Pub buyer praises 'helpful' RBS bank
A former Punch lessee, who has just bought his pub's freehold, believes banks are becoming more helpful to the sector. Jeremy Hague, who along with...
Archives for October 8, 2009
Pub Revolution calls for mass 'beercott'
A group of tied tenants is threatening to stop paying rent and buying beer from their pubcos in a bid to kill their cashflow. The Pub Revolution...
J Mark Dodds: Planning for the party season
What's happening this week? Planning, that's what. And fixing - fixing all the things that broke down in the last year; getting ready for winter...
Suburban Style Bar Company in administration
The Suburban Style Bar Company (SSBC) has gone into administration — Zolfo Cooper has been appointed to market properties for sale.
Greene King signs Cambridge United sponsorship deal
Greene King has signed a three-year shirt sponsorship deal with Conference League side Cambridge United. The club, just 25 miles down the road from...
Brands poised to score at World Cup
Brands are clamouring to associate themselves with the cash cow that is the 2010 South African World Cup. South African drinks and major global...
Time to march to same beat
A need for radical change means the trade must take collective responsibility for raising standards, says The PMA Team.
Analysis: Enterprise's call to auction
Next week Enterprise Inns hopes to sell the freehold of seven of its best pubs in an Allsops auction. The PMA Team looks at the move.
Charles Wells: beer tie essential to industry
Abolishing the beer tie would be another nail in the coffin of the British beer industry — that's the stark warning from Charles Wells to shadow...
Suburban Style Bars goes into administration
Bradford-headquartered Suburban Style Bars (SSB) is currently on the market after going into administration. The business, formerly owned by Andy...
Green pub reduces bills
A Surrey pub has cut its energy bills by a third by changing its lighting, adding extra insulation and collecting rainwater. The improvements mean...
Orchid boosted by British Food Fortnight
A 'Best of British' approach helped Orchid Group drive a 4 per cent sales increase during British Food Fortnight. The managed pub group made the most...
Pubs likely to ditch fag machines
Three-quarters of licensees would rather remove their cigarette vending machines than abide by strict new rules. That is according to a new survey...
Pub bitch: Mountaineers, Loonies, Boris, Football frustration and how to pour Stella
On the table I can be a cynical old thing at times but I'm also a sucker for a good cause. Billing themselves as the Three Mountaineers, Lee Cash...
England footy web broadcaster to monitor customers
The internet company broadcasting England's match against Ukraine tomorrow has warned it will be checking whether customers are using the stream for...