What the Sunday papers say - July 1
01-Jul-2001
Sunday TelegraphNomura Principal Finance Group is launching a strategic review of Unique Pub Company, which could see some or all of the 3,200 pubs...
New strategy to tackle bootlegging
29-Jun-2001
Customs and Excise is to develop a strategy that will help tackle the problem of bootlegged booze - but will not be lowering excise duty.Newly...
Thwaites warns of short-term profit slowdown
29-Jun-2001
Lancashire brewer Daniel Thwaites has promised a future improvement in profits despite a slowdown in growth.Its pre-tax profits for the 52 weeks to...
Heavitree fights continuing profits slump
29-Jun-2001
Pub operator Heavitree insists that the business is recovering despite a new blow from foot-and-mouth disease.It suffered another slump over the six...
Mill House gains clarity in IT contract
29-Jun-2001
Mill House Inns has awarded a £230,000 contract for internet-based software to improve the support given to its pubs from head office.The central...
Like-for-like sales leap for Pubs 'n' Bars
28-Jun-2001
Sales have jumped at Pubs 'n' Bars, which has a growing tenanted estate across London and the South.It has reported an above-average increase of six...
Bass pub estate to be part of Six Continents Retail
28-Jun-2001
Managers and barstaff working for Bass Leisure Retail are set to become part of Six Continents Retail next month.The pub company is on course to be...
Ian Payne goes back to his roots with Laurel Pub Company
27-Jun-2001
Life has come full circle for the chief executive of Laurel Pub Company.Twenty-eight years ago Ian Payne was managing the 300-year-old Bull Inn in...
Voyager Pub Group - embracing change
27-Jun-2001
John Denning has fond memories of the Magpie and Stump. The pub stands next to the Old Bailey criminal courts in the City of London, and the second...
Burnley licensees in fear of more violence
27-Jun-2001
Licensees in Burnley are living in fear of further violence after five pubs were attacked and the licensees at one were forced to flee when it was...
Greene King spends less but profits soar
27-Jun-2001
Greene King has pushed up profits despite spending less on its pubs and beers.The regional brewer invested £32.4m in capital expenditure in the year...
Pitcher & Piano - brand business development manager - Ben Lea
27-Jun-2001
The Pitcher & Piano chain has been put into the hands of a new brand business development manager, Ben Lea.He joined the company four years ago...
Pub consolidation hits profits for Brulines
27-Jun-2001
Demand for Brulines beer dispense monitoring equipment has been hit by the rapid pace of pubs changing hands.Comprehensive Business Services (CBS),...
Campari to raise cash to buy drinks brands
25-Jun-2001
The owner of Campari, Cinzano and Ouzo 12 is to sell nearly half of the company's shares to help it buy other drinks brands.The Italian producer...
Wolves launches defence against Pubmaster
25-Jun-2001
Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries (W&DB) has stepped up its attack against Pubmaster's hostile bid in its formal defence document today (June...
