver's Fifteen Foundation xxxx Even Phileas Fogg...
Openings
01-May-2007
Old Mill Berkhamsted, Herts, 01442 879590 theoldmillberkhamsted.co.uk Who: This is Peach Pub Company's seventh offering. It's a joint venture with...
Diary dates...
01-May-2007
What's going on in May May Day bank holiday 7 May Think extra staff and extra stock for this traditionally busy weekend. You could even have a...
Another group gets the pub bug. Apparently.
30-Apr-2007 By Hamish Champ
Alternative Asset Investment Management - a bit of a mouthful, that one - is apparently in exclusive talks to buy the near-300 boozers Marston's...
Chris Maclean: privacy in a public house
30-Apr-2007 By Chris Maclean
Friday evening two men came in, ordered a beer and asked if Justin had been in. I was immediately suspicious and asked "Justin who?" They said he...
What the Sunday papers said
29-Apr-2007 By Hamish Champ
The celebrity property fund that is backed by Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and music mogul Simon Cowell is set to snap up nearly 300...
The ALMR conference - a lesson in how to have fun in the licensed trade
27-Apr-2007 By Hamish Champ
I wandered over the Millennium Bridge from our offices on the South Bank this week to pay a visit to the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers'...
Plain sailing - the rise of Admiral Taverns
27-Apr-2007
Punch Taverns' much-anticipated sale of 869 pubs to Admiral Taverns for £326m has reinforced the latter's position as the country's third largest...
What the papers say - April 27, 2007
27-Apr-2007 By James Wilmore
Parents who give alcohol to children under the age of 15 - even with a meal at home - should face prosecution, Alcohol Concern has said - The Daily...
Scottish & Newcastle sees "encouraging" start to year
27-Apr-2007 By Hamish Champ
Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) has described the start to its current financial year as "encouraging", with its core UK beer brands outperforming...
Glendola aims to double in five years
26-Apr-2007 By The PMA Team
Glendola Leisure, the managed operator of bars, clubs and restaurants, would like to double its £24m-per-year turnover within five years. The...
26-Apr-2007 By The PMA Team
Punch Taverns plans to take a less sympathetic approach to tenants who have failed to prepare for the smoking ban, according to KBC Peel Hunt analyst...
Time's up for likely rogues
26-Apr-2007
The Publican is launching ScamWatch month in May, warning licensees about rogues targeting the pub trade.As cash businesses, pubs are prime targets...
ALMR calls for common sense over rent rises
26-Apr-2007 By Hamish Champ
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has called on landlords to cut its members some slack when it comes to rent reviews. Addressing...
26-Apr-2007 By Lucy Britner
Celebrity pub chef Mike Robinson is to open a game and wild food cookery school. Following the success of his pub - the Pot Kiln in Frilsham,...
Camra: time's right for cask-ale growth
26-Apr-2007 By MA Reporter
Real-ale sales will bounce back over the next five years - that was the confident prediction made at the annual members' meeting of Camra, the...
THE AGENTS
26-Apr-2007
Andy Frisby Fleurets Associate Talk of the impending smoking ban and rising interest rates seem to be having little effect on demand for licensed...
THE GUV'NOR
26-Apr-2007
Dennis Griffiths Licensee of the Miners' Rest, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, extols the virtues of the Federation of Licensed Victuallers Associations...
Could brewery be next on the Punch buy list?
26-Apr-2007 By Tony Halstead THals22851@aol.com
Speculation is mounting that Punch Taverns may be planning a route back to an old-style brewers' vertical-integration structure following its...
BarTalk
26-Apr-2007
Did you do anything to celebrate St George's Day on Monday? Dominic Kiziuk Sun Hotel Lancaster We were caught out a bit this year and had no real...
All fired up
26-Apr-2007
With summer rapidly approaching, Jonathan Plummer looks at how barbecues can turn the impending smoking ban into an opportunity to maximise profit...
Going for gold
26-Apr-2007
With less than three weeks to go until the final winner of CaskForce is announced, over the coming issues, the MA talks to the seven readers hoping...
Sawday's treasures
26-Apr-2007
The latest edition of one of the industry's leading pub guides, Alastair Sawday's Pubs & Inns Guide is out today. Jo Bruce talks trends and top...
NewsDigest
26-Apr-2007
Britvic is consulting with its staff about out-sourcing its retail distribution network to KN Drinks Logistics, and its vending and chiller...
26-Apr-2007 By Andrew Pring
Punch's latest move away from life as a pure pubco has got more than a few heads scratching in the trade. Everyone knows that Giles Thorley and his...
It's a mystery
25-Apr-2007
WHATEVER YOU think of your pub, and the wonderful ideas you have for making it a success, it is the customer who will tell you whether it really...
25-Apr-2007 By Iain O'Neil
This week the Morning Advertiser's web forums received their 10,000th reader's comment - establishing them as the number one place to talk about the...
Punch promises to bed in retail code
25-Apr-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Punch Taverns has promised to take steps to ensure its staff adhere to its updated code of practice between the tenant and pubco. Two weeks ago the...
THE GUV'NOR
25-Apr-2007
Peter Eveleigh Licensees must unite in a trade group, says the Riverside Inn, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire Did I read or hear the other day that the...
Admiral Taverns to dispose of up to 130 pubs
24-Apr-2007 By Hamish Champ
Gary Landesberg, who together with his father Alan and Elliot and David Rosenberg oversees Admiral Taverns, has revealed the group is likely to sell...
