Brothers hailed as heroes for saving pub
18-Aug-2005
Two brothers have come to the rescue of a Cotswold pub once threatened by redevelopment plans under former owners fashion guru George Davies and his...
North meets South as chefs trade skills
17-Aug-2005
Top chefs have joined forces with food developers, catering suppliers and farmers to share their passion for quality beef and lamb.Hosted by the...
St Peter's Brewery up for sale
15-Aug-2005
Suffolk-based St Peter's Brewery Company is up for sale with a price tag of around £20m.The operation, based at St Peter's Hall near Bungay, is in...
Avanti signs up 1,000th venue
14-Jul-2005
Avanti Screenmedia, the UK's leading provider of screen-media, has this week propelled its pub estate through the 1,000-venue barrier following a...
Violence alert
17-Jun-2005
Licensees and barstaff are in the frontline of drink-related violence. Phil Mellows reports on how training can help reduce the risk.Paradoxically,...
Pubco bosses believe all-out smoking ban is 'inevitable'
09-Jun-2005
All sides of the pub trade are now preparing for an all-out ban on smoking in public places, including pubs, within five years.Meeting at the first...
Government unveils 'action plan' to tackle red tape
24-May-2005
Licensees and other small business people can look forward to a relaxation of red tape if a government 'action plan' to tackle the issue proves...
Vimac acquires 'Middlesbrough's hottest nightspot'
11-May-2005
Leisure management specialist company Vimac Leisure has spent £3m to acquire Hush, described as "Middlesbrough's hottest nightspot".The three-storey...
Mill House set to grow to 100 sites
31-Mar-2005
by The PMA Team Mill House Inns chief executive Ted Kennedy has set a target of expanding the company from 60 to around 100 sites after completing a...
MBO is not an option says Martin
17-Mar-2005
JD Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin has insisted that there is no chance of the company being taken private in a management buyout. Martin said the...
Punch accused of reneging on pledge
17-Mar-2005
A multiple Punch lessee has accused the company of reneging on its promise to pay for all premises plans and of using the plans to "blackmail" him...
Entire GK estate to joinPubwatch by year-end
24-Feb-2005
by John Harrington Greene King has vowed to get every one of its entire 600-strong estate into a Pubwatch scheme by the end of the year. The...
Nightclub Company boss hotly denies insolvency rumours
14-Feb-2005
The Nightclub Company has unequivocally refuted rumours that it is facing insolvency after contrary reports on the health of the leisure operator...
GK's managed estate is split into five divisions
20-Jan-2005
by The PMA Team Greene King has re-organised its managed outlets into five divisions following the acquisition of 432 Laurel neighbourhood pubs last...
Host sacked in light-bulb row
20-Jan-2005
by John Harrington A pub manager has been sacked and given one week to leave his pub for ordering light bulbs without consent. John Traynor,...
Top level reshuffle at Diageo
18-Jan-2005
Diageo Great Britain has announced a major shake-up of its senior management structure.Two managing director posts have been created, with one...
ALMR announces finalists in Operations Manager Awards
13-Jan-2005
Entrants for the 2005 ALMR Operations Managers Awards have been whittled down to the final 16 as the last stage of judging approaches.Seven area...
W&D's Burtonwood legal reform help
13-Jan-2005
Burtonwood's 420 tenants are to have licensing reform legal costs met by new owners Wolverhampton & Dudley in a move that will cost around...
Booker seeks UK's top caterers
13-Jan-2005
Cash and carry firm Booker has launched its search for the UK's top catering talent in the Booker Prize for Excellence 2005. The prize, which is in...
North: Litten Tree
13-Jan-2005
Blackpool, Lancashire In football terms, pub manager Adrian Clay would be described as a "journeyman", reflecting a 20-year career spent as the host...
Adnams returns family member to helm of brewery
10-Jan-2005
Jonathan Adnams is poised to become executive chairman of Adnams next year when Simon Loftus retires as the head of one of Britain's few remaining...
Pub & Bar and The Publican reveal 2005 show plans
24-Nov-2004
Pub & Bar - the leading exhibition for the licensed trade - is linking up with The Publican in a bigger, better show in 2005.The show, at Olympia...
William Reed scoops top award
18-Nov-2004
Morning Advertiser publisher William Reed, scooped the top award in the Business Success category of the UK Family Business Honours programme....
Yates takes responsible retailing high ground
14-Oct-2004
by Ewan Turney A high-street bar operator has produced the most comprehensive responsible retailing policy so far in the industry, with managers'...
Careers in managed pubs: Moving ahead
29-Sep-2004
Pub companies offer good careers with plenty of development opportunities.Professionalism is no longer a luxury for the pub industry. It's a...
Careers in Managed Pubs 2004
29-Sep-2004
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Careers in managed pubs: The first step
29-Sep-2004
So once you've decided that the licensee's lot is for you, how do you go about approaching companies?Your first step on the road to managing a pub is...
ALMR masterclass for operations stars
23-Sep-2004
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) is to offer a masterclass to the nation's top operational managers as part of its revamped...
Ridley's revamps sales and marketing
06-Sep-2004
Ridley's has reshuffled its sales and marketing teams, putting a family member at the sharp end of its sales operation.Nelion Ridley (pictured) who...
Barrelage conversion
11-Jul-2004
My partner and I have an interview this Friday for a tenancy and I'm currently working on my business plan. As part of the business plan I have to...
First Leisure clubs saved by MBO
01-Jul-2004
The management buy-out deal at First Leisure has saved most of the operator's clubs.Receivers RSM Robson Rhodes have agreed the sale of 22 nightclubs...
Industry given last chance on irresponsible drinking
01-Jul-2004
Industry leaders met with ministers this week in an attempt to stave off government legislation over irresponsible drinking. The meeting saw pub...
Appointments round-up
16-Jun-2004
Adult soft drink Shloer is set for a marketing push in the on-trade after Helen Betts (pictured) joined brand owner Merrydown from Britvic. Helen is...
Police call for more support from trade
07-Jun-2004
Lack of support for Pubwatch schemes threatens to undermine relations between the police and the trade in many town centres.The organisation is...
Yates in talks on management buy-out
03-Jun-2004
Pub operator Yates is in talks with a private bidder backing a possible management buy-out of the business.Chief executive Mark Jones is leading the...
Spirit launches share-save scheme ahead of IPO
28-May-2004
Spirit Group has launched a share-save scheme for every member of staff from glass collector to chief executive ahead of a flotation.The group, which...
Legal advice: Management buy-outs
27-May-2004
If the situation ever arose, could you stage a management buy-out? Would you know how?By Sheldon Cordell of thePublican.com's team of legal experts...
Pitcher & Piano takes a lead from Disney
06-May-2004
While no one could call it a Mickey Mouse operation, the Pitcher & Piano bar chain believes it would be far from goofy to try and emulate...
Waverley TBS poised to be top wholesaler
01-Apr-2004 By The PMA Team
Scottish Courage has confirmed plans to create the UK's number-one drinks wholesaler through the merger of its Waverley Group wines & spirits...
Greene King out to fly the flag
01-Apr-2004
Greene King is calling on all its pub managers to apply for bar extensions on St George's Day after a court refused to recognise it as a special...
Keeping beer in line
01-Apr-2004
There's always a risk that one rogue pint gets through your system. But one company, Brulines, says its monitoring device will give you far more...
Punch 'steals' Hardys' recruitment guide
01-Apr-2004
Punch Taverns has owned up to "borrowing" large chunks of a recruitment manual used by its managers from regional brewer Hardys & Hansons.More...
Women sweep the board at ALMR awards
25-Mar-2004
In a double scoop for girl power, women claimed both prizes at the coveted Operations Managers Awards, run by the Association of Licensed Multiple...
Laurel shows keen interest in Wizard
18-Mar-2004
Laurel chief executive Ian Payne has insisted that a sale of the company is not a foregone conclusion with expansion opportunities such as the...
When the keg runs dry
11-Mar-2004
Raoul de Vaux trade stalwart of 30-odd years, host of the famed Red Lion and Pubwatch diehard reflects on a colourful past after his recent...
Where there's a
26-Feb-2004
skill there's a way Pub catering is changing and the BII's new course structure is designed to reflect the modern picture. Andrew Burnyeat reports...
What are you doing to help lessees/tenants with the new Lice
08-Jan-2004
We are producing a simple format for operating schedules and a central resource for details of relevant official contacts." Tadcaster Pub Company "We...
Red Lion voted king of Fuller's
11-Dec-2003
Jonathan and Victoria Lee of the Red Lion, Ealing, have won Fuller's Griffin Trophy, which is awarded to the company's best pub. The Griffin Trophy...
Charles Wells recognised at CBI Awards
05-Dec-2003
It was close but in the end there was no cigar: brewer Charles Wells narrowly missed out last night in the CBI / Real Business Growing Business...
Spirit aiming for the right atmosphere
27-Nov-2003
Spirit Group has launched "Project Atmosphere" in an attempt to create the perfect pub ambience. But the company has concluded that it's only...
