Pubcos urged: 'come clean on insurance'
Guild of Master Victuallers calls for fairer insurance deal for pubco licensees Members of the Guild of Master Victuallers (GMV) have called for a...
Archives for May 30, 2007
THE GUV'NOR
Ali Carter Outdoor space can add value to a premises, so it makes you question why we didn't do it sooner, says the former BII Licensee of the Year...
Yesteryear plans to unload nine bars
Yesteryear Pub Company, founded by Tony Callaghan, is selling nine of its north-west sites prior to embarking on a change of strategic direction....
Project update 4: Putting it on the map
GET A town mayor together in a pub with a couple of hundred locals, some high-tech entertainment, and a bunch of Morris dancers and what have you...
BII supports alcohol education for young
The BII have supported calls for more alcohol education for young people, after an investigation revealed arrests of under 2'5s for drink-driving are...
27 Brian King managing director, Trust Inns (new entry) Trevor Hemmings millionaire leisure tycoon (new entry)
Why they are on the list: Entrepreneur Trevor Hemmings, whose empire embraces pubs, hotels, fun parks, Blackpool Tower, construction companies and...
29 John Grogan chairman, All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (43) Robert Humphreys secretary, All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (43)
Why they are on the list: Selby Labour MP John Grogan continues to provide the industry with a vital voice at Westminster where he has proved a...
2 Tim Clarke
chief executive, Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) (3)
4 Tim Martin
non-executive chairman, JD Wetherspoon (4)
The magic of mixing
Cocktails are starting to make their way onto pub menus. But many outlets are still uneasy about offering them. Rosie Davenport reports Simply...
Trade bemoans bank holiday washout
Licensees across the country are counting the cost of a monsoon bank holiday weekend that washed out hopes of a major financial return for thousands...
We're listening
Nigel Anstead tells Joe Lutrario how talking to customers, organising events and taking care of staff doubled sales and tripled net profits over two...
Young's announce sparkling profits
Young's delivered a sparkling set of full-year results today, with pre-tax profits up 18.5% (post exceptionals) to £12 million and managed house...
Admiral Taverns names new management team
Admiral Taverns has appointed Lynne D'Arcy and Andy Clifford as joint managing directors with immediate effect.D'Arcy has been with Admiral since...
5 Rooney Anand Marston's chief executive (8) Ralph Findlay Greene King chief executive (8)
Why they are on the list: The two super regionals are once again inseparable as both made similar moves to improve quality. The two behemoths have...
The price just isn't right - says Andrew pring
Funny old issue, pricing. Every expert tells you people don't mind paying a bit more for their drink, just as long as they like the atmosphere, the...
14 Stephen Oliver managing director, Marston's Pub Company (MPC) (17) David Elliott managing director, Greene King Pub Partners (17)
Why they are on the list: They head up the leased and tenanted pub estates of Britain's two super-regional brewers; Oliver's Marston's Pub Company...
Drinking-up time confusion
One of the main practical differences between the new Scottish Licensing Act and its English counterpart concerns drinking up time. Section 63 of the...
Chris Maclean: a new darts team
A ladies' darts team from another pub have asked if they can move here. I have done nothing to solicit this and have not sought to encourage it.I...
MyNewPub
Mermaid Inn, Ellington, Cambridgeshire Agent: Christie+Co Gary Barton has just taken on the lease of the Mermaid Inn, a Merchant Inns-owned freehold...
40 Inspector Steve Greenacre & Sergeant Jan Brown
Greater Manchester Police (39)
THE AGENTS
Jon Clyne Christie+Co Exeter Office Areas such as Devon, Cornwall and Somerset are still, in the main, considered tourist-orientated by the majority...
MyShout
Getting tough on crime really means getting creative to reach target figures says Stephen Oliver. When I was a kid, around nine or 10, me and my...
36 Jonathan Paveley
commercial director, Punch Taverns (new entry)
Admiral demands backdated rents
Shocked Admiral hosts are being asked to fork-out thousands of pounds in back-rent after the new owner of their pubs discovered the previous operator...
23 Iain Holden
commercial director, Sky Business (22)
Win trip to US in recipe challenge
Pub caterers could win a trip to Boston, US, with Heinz Foodservice. The company is challenging chefs to think of new ways to use Heinz Baked Beanz...
Project update 4: Quids in
The prospect of being thousands of pounds better off each month is one to put a smile on the face of any licensee. This is the opportunity that...
12 Ian Payne Laurel chairman (14) Paul Symonds Laurel chief executive (new entry)
Why they are on the list: Payne made a spectacular return to the trade last year when he replaced Chris Hutt as chairman of Laurel - a company he...
Licensee blasts council over pub closure
A furious licensee has blasted his local council after it threatened his pub with a £20,000 fine if it failed to close over the busy bank holiday...
Licensees left disappointed over pool competition
Licensee and customers have been left disappointed after a major national pub pool competition with a £50,000 winner-takes-all prize was...
Under 18s can serve behind the bar
Under-18s can serve behind the bar under the new Licensing Act - but every sale has to be approved by a "responsible person".The Department for...
Plastic is put to the test
Punch licensee Graham Rowson has undertaken a three-week polycarbonate glass trial at his pub, the Plungington Tavern, in Preston, Lancashire. Below,...
Marston's tones up sales with its 'F-Plan'
Marston's has revealed its "F-Plan" to exploit positive market trends and beat the smoke ban. Food, families, females and the over-50s make...
Fake ID holders to face two-year ban
Underage drinkers attempting to use fake ID in Scunthorpe town centre could be banned from all pubs and clubs for two years after their 18th...
34 Jonathan Webster managing director, Greene King Destination Pubs (new entry) Jonathan Lawson managing director, Greene King Local Pubs (new entry)
Why they are on the list: Webster and Lawson assumed command of Greene King's two new managed pub divisions following the re-structuring of the...
15 John Dunsmore
managing director, Western Europe, Scottish & Newcastle UK (7)
8 Tony Hughes
managing director, M&B pub restaurant division (9)
46 Gastro entrepreneurs
Michael Belben, Paul Whittome, Rupert Cleveley, Nigel Hawarth (new entry)
Licensing@aol.com
Raffles must include details QWe have been asked to sell raffle tickets for the local Rotary club in aid of a local rugby player who broke his back....
BrandsBriefs
Father's Day ads for Coors Coors is to launch a series of posters in Yorkshire for its 3.7% abv Stones ale. In an advertising campaign designed to...
Drinks industry calls for guidance on safe drinking labels
The drinks industry is looking to the government for more direction over new alcohol labels.Following last week's announcement by the Department of...
LETTERs
Red tape is a money spinner I'm sure neither MA's legal editor Peter Coulson, nor Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers chief executive Nick...
22 Paul Wells chairman, Wells & Young's (26) Nigel McNally managing director, Wells & Young's (new entry)
Why they are on the list: Paul Wells now enjoys a dual role following the merger of the Wells & Young's brewing interests to form one brewing...
Cumbrian hosts buy second pub
A couple who run a microbrewery at a pub in Cocker-mouth, Cumbria, have bought a second pub in the town. Mike and Susan Askey have owned the freehold...
Food sales boost Young's results
A hike in food sales across Young & Co's managed estate helped offset a loss in turnover from the group's brewery operations following the sale...
Chris Maclean: a Catholic taste in wine
The Catholics on table 8 have ordered a second bottle of my Pinot Noir. This is not particularly unusual. It is a very popular wine and keenly...
Enjoying a civilised drink
Is the BBC's Panorama losing its touch? Six months have gone by and it hasn't had a programme about binge drinking that proves Britain is going down the pan and up the spout at the same time.
Brewers swap ale for port
The nation's family brewers are a pretty competitive lot, but never more so than when it comes to their annual regatta at Cowes. Bragging rights for...
Consistency is vital
Listening to Dave Sissons of Doncaster LVA giving evidence to MPs the other day about the problems of the new Licensing Act, I found myself getting...
Bud stays Premier beer until 2010
Anheuser-Busch (A-B) has signed a deal to keep Budweiser as the official beer of the FA Premier League until 2010.
MA award winner crosses trade divide
Award-winning pub manager Adrian Clay has crossed the trade divide to become his own boss as tenant of the Raikes Hall, Blackpool. Clay and his wife...
Veggie pub launches veggie wine list
Brighton's only vegetarian pub, the Barracuda Group owned George, has launched its first complete vegetarian wine list. The list coincides with the...
19 Rob Hayward chief executive, British Beer & Pub Association (19) Nick Bish chief executive, Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (19) Mark Hastings director of communications, British Beer & Pub Association (new entry)
Why they are on the list: Bish and Hayward remain two of the trade's key lobbyists and there's been no let up in their activity over the past year....
7 Robert Tchenguiz
owner, R20 (6)
Martini brings al fresco terrace bar to London
Martini has brought an outdoor bar to the UK as part of a two-week promotional press, newspaper and online campaign. The Martini Terrazza will be...
26 Alex Salussolia
managing director, Glendola Leisure (new entry)