Give guests a reason to visit your pub
2013 is already well underway and it is safe to assume it is going to be another challenging year. One thing that is clear this year is that certain businesses are weathering the storm better than others.
Archives for January 31, 2013
Enterprise Inns sees 4.4% decline in like-for-like net income
Enterprise Inns, the leased and tenanted pub company, has reported a 4.4% decline in like-for-like net income, equivalent to £5m, in the 17 weeks to 26 January in what the company called "exceptional trading conditions" including extreme weather that...
Statutory code: Community pubs minister Brandon Lewis will contribute to pubco-tenant regulation plans
Community pubs minister Brandon Lewis will be involved in the Government’s plans to introduce a statutory code of conduct and an adjudicator for the pubco-tenant relationship.
Video: BBPA launches film highlighting importance of beer duty freeze
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has produced a new film highlighting the importance of a beer tax freeze in the March Budget
Admiral Taverns pubs to receive 30% discount on Sky TV with Molson Coors deal
Pub operator Admiral Taverns and brewer Molson Coors have teamed up to offer its tenants a 30% discount for Sky TV.
Pub industry association infighting wrecked pubco self-regulation deal
Recriminations and infighting between pub industry representative bodies have been laid bare in 19 responses to the government’s call for evidence on the progress of self-regulation of the pubco-tenant relationship.
It's Roger and out
Back in 2009, a year after Roger Whiteside joined Punch Taverns to oversee its leased division, he was asked what motivated him. He answered: “Achievement, basically. I need to feel I have achieved and moved something on in the right direction. I’ve...
London pubs back proposals for extended Tube service at weekends
London publicans have backed Transport for London’s (TfL) proposals to extend Tube services until 2am on a Friday and Saturday night from 2015, with some suggesting they may look at longer opening hours.