Bars beat the ban
Top-end bars are bearing up better than pubs during the smoking ban and the credit crunch, according to exclusive research compiled by The Publican's...
Archives for September 18, 2008
Compasses is Great British Pub of the Year
The Compasses in Pattiswick, Essex has been crowned Great British Pub of the Year — licensees Jono and Jane Clark won three awards in total.
Regent puts Old Orleans sites up for sale
Regent Inns, the troubled bar and restaurant operator, has placed six Old Orleans sites on the market, M&C Report has learnt. The company, which...
Realpubs in £7m deal to buy three London M&B pubs
Realpubs is understood to have acquired three freehold London pubs from Mitchells & Butlers in deal estimated to be worth in the region of £7m....
MA 100 Award Winners
The Award winners of the MA-100 club.
Orchid stocks Jimmy's rare breed bangers
In a pub industry first, the Orchid Group is putting rare breed sausages from TV's 'Jimmy's Farm' on its menu.The company will feature Jimmy's Farm...
'France ban on internet alcohol advertising hits industry'
French winemakers and other players in the international drinks industry are fighting to avert a ban on advertising, sales and even vineyard websites...
Personal licensing: a fit and proper route to success?
News that the Scottish Justice minister Kenny MacAskill wants to bring back the "fit and proper" test for personal licences under the new Scottish...
Two Babushka directors jailed for fraud
Two directors of discredited bar company Vodka Bar Management, Gary Hibberd and Timothy Allen, have been jailed for conning £2.5m out of a bank and a loan company to fund extravagant lifestyles.
JDW: profit per pub static for eight years
Despite a 30% rise in sales, Wetherspoon's per-pub profits have slid backwards in real terms, The PMA Team says.
The importance of being honest
The impending Parliamentary review of the Tisc inquiry should pose more difficult questions for the pubcos.
Repent ye pro-ban pubgoers
The launch of the Good Beer Guide has fanned further debate about the smoke ban.
CGA Strategy moves on Europe
CGA Strategy, the UK licensed trade research consultancy, has revealed plans to establish services in the Netherlands, Belgium and Ireland. The new...
Demand down, price up — please explain
The market is doing what neither Tisc nor tenants achieved, says Peter Linacre.
Mark Kenyon: Does a pubco's share price matter?
For those of us with young children, a visit to a theme park is a familiar draw over the long summer holidays. On the menu are fast food, fizzy...