S&NPE snaps up 14 sites
Scottish & Newcastle Pub Enterprises (S&NPE) has bought 14 pubs as part of two packages of tenanted outlets for an undisclosed sum. The group...
Archives for March 28, 2008
Punch Taverns withdraws M&B merger plans
Punch Taverns has given up on its ambitious plan to merge with Mitchells & Butlers.The group said this morning that discussions "have led the...
Mitchells & Butlers "not engaged" in process claim
One observer believes there is a feeling that M&B management has been going through the motions
Country pub for the new era
"The Cowdray?" says the taxi driver, perking up. "I hear it's had a lick of paint."That's true, in a sense. Given that a major capital scheme has...
Adnams plans to build 30-strong Cellar & Kitchen estate
Suffolk brewer and retailer plans to have 30 Cellar & Kitchen stores open by 2012 as part of a plan to more than double profits
Under-21s banned from buying booze
A small town has become the first in Scotland to ban off-trade sales of alcohol to under-21s.A blanket ban across all 11 off-licences and shops in...
Punch scraps M&B merger proposal
Punch Taverns has withdrawn its merger proposal for Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) but is still pursuing other possible deals involving the...
Laurel placed in administration
Property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz placed Laurel Pub Company in administration last night before immediately buying out the majority of its sites to be...
Enterprise Inns set to become a REIT
Enterprise Inns believes it has taken a step closer towards qualifying as a real estate investment trust (REIT).In a trading statement issued today,...
Back to Basics: Your strategy for survival
If the doom-mongers and economists are to be believed 2008 is set to be the most challenging year financially in more than a decade for individuals...
Adnams halts shareholder revolt
Adnams, the Suffolk brewer, has quashed a shareholder revolt.An unnamed shareholder had pushed for the second time for the rights associated with the...
'British youth are violent, drunken and out of control'
Punch Taverns, Britain's biggest pub company, said today that it had dropped its takeover attempt for the rival Mitchells & Butlers (M&B),...
Enterprise confident of Reit conversion
Enterprise Inns expects to get the go-ahead to convert to tax-efficient Real Estate Investment Trust status
PM grilled on Ban Darling Campaign
Campaign to ban Darling from every pub reaches Westminster
Ask An Expert: Leaders and managers
I've heard a lot of talk about 'management' and 'leadership'. What's the difference?A common definition is that managers tend to lead by systems and...