Ei Group

More than 1,000 active customers already using Ei’s new online ordering platform

15-Nov-2017 By Stuart Stone

The leased and tenanted division of pub company Ei Group has revealed that the launch of its new online ordering platform has yielded encouraging results.

Ei Group publicans get the option of two new agreements

09-Nov-2017 By James Wallin

Ei Group (EiG) is to launch two new agreements into its leased and tenanted division, the company revealed this week.

Ei managed operations pub debuts escape room

02-Nov-2017 By Helen Gilbert

The Bermondsey Pub Company, part of pubco Ei’s managed operations, is debuting its first escape room at a London venue as it seeks to tap the trend for experiential experiences.

Publicans ‘forced’ to leave Ei pub after ‘years of stress and hassle’

16-Oct-2017 By Georgina Townshend

Publicans who took on a pub under an Ei Publican Partnerships deal have said the pubco’s “bullying tactics, lack of support and years of stress” have forced them to pack up and leave.

Ei and multi-site licensees create 'community hub' pub

09-Oct-2017 By Georgina Townshend

Ei Publican Partnerships and "experienced local multiple operators" are jointly funding a £130,000 renovation to create a "quality, traditional pub with a little something for everyone in the local community".

More than 200 Ei Pubs make Good Beer Guide 2018

14-Sep-2017 By Georgina Townshend

More than 260 Ei Publican Partnerships pubs across the country have made the pages of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA)'s Good Beer Guide 2018.

Great British Pub Awards 2017

The Eagle and Child wins John Smith’s Great British Pub of the Year 2017

08-Sep-2017 By Ed Bedington

A socially conscious pub was celebrating after taking the title of John Smith’s Great British Pub of the Year 2017.

Pub-industry bodies slam PCA’s MRO report as ‘one-sided and opaque'

23-Aug-2017 By Claire Churchard

Pub-industry bodies have slammed a report from the pubs code adjudicator containing evidence that pub-owning businesses (POBs) are blocking tied tenants’ access to the market rent only option (MRO) and going against the spirit of the pubs code.

PCA to confront pub owning businesses over MRO blocking

23-Aug-2017 By Claire Churchard

Pub-owning businesses (POBs) are blocking tied tenants’ access to the market rent only option (MRO) and going against the spirit of the pubs code, according to a report commissioned by the pubs code adjudicator’s office.

Marmalade Pubs announces first three sites

06-Jul-2017 By James Wallin, MCA

Marmalade Pubs, the joint venture between Ei Group and Marylebone Leisure, has announced its first three sites.

A breath of fresh air: how the smoking ban has changed the pub trade

19-Jun-2017 By Claire Churchard & Georgina Townshend

The smoking ban became a fact in England on 1 July 2007 with an unprecedented impact for pubs. But how has the trade changed in the past 10 years since it came into force?

Coventry pub receives £110,000 investment from Ei

19-Jun-2017 By Georgina Townshend

Ei Publican Partnerships has invested more than £110,000 to “fully revitalise” a community pub on the outskirts of Coventry.

Publican breaks Guinness World Record for pool marathon

06-Jun-2017 By Georgina Townshend

A publican from South Devon has broken the Guinness World Record for the longest ever pool marathon, clocking up more than 100 hours of continuous play in four days.

Low MRO numbers caused by 'complex and convoluted procedures'

05-Jun-2017 By Liam Coleman

Billed as a ‘new dawn’ for tenants last July, take-up for the market-rent-only (MRO) option has proved slow ever since. What has gone wrong with this critical tenet of the pubs code?