A quarter of Enterprise Inns pubs finding 2008 tougher
Nearly 2,000 Enterprise Inns pubs are finding trading more difficult than this time last year, as the smoking ban and tough economic climate continue...
Archives for May 12, 2008
Fair Pint campaign launches today
The anti-pubco Fair Pint campaign will be officially launched at the Houses of Parliament today. Anti-pubco MP Timothy Farron is to host the launch...
Wakefield made a Companion Member of the BII
MA forum regular Nigel Wakefield has been made a Companion Member of the BII at today's annual lunch. Wakefield, who aside from giving invaluable...
MPs: Pubco inquiry long overdue
MPs on TISC "angry" and "affronted" recommendations not followed
Art classes and home grown veg help boost business
Licensees at two Marston's pubs have come up with a couple of novel ideas to help improve trade.At the Red Hart, in Kington, Worcester, locals can...
MPs call for "long overdue" inquiry into pubco power
A review into the dominant position of pubcos is being considered for investigation by the Business and Enterprise Committee, it was confirmed today...
ADZ regulations scrape through
Government narrowly avoids defeat on its controversial Alcohol Disorder Zones plan
EBLEX is a cut above
With customer spending down and food prices up, pubs need all the help they can get. EBLEX is aiming to provide some of that support with a new 'cut...
David Hancock reveals all to PubChef
PubChef editor Jo Bruce speaks to David Hancock, editor of Alistair Sawday's Pubs and Inns guide. JB: Do you think many customers are not prepared to...
BII chief makes rallying cry to industry
BII chief executive John McNamara has said the 'serious threat' the pub industry is facing is also a marvellous opportunity. Speaking to more than...
75% of Enterprise hosts' profits in line with last year
Three-quarters of Enterprise Inns licensees are making profits in line with or ahead of this period last year, chief executive Ted Tuppen has...
Enterprise Inns sees profits fall as ban bites
The effects of the smoking ban, rising costs and the economic climate have predictably hit Enterprise Inns' profits in the six months to March 31...
Enterprise profits down 11%
Enterprise Inns has recorded an 11% slump in profit before tax for the six months to 31 March
Sunshine brings welcome boost to trade
Record trading has been reported in the first weeks of May as glorious sunshine draws customers to pubs across the UK.Takings were up by as much as...
SBPA slams SIA delays
Scotland suffering repeat of the SIA licensing delay fiasco in England