All news articles for April 2011

Room to manoeuvre: the popular Journeys Hostels site, near London Bridge

Pubs sought for hostel profit 'bunk-up'

By John Harrington, M&C Report

Journeys Hostels, the hostel operator, is looking for 15 to 20 pubs to take on its franchises and add a hostel operation to their business in 2011....

Police are on the look-out for false and fake IDs

Newquay pubs move to Challenge-25

By Ewan Turney

Pubs and off-licences in Newquay have agreed to adopt a Challenge-25 policy ahead of the expected summer invasion of youngsters. The move is part of...

Spring Fair: chance to get new ideas

Punch hails Spring Fair success

By Gurjit Degun

Over 1,800 Punch tenants and lessees attended its first Spring Fairs, which aim to provide business boosting ideas. Punch explained that the Spring...

Sullivan: get back to beer

Paul Sullivan: man of the (pub) people

By Phil Mellows

Things are on the move at Wadworth, and Paul Sullivan is the man in the driving seat. He talks to Phil Mellows about understanding pubs.

Fair Pint: concern over churn rate

Fair Pint: 'Five pubs fail every day'

By Ewan Turney

Anti-beer tie group Fair Pint believes the failure rate of pubs may be as high as five per day — it disputes figures given by BBPA.

Waterside Pub Partnership: LT Pub Management will run pubs for administrator

S&NPC's waterside pub venture folds

By John Harrington, M&C Report

Waterside Pub Partnership has fallen into administration after failing to secure further financing.

Beefeater: getting people in pubs

Beefeater launches Proper Lunch campaign

By Lesley Foottit

Whitbread's Beefeater brand has launched a campaign to get people out of their offices and into pubs for lunch. The campaign for a proper lunch...

Lavazza: coffee of Wimbledon

Lavazza is coffee of Wimbledon

By Lesley Foottit

Lavazza Coffee is the official coffee of the Wimbledon Championship for three years from 2011. The All England Tennis and Croquet Club announced the...

Sharma: development chef for Knorr Pataks

Spice up your offer with Knorr Pataks

By PMA reporter

Manish Sharma, development chef for Knorr Pataks offers tips on how pub caterers can spice up their menus: Spring is the perfect time to spice up...

Saturday is busiest night out

Adapting to changing drinks market

By Tony Halstead

What strategies are operators adopting to survive pre-loading, the recession and the shift to more Saturday night trade? Tony Halstead reports.

Pub Aid: 745 pubs raised a combined £3m for charity

Survey reveals pubs' caring side

By Lesley Foottit

A Pub Aid survey has found that 745 pubs raised a combined £3m for charity in 2010 — that works out at around £4,000 per pub. Celebrities...

Thwaites: marketing campaign

Thwaites' pub marketing drive for bumper period

By John Harrington, M&C Report

Lancashire brewer and pub operator Daniel Thwaites has revealed a new marketing campaign for its pubs during for the expected bumper trading period...

SAB Miller: full year lager volumes declined by 3% in Europe

SABMiller reports rise in Q4 lager volumes

By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

SABMiller, the global brewer listed in London, has reported a 3% rise in fourth quarter lager volumes, driven by a strong performance from emerging...

M&B staff: serving outside

Here comes summer: opportunity for pubs

By Sonya Hook

Summer is a big opportunity for licensees to cash in by offering a range of drinks and food to suit the great outdoors, reports Sonya Hook.

Thwaites: first awards for its tenants

Thwaites rewards top tenants

By Michelle Perrett

Lancashire-based brewer and pub operator Daniel Thwaites has honoured its top tenants for the first time.

Travelodge: pub plans

Travelodge in £100m pub group link up

By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Travelodge is to link up with several pub groups, including Greene King and Mitchells & Butlers, as part of a £100m expansion programme.

New packaging forms part of £750k global rebrand

Blue Nun gets new look and wines

By Jessica Harvey

Blue Nun wine has been re-launched and repackaged in an effort to reignite interest in the brand and take advantage of the trend for low alcohol...

Late representations will no longer be allowed

No late licence complaints, says court

By Peter Coulson & Michelle Perrett

Local authorities are not able to accept late complaints from local residents on premises licences, a judgement in the Court of Appeal confirmed last...

Everards: building on the success of Project William

Everards' artisan pub push

By Jo Bruce

Leicestershire brewer Everards has linked up with the Real Bread Campaign (RBC) to help engage artisan producers.

Watson: company is trading well

Capital: London pub market remains strong

By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Capital Pub Company, the London-based pub group, has reported a 24% increase in revenue for the year to 26 March 2011, driven by organic growth in...

Tenanted Pub Company Summit: book your tickets now

Tenanted Pub Company Summit speakers lined up

By John Harrington, M&C Report

Senior figures from across the tenanted pub sector have been confirmed as speakers for this year's Tenanted Pub Company Summit, a must-attend event...

The Fleet pub will undergo a £750,000 revamp

Scoff & Quaff buys up pub

By John Harrington, M&C Report

Worcester-based pub operator Scoff & Quaff has bought its seventh site — a flood-hit Enterprise Inns leased pub that is to undergo a £750,000...

Grove Ferry Inn: boat trips

Innovate: Grove Ferry Inn boat trips

By Lesley Foottit

The Grove Ferry Inn, near Canterbury, Kent, has launched boat trips down the river for the summer. Licensee Anthony Pender started the trips last...

Harvester: one of M&B's brands in the tracker

Pubs and restaurants report March slowdown

By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Pub and restaurant groups reported a slowdown in like-for-like sales in March, but the eating-out market continued to outperform the retail sector....

Rowson: families are important to pubs

Success at the Saddle Inn

By Graham Rowson

Graham Rowson tells Sonya Hook how focusing on community events, families and summer activities drives trade at his countryside pub.

Robinsons: looking for quality tenants

Robinson's seeks tenants at four pubs

By John Harrington, M&C Report

Frederic Robinson's, the Stockport-based family brewer, has appointed Christie + Co to find tenants for four of its pubs in Cheshire.

Carling: biggest promotion for the brand in five years

£6m promo campaign for Carling

By Jessica Harvey

Carling is set to receive a £6m boost in the biggest promotion for the brand in five years — the promotion is named Carling Perfect Pint Experience.

Greene King: new group finance director

Greene King appoints new finance chief

By John Harrington, M&C Report

Matthew Fearn, chief financial officer at foodservice company Brakes, is to replace Ian Bull as group finance director at Greene King.

Pulling together: £67,000 was raised to save the Fox & Hounds, Ennerdale Bridge, Cumbria

Co-op Enterprise Hub helps save pubs

By Gurjit Degun

Saving local pubs from closure received a boost this week, as an organisation run by the Co-operative Group went nationwide. The Co-operative...

Energy price watch: get in touch with your concerns

British Gas admits error and pays out £300

By Gurjit Degun

British Gas has promised to credit a licensee up to £300, admitting it made an error, after an intervention by the Publican's Morning Advertiser.

Wine: unfulfilled opportunity in pubs

A grape opportunity: wine in pubs

By PMA reporter

Pubs lose out on 60% of potential wine sales, so we've joined forces with WaverleyTBS wine experts to help you grab some of those lost sales.

Adult drinkers: on the rise, say stats

Number of adult drinkers increases

By Michelle Perrett

The number of adult drinkers in Britain increased by about 300,000 every year between 2004 to 2009 - but the volume of alcohol consumed has fallen.

Charity: Borel on side

VAT lessons from the French master

By The PMA Team

The PMA Team explains why having French entrepreuneur Jacques Borel on our side for the call to cut VAT gives us a much more powerful case.

Red tape: a concern for licensees

BBPA unveils red tape concerns

By Michelle Perrett

The British Beer & Pub Association has unveiled its major concerns for industry over red tape.

Captain Morgan: kick-starting Diageo push to become number one rum company

Diageo aims to take on Bacardi

By Robyn Black

Diageo has announced its intention to take on Bacardi to become the number one rum company in the world by 2015. The owner of rum brands Captain...

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