Companies

Obituary

Family and former colleagues remember pub operator and trade charity fundraiser

15-Nov-2016 By Sara Hussein

Tributes have been paid to former “charismatic” pub operator and licensed trade charity leader Jimmy Elster whose funeral is being held this week.

Pubs code

94 Enterprise licensees request MRO quote

15-Nov-2016 By James Wallin, MCA

Almost a third of Enterprise licensees that have had an MRO trigger since the legislation came into force have requested a quote for the market rent-only option.

CHEF SHORTAGE

Chef shortage will hit hard over Christmas, warn recruiters

15-Nov-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Recruitment agencies will struggle greatly to meet demand for chefs from pubs and restaurants this Christmas, the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has warned.

Butcombe Brewery

Perfect acquisition for Butcombe Brewery

14-Nov-2016 By Sara Hussein

Butcombe Brewery has announced the appointment of Jayson Perfect of Palmers Brewery as managing director.

FOOD

BrewDog Cardiff to host ex-Gordon Ramsay and Hedone chef's pop-up restaurant

14-Nov-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

A chef who worked at some of the country’s top Michelin-starred restaurants will showcase his cooking at BrewDog’s Cardiff bar next year.

Craft Beer

How to open a craft beer bar in a shipping container

11-Nov-2016 By James Evison

The Cronx Brewery has opened a craft beer bar in Croydon's Boxpark site. The Morning Advertiser caught up with the owners to find out about the opening.

MA500

Northern Powerhouse: how the top operators roll

11-Nov-2016 By Nikkie Sutton & Liam Coleman

The latest MA500 event took place in the booming Yorkshire city of Leeds in September. Members heard from experts in the field of design, employee engagement and social media, as well as fellow top operators.

JDW

Wetherspoon closure 'due to outbreak of diarrhoea'

11-Nov-2016 By James Evison

JDW pub, the Opera House, in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, was forced to close yesterday due to a suspected norovirus outbreak.

FULLER'S

Fuller’s names the Hydrant as Pub of the Year 2016

10-Nov-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

London pub group Fuller’s has named Monument pub the Hydrant as the winner of its Pub of the Year competition.

Results

Garrood defends negative impact on Punch’s letting activity

10-Nov-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Punch CEO Duncan Garrood has defended the negative impact on the pubco’s letting activity following the release of its figures for the first half of the financial year.

Pieminister

Enterprise Inns’ partnership with Pieminister hailed a success

09-Nov-2016 By Sara Hussein

Enterprise Inns’ has hailed its partnership with award-winning British pie company Pieminister as a success.

NEW OPENING

Dark Star opens new site with top London gastropub owner

09-Nov-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Sussex brewer Dark Star has opened its new pub, the Lockhart Tavern, in Haywards Heath.

JDW

JDW boss: Under-18s drinking in pubs could help to stop binge drinking

08-Nov-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

JDW boss Tim Martin has said 16 and 17-year-olds being able to legally drink in pubs could help prevent binge drinking.

Record consumer spend

BBPA welcomes pub spend boost but urges against complacency

08-Nov-2016 By Helen Gilbert

The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has welcomed new figures showing an increase in pub spending but warned that there is "no room for complacency".

Obituary

Industry remembers landlord full of ‘energy, humour and passion’

08-Nov-2016 By Helen Gilbert

Tributes have been paid to a "cheerful" East Sussex publican "liked and loved by many", whose funeral is being held this week.

MRO

40 Punch licensees request MRO statistics

08-Nov-2016 By James Wallin, MCA

Punch has revealed 40 licensees have asked what the difference in costs would be if they decided to take the market rent-only option (MRO) since the pubs code came into force in July.

Operations Managers Awards

Best operations managers in the country named

08-Nov-2016 By Liam Coleman

The winners of the ALMR Operations Managers Awards 2016, the yearly search for the best and brightest regional managers in the pub sector, have been announced at a gala ceremony in London.

GASTROPUBS

Grantley Arms owners to sell award-winning gastropub

07-Nov-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

The owners of the Surrey gastropub that won Best Turnaround Pub in the Great British Pub Awards 2016 are to sell the site to a local pub group in the new year.

LONDON NIGHTLIFE

Mayor of London appoints city’s first ‘Night Czar’

04-Nov-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Sadiq Khan has revealed the identity of London's first night czar to champion the capital’s night-time industry.

Beer

BrewDog outlines brewery and HQ plans

03-Nov-2016 By Beer

Plans for the expansion of the current BrewDog brewery facilities and head office operations have been outlined by the Scottish company.

MA500

New World Trading Company's York site set to create 60 jobs

03-Nov-2016 By James Evison

The New World Trading Company's new site in York is set to create up to 60 jobs as it opens its doors this November.

JD WETHERSPOON

JD Wetherspoon boss attacks 'bullying and hectoring' European leaders

02-Nov-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) boss Tim Martin has accused EU leaders of “bullying” the UK following the country’s decision to leave the union.

In association with Diageo

Make the Butler's Handover: gin, bourbon and plum

31-Oct-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

This gin-based short drink was invented by Jess Hunter, assistant manager at the Queen Charlotte in Windsor, which was shortlisted in the Diageo-sponsored Great British Pub Awards Spirits Pub/Bar of the Year category 2016

Michelin Pub Guide 2017

'Proper London boozer' named Michelin Pub of the Year

28-Oct-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

A self-proclaimed “proper London boozer” has been named Pub of the Year by the prestigious Michelin guide.

Clocks

Reminder: clocks go back on Sunday

27-Oct-2016 By Liam Coleman

Pubs may be able to trade for an extra hour on Saturday night/Sunday morning at 2am, as the clocks go back for the end of British Summer Time.

The most efficient crawl ever? Academics plot round trip of more than 24,000 UK pubs

27-Oct-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Academics who spent two years plotting the shortest possible crawl round 24,727 of the UK’s pubs have released their results to the public.

Entertainment

Publicans' daughter wins Great British Bake Off

27-Oct-2016 By James Evison

The daughter of licensee parents, Candice Brown, has won the BBC light entertainment show, the Great British Bake Off.

Research

Consumers staying out later and spending £60 a night

26-Oct-2016 By James Wallin, MCA

A new Night Index research project launched by the Deltic Group has shown that despite the increasing importance of social media, 58% of customers still rely on word of mouth to choose where they spend their night out.

My Shout

Community pubs - the great success story?

26-Oct-2016 By Lawson Mountstevens, managing director at Star Pubs & Bars

The presumed death of the great British local has been a popular subject in headlines for many years - especially on slow news days. While it's true that wet-led pubs can no longer open their doors with a 'they'll just come' attitude,...

NEW OPENING

Michelin star pub chef Josh Eggleton to open site with ex-Butcombe director

24-Oct-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Michelin star-winning chef Josh Eggleton has taken over a new pub in Bristol with the former director of Butcombe Brewery, Guy Newell.

Pubco

Greene King employee named Hospitality Apprentice of the Year

21-Oct-2016 By Helen Gilbert

A Greene King pub apprentice has been named ‘Hospitality Apprentice of the Year’ by a Bristol-based training provider.

pubco

Enterprise: Swansea landmark gets £270k refurb

20-Oct-2016 By Helen Gilbert

Swansea’s landmark Adelphi Hotel is to reopen ahead of the festive season after undergoing a £270,000 refurbishment.

The Fellowship Inn

Sir Henry Cooper’s Bellingham training pub undergoes £4m restoration

20-Oct-2016 By Sara Hussein

The south London pub, where heavyweight boxer Sir Henry Cooper lived and trained ahead of his fight against Muhammad Ali in 1963, is to undergo restoration thanks to a £4m restoration programme from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).

Community

Redcar publican crowned community hero of 2016

19-Oct-2016 By Helen Gilbert

Publicans Russell and Sarah Clark of the Cleveland Bay in Redcar, North Yorkshire, have been named the national winners of the Enterprise Inns Community Hero Awards.

city news

Coaching Inn Group sees gross profit jump by 56%

19-Oct-2016 By James Evison

The Coaching Inn Group has also seen turnover grow by a third in the first six months of 2016, the pubco has announced.

Beer

Meantime opens 'smallest pub'

19-Oct-2016 By James Evison

A pub smaller than snooker table with room for just two people has been unveiled by Asahi Europe brand Meantime Brewery.

Beer

Green light for Tiny Rebel Brewery expansion

19-Oct-2016 By James Evison

Welsh brewery Tiny Rebel has had plans for a new brewery and community space approved by Newport City Council.

Greene King leisure tracker

Leisure tracker: Quarter of young Millennials to spend Halloween in pub

19-Oct-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Almost one in four 18 to 24-year-olds will be spending this Halloween in the pub, according to Greene King’s Leisure Spend Tracker.

Apprenticeships

Greene King's scheme to bring 150 disadvantaged young people into the pub trade

18-Oct-2016 By Liam Coleman

Greene King is halfway through a year-long partnership with The Prince’s Trust that is aiming to bring 150 disadvantaged young people into the pub trade.

PGB Audit

Pub Governing Body: BDM training has improved

18-Oct-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Business development manager (BDM) training has improved, according to the annual audit by the Pub Governing Body (PGB).

Punch

Punch invests £3m to support Scotland’s ‘community locals’

18-Oct-2016 By Sara Hussein

Pub operator Punch has splashed £3m into refurbishing five sites across Scotland in a bid to support community locals.

Best Bar None 2017

Best Bar None Scheme seeks ‘next round of champions’ for 2017

17-Oct-2016 By Sara Hussein

The Home Office-supported national award scheme Best Bar None (BBN) is seeking entries for three different categories in its annual competition after its ‘successful’ launch last year.

In association with Diageo

NWTC's Nick Whitby reveals secrets to success

16-Oct-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

New World Trading Company's head of bars Nick Whitby reveals his secrets to rising to the top in one of the UK's most successful pub and bar companies.

Pubs in Bloom competition

Enterprise: The country's prettiest pubs?

14-Oct-2016 By James Evison

Enterprise Inns has announced the licensees who have won its popular Pubs in Bloom competition, which showcases the best outdoor displays across the pubco's estate.

Skills shortage

Living Ventures launches chef academy to fight shortage

13-Oct-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

North-west-based Living Ventures has teamed up with The City of Liverpool College to launch its Chef Academy in a bid to help tackle the chefs shortage.

pubco

Punch roadshow 'best ever' in Edinburgh

13-Oct-2016 By James Evison

Punch has claimed an 'astounding' footfall rate at six of its nationwide roadshows.

Star Pubs & Bars

Star licensees optimistic about 2017 trade

12-Oct-2016 By Sara Hussein

Pub operator Star Pubs & Bars received 100% positive feedback from its licensees about their prospects for the year ahead despite staffing concerns.

Property

JW Lees purchases one of Wales' oldest pubs

12-Oct-2016 By James Evison

Regional brewer and operator JW Lees has purchased one of the oldest pubs in Wales, the Groes Inn.

Publican Awards

Publican Awards winner's story - Admiral Taverns - Best Large Tenanted

12-Oct-2016 By Helen Gilbert

Since Admiral Taverns won Large Tenanted Pub Company of the Year category at the Publican Awards back in March for the second time in three years, it has seen a surge in the number of potential licensees looking to join the business.