Enterprise hits back in clash over closures
Enterprise Inns has hit back at the GMB in the row over pub closures, saying many of the trade union's assertions are "inaccurate" and "highly...
Archives for April 5, 2009
Licensee is runner-up in People's Race
A licensee swapped his pub for the racetrack and nearly pulled off an incredible win on Grand National day. Craig Brown, licensee of the Plough Inn...
Profits down at Adnams
Suffolk brewer and pub operator Adnams experienced a 63% drop in operating profits as the economic decline hit — and warned things may get worse in...
Labour MPs unite against beer duty hikes
Over 200 MPs have now called for the Government to scrap its planned duty hike on beer at the Budget — including 97 Labour backbenchers.
'Campaign to save the 'great British pub' backed by 200 MPs'
A total of 202 MPs, including Liberal Democrat deputy leader Vince Cable, former leader Menzies Campbell and the party's home affairs spokesman Chris...
Peach buys two Punch freeholds
The £2.85m deal comes as multiple operator Peach aims to more than double its estate and change from being food-led to 50% wet.
Award-winning licensee opens second pub
Multiple Publican Award winner Matthew O'Keefe, licensee of the Royal Standard of England, has purchased his second pub and formed a new pub group...
Hobgoblin takes beer duty fight to the top
A 100-foot image of Wychwood's Hobgoblin character was beamed on to Big Ben last night urging consumers to back British beer. The Hobgoblin adopted...
Peach Pub Company buys Punch pubs for £2.85m
Award-winning multiple operator Peach Pub Company has bought the freeholds of two pubs it leases from Punch Taverns for £2.85m.The deal to buy the...
Keeping on an even keel, but for how long?
There are times when I 'get it in the neck' for something I've written. It comes with the territory. Sometimes I get it in the neck from licensees...
High Court rules pub companies not liable for licence breaches
Pub companies and landlords should not be liable for licensing offences committed by their tenants, after a landmark ruling in the High Court. Two...
M&B to put calorie counts on Harvester and Scream menus
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is to print calorie counts for dishes on the menus at two of its pub brands - Harvester and Scream.The UK's biggest...
Fair Pint to invest in Enterprise Inns and Punch Taverns
Fair Pint campaigners are set to buy what they describe as 'activist stakes' in the country's leading listed pub companies.Members of the group,...
Private equity firms circle Premium Bars
Industry sources report that a private equity player has approached former Premium Bars and Restaurants boss Mark Jones about buying key assets from his former company.
Enterprise wades in on pub closures row
The row over pub closure figures rumbles on with Enterprise claiming the GMB union figures are "inaccurate" and "highly misleading". Last week, the...
Pub chef claims Yorkshire pudding record
Award-winning publican and chef Paul Clerehugh is claiming the world record for Britain's tallest Yorkshire pudding. Paul, lessee at the Crooked...
Gaymers disappointed by Blackthorn backlash
The Gaymer Cider company said it is "disappointed" by the backlash from Blackthorn drinkers in the brand's Bristol heartland who have slammed the...
M&B introduces calorie counter on pub menus
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is to introduce a calorie counter on menus at its Harvester and Scream pubs.
Adnams' bosses accept pay freeze in 2009
With trading conditions unlikely to see an imminent improvement in 2009 directors at Adnams, the Suffolk brewer and pub operator, have agreed to see...
Hamish Champ: Pubs? They can make a man of you
I was talking to the father of one of my son's schoolmates last week and in the course of our conversation he asked me what I did for a living."I...