Evolution's harder than creation: M&B's Hughes
23-Oct-2003
by Katherine Rose The evolution of a brand is more difficult to achieve than creating a brand, according to Tony Hughes, the managing director of...
Wetherspoon offers diploma in leisure retail management
17-Oct-2003
Wetherspoon has joined forces with the business school at Nottingham Trent University to offer its staff the opportunity to study for an Advanced...
Wetherspoon offers advanced diploma opportunities
16-Oct-2003
JD Wetherspoon has joined forces with the Business School at Nottingham Trent University to offer its staff the opportunity to study for an Advanced...
Me and Mrs Jones
09-Oct-2003
For Bob Ivell and his team, this was the wrong result. They had wanted a venture capital outfit that would give them their head. Now, although...
Pubco bosses attack 'tough' operators
02-Oct-2003
Two pub company bosses have blasted operators that fail to lend support to tenants when times get tough.Both Peter Linacre, managing director of...
Scottish trade hits out at Smoking Charter 'failure'
01-Oct-2003
Scottish trade leaders have defended themselves against accusations that the Scottish Smoking Charter is a failure. Last week doctors launched a...
GK faces legal row for antifreeze case
04-Sep-2003
Greene King Pub Company is facing the threat of legal action after tests confirmed that Aftershock bottles at one of its pubs contained antifreeze,...
People: organisational energy
27-Aug-2003
A successful pub should be able to harness the energy of its staff. We find out more about 'organisational energy'.Earlier this summer a small group...
VIP beer reception is cancelled at Olympia
24-Jul-2003
By MA Reporter A VIP reception to showcase the quality of cask beer at this year's Great British Beer Festival has been cancelled due to concerns...
S&N allowed to keep Beer Seller
17-Jul-2003
Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) has put the brakes on plans to sell the Beer Seller after the competition authorities waved through the brewing...
GK wins awards
10-Jul-2003
Greene King has won two industry awards for its humorous marketing drive aimed at recruiting pub managers. The company won Best Managerial...
Opt-out clauses cause managers to work till they drop'
22-May-2003
by Claire Hu The Sky survey has re-ignited the debate about the 48-hour working week, with union leaders claiming opt-out clauses used by many pub...
Greene King awards its Kitchens of Excellence
14-Apr-2003
Catering training across Green King Pub Company's estate has been given a boost after some of the company's head chefs were rewarded with the title...
S&N Retail signs up John Barras regulars as staff
11-Apr-2003
Regulars at John Barras pubs are being persuaded to swap sides of the bar through an innovative recruitment drive by Scottish & Newcastle Retail...
Money management: avoiding insolvency
10-Apr-2003
Worried that your pub is getting into financial difficulties? Business recovery expert Steven Williams points out the danger signs and suggests some...
Your people, your profits: Recruitment planning
07-Apr-2003
by Andrew Corcoran, andrew@corcoran-management.bizThe first step in creating a great team for your business is hiring the best staff. In the...
Leisure boss Hemmings swoops for Brannigans
02-Apr-2003
Leisure entrepreneur Trevor Hemmings has pipped niche operator Vodka Bar Management (VBM) in the race for the Brannigans chain of bars.Mr Hemmings,...
JDW managers hit salary super-league
13-Mar-2003
Six pub management couples at JD Wetherspoon have entered the salary super-league by earning £100,000 last year. The average single manager earned...
Clarke hits back at Osmond criticism
10-Mar-2003
Six Continents chief executive Tim Clarke has hit back at fierce criticism from Hugh Osmond.The former Pizza Express and Punch Taverns entrepreneur...
Rise in pub mortgages shows buyers are looking to own pubs
21-Feb-2003
Increasing numbers of people are buying their own pub, according to a new report by the Abbey National. The bank has seen a 45 per cent leap in the...
Kinsey lines up Brannigans MBO
22-Jan-2003
Former nightclub boss Paul Kinsey is thought to be preparing a bid for Brannigans, the chain that collapsed into administration in November last...
Amstel to create "Super Standard" lager sector
03-Dec-2002
Only months after declaring there was no future in the Britain's standard lager sector by withdrawing its flagship Heineken lager, 3.8 per cent, the...
Kyndal goes out on the L'ush
22-Nov-2002
Kyndal Spirits has expanded its portfolio for the first time since securing Scotland's biggest ever management buy-out last year.The Glasgow-based...
Licensees may be required to hire only SIA registered doorstaff
18-Nov-2002
Licensees could have their licences revoked if plans for compulsory doorstaff registration are accepted by the government. The Security Industry...
Kim Howells comments on licensing reform bill
15-Nov-2002
Kim Howells on...The effect of the bill on licensees:"Life will be made easier for licence holders and premises managers. A huge amount of...
Pub trade needs to work on training and keeping good staff
11-Nov-2002
The pub industry needs to do more to train and keep hold of good staff, according to experts.Staff training and retention were the key issues to come...
Punch's BDMs show the way forward
06-Nov-2002
A new breed of area manager has arrived, selling ideas rather than beer. Phil Mellows finds out how a new computer system is helping one company help...
Manage your career: A life behind bars
17-Oct-2002
It's the moment every parent dreads. A favourite son or daughter sits you down to tell you their chosen career - and it turns out they're going to...
The right choice
17-Oct-2002
People with all kinds of experience can find a pub to suit them and their skills.Anne Pirrie, the Ace, OldhamWhile some styles of pub suit the...
Recruitment: learnpurple leads the way with focus on staff retention
14-Oct-2002
High staff turnover is a problem for the trade, but one agency is hoping to reverse that trend. Phil Mellows meets Jane Sunley of learnpurple.Jane...
Planning permission - structuring a business plan
23-Jul-2002
Tenanted and leased pub companies these days like applicants to come with a business plan. Nathan Lowry talked Phil Mellows through his.The art of...
Pubcos go head to head in ALMR's Operations Manager Awards
19-Jul-2002
Tenanted pub companies Greene King and Pubmaster will go head to head in the finals of the 2002 Operations Manager Awards, organised by the...
Club Mirror Awards 2002
09-Jul-2002
Thursday 28th November - The Winter Gardens, Blackpool Now in their eighth year, the Club Mirror Awards are back, once again rewarding all that is...
Guernsey Brewery's Golden Jubliee street party blocked
24-May-2002
Guernsey Brewery has had its plans for a Golden Jubilee street party blocked by the island's home affairs committee.It has refused to let the brewer...
ALMR searches for Top of the Ops
22-May-2002
UK pub operators have just over two weeks to nominate individuals for the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers Operations Managers Awards.The...
Trade group to campaign for review of business rates for pubs
16-May-2002
Trade group Licensed Victuallers (Wales) is launching a campaign for a complete review of the business rates system for pubs.After winning mandatory...
The 2002 ALMR Operations Manager Awards
29-Apr-2002
Are your Operations Managers the best in the business? Then nominate them for the 2002 ALMR Operations Manager Awards - now!Now in the sixth year and...
Forum attacks high pub rents
11-Oct-2001
Pub property managers have hit out at leisure developers who expect high rents from pub operators, but have a poor understanding of their business....
Chief executive leaves Mustard
28-Sep-2001
Mustard Entertainment Restaurants has parted company with its chief executive Stephen Evans (pictured) after the failure of the group's Brannigans...
Cashflow
04-Sep-2001
With the vast majority of business worries coming down to money, keeping a tight rein on cashflow is fundamental to the success of your pub, writes...
Greene King boosts marketing for managed houses
24-Aug-2001
Greene King is stepping up marketing at its managed house division as it begins development of a new retail brand.It has restructured its marketing...
Village licensee fights plans to demolish pub
24-Aug-2001
The licensee of a village pub has launched a campaign to keep his outlet open, despite plans to demolish the building.David Fletcher took over the...
Bett Inns sold in management buy-out
23-Aug-2001
Tenants and managers have been told it is "business as usual" at Bett Inns after their pubs changed hands in a management buy-out.Dundee-based...
Wetherspoon awards two-year amusement machine deal
15-Aug-2001
JD Wetherspoon has awarded a major two-year deal for the supply of all the amusement machines to its 526 pubs.Leisure Link will provide AWPs, SWPs,...
Feeling fine - Fuller's Fine Line bar concept
05-Jul-2001
Fuller's is looking beyond the traditional pub with its Fine Line bar concept.There is a stylish bar-restaurant in West London that has been visited...
Ian Payne goes back to his roots with Laurel Pub Company
27-Jun-2001
Life has come full circle for the chief executive of Laurel Pub Company.Twenty-eight years ago Ian Payne was managing the 300-year-old Bull Inn in...
Yates presses on after takeover talks end
24-Jun-2001
Yates Group is pressing ahead with its expansion plans and a management shake-up after the end of talks over a possible takeover offer.It has...
Top of the swaps
20-Jun-2001
S&N's job swap programme is a year old. Phil Mellows met one managing director experiencing what life is like back on the floor.For a minute...
Pub stocktakers to float after buy-out
24-May-2001
A firm of stocktakers is to float after being created in a management buy-out from a company headed by Tory Party treasurer Michael Ashcroft.Capcon...
New management team for ex-Whitbread pubs
14-May-2001
Morgan Grenfell has confirmed the management line-up for its 3,000-strong pub business created out of Whitbread's estate.Robbie Halkett, pictured...
