Novus enters JV with Mahiki entrepreneurs
Novus Leisure, the privately-owned bar operator, is to team up with the entrepreneurs behind Mahiki, the high-profile Mayfair nightclub, M&C...
Archives for August 27, 2009
Double decker bus scoops extra sales
A ice cream parlour is helping boost sales at a Daniel Thwaites pub in Lancashire. Licensee Ron Lambton has transformed a vintage double decker bus...
Pubs fuel resilient trade at The Restaurant Group
The Restaurant Group, which runs the 44-strong Brunning and Price and Bluebeckers pub estates, has reported a "resilient" first six months of trade...
Victorious Bitter celebrates England's Ashes triumph
Brewer Marston's has come up with a cheeky beer to celebrate England reclaiming the Ashes. Victorious Bitter - a tongue in cheek swipe at the...
M&B appoints two non-executive directors
Managed pub company Mitchells & Butlers has appointed Denis Jackson and Ray MacSharry as non-executive directors. Denis Jackson has significant...
More pubcos seek clarity
More pub operators will submit their lease codes of practice to be accredited for clarity after final details emerge of the Government's mandatory...
BII: fairer rents would help solve tie debate
The beer tie issue would take on "less significance" if rents were fairer according to members of the BII. The view is expressed in a letter by...
'Raise a glass and cut dementia risk'
A drink or two a day could help ward off dementia, according to new research. Light to moderate alcohol consumption has been found to cut the chances...
Breare and Merchant Inns part company
Robert Breare, the executive chairman of Merchant Inns, the pubs-with-rooms operator, has been forced out of the group by business partner Sir John...
Drinkers told to go dry in September
Drinkers in England have been urged to make September the new January and go dry for the month. The idea is being floated by the Department of...
Top 10 Blokes campaigns: videos
A part of the Morning Advertiser's look at blokes and pubs, we remind you of the most popular campaigns targeting blokes.
Punters and pet save pub from fire disaster
An alert dog and a kind-hearted community ensured a disaster was averted when fire struck at a historic Shepherd Neame pub. The blaze started in the...
JFL: pubcos have failed miserably
Pubcos have "failed miserably" to self-regulate and it is "imperative" the pubco model is investigated by the Competition Commission. That's the...
Museum marks 'passing' of Britain's pubs
A museum has responded to the plight of Britain's pubs by opening the first exhibit dedicated to the UK's vanishing inns. Curators at the Carnegie...