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Punch Pubs: The MA looks at the pubco's activity from the last year

How Punch Pubs is winning each round

By Rebecca Weller

Punch Pubs & Co has had a busy few months as it executes its plan to scale up the business, in particular its managed estate.

What's in the news 31 May?

Review of the Week

‘Don’t listen to the forecasts!’

By Tom Easton

The Morning Advertiser’s Ed Bedington caught up with Thorley Tavern’s boss Phil Thorley for an audio chat on his take of the week’s goings ons, from election fever to the weather and the predictions for the summer ahead.

Unique identity: Greene King Pub Partners adds two more pubs to Nest portfolio

Greene King opens two more Nest pubs

By Rebecca Weller

Greene King’s leased, tenanted and franchise arm has announced the opening of a further two Nest pubs following its launch earlier this year.

Welcome all: Ayesha Kalaji encourages diversity of food at pubs (credit: Vicki Steward)

OPINION

OPINION: Don't restrict pub food to just the classics

By Ayesha Kalaji, chef-patron, Queen of Cups, Glastonbury

The first pubs were a place to provide food, drink and rest to weary travellers, conceived around 43AD, with the Romans bringing the concept with them to Britannia.

Sales boost and high-end predictions: All Bar One (pictured) is one of M&B's brands

M&B lfl sales up 7% and buys Pesto Restaurants

By Gary Lloyd

Mitchells & Butlers has claimed to be outperforming the market in like-for-like (lfl) sales and expects its annual results to be at the top end of its forecasts.

Expert insight: Lumina Intelligence's Maggie Davis highlights top trends shaping the pub sector

3 key trends shaping the pub market

By Nikkie Thatcher

Utilising space, tapping into experiences and drinks innovation are three trends operators should be showcasing in their businesses, one expert urged.

What does the Fox say? pub licensee Andy King has plenty of events going on for his customers

MY PUB

My Pub: The Fox, Birmingham

By Gary Lloyd

Andy King has been at the helm of the Fox on Lower Essex Street in Birmingham since 1997 and is the longest serving publican in the city’s gay village.

Rocket fuel: Andrew Fishwick tells MA Leaders attendees why he started acquisition and investment vehicle Hestia

MA LEADERS

Fishwick: 'We want to add rocket fuel to businesses'

By Rebecca Weller

Andrew Fishwick wants to add “rocket fuel” to firms and champion the sector amid falling confidence from shareholders with new acquisition and investment vehicle, Hestia PLC.

Boxing clever: a good relationship between pubs and suppliers is more important than ever (credit: Getty/andresr)

FEATURE – Supplier relations

FEATURE: Get a love-love relationship with your suppliers

By Nigel Huddleston

Perhaps it’s the result of successive economic shocks – most recently fuelled by the catalytic impact of the pandemic – but there seems to have been a fundamental shift in the relationships between pub operators and suppliers over the past decade or so.

What's in the news May 10?

Review of the Week

'Wet pubs are flying high'

By Ed Bedington

The MA's Ed Bedington met up with Ashley McCarthy, licensee of Ye Old Sun Inn, to get his take on the state of the trade and the week's news.

Business report: JDW reveals like-for-like sales rise in the 13 weeks to 28 April 2024 (image: Getty: Poike)

JDW disposed of 18 sites in year-to-date

By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon (JDW) opened two pubs and sold or surrendered to the landlord 18 sites in the year-to-date, it revealed in a trading update.

Business change: Rekom UK will now be named Neos Hospitality (image: Getty/John M Lund Photography Inc)

Rekom UK splits from group owner

By Nikkie Thatcher

Nightlife business Rekom UK has separated from its owner, Rekom Group and has been renamed Neos Hospitality.

What's in the news 3 May?

Review of the Week

'I'm not asking for support'

By Ed Bedington

The Morning Advertiser's Ed Bedington caught up with The Inn Collection Group's Sean Donkin to get his take on the week's news from interest rates to Whitbread's restructuring.

Incredibly pleased: Greene King Pub Partners opens 50th Hive Pub

Greene King opens 50th Hive Pub

By Rebecca Weller

Greene King Pub Partners, the tenanted and franchised arm of Greene King, has opened its 50th Hive Pub.

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