Sheps wins award for company pension scheme
Shepherd Neame has won an award recognising the successful way it communicates with members of its pension scheme.The Kent brewer scooped the...
Archives for May 25, 2005
How will the new law work at my caravan club?
Q What is the future situation for caravan site clubs? I wrote to you some years ago about my site, where we have a proprietary club licence for the...
Busy hosts targeted by cold callers warns OFT
by Ewan Turney Licensees warned they are a prime target for cold call scammers claiming to be selling advert slots in magazines for emergency...
Legal advice: Disorder fantasies
On-the-spot fines for barstaff serving drunk customers can have serious implications for a pub's future licence.By Niall McCann of thePublican.com's...
Tchenguiz buys Yates for £202m
by The PMA Team Property tycoon Robert Tchen-guiz has bought Yates for £202m from GI Partners, the US private-equity firm. Tchenguiz will merge...
Get paperwork right
"It's like walking over hot coals!" That's what one licensee said to me this week as she related the problems over putting in her application for a...
Coast's clear for pub alterations
While all the hullabaloo over transition takes place elsewhere, the justices are still regularly holding their own licensing sessions, where they...
SIA crisis eases but key is held by police: BEDA
by Tony Halstead The crisis which threatened to engulf the new doorstaff licensing system has abated with successful applications slowly creeping...
A taste for island life
Two former "Castaways" are fast earning a reputation for food at the Taversoe Hotel on the Orkney island of Rousay. Alice Whitehead reports It was...
Happy talk
The pub trade is tightening up its act on promotions in a bid to tackle binge-drinking. Isn't it the supermarkets' turn now? Daniel Pearce...
Pair take reins at Black Horse
The Black Horse Inn, set at the heart of the village of Thorndon in Suffolk, attracted interest from as far afield as Somerset, when it was put on...
The licensees letter to Greene King
Dear EditorWe have been instructed by a group of about 100 Greene King tenants and lessees regarding the pricing activities of their landlord, Greene...
GK pubs praised for food
Four pubs have been praised for their outstanding food offers at the Greene King Excellence awards 2005. The White Hart in Chalfont St Giles,...
Pubs furious at alcohol restrictions for rugby matches
Licensees at rugby pubs are furious at being restricted to selling alcohol for just three games of the 11-match British & Irish Lions tour.All of...
Police: follow happy hour code or else'
Pubs are warned by ACPO president by John Harrington Pubs that don't follow the British Beer & Pub Association's (BBPA) code on happy hours and...
Mike Fallon
The Wheatsheaf Barrow-in Furness "We do not do happy hours but we sell some alcopops for£1 each on a permanent basis so people are not encouraged...
To paraphrase one of the nation's great drinkers, this is no
The British Beer & Pub Association's long-awaited code on promotions is a document that will put an end to genuine licensee doubts over whether...
LGA fires up bid to ease licensing form delays
by John Harrington The Local Government Association (LGA) is calling on ministers to let councils take a more relaxed approach to licence...
Purnell: no delay to Second Appointed Day
Hopes that pubs could be given more time to apply for new licences have been dashed. In an exclusive face-to-face interview with The Publican, new...
FSA tests ways to clearly label food
by Max Gosney Pub menus may have to feature traffic-light-style labelling by 2006, as the Government steps up its search for a food signposting...
Host shows quality of mercy
Snifter would like to congratulate Cardiff pub manager Ian Morgan, who showed real compassion when his pub was burgled. Morgan discovered bungling...
Greene King appoints Adams as MD
Greene King has named Justin Adams as the new managing director of its brewing division. Adams, 39, right, is currently managing director of Maxxium,...
Julian Sargeson
chief executive, Laurel Pub Company (new entry) Robert Tchenguiz principal, Rotch Property Group (new entry) Chris Hutt chairman, Laurel Pub...
Tenants lash out at Greene King purchasing power
Lawyers representing 100 tenants in a case against Greene King have refuted claims put forward in a letter by Pub Partners managing director David...
Lights, music, action
With the battle for the leisure pound being fought on all fronts, it is imperative that licensees stay ahead of the game. Graham Ridout presents the...
Laurel set for 800 circuit pubs
Laurel Pub Company, which bought Yates Group last week, could end up running 800 highstreet sites if bids for SFI Group, Spirit's high-street...
Help with Licensing Application
We have agreed a takeover date of 7th June with Punch for our first pub. My husband has been to see the Licensing Sergeant and has completed all the...
Tony Hughes
managing director, Mitchells & Butlers Restaurants (new entry) Tony Hughes is responsible for Mitchells & Butlers' chain of 671 restaurants,...
Solicitor warns hosts of
illegal under-age stings by Ewan Turney Licensing solicitor Tom Henry has warned licensees that some sting operations are being carried out...
Guild urges LVAs to unite or risk folding
by Ewan Turney The Guild of Master Victuallers has fired a stern warning shot at Licensed Victuallers Associations (LVAs) across the country ...
Barworkers among lowest-paid staff
Barstaff are among the least well-paid workers, according to a new survey from the GMB union. Barstaff were ranked 338 out of 342 groups, getting...
Cobra cuts the carbs for new launch
Cobra, famous for the less gassy lager sold in Indian restaurants, has become the latest brewer to launch a bid to carve out a low-carbohydrate beer...
Jon Collins
chief executive, Bar Entertainment & Dance Association (21) BEDA's membership remains steady, at around 1,400 members, as the organisation...
Alan Bowes
chairman, London & Edinburgh Inns (27) 2005 is expected to be another year of major expansion for London & Edinburgh Inns, which has emerged...
Peter Shalson
owner, Pubfolio (new) Clive Rayden managing director, County Estates Management (new entry) Peter Shalson's company Pubfolio is expanding at a rate...
It's too late to complain; get your applications in
I find the level of debate about the new licensing laws and the current implementation of it to be remarkable. As fairly new licensees, my wife and...
Rooney Anand
chief executive, Greene King (18) Like his namesake who bags goals for ManU and England, Rooney Anand's stock has significantly risen this past...
Tim Clarke
chief executive, Mitchells & Butlers (5) Tim Clarke is arguably the man with the most potent brands portfolio in the industry; it includes All...
Karen
Jones chief executive, Spirit Group (4) Karen Jones has been running Punch Retail/Spirit since 1999 and has spent the last year integrating the...
M&B:
feeding off food Managed operator Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is out-performing the rest of the managed sector. PAUL CHARITY looks at its...
Michael Cannon
entrepreneur (26) Trevor Hemmings entrepreneur (new entry) Michael Cannon's status as one of the most wily entrepreneurs in the trade was enhanced...
Time to follow Sheps' lead on PGI
Something unusual happened last week. Ian Dixon, production director at Shepherd Neame of Faversham, sent me a friendly letter, pointing out a...
George Gale toasts a year of growth'
Regional brewer George Gale is toasting a "satisfactory year of growth" which has seen both profits and turnover increase against a backdrop of...
Gastro pub entrepreneurs (new entry)
Thank goodness for the arrival of the gastro entrepreneurs. Individuals such as Michael Belben, Paul Salisbury and his partner, Paul Hales, Tom...
Lord Condon
chairman, Portman Group Complaints Panel (new entry) Jean Coussins chief executive, Portman Group (14) Former Metropolitan Police Commissioner...