Although a different bidder will take over management of the Greys pub in Brighton, local residents who campaigned to buy the site and run the famous music venue as a community pub consider their campaign a triumph.
An "innovative" new programme that could see pupils from six schools across England and Wales secure jobs in the pub trade has been launched by the Ei Group.
Ei Commercial Properties has "further strengthened its relationship" with barbecue restaurant chain Hickory’s Smokehouse following a "major £1m-plus investment" in Merseyside.
Ei Group is set to introduce a new biodegradable straw to its entire Ei Managed Operations estate - becoming the latest major pubco to join the fight against plastics.
Ei Group has unveiled a tailored ‘Beerista’ coffee offer to support publicans across the country tap into the UK’s coffee market – worth £3.7bn per year.
Publican Peter Clements, from the British Oak, Blackheath, south London, took the award which "recognises the people responsible for the pub’s best kept and quality beer cellars".
The pub company behind 4,600 sites across the UK is launching a revitalised awards programme in order to recognise the work of outstanding publicans in its estate, operational excellence and pubs that are the focal point of their communities.
Ei Group has transformed its business in the wake of the pubs code but tenanted and leased pubs remain the bulk of its portfolio. Ei Publican Partnerships managing director Nick Light reveals what the tied model looks like in a post pubs-code era
