Companies

Darts

Pub darts team captain beats world champion

30-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

The captain of a pub darts team has beaten the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) World Champion in a darts event, organised by Punch.

Breastfeeding

Pub apologises to breastfeeding mother

24-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

A Greene King pub has issued an apology to a breastfeeding mother after a member of staff asked her to breastfeed her baby in the toilet

Leisure tracker

Greene King leisure tracker: British households worried about Brexit impact

24-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Consumer confidence is still on a downward spiral following the Brexit outcome of the EU referendum, according to Greene King’s Leisure Tracker.

Openings

Pint Shop set to open new site in Oxford

24-Aug-2016 By James Evison

Cambridge beer house Pint Shop is set to open its second site in Oxford next month (September) following extensive work to the venue.

Events

Enterprise Inns pub celebrates 150 years

24-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

A family-run Warwickshire pub is celebrating its 150th birthday with a day-long event on Saturday 3 September, two days after its official anniversary.

Property

Second Wetherspoon pub plan in city refused

24-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

A second Wetherspoon pub in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, has been refused for the second time in less than a year.

Recycling

Enterprise Inns licensees recycle 15,000 barrels of cooking oil

23-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Over the course of 14 months, licensees of Enterprise Inns have recycled 312,735 litres of used cooking oil - the equivalent of more than half a million pints of beer.

Investment

Punch invests £1.2m into north-east pubs

22-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Pubco Punch has revealed it has invested more than £1.2m into pubs in the Whitby and Scarborough area since August 2015.

West Sussex

Village pub to reopen after shock closure

22-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

A village pub that shut very suddenly should reopen soon, according to Hall & Woodhouse, which owns the site. 

enterpriselive

Enterprise announces trade roadshow dates and venues

22-Aug-2016 By Oli Gross

Enterprise Inns has announced the dates and venues for its enterpriselive 2017 trade shows.

London

Iconic Chelsea gay pub set to close after lease dispute

22-Aug-2016 By Oli Gross

One of London’s longest-serving gay pubs is to close its doors after its owners failed to come to a new agreement with the venue’s landlord.

The Craft Beer Co

Craft Beer Co secures another London site

21-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

London-based pubco the Craft Beer Co has secured a new site in the city’s Limehouse.

Apprenticeship

A-level graduates urged to pursue careers in hospitality

18-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Students discovering their A-level exam results today (18 August) are being urged to pursue apprenticeships and careers in hospitality. 

Pubcos

Enterprise: Family of licensees ends 67 years of running pubs

17-Aug-2016 By James Evison

Salisbury publicans have gathered to raise a glass to one of the city's longest serving pub landlords.

HEALTH & SAFETY

Neil Morrissey warns pub trade of ‘spontaneously exploding laundry’

16-Aug-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Men Behaving Badly star and licensee Neil Morrissey has issued a warning to the trade following a surreal incident that saw his Staffordshire pub dramatically evacuated this week. 

Pubcos

Punch: Free pint promotion returns

15-Aug-2016 By James Evison

Punch has announced the return of its free pint promotion in partnership with Heineken. 

Partnership

Hunky Dory Pubs launches first site

12-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

The new collaboration between Enterprise Inns and Publican Awards-winning operator Oakman Inns is opening its first site today (Friday 12 August) in Solihull, West Midlands.

Training

Greene King reveals new mystery guest policy

11-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Pubco Greene King has revealed a new partnership with HospitalityGEM for its Pub Partners estate that expands the mystery guest service for licensees.

CAMRA

Boris Johnson: nation's favourite to run a pub

11-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

The recently appointed Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has been voted the politician trusted most to run a pub according to the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).

Training

Laine Pub Co issues heartfelt apology after disability row

11-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Laine Pub Company boss Gavin George has issued a heartfelt apology after one of his sites came under fire on social media by a mother who claimed her disabled daughter was “thrown out”.

My Pub: The Three Tuns, Sheffield

09-Aug-2016 By Liam Coleman

The unique size and shape of the Three Tuns is both a blessing and a curse. The manager of the Sheffield pub, Kate Major, explains how its iconic triangular shape draws customers in, but how it also presents its own challenges for the closely-knit team.

Beer

More than 100 million pints of craft-brewed beer sold thanks to Beerflex

08-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Following the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) Beerflex delivery scheme, more than 100 million pints of independently craft-brewed beer have been sold.

Brexit

SIBA predicts Brexit will benefit pubs

05-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) is predicting a hike in consumer passion for local beers from Britain’s craft breweries following past experience.

Truscott Arms: public outrage at ‘beloved’ pub’s closure

05-Aug-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Members of the public and local politicians have taken umbrage at the news that popular London pub, the Truscott Arms, has closed after its owners faced a £175,000 rent hike.

Admiral Taverns

Licensee to quit pub after 33 years over lack of trade

04-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

A licensee in Oxfordshire is walking away from his pub after 33 years due to a lack of trade and too many pubs in the village.

'Devastated' licensees forced to close award-winning pub after £175k rent hike

04-Aug-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

The owners of award-winning London pub, the Truscott Arms, have told of their despair at having to close after losing a long battle against a £175,000 rent hike.

Pubco news

Enterprise licensee celebrates 30 years with two fundraisers

03-Aug-2016 By James Evison

Licensee at The Brook House, in Hayes, celebrated 30 years behind the bar by hosting two charity events.

Interior Design

Five important things to consider when refurbishing your pub

02-Aug-2016 By Sara Hussein

The design of a pub is a method in which the business can draw customers in: its location, indoor and outdoor space, as well as décor, can all contribute to that important first impression. 

Marketing

Pub puts Trump in urinal

02-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

A Dublin pub has decorated its gents' toilet urinal with a picture of US Republican candidate Donald Trump.

Football

Greene King launches Bobby Moore beer

02-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Pubco Greene King has launched a new beer to mark the 50th anniversary of England’s 1966 World Cup victory named after winning captain Bobby Moore.

Health and safety

'Infested' JD Wetherspoon pub will not reopen

01-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

A Wetherspoon's pub that closed last month (July) due to a “pest infestation” will not reopen, the pubco has announced.

Crime

Pub group backs anti-racism campaign, following Brexit

29-Jul-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

A Sussex brewery and pub chain is supporting an anti-hate campaign, after such crimes increased in the UK following the decision to leave the European Union.

ALMR

ALMR supports nationwide scheme to minimise passenger disruption

28-Jul-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

The Association of Licensed Multiple Operators (ALMR) is backing a campaign to develop a voluntary UK Aviation Industry Code of Practice on Disruptive Passengers.

Gin

Gin festival attracts thousands

28-Jul-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

A Cheshire pub hosted the county’s biggest gin festival and saw more than 2,500 in attendance. 

Technology

Star Pubs & Bars advise licensees on Pokémon Go

26-Jul-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Pubco Star Pubs and Bars have given advise to licensees on how to market the latest gaming craze Pokémon Go.

MA500

Leeds is "an amazing, vibrant and metropolitan city"

26-Jul-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Operators explain why Leeds is ideal for the next MA500 club meeting.

EU REFERENDUM

Post-Brexit pessimism: hospitality bosses' confidence crashes

25-Jul-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Optimism for the eating and drinking out sector has crashed since Britain voted to leave the European Union in June, exclusive research claims.

Kitchen Confession

Kitchen confession: my unhealthy frying problem

25-Jul-2016 By The KP

"Don't put that tomato in the deep fryer," I urge myself. "You know exactly what will happen."

Awards

ALMR opens Late Night Award nominations

21-Jul-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

The Association of Licensed Multiple (ALMR) has opened this year’s nominations for its Late Night Awards, which reward the best in the late-night sector business.

Health and safety

'Pest infestation' forces Wetherspoon's to shut

21-Jul-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

The William White pub in Nuneaton has closed its doors following a pest control problem - but pubco JD Wetherspoon is unsure when the pub will reopen.

Enterprise: managerial change at Bermondsey Pub Company

21-Jul-2016 By Nicole Sutton

Enterprise Inns has appointed a new operations director for its managed division, the Bermondsey Pub Company.

Greene King Leisure Tracker

More than a third to watch Olympics in the pub

20-Jul-2016 By Oli Gross

More than a third of people are planning to watch the Rio Olympics at the pub, this month’s Greene King Leisure Spend Tracker revealed.

COFFER PEACH BUSINESS TRACKER

Pub chains outperform casual dining despite 'sluggish' growth

20-Jul-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Pub chains outperformed casual-dining establishments in June largely thanks to Euro 2016 screenings, according to the latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker.

Duncan Garrood

Punch to sell 400 pubs for 'capital investments'

19-Jul-2016 By Oli Gross

Punch expects to sell 400 pubs over the next four years, with sites likely to be sold ‘pub by pub’, the pubco’s chief executive Duncan Garrood has told The Morning Advertiser.

Pubcos

Enterprise launches latest "managed expert" partnership

19-Jul-2016 By James Evison

Enterprise Inns has announced plans to work with The Marylebone Leisure Group and create the Marmalade Pub Company.

London

Iconic Black Cap plans “may not become a reality”

19-Jul-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Plans to reopen iconic LGBT venue the Black Cap in Camden have stalled after pubco Ruth & Robinson has claimed the building is likely to remain empty for the foreseeable future.

Pub barters for beer

14-Jul-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

A Leicester pub is giving local fruit and veg growers the opportunity to barter their produce for beer.

Top Portuguese chef to cook 'nose to tail' dinner at London pub

13-Jul-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

High-profile chef Nuno Mendes is set to cook a five-course meal based on Fergus Henderson’s revered British cookbook Nose to Tail Eating at Hackney pub the Marksman later this month. 

Interview

"I don’t like the polarisation in the sector" - Interviewing business minister Anna Soubry

11-Jul-2016 By Mike Berry

She can be forthright when she speaks, but small business minister Anna Soubry MP clearly has a drive to try to ease the burden on business owners. Mike Berry reports.

Licensee being 'forced' out of pub

11-Jul-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

A licensee is leaving her pub after just two and a half years of a four-year contract with pubco Marston's.