Fuller's to hold chef recruitment days
16-May-2007 By Jo Bruce
Fuller's, the London brewer and pub retailer, is holding two open days as part of a strategy to recruit the best chefs in the industry.
Outbar just flies out the window
10-May-2007 By Joe Lutrario joe.lutrario@william-reed.co.uk
GA-Select has completed the sale of Outbar Leisure Services, a national outside-events company, based in Leicestershire. The business includes seven...
Licensee leaves pub over safety fears
03-May-2007 By Gareth Iacobucci
A licensee is being forced to leave his pub after locals threatened to burn down the premises.Jason Wicks, manager of the Royal Hart in Ashford,...
Training & Recruitment: Fuller confidence
20-Apr-2007
What makes a winning pub operator? It's clear from the pubcos and licensees who make it through to the finals of the Publican Awards that training...
Booker points the way on the smoking ban
05-Apr-2007
Cash and carry giant Booker is urging pubs to find ways in which they can benefit from the smoking ban in a new campaign.A free brochure, available...
Careers: the keys to success
28-Mar-2007
Marston's Inns and Taverns, the new identity for Pathfinder Pubs, now incorporating the former Eldridge Pope managed estate, has introduced a...
Careers: in the Spirit
28-Mar-2007
People come to the pub trade in different ways - as a part-time worker, from another industry, or from a family background in pubs. Here are three...
Greene King boss outlines managed plans
26-Mar-2007 By Hamish Champ
Greene King's new-look managed pub business is designed to focus the appeal of its pubs and create what chief executive Rooney Anand says is a...
Finance Focus: managing your money
23-Mar-2007
Even if you are experienced in the licensed trade, as a pub manager or behind the bar, taking on a pub of your own, a tenancy or lease, is a big...
Pub Club beefs up the menu
22-Mar-2007
A new online recipe and advice bank for pubs has been launched by the English Beef and Lamb Executive (EBLEX).Pub Club offers help and support to...
Business support for pubs from EBLEX
15-Mar-2007 By Lucy Britner
The English Beef and Lamb Executive (EBLEX) has launched a business support package for licensees.
08-Mar-2007 By John Harrington
Carlsberg has become the first major brewer to outsource its business-loans division to a specialist credit management company, Avance Group, as it...
From dreams to reality
01-Mar-2007
Leadership is all about vision, inspiring your team of well-trained staff and delivering results through them, says Ann Elliott of marketing...
01-Mar-2007
The Spirit Group, Punch Taverns' managed arm, has opened a new centre to train future managers. Following an investment of £60,000, the learning and...
GA-Select teams up with Taylor Hall
22-Feb-2007 By Ewan Turney ewan.turney@william-reed.co.uk
Property agent GA-Select has teamed up with training experts Taylor Hall Associates. The two companies will be working closely to provide a committed...
21-Feb-2007 By John Harrington
Pubwatch is key to reducing crime and rejuvenating towns and cities, says Coventry co-ordinator.
31-Jan-2007
Finalists developed training materials to support the needs of tenants and lessees looking to introduce or improve their pubs' food offer. Solutions...
Beat the rush for outdoor furniture
30-Jan-2007 By James Wilmore
Licensees thinking of buying extra furniture for outdoor areas prior to the smoking ban are being urged to get in quick. Manufacturers and suppliers...
29-Jan-2007 By The PMA Team
Herald Inns & Bars has parted company with its managing director Mike Clayton.
Jonathan Webster set to leave Hardys & Hansons
06-Dec-2006 By Hamish Champ
Jonathan Webster expects to leave his role as managing director of Hardys & Hansons at the end of next month, once the Nottinghamshire brewer has...
Keeping your chef sweet
01-Dec-2006
Lee Watts, head chef and manager of the Inn @ West End, West End, near Woking, Surrey. Head chef Lee Watts is in an unusual position in that he is...
The GUV'NOR Graham Rowson
30-Nov-2006
Proper planning prevents poor performance says the licensee of the Plungington Tavern in Preston, Lancashire Imagine looking around one of your bar...
Get Carter's success story beside the sea
09-Nov-2006
Award-winning licensee and industry consultant Ali Carter is selling her pub. The Bay View Inn at Wide-mouth, Cornwall, is on the market at...
Provence receivers issue statement
03-Nov-2006
Corporate recovery specialist Kroll has been appointed as administrator to Provence.The company has confirmed that Provence Commerical Properties has...
03-Nov-2006 By The PMA Team
David Whitehouse and Simon Wilson, partners at Kroll's Corporate Advisory & Restructuring Group, have been appointed joint administrative...
Short, sweet and to the point
02-Nov-2006
A short, punchy business plan is essential for persuading banks to part with cash, says Marlborough Leisure commercial director Simon Stracey 1....
20-Oct-2006 By John Harrington
Doorstaff are to receive advice on how to safely intervene if violence flares in a pub or club. The Morning Advertiser can reveal that a new guidance...
Preparing for the smoking ban - an expert advises
03-Oct-2006
Get in early I hate to be alarmist, but in our experience, too many people waited too long before doing something to react to the ban. Don't wait for...
Back to basics: Are you a great licensee?
03-Oct-2006
You know a good pub licensee when you see one, but what makes a really great one? There may be many answers to this but someone who not only does...
The human touch is key
28-Sep-2006
Pubcos don't do enough to help licensees, we said last week following our annual survey of life at the sharp end. And what they do is often...
21-Sep-2006 By Graham Ridout
High-street operator Regent Inns is turning away business potentially worth around £4m per year in pursuit of its responsible retailing campaign....
Oliver: buying out will not be tolerated
21-Sep-2006 By The PMA Team
Union Pub Company, the tenanted and leased arm of Wolverhampton & Dudley, has told its business development managers (BDMs) they must crack down...
14-Sep-2006
London & Edinburgh Inns has gone into administration. A statement from administrators Ernst&Young said the company had "for some time...
14-Sep-2006 By Ewan Turney
Pubs could become "cash cows" if local authorities win back the right to set their own business rates, business experts have warned. A number of...
THE AGENTS
31-Aug-2006
I guess I must be what's known as an industry "greybeard". However as a trade "influencer" I have a finger firmly on the industry's pulse, working...
Guide for doorstaff on the way
25-Aug-2006
Standards in physical intervention for door supervisors and barstaff are being set for the first time by guidelines due to be published this autumn....
09-Aug-2006
Paul Symonds, former MD of Spirit Group's Pubs and Bars division, has been announced as the new chief executive of Laurel. He will report to Laurel...
30-Jun-2006 By The PMA Team
The Po Na Na nightclub operator Barvest has been restructured by way of a controlled receivership, the Morning Advertiser has learnt. The...
Batemans tenant takes on red-tape buster role
22-Jun-2006 By The PMA Team
Lincolnshire family brewer and retailer George Bateman & Son has appointed one of its tenants as a full-time red-tape buster. David Philips,...
22-Jun-2006
Manager Janet Johnston-Godfrey, the Headlands, Northampton PUB OWNERSHIP: Charles Wells. ACTION TAKEN: A new cover was installed over the patio area...
Industry agrees new action plan with government
16-May-2006
A new action plan to tackle alcohol sales during the World Cup period has been agreed between the government and the pub trade. Industry leaders from...
Steve and Denice are proud of their staff
27-Apr-2006
When Steve Sharrock and his wife Denice took over as managers of the Three Horseshoes last September, it was the couple's first pub and their first...
28-Mar-2006
Manchester Brewer Hydes has this week announced the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors. The first is Paul Mercer who has been...
Massive: give us clear guidance on DPS role
16-Mar-2006 By Ewan Turney
The new licensing regime could disintegrate into a "bloody nightmare" unless clear guidelines are issued on the role of the designated premises...
Waverley forges ahead after Hemel depot fire
12-Jan-2006
Drinks wholesaler WaverleyTBS is confident that the devastating Hemel Hempstead oil depot fire will not hit profits for last year. Managing director...
barbox.com set for a landmark 2006
05-Jan-2006
The future is bright for barbox.com
Technology: High-tech partners
24-Nov-2005
Electronic tablets aim to reduce reliance on slower laptops and boost area manager and licensee linksThe relationship between area managers and...
Are you planning anything special for 24 November?
27-Oct-2005
Are you planning anything special for 24 November? Debbie Zsigo Lion Inn Trellech Monmouthshire 'We only applied for an extension at the weekends, so...
Woodman team nominated for Publican initiative
13-Oct-2005
Allen Kennedy's staff at the Woodman in Woodmansterne, Banstead, Surrey, are the latest team to be picked out under The Publican's new Proud of Your...
Licensing reform costs Punch, by Paul Charity
15-Sep-2005
The licensing reform process will cost Punch Taverns £4m this year - around £1m more than bosses first thought. The company has driven the...
