'Pubco model not working well'
The pubco model is not working well, especially in the current economic climate, and the beer tie should be phased out, MPs were told by ALMR boss Nick Bish.
Archives for December 9, 2008
Pubco giants defend the tie
A pubco boss today warned even more pubs could close if the beer tie was to be removed. Enterprise Inns chief executive Ted Tuppen and his Punch...
Enterprise chief reveals licensee tax scandal to MPs
Enterprise Inns chief executive Ted Tuppen has told MPs that some of his company's licensees buying outside the beer tie are also committing tax...
Q&A: rateable values
Mark Day, Head of Leisure and Licensed Property Valuations at the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), answers questions on the forthcoming revaluation of business rates and how this might affect your pub.
Mitchells buys York Brewery
North west-based Mitchells of Lancaster has purchased the York Brewery and its four tied pubs for an undisclosed sum. The deal means a return to...
Admiral Taverns puts a further 22 pubs on the market
Admiral Taverns has confirmed that it has put a further 22 of its pubs on the market.The new properties are in addition to the 200 freehold sites...
Charles Wells reports 20% increase in profits
Bedford-based Charles Wells has reported profits up by 20% on record turnover in results for the 52 weeks to September 2008. The results mark the...
ALMR chief attacks pubco model
Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers chief executive Nick Bish has told MPs the pubco model is not working. Bish was speaking at the second...
Tuppen and Thorley say pubco debt is not a problem
Bosses of the UK's leading pub operators today emphatically denied their companies' massive debts were putting the institution of the Great British...
Diageo trials draught cocktails
Diageo has trialled a draught cocktail dispense system in a number of pubs.The new spirit and mixer dispense system is fount-operated and allows...
'Scientists find gene that can predict alcoholism'
Alcoholics could be identified before they develop a physical or psychological dependence on drink, after scientists identified a genetic basis for...
Pub signs are most iconic image of England
The traditional pub sign has been voted as the most iconic image of England in a poll conducted by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE).
Pubs signs voted number one icon
Traditional pub signs may be dying out amid "bland corporate makeovers" - but they are England's number one icon, a new poll has revealed. In a poll...
Remote control option to limit cig vending machine sales
Tough plans to clamp down on children buying cigarettes from vending machines in pubs - and a ban on cigarette displays in shops - have been unveiled...
Pubco bosses face grilling by MPs
The bosses of Britain's two biggest pubcos, Punch Taverns and Enterprise Inns, will be grilled by MPs on how they treat their tenants today. Punch...
Enterprise rounds on tie-breakers
Enterprise Inns chiefs mounted a strong attack on tenants buying outside the tie when they gave evidence to MPs in the pubco inquiry. They accused...