Leased pub sales 'decimated'
Sales of leased pubs have been "decimated" over the past year, while pubco disposals dominate the market, says Fleurets.
Archives for November 30, 2009
M&B goes to Takeover Panel over Lewis move
Managed pub group Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has approached the Takeover Panel over what it says is evidence that certain shareholders are...
Marston's patriotic push
Marston's is to revive its campaign for Pedigree, to promote the beer's permanent adoption of the red and white livery of the England flag.
M&B approaches Takeover Panel
Mitchells & Butlers is to approach the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers to rule whether its largest shareholder has been trying to gain control of...
C&C Group buys Gaymers cider for £45m
Magners cider producer C&C Group has bought rival manufacturer Gaymer Cider Company from Constellation Brands for £45m. Gaymer's, which employs...
C&C Group buys Gaymer Cider for £45m
Magners producer C&C Group has acquired Gaymer Cider Company from Constellation Brands for £45m. The deal will be financed via a new £60m bank...
Hamish Champ: Are licensees really a bunch of moaning minnies?
Are all licensees 'moaners'? I ask this - in a rhetorical sense you understand - because commenting on my blog on VAT last week one reader bemoaned...
'Local needs a bitter help'
A village pub stripped of its furniture by bailiffs over debts has been saved by its regulars. Publican Andy Prestwich and wife Jayne were left...
GMB to ballot over pub Brulines switch-off
The GMB is to ballot its tied tenant members on whether to to switch off Brulines systems in a bid to force pubcos to the negotiating table over beer...
Licence revoked for illegal football screening
A licensee has had her licence revoked for screening Premiership football via a Sky domestic contract.
Row continues over troubled music pub
Half Moon tenant hits back at claims from Young's that it has worked hard to keep the venue open.
Brunning & Price buys Whitbread pub
Brunning & Price, the pub operator owned by the Restaurant Group, has bought the freehold of Whitbread's Nevill Crest & Gun in Kent, which...
C&C unable to rule out job losses after Gaymer's purchase
Stephen Glancey, chief operating officer of C&C Group, owner of Magners said he is unable to rule-out job losses as the result of its purchase of...