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Pubcos & Beer tie
The beer tie and the pubcos' relationships with their lessees and tenants remains one of the dominant issues in the trade today.
Charles Wells vows to boost support
18-Aug-2011 - Charles Wells Pub Company has promised to improve its support network for licensees, including increasing the ratio of RDMs.
Brakspear profits dip
15-Aug-2011 - Brakspear, the tenanted and leased pub operator, saw pre-tax profits fall 3.9% to £3.245m in 2010 amid "challenging" trading conditions. Turnover for the company, which...
Lessee lands rent cut via arbitration
15-Aug-2011 - An Enterprise Inns lessee has achieved a reduction in rent at arbitration — and secured £18,000 in overpaid backdated rent. But the pubco said it...
Tuppen in plea to pubcos
11-Aug-2011 - Enterprise chief Ted Tuppen has promised to "push even harder" to encourage other pubcos to insist that anyone signing a lease or tenancy has taken...
BII to undergo radical shakeup
11-Aug-2011 - The BII (British Institute of Innkeeping) is to carry out a radical restructuring to create a more transparent, democratic organisation.
Young's pulls out of brewing
09-Aug-2011 - Young's is to pull out of brewing after selling its 40% shareholding in Wells & Young's Brewing Company to Charles Wells for £15.1m. Wells...
Marston's sets new-build pace
08-Aug-2011 - Marston's, the brewer and pub operator, is planning to maintain the pace of its new-build openings into 2013 after seeing a continued rise in takings...
Robinsons profit falls 23%
05-Aug-2011 - Robinsons, the Stockport-based brewer and pub operator, has reported a 23.7% decline in pre-tax profit in 2010.
Welsh AM: pubcos must give a bit back
05-Aug-2011 - A newly-elected Welsh AM has called on pubcos to give "a little bit back" and consider offers from communities for pubs before putting them on...
Rental values still in downward spiral
05-Aug-2011 - Pub rental values are still being hit by the economic decline that began in 2007 and it is difficult to predict when an uplift may...
Enterprise Inns: continued improvement in trading
04-Aug-2011 - Enterprise Inns has reported a "continued improvement" in performance with average net income per pub up by over 1% in the past 18 weeks —...
FPB: pubcos holding tenants to ransom
04-Aug-2011 - The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has called for stronger regulation of the pub trade claiming pubcos are holding tenants to ransom.
Spirit shares start trading after Punch demerger
01-Aug-2011 - Trading in shares of Spirit Pub Company started at 8am today, after the completion of its demerger from Punch Taverns. Spirit's ordinary shares (ticker "SPRT")...
BBPA's 'frank exchange' with PPL over planned rise
29-Jul-2011 - The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) had a "frank exchange of views" with PPL last week over the planned increase in fees.
Fuller's: 3.2% rise in like-for-like sales
29-Jul-2011 - Fuller's has this morning reported a 3.2% rise in like-for-like sales across its managed pubs and hotels division for the 16 weeks to 23 July 2011.
Marston's: managed pub sales boost
27-Jul-2011 - Marston's has announced a 2.9% uplift in like-for-like sales in its managed pubs division for the 42 weeks to 23 July. The company said its...
Punch shareholders approve demerger
27-Jul-2011 - Punch Taverns shareholders have approved the demerger of the leased and managed pub businesses to create two separate companies on 1 August. Dealings in shares...
FLVA reveals new charges
21-Jul-2011 - The FLVA will now be charging £350 to £500 for some of its premium services, such as rent-review negotiations.
Greene King takes stake in Capital to 46.1%
20-Jul-2011 - Greene King is a step closer to acquiring a majority stake in Capital Pub Company after taking its stake in the London operator to 46.1%.
Fuller's: no intention of further Capital bid
19-Jul-2011 - Fuller's, the London brewer and pub operator, says it has "no intention" of making further offers to buy Capital Pub Company following news that Greene...
Greene King to buy Capital for £93m
19-Jul-2011 - Greene King has agreed a deal to buy the 34-strong London-based Pub Company for £93m. The Suffolk-based brewer and pub operator has stepped in to...
S&NPC speeds up online recruitment
18-Jul-2011 - Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company has set up a new recruitment website to speed up the process and personalise it to individual applicants.
Greg & Ted clash over RICS...again
15-Jul-2011 - Pub campaigner Greg Mulholland MP and Enterprise chief executive Ted Tuppen have clashed for a second time over RICS compliance.
Fair Pinter keeps pub but has to pay £135k S&NPC debt
15-Jul-2011 - A founding member of Fair Pint, Mark Dodds, has three years to pay back around £135,000 he owes Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company (S&NPC). ...
Operators sign up to BDM course
15-Jul-2011 - A further five tenanted pub operators have opted to put their business development managers through the BII course.
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