London Town pre-pack: all pubs open
The pre-pack administration of London Town has been done with a view to keeping all its pubs open, according to PwC.
Archives for February 22, 2010
Pub is pillar of the community
Annie Clift, the licensee at the Talbot in Knightwick, Worcester, tells Robyn Lewis about creating a successful community freehouse over nearly three...
Jennings beers return home
Jennings brewery is back in action after the Cockermouth floods, says Roger Protz. When you consider that Jennings Brewery has been out of action...
Luminar nears end of an era with Thomas departure
A succession programme has been underway for some time at Luminar with boss Steve Thomas set to announce his departure, says Mark Stretton.
Hamish Champ: The pub as a debating chamber
Pubs are often held up as places where members of the local community can meet to chat, to debate, to laugh, to argue. To demonstrate their...
Diageo: sitting tight
Everyone and his or her dog appreciates the extent of the current global slowdown. With the exception of China, whose economy seems to have closed...
Foreign satellite footie still illegal
No reader of the Morning Advertiser can have failed to pick up the saga of foreign satellite transmissions of premiership football, says Peter Coulson.
Video: 'free of tie world would lead to more pub failures'
A free of tie pub world could lead to more business failures, Marston's Pub Company boss Alastair Darby has warned. Speaking to the Morning...
The finalists for The Publican Awards 2010 have been announced
For more information on the awards or to book tickets go online to www.thepublicanawards.com or contact Claire Bradshaw on 020 7921 8359...
Agents begin job of finding buyers for London Town's pubs
Christie + Co is today beginning the task of finding buyers for the 44 leasehold pubs formerly owned by GRS Inns, one of the London Town subsidiaries...
Windsor & Eton brings brewing back
Windsor & Eton brewery is bringing brewing back to Windsor — the brewer plans to open its doors after a 79 year closure
Marston's: beer tie not the problem
The beer tie is not the problem for our tenants, Marston's chief executive Ralph Findlay said today. Speaking to The Times, Findlay admitted that...
Local brewers outperform market
Local brewers continue to well outperform the overall beer market, achieving average increase in turnover of 17% last year.
Hatching a cunning plan for pub food success
Head chef of the Hatch Inn Greg Palmer tells Sheila McWattie about the pub's food success. Chef's CV I've worked in good quality, food-led pubs for...
What's in a rating?
News that Moody's, the US credit ratings agency, had downgraded Enterprise Inns' 'corporate family rating' didn't exactly faze investors in the group...
Licensee anger over police raid
The licensee of the Farthings in Blackburn is demanding an apology after 50 officers raided her pub at 7.30pm last Friday and left empty-handed. The...