Consumer squeeze to continue throughout 2011
The squeeze on leisure spending seen in the second half of 2010 is set to continue throughout 2011, according to finance recovery specialists Zolfo...
Archives for January 20, 2011
Five-fold profit rise for Cloverleaf
Cloverleaf, the north-west operator of large managed pubs, has reported a five times increase in pre-tax profit.
Enterprise Inns: snow cost £2m
Enterprise Inns has paid tribute to the "resilience" of its licensees in limiting the effect of the severe weather on its operating profit to £2m in...
'Beer: how much would you pay?'
The average price of a pint has risen above £3 for the first time. After the VAT increase, Britain's largest breweries have warned it's likely there...
Ianthe Butt: My 'below-cost' booze odyssey
Tesco, Blackfriars The cheapest wine on offer was a £3.63 Italian Merlot, a good £1.60 more than the minimum price of £2.03. FAIL Costco, Waterloo...
City Diary — 20 January
All the latest rumour and gossip from the City.
Pub comes to school's rescue
A couple of licensees have come to the rescue of a local school by setting up a classroom after burst pipes left it short of space. Dave Hutton and...
Beer Matters: King of quality
Anyone looking at the industry today may believe this revolution in cask ale is a new phenomenon, but a lot of the passion that leads the charge...
Employment Law: What to do if your staff get swine flu
Last August the swine flu (H1N1 virus) pandemic was declared as 'over' by the World Health Organisation. But as we make our way through winter and...
The freehold option lifeline
A freehold option lease could unlock the potential in struggling pubs — attracting high-quality licensees who will invest, says The PMA Team,
Oakman reports 118% sales increase
Oakman Inns, the company headed by former Whitbread executive Peter Borg-Neal, has reported a sales increase of 118% in its most recent year to 4...
Bowl them over with Aussie wine
The Australian wine category is faltering in the UK on-trade. Robyn Black says pubs should exploit what is a huge, and largely untapped, opportunity.
Late-night levy won't make 'bad' licensees behave better, argues LGA
A senior local government figure has today argued the late-night levy will not make "bad" licensees behave better as it has not been set high enough....
Enterprise Inns: licensees welcome our new code
The vast majority of Enterprise Inns licensees have given the pubco's new code of practice a warm welcome, the Solihull-based group claimed today. As...
Enterprise and Admiral to auction off pubs
Enterprise Inns and Admiral Taverns will be auctioning 27 of their pubs in Wales, the Morning Advertiser has learnt. Out of a total 30 freehold pubs...