Multi-site advice from Greene King

A new training package aimed at licensees wanting to move into multi-site operations has been launched.

Run by tenanted and leased pubco Greene King Pub Partners, the programme is thought to be the first in the industry specifically aimed at supporting operators wanting to expand their business with a second site.

Course content ranges from practical system and control requirements and risk management, through to brand planning and people management.

Partnership

Clive Chesser, managing director of Greene King Pub Partners, said: “Making the move to multiple operator is a significant leap and we are aiming to help fill any skills gaps with this new course, giving licensees every chance of success.

"It covers all the challenges that come with running a multi-site business, including support with training managers to a standard licensees can feel confident about leaving them to run their pubs.”

The programme has been developed in conjunction with training consultancy Wingman, and is open to existing tenants as well as operators interested in taking an agreement with the pubco.

Tenant

Greene King tenant Corri Burke, who runs the New Inn in Biggleswade and Chequers in Stevenage, Herts, attended the inaugural course.

She said: “Since taking on the New Inn, the business is going really well. I had thought about expanding further to take on a third site, so this new programme came at exactly the right time for me.

"It was so useful, particularly when we examined exactly how other publicans have grown their businesses and the importance of effective leadership in making that happen.”