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May Capital lines up former Enterprise MD for pubs role

03-Apr-2014 By Mark Wingett

May Capital, the private-equity group led by Noah Bulkin, has lined up Gerry Carroll — former MD at Enterprise Inns and Little Chef — to manage the c.300-strong tenanted pubs package it is in advanced talks to acquire from Greene King (GK).

Enterprise tenant reaches new lease agreement following potential 42% rent hike

28-Mar-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

A Derbyshire tenant has reached agreement with Enterprise Inns on new lease terms, after the pub company originally insisted she pay a rent increase of 42% to stay at the pub.

Enterprise Inns to launch online ordering

26-Mar-2014 By John Harrington

Enterprise Inns has announced plans for an online ordering system to be rolled out to publicans across its estate.

Record numbers expected at Enterprise roadshows

19-Mar-2014 By James Wallin

This year's Enterpriselive roadshows have attracted a record number of registrations.

Enterprise strikes e-cigarette supply deal for its tenants

11-Mar-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Enterprise Inns has signed a new supply deal for its tenants with an electronic cigarette brand as managed pub operators continue to turn their backs on the tobacco alternative.

Damages awarded after Enterprise breaches code of practice in latest PICAS case

11-Mar-2014 By Rob Willock

Enterprise Inns was found to have committed technical breaches of its code of practice in the latest case to reach the Pubs Independent Conciliation & Arbitration Service (PICA-Service).

My message to the new Enterprise chief

27-Feb-2014 By Phil Dixon

After more than 20 years as chief executive, Ted Tuppen left Enterprise Inns this month. The question everyone is now asking is: what will happen now Simon Townsend has taken over? Pub trade consultant Phil Dixon offers his 10 suggestions.

Enterprise tenants' fury over lease changes post rent review

26-Feb-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Two Enterprise Inns tenants have spoken out after the pub company demanded they agree to significant changes in their leases as a condition for implementing a rent reduction.

Enterprise Inns reveals new roadshow dates

21-Feb-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

Enterprise Inns is bringing back its business builder roadshows for both existing and potential licensees after hailing them a success last year.

Enterprise Inns reveals new product price pledge to licensees

13-Feb-2014 By Rob Willock

Enterprise Inns has communicated the details of its new product price pledge to its licensees.

Enterprise reports 'encouraging' trading; names new non-exec director

06-Feb-2014 By John Harrington

Enterprise Inns has announced the appointment of former Mitchells & Butlers CEO Adam Fowle as a non-executive director, as it reports “encouraging” trading in the first 18 weeks of its financial year, with like-for-like net income across the whole...

Enterprise Inns left with 'little option' over repossession of Way Inn pub

30-Jan-2014 By Michelle Perrett

Enterprise Inns said it was given “little option” but to seek a possession order on the Way Inn in Basingstoke, Hampshire, after licensee and campaigner Peter Bradley failed to pay rent on the premises.

Statutory Code: Enterprise Inns criticises CAMRA interference

18-Dec-2013 By Michelle Perrett

Enterprise Inns has criticised the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) for interfering in the contractual relationship between pubco and tenant in its submission to the Government on the statutory code.

Enterprise eyes managed pub move

20-Nov-2013 By John Harrington

Enterprise Inns is considering a move to directly manage its better pubs, and also to introduce turnover-related rents, chief operating officer Simon Townsend has told analysts.

Full-year net income down at Enterprise Inns

19-Nov-2013 By Mark Wingett

Enterprise Inns has this morning reported a 2.9% decline in like-for-like net income for the year to 30 September, but said that it had witnessed an improving trend in the final quarter of the year, with like-for-like net income growth of 0.6%.

Ted Tuppen to step down as Enterprise Inns chief

19-Nov-2013 By Mark Wingett

Enterprise Inns chief executive Ted Tuppen has announced he is to retire from the group he founded in 1991 next February, with current chief operating officer Simon Townsend to succeed him.

Enterprise raises concerns to Government over energy suppliers

18-Nov-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

Enterprise Inns has raised concerns over the way utility companies treat licensees during a recent discussion with the Major Energy Users Council (MEUC) and All Party Parliamentary Group on Energy Costs (APPGEC).

Enterprise writes to BIS to pledge cap on tied price rises

14-Nov-2013 By Michelle Perrett

Enterprise Inns has made a pledge to the Department of Business Innovation & Skills (BIS) that it will implement a cap on tied price rises.

Enterprise Inns tenant Kirsty Valentine of the Alma in Newington Green is evicted

08-Nov-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

The licensee of the Alma in Newington Green, north London, has been evicted from her pub following a four-year legal dispute with Enterprise Inns.

Enterprise chief Ted Tuppen pledges controls on beer price rises

31-Oct-2013 By Rob Willock

Enterprise Inns is considering whether to introduce a contractual commitment to limit potential increases in tied drinks prices for its pub tenants.

Enterprise names its Community Hero Awards winner

24-Oct-2013 By Rob Willock

Debbie Collinge of the Lord Nelson in Luddenden, West Yorkshire, was last night named Enterprise Inns’ Community Hero 2013.

Enterprise announces regional Community Hero Award winners

14-Oct-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

Eighteen Enterprise publicans have each been awarded £5,000 to invest in their communities after winning regional categories in the Community Hero Awards 2013.

Fair Deal for Your Local: Enterprise and Punch disposed of a third of pubs

25-Sep-2013 By Gurjit Degun

Enterprise Inns and Punch Taverns collectively disposed of more than 5,000 (33.24%) pubs between 2008 and 2012 – that’s the figures from the Fair Deal for Your Local (FDFYL) campaign.

Enterprise Inns tenants forced to buy out of tie following beer delivery strike

19-Sep-2013 By Gurjit Degun

Enterprise Inns’ tenants are being forced to buy out of the tie in the aftermath of the Kuehne + Nagel Drinks Logistic (KNDL) strike.

Enterprise reports 'improving trends' but income still down

08-Aug-2013 By John Harrington

Enterprise Inns, the tenanted and leased pub company, has reported improving trends in its second half-year, with like-for-like net income for the total estate down by 2.7% in the 18 weeks to 3 August 2013 against a decline of 4.2% in H1.

Enterprise boss Tuppen admonished for PICA-Service confidentiality breach

19-Jul-2013 By Michelle Perrett

Enterprise has been threatened with the removal of its code of practice accreditation after chief executive Ted Tuppen revealed confidential information from recent Pubs Independent Conciliation and Arbitration Service (PICA-Service) cases.

Enterprise Inns launches Community Hero Awards for second year

16-Jul-2013 By Michelle Perrett

Enterprise Inns has launched its Community Hero Awards for the second year running, giving its licensees the opportunity to win up to £10,000 to invest in local community initiatives.

Enterprise criticised over communication at latest PICA-Service hearing

12-Jul-2013 By Michelle Perrett

Enterprise Inns has been found in breach of the spirit of its Code of Practice in the fifth case to go through the Pubs Independent Conciliation & Arbitration Service (PICA-Service).

Enterprise lessee launches ‘Facebook for pubs’

04-Jul-2013 By Noli Dinkovski

An Enterprise Inns lessee has created a ‘Facebook-style’ social media site to help pubs better engage with their customers.

Enterprise tenant brands company 'inflexible' after pub closure

26-Jun-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

An Enterprise tenant has displayed a six metre open letter outside his pub bemoaning the inflexibility of the company after debt forces business to close.

Coca Cola Enterprises reveals £2.1bn growth opportunity for soft drinks

25-Jun-2013 By Jessica Mason

Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd (CCE) has revealed an opportunity to grow the soft drinks category by a further £2.1bn over the next five years, according to a recent study.

Enterprise Inns defends decision to sell Porcupine pub

25-Jun-2013 By Gurjit Degun

Enterprise Inns has defended its decision to sell one of its south London pubs to a supermarket chain, saying that the venue saw a “high level of reported criminal activity” at the venue.

Enterprise chief Tuppen attacks Government and campaigners over statutory code

18-Jun-2013 By John Harrington

Enterprise Inns chief executive Ted Tuppen has labelled the Government’s consultation into the statutory code for pub companies “a disgrace” and accused MPs and ministers of “deliberate distortion of the meaning of evidence” over the issue.

Enterprise and Black Lion licensee war of words over beer boycott

13-Jun-2013 By Helen Gilbert

A row has erupted between Enterprise Inns and one of its tied tenants, who last week called for pubs to stop buying draught beer from pubcos for one day a month.

Enterprise boss Ted Tuppen challenges CAMRA's tenant income statistics

10-Jun-2013 By Rob Willock

Enterprise Inns has refuted the Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA’s) assertion that 84% of licensees tied to the big pubcos earn less than £15,000 a year, claiming that less than 2% of its estate has “publican profit potential” below that level.

Video: Enterprise licensee calls for pubco draught beer boycott

03-Jun-2013 By Helen Gilbert

An Enterprise Inns tied tenant wants pubs to stop buying draught beer from pubcos for one day a month.

Enterprise Inns tenant to hold ‘draught wake’ to mark end of the pub selling draught beer

24-May-2013 By Gurjit Degun

An Enterprise Inns tied tenant is set to hold a ‘draught wake’ at the beginning of June to mark the end of the pub selling draught beer.

Former pubs minister Bob Neill accuses Enterprise Inns of "underhand behaviour"

22-May-2013 By Michelle Perrett

Former pubs minister Bob Neill has accused Enterprise Inns of deliberately “running down its estate” after it sold the Porcupine pub in Bromley to supermarket chain Lidl.

Enterprise Inns rolls out free Wi-Fi across pub estate

17-May-2013 By Noli Dinkovski

Enterprise Inns is rolling out Wi-Fi across its 6,000-strong leased and tenanted estate.

Prime Minister intervenes after licensee received eviction notice from Enterprise Inns

16-May-2013 By Gurjit Degun

Prime Minister David Cameron has intervened after a licensee was due to be evicted from his pub by Enterprise Inns because of rent arrears.

Enterprise Inns chief Tuppen warns of "unintended consequences" of statutory code

15-May-2013 By Mark Wingett

Enterprise Inns chief executive Ted Tuppen has said that proposals by the Government to transfer £102m of economic benefit to tenants under statutory regulation proposals could have “damaging unintended consequences” for the industry.

Licensee loses appeal hearing against Enterprise Inns

15-May-2013 By Gurjit Degun

Kirsty Valentine of the Alma in Islington, London, has lost her appeal hearing against Enterprise Inns at the Shoreditch and Clerkenwell County Court.

Enterprise Inns reports "challenging" first half of the year

14-May-2013 By Mark Wingett

Enterprise Inns has reported that the first half of its financial year had been “particularly challenging” with like-for-like net income across its estate down 4.2% in the six months to 31 March.

GMB to hold protest outside Enterprise pub

30-Apr-2013 By Michelle Perrett

Union, the GMB is to hold a protest demonstration outside the Chequers Inn in Witney on Wednesday May 8, as Enterprise tied tenant Simon Moore faces eviction.

Only five free-of-tie leases were granted though Punch, Enterprise and Marston’s in 2012

24-Apr-2013 By Michelle Perrett

Only five free-of-tie leases were granted though Punch Taverns, Enterprise Inns and Marston’s in 2012, the first Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Pub Benchmarking Survey has revealed.

Coca-Cola Enterprises job losses to hit pub delivery service

23-Apr-2013 By Gurjit Degun

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has confirmed that it is planning on 288 job losses, after plans to end its delivery service to pubs, restaurants and others in the foodservice sector.

Statutory code: Enterprise Inns chief executive Ted Tuppen defends leased sector

23-Apr-2013 By Michelle Perrett

Enterprise Inns chief executive Ted Tuppen and Punch executive chairman Stephen Billingham have defended the leased sector.

Judge to rule on Enterprise Inns dispute with PICA-Service licensee

17-Apr-2013 By Gurjit Degun

The licensee in the third case to go to the Pubs Independent Conciliation and Arbitration Service (PICA-Service) against Enterprise Inns has gone to county court to accuse the pubco of not assessing her rent properly.

Budget 2013: Pubco Enterprise Inns first to announce it will pass on duty cuts

20-Mar-2013 By Gurjit Degun

Enterprise Inns is the first pub company to announce that it will be passing on the beer duty reduction to its licensees “immediately”.

Enterprise Inns to invest in its pubs' "kerb appeal"

05-Feb-2013 By John Harrington

Around 800 Enterprise Inns pubs are to receive investments in their external areas to improve their “kerb appeal”, chief executive Ted Tuppen has said.