Companies

Laurel on the acquisition trail

18-Jun-2002

Laurel, the owner of 600 managed pubs, is to bolster its estate and will look to buy packages of managed business ranging between 20 and 100...

EU to call time on pub happy hours?

18-Jun-2002

Pub happy hours could be banned if a new European directive calling for the end of price-led promotions on alcoholic drinks is passed by the European...

Settle for the best

17-Jun-2002

Mark Stretton meets Katie Reed, one of the founders of the Settle Inn, and discovers how she has built up her pubco from scratch. Walking through the...

What the Sunday papers said

17-Jun-2002

The Sunday papers were dominated this week, for obvious reasons, by England's 3-0 victory over Denmark in the World Cup on Saturday.Coverage in most...

Turnaround in fortunes for Yates Group

13-Jun-2002

Yates Group, the owner of the Yates' and Ha! Ha! Bar & Canteen chains, claims to have turned the corner following its disappointing first half...

Trouble brewing for licensees if new baby law comes into force

13-Jun-2002

Licensees could soon face hefty fines and possible imprisonment if they refuse to allow mothers to breastfeed their children on pub premises.A...

Summer gardens: ice

12-Jun-2002

Playng things cool: As temperatures rise in the summer months licensees need a steady supply of ice.When the 20th century dawned, ice was still...

Summer gardens: bad weather

12-Jun-2002

Competition is in tents: It's British summertime - so it means keeping your customers warm and dry!For many of us, the mention of tents conjures up a...

Summer gardens: gardens

12-Jun-2002

Gardens go Dutch: Licensees turn to Grolsch's Dutch initiative as way to improve outdoor areasA touch of Dutch is sprouting in pub gardens around the...

Capital punishment

11-Jun-2002

External factors are influencing licensing decisionsby David Clifton, of thePublican.com's legal teamInteresting to read of the yet further...

Publican Award-winning licensee celebrates win for second time

11-Jun-2002

The licensee of The Publican Award-winning Freehouse of the Year, the Angel Inn at Hetton, has been celebrating his win for the second time.Owner...

Trading Punches

10-Jun-2002

John Waples, deputy business editor of The Sunday Times, examines the Punch flotation.As the saying goes "all's well that ends well" but there are...

Membership dream?

10-Jun-2002

Will the Guild of Master Victuallers' efforts to reverse the trend for falling membership figures have any effect? Caroline Nodder reportsWhen the...

What the Sunday papers said

10-Jun-2002

The Sunday TimesScottish brewer Belhaven is expected to report record results this week that will exceed consensus estimates of a £9m pre-tax...

City round up - all the latest news...

06-Jun-2002

Entrepreneur Steve Wilkins, who sold his Thomas & Carter bar and restaurant group for £6m to Massive in May, has launched new company Lewis...

Campaigners celebrate rural pubs victory

06-Jun-2002

Trade campaigners are celebrating another victory in the fight to save rural pubs.Funding has now been agreed by the Countryside Agency and the...

Growing concerns

05-Jun-2002

Rooney Anand of Greene King speaks out over the future of real ale.A blindfolded brunette writhes ecstatically on a bed, her hands and feet tied to...

Captaining the Enterprise

05-Jun-2002

Ted Tuppen finds time to talk about all things business.More than 50 documents were spread across a boardroom desk the size of a snooker table...

Pubs prepare for bumper weekend

31-May-2002

Flags will be flying at Britain's pubs this weekend - but most will be in support of the England football team rather than the Queen's...

Relaxed hours put to the test during busiest week of the year

30-May-2002

Licensees will have an unprecedented chance to show the trade is ready for a more relaxed licensing regime during what is expected to be their...

Newcastle licensee facing court appearance over football scarf

30-May-2002

A Newcastle licensee is facing a court appearance over an obscene football scarf displayed in her bar.Yvonne Mann, who runs the city's Adelphi pub,...

Greene King eyes £68m McMullen brewery

29-May-2002

Greene King, the brewer and pub operator, is thought to be eying the McMullen's brewery in Hertford.Speculation is growing within the industry that...

Seeing is believing

27-May-2002

Display techniques can improve bagged snacks sales.Crisps and snacks purchases in the on-trade aren't planned, so impulse buys are usually prompted...

Retail is detail

27-May-2002

By using the key retailing space to greatest effect, you can influence the consumers' choice of drink.The challenge for the on-trade is to embrace...

Dramatic display

27-May-2002

Effective point-of-purchase material will enhance your overall retail offer.Wherever we go nowadays we are bombarded by different messages as brands...

Punch: the resurrection

27-May-2002

Punch, the 4,300-strong pub company, abandoned its high-profile float, only to list on the stock exchange seven days later. By Mark Stretton.They say...

W&DB names new P&P chief

27-May-2002

Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries has appointed Mike Dowell, previously Costa Coffee managing director, to take the helm at Pitcher &...

What the Sunday papers said

26-May-2002

The Sunday TimesThe Sunday Times "How I made it" weekly feature describes quick decision-making as the key to Hugh Osmond's success, with no better...

PEL plan poses a threat to live music in pubs

24-May-2002

Live music in pubs could become a thing of the past if the government's plans for licensing reform go ahead. Stuart Neame, vice chairman of...

Better late than never as Punch moves up

23-May-2002

Punch Taverns, the parent group of the 4,300-strong pub company, enjoyed a successful debut on the London Stock Exchange yesterday.Last week the...

6C digs deep as global hotel profits crash

23-May-2002

Global hotelier and UK retail operator Six Continents will spend a further £250m developing 600 pubs and restaurants this year.The company has...

ALMR searches for Top of the Ops

22-May-2002

UK pub operators have just over two weeks to nominate individuals for the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers Operations Managers Awards.The...

Glenmorangie profits up 12.8 per cent

22-May-2002

Whisky maker Glenmorangie has unveiled a 12.8 per cent hike in profits to £8.3m, on sales up 12.4 per cent to £58.7m for the full-year to March.The...

Campaign aimed at licensees and barstaff targets credit card crimes

22-May-2002

Barstaff are being encouraged to help catch criminal colleagues as part of a campaign to prevent credit card crime.The Card Watch campaign has been...

Punch Taverns float resurfaces

21-May-2002

Punch Taverns, the parent group of the 4,300-strong Punch Pub Company, has made a dramatic U-turn, returning to the stock market only a week after it...

First Leisure unveils £25m roll-out plans

20-May-2002

First Leisure, the nightclub group, has secured a £25m debt facility to fund accelerated plans over the next three years.The cash, set aside for...

Website offers licensees opportunity to verify contractors

20-May-2002

Licensees who are worried about hiring cowboy contractors can now seek online help by logging onto a national database of accredited safe...

What the Sunday papers said

19-May-2002

The Sunday TelegraphSouth African Breweries has set a target of May 30 to reveal a $5bn deal to gain control of US brewer Miller and transform itself...

City round up - all the latest news

17-May-2002

SFI Group chief executive Andrew Latham has purchased £19,700 of shares. The incoming head of the company bought 10,000 shares at 197p. He said:...

Princess Royal highlights social responsibilty of trade at BII lunch

17-May-2002

HRH The Princess Royal highlighted the increasing importance of social responsibility within the drinks trade during her speech at the British...

Are you ready for the gold rush?

16-May-2002

With the World Cup and the Queen's Golden Jubilee nearly upon us it looks like the summer of 2002 will be one to remember. Jackie Annett reportsPubs...

Trade group to campaign for review of business rates for pubs

16-May-2002

Trade group Licensed Victuallers (Wales) is launching a campaign for a complete review of the business rates system for pubs.After winning mandatory...

Arkells cuts prices in wake of Budget

16-May-2002

Arkells Brewery in Swindon is to cut the price of its own-brewed beers in time for the Queen's Golden Jubilee.The reduction is in response to the...

Punch pulls flotation

16-May-2002

Punch Taverns, the parent group of Punch Pub Company, has pulled its flotation on the London Stock Exchange - just hours before shares were due to be...

Coliseum aims to be a good sport

15-May-2002

With its Sports Café opening at 6am during the World Cup, Coliseum Group will be banking on England's success. Mark Stretton reports.While the...

Pubcos hit back at FT-Punch story

15-May-2002

Industry figures have slammed an article published in today's Financial Times, about beer pricing and tenanted pub company models, as "biased and...

FABs showing a lot of bottle

15-May-2002

Beer faces battle for space as sector continues to risePerhaps the primary consideration when planning your back-bar is which brands are performing...

A good reflection on your bar

15-May-2002

People spend a lot of time staring at your back-bar, so why not give them something nice to look at - themselves!Mirrors have had an important place...