Albion consolidates pub estates
Albion Ventures has consolidated its pub portfolio to be managed by Bravewood Pub Management Company Limited. The 34-pub estate will be managed by...
Archives for January 25, 2010
M&B chairman orders sweep for bugs
The Observer has claimed M&B chairman Simon Laffin had his home swept for bugs in the latest twist in the boardroom row led by Joe Lewis.
Pub Bitch: 'Fill my cups' promotion causes a stir in Singapore, and BBPA Framework to help people run empty pubs?
They must be in their cups... The mandatory code might be about to make life hell for UK pubs but at least in some parts of the world life goes on as...
Supermarkets are "creating alcoholics", claims ex-Tory leader
Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith has accused supermarkets of "creating alcoholics" with their "immoral" attitude to alcohol. In a further sign...
M&B shareholder offers olive branch in board row
In a crucial week for Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), shareholder Joe Lewis has apparently offered a compromise to the pub group's senior...
Hamish Champ: Discovering customer service in Bluewater
I don't know about you, dear reader, but I have several ideas of what Hell might be like. One of them is definitely a visit to the Bluewater shopping...
More mergers mooted for 2010
Last week's multi-billion pound bid for Cadbury by US food giant Kraft highlighted that everything has its price. Cadbury had been resolute in...
Staff record single in bid to buy pub
Staff fighting to keep their pub open have recorded a single in a bid to raise £100,000 to buy the freehold. 'The Torrianos' are calling on 200,000...
Brewing champion Arthur Batham dies
Arthur Batham, the man who was synonymous with Black Country brewer Batham's for 60 years, has died aged 82. The Batham's chairman was found dead at...
Requests for National ID cards increase
More than 23,000 application packs for National ID cards - billed as the ideal ID for alcohol sales - have been requested. The news comes as the controversial scheme is set to be rolled out in London on 8 February.
Albion Ventures unifies management of pub businesses
Albion Ventures, the venture capitalist owner of Bravo Inns and the Charnwood Pub Company, has brought the management of the two businesses under one...
Lewis representative lists M&B grievances
Activist M&B investor Joe Lewis has called on the company to change its banking advisors, concentrate on bottom-line profits and improve disclosure.
Host has noise abatement order overturned
A licensee in East Sussex has succeeded in having a noise abatement order overturned. Tim Whitehouse of the White Hart in Lower Horsebridge, said...
Tennent's boss backs Scottish minimum pricing
The boss of one of Scotland's biggest drinks brands has backed the government's controversial plans for minimum pricing. Mike Lees, managing...
Manchester receives safe night-life award
Manchester is one of six areas to be awarded a safe night-life award by the Association of Town Centre Management. Bath, Birmingham,...