M&B plan provides food for thought
Mitchells & Butlers ability to deliver on its latest food-led strategy under new chairman John Lovering has been questioned by pub industry...
Archives for April 14, 2010
Steven Gerrard's bar brasserie move
England and Liverpool footballer Steven Gerrard has teamed up with Southport hotelier Paul Adams to launch a chain of restaurants.
Pub Bitch: Who ate all the pies?
Let's get banned News of the government's crackdown on "irresponsible" promotions appears yet to have hit the south coast. A group known as LGF...
'Relaxed drinking laws a 'serious mistake' warns former Met chief'
The former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair said cities need to be "recovered" from the impact of around the clock opening hours and...
Paul Salisbury buys two Enterprise freeholds
Pub entrepreneurs Paul Salisbury and Paul Hales have bought the freeholds of two pubs they lease from Enterprise Inns. Their company, Lovely Pubs,...
Analyst: Wetherspoon to double pub estate
JD Wetherspoon is on course to double the size of its pub estate and treble profits, according to City analyst Paul Hichman. The analyst, who works...
Bargain hard in buyers' market
Given the current economic climate, what should tough-minded new licensees be asking for in their leases, says The PMA Team.
Election 2010: 'Pub Politics' survey results in full
With all the main political parties having launched their manifestos - and polling day less than three weeks away - election fever is reaching...
S&NPC invests £10m in estate
The Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company (S&NPC) estate is set to benefit from a £10.5m investment in 2010.
Third pub for Flatcappers
Flatcappers, the West Country pub company headed by Alex Reilley and ex-Bibendum manager Pierre Woodford, has completed on its third pub.
City Diary — 15 April
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
Blood joins LT Pub Management
Former boss of Heineken UK Jeremy Blood has become chairman of LT Pub Management, the former London Town.
Greene King induction course pays off
After introducing a compulsory induction course in March 2008, the pubco and its licensees are reaping the rewards.
Pubs fear action on 'loud' live music
Pubs could need a licence to host performances of "loud" unamplified music such as bagpipes, drums or brass instruments if council chiefs get their...
M&B looks to triple Browns estate size
Managed operator Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is looking to triple the size of its Browns brand and to almost double its All Bar One chain.
Tensions rise over council orders in Scotland
Trade figures in Aberdeen are demanding city licensing board resignations after police were urged to report more licensees for flouting the laws...
Joule's Brewery wants more pubs
Joule's, the new-start brewery and pub operator, is looking to add a further five or six pubs to its estate. The brewer and tenanted operator is...