Wellington Pub Co posts £5.7m loss
Wellington Pub Company, one of the UK's largest privately-owned pub operators, posted a £5.7m loss in the year to March 31, 2010. The operator,...
Archives for October 18, 2010
Pub chains report strong September
The British public is continuing to go out to eat and drink — and the country's biggest pub and restaurant chains are benefiting. Top pub, bar and...
Noise complaint pub pulls plug on DJs 'for the time being'
A publican threatened with a licence review after complaints from a nearby Travelodge has agreed to conduct a noise survey and temporarily suspend DJ...
'Booze may reduce risk of arthritis'
Having a few drinks a week could slash the risk of rheumatoid arthritis. Those who keep off booze are four times more likely to get the disease than...
Enterprise raises £11.445m at auction
Enterprise Inns has raised £11.445m auctioning freeholds of nine prime pubs, all but one located in London. As with previous sales, the pubco has...
Now for a pub-themed Dragons' Den moment
Successful ideas for boosting business can often be surprisingly straightforward. Tony Halstead showcases seven of the best. Sometimes the best...
Enterprise Inns raises £9m in latest pub auction sell-off
Enterprise Inns has raised £9.25m today by selling at auction the freeholds of seven of its London pubs, which it then promptly leased back on new...
Tighter controls urged on underage sale stings
Police and local authorities need to up their game to deal with underage drinking, according to a leading test purchasing company. Serve Legal,...
Alan Shepherd: opportunity knocks
They thought Alan Shepherd was mad when he gave up his job to set up Bespoke Inns. And for a while he felt the same, he admits to Phil Mellows....
Mark Daniels: Ignore social networking at your peril
Have you ever read E.M. Forster's The Machine Stops? Written in 1909, it's a precautionary tale about humanity's dependence upon technology, in which...
Product Quality at the Heart of Stella Artois Success Story
In its biggest on-trade push of recent years, Stella Artois is helping retailers tackle the key business challenge of product quality with a series...
Molson Coors boss wants beer menus in pubs
Molson Coors UK chief Mark Hunter has called for beer menus in every on-trade premises — to help revive the UK beer market.
Whitbread boosted by £5m VAT refund
Whitbread has been boosted by claiming back £5m worth of VAT paid on gaming machines at its pub restaurants. The money has been claimed back from...
Alcohol ad ban plan based on 'sand'
Fresh calls to restrict alcohol advertising are based on "sand rather than firm foundations", says the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA)....
Whitbread reports jump in sales and profits
Pub and restaurant operator Whitbread has reported a near 30 per cent rise in its pre-tax profits in the last six months. Reporting half year...