Companies

New Greene King chief executive announced

15-Jan-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Pubco Greene King has revealed that the boss of leisure company Merlin Entertainments will be replacing Rooney Anand as chief executive.

Pubcos pledge to pay settled status application costs for EU staff

14-Jan-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Several pub groups will cover the administrative cost of ‘settled status’ applications for its workers who are EU nationals.

6 new sites planned for Oakman Inns

14-Jan-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Oakman Inns is to launch six new venues, according to founder and boss Peter Borg-Neal after he revealed rude sales growth over Christmas.

M&B sees record-breaking £12m spend on Christmas Day

11-Jan-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) saw strong like-for-like sales in December, particularly growth over the three-week festive period of 9.8%.

Ei agrees sale of property portfolio for £348m

11-Jan-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Pub giant Ei Group has agreed to sell the commercial property arm of the company to a US-based hedge fund.

Tenth site for Red Mist Leisure

10-Jan-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Up and coming pub company Red Mist Leisure has purchased its tenth site, which will open its doors in Farnham, Surrey next month.

JDW boss hits back at Brexit critics in video

09-Jan-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has issued a video to rebut criticisms of comments he made in support of ‘no deal’ on BBC’s Question Time.

Draft House founder invests in My Million Pound Menu business

09-Jan-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Draft House founder Charlie McVeigh, who sold the business to BrewDog last year, has invested £350,000 in restaurant concept BBQ Dreamz on My Million Pound Menu.

Greene King reports record Christmas Day sales

08-Jan-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Like-for-like sales at the Bury St Edmunds-based pub company were up 10.9% in the fortnight up to 6 January 2019, covering Christmas and the new year.

ETM Group and Arc Inspirations reveal festive trading records

08-Jan-2019 By Stuart Stone

ETM Group and Arc Inspirations are both celebrating into the new year after pre-booked sales increases played a part in boosting Christmas trade.

The Inn Collection Group bids to double in size with £10m loan

08-Jan-2019 By Stuart Stone

OakNorth has provided Northumberland’s largest independent accommodation provider, The Inn Collection Group, with £10m in funding to support ambitious expansion plans over the next four years.

Battle over lease expiration on ‘unique’ Brighton pub

08-Jan-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Pub regulars have rallied behind the Great Eastern in Brighton after it was told its lease would not be renewed by its pubco.

North Bar/Brewing Co reveals what's in store for 2019

07-Jan-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

The owners of Leeds-based North Bar/North Brewing Co may have been in operation for more than two decades but business has really taken off during the past 12 months.

Craft Union Pub Company invests £650k in four south-west pubs

07-Jan-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Ei Group’s managed arm – Craft Union – has pumped more than half a million pounds into four pubs in the Plymouth area in a bid to rejuvenate the offer for the local community.

Making your business ‘Instagrammable’

07-Jan-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

With leading operators due to discuss how they make Instagram work for their businesses at the next MA500 meeting, we take a look at what social media experts advise on how to maximise the photo-sharing platform.

Damon Horrill on becoming an employee-owned business

07-Jan-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Multiple operator Damon Horrill has given back to his employees in more ways than one by handing ownership of his business, Cornerstone Inns, back to them.

Stonegate's seasonal sales increase by 7.8%

04-Jan-2019 By Stuart Stone

Stonegate Pub Company has reported year-on-year, like-for-like sales growth for the festival period between 1 December and 1 January.

Movers and shakers in the pub industry in 2018

21-Dec-2018 By Emily Hawkins

The Morning Advertiser looks back at the previous 12 months of job moves in the pub industry.

Amazing gesture for five-year-old with Down’s syndrome

19-Dec-2018 By Robert Mann

Staff and regulars at a pub have learned a form of sign language so they can communicate with one of their loyal customers – a five-year-old with Down’s syndrome.

London high street welcomes Oakman addition

19-Dec-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Oakman Inns has opened a new high street pub in the Hampton Hill area of Richmond, south-west London.

Greene King: free soft drinks for designated drivers this Christmas

19-Dec-2018 By Robert Mann

Designated drivers are being rewarded with free soft drinks at Greene King pubs this Christmas.

Listed life is elementary for dear Watson

19-Dec-2018 By James Wallin, MCA

A year on from City Pub Group’s IPO, chairman Clive Watson spoke to MCA's James Wallin about growing pains, avoiding the “corporate haze”, the enduring attraction of “wet-led boozers” and what he has learnt from operating a vegan pub.

Strike staff claim 'win for workers' after JDW pay rise

17-Dec-2018 By Emily Hawkins

JD Wetherspoon employees at pubs in Brighton said their pay rise of 60p per hour proved their strike action had been a success.

Burning Night subsidiary companies placed into administration

13-Dec-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Burning Night’s nine subsidiary companies have been placed into administration as buyers are sought for the bar company.

Shepherd Neame teams up with award-winning microbrewery

13-Dec-2018 By Stuart Stone

Award-winning Kent microbrewery Rockin Robin has joined forces with Britain’s oldest brewer, Shepherd Neame, to launch its first pub.

Ei to give away 45,000 drinks to boost January trade

12-Dec-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

Pubco Ei Group’s tenanted and leased arm Publican Partnerships is joining forces with some of the nation’s brewers and drinks companies to give away thousands of drinks next January.

How ETM Group grew into an award-winning business

11-Dec-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

Being able to adapt is a huge benefit to multiple operators and one such business has done this so well, it has won awards for its success in this area.

Ossett Brewery sells 50% stake to private investor

10-Dec-2018 By Stuart Stone

West Yorkshire-based brewer and pub operator Ossett Brewery has sold a 50% stake in the group business.

Little Interview

Junior sous chef: 'Working in a pub is so rewarding'

06-Dec-2018 By Robert Mann

At a time when it is claimed 18 pubs are closing for good each week, one chef says the key to a successful and sustainable pub is with its food.

76 Star Pubs & Bars sites sold to NewRiver

06-Dec-2018 By James Wallin, MCA

NewRiver has confirmed to The Morning Advertiser's sister title MCA that it has acquired 76 sites from Star Pubs & Bars, taking its Hawthorn Leisure pub arm to over 700.

Pubco creates Christmas recipes for people living with cancer

04-Dec-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Brewer and pubco Greene King has devised 10 Christmas recipes for people living with cancer, in a partnership with charity Macmillan.

Frontier Pubs opens eighth site

03-Dec-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Pub group Frontier Pubs has opened its eighth site, following the partnership between Ei Managed Investments and operator Pioneer Hospitality.

Marston's unveils electric car chargers

30-Nov-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Designated drivers with electric cars will soon be able to charge their vehicles at Marston’s pubs.

'Brexit boredom' pushes Greene King sales, suggests CEO

29-Nov-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Pubco Greene King has seen an increase in sales over the past six months, a boost its chief executive attributed in part to heavy media coverage of Brexit.