Christie Finance secures more pub loans
Christie Finance tripled the number of pub buyers it secured funding for in the first half of 2010 compared to the previous year. The company said...
Archives for July 11, 2010
Peroni pairs up with film director
Peroni Nastro Azzurro has partnered with an Italian film director to create a short film about "the Italian art of turning the ordinary in to the...
Bianca Dexter-Burnell: Dealing with risk
Sound risk management is clearly important during a recession. But experience shows that many companies actually run into financial difficulties...
To run managed or leased pubs... that is the question
Greene King's decision to boost its managed, brand-led pub estate over its tenanted one is a bold move. The Suffolk brewer, led by chief executive...
Toby Carvery offers Yorkshire pudding ice cream
Mitchells & Butlers brand Toby Carvery is offering customers an unusual dessert option — a Yorkshire pudding ice cream.
Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) 2010: A cask ale celebration
During the first week of August, the UK's beer industry and thirsty ale drinkers from across the globe will again converge on London's Earls Court...
Orchid spends big on customer service
Managed operator Orchid Group is to spend £100,000 a year on a scheme to improve customer service at its pubs. The Exceptional Hospitality Scheme...
Barracuda Group celebrates 10 years in business
Barracuda Group, the privately-backed pub and bar operator, last week celebrated a decade in business with a lavish party in London's St Katharine's...
Tied Welsh pubs must have guest beer option, report says
Welsh pubs should have the right to stock a guest beer or cider, even if the UK government does not legislate on the beer tie, an Assembly committee...
Taxation of live-in benefits
Peter Coulson clears up the grey area over live-in benefits for licensees living above their pub.
Sky unveils new charging regime
Subscription fees for pubs will be based on rateable value, but discounts will be available for pubs with sizeable food trade or outdoor areas.
Award-winning operator launches new pub company
Michael Ibbotson, the man behind the award-winning North Yorkshire pub the Durham Ox, is forming a new pub and inns business called Provenance Inns....
Surveys paint bleak picture for UK pubs
The immediate trading prospects for the on-trade appear grim, if two new surveys on business survival and consumer spending are to be believed. Pub...
'Food Standards Agency to be abolished'
The Food Standards Agency is to be abolished by Andrew Lansley, the health secretary, it emerged last night, after the watchdog fought a running...
Hamish Champ: Why can't the UK be a bit more like France?
Travel, they say, broadens the mind and by golly they're right. I recently whizzed around Northern France on my motorbike and found the people in...
Sky unveils new pricing structure
Sky has today announced a new system of charging licensees to use its services, which it claims will be fairer. The announcement follows a...
Abandoning all hope for ale
Global brewers turning their backs on cask are devaluing this profitable sector, says Roger Protz.
Cellar tips: cool runnings
Sonya Hook reports on how keeping your cellar and equipment in good working order can make a major difference to your pub's profits. The last thing...
Welsh committee urges beer tie reform
Pubs in Wales should have the right to stock local guest beers, even if the beer tie is not reformed — that's according to a Welsh Assembly committee.