Analysis: Paul Charity on Punch Taverns
Morning Advertiser editor The PMA Team gives his view on the strategic review at Punch Taverns.
Archives for March 22, 2011
The strict rules of betting in bars
The link between betting and pubs is a long-established one Peter Coulson sets the record straight.
Ex-Brakspear tenant vows to continue beer tie fight
An ex-Brakspear licensee has vowed to continue her case against the beer tie despite being evicted from her pub. Mira Bateman, of Plowden Arms in...
Video: Punch strategic review — Dyson Q&A
Punch chief executive Ian Dyson answers questions on the strategic review announced this morning.
Courts urged to take pub attacks more seriously
A campaign that calls for tougher sentences for those who attack licensees is celebrating a success - but warned that more work needs to be done....
Punch: Spirit to demerge, leased sell off
Punch has confirmed it is to demerge its managed pub division before the end of summer and downsize its leased arm to 3,000 "high quality" pubs.
Punch splits managed and leased divisions after strategic review
Punch Taverns has confirmed it is to split its leased and managed pub businesses into two separate companies. The move, which was flagged at the...
Punch licensees will get option to buy their pub in sell-off
Punch Taverns plans to offer some of its lessees the option to buy the pubs they run as it seeks to downsize its non-managed pub operations over the...
Tied pubs provide good opportunities
There are at least 10,000 too many pubs in the UK and there is simply not the demand or frequency of pub visits any more, says David Elliot.