Tenanted pubs: more pressure
The pressure on tenanted pubs from the managed sector and wholesale price increases has taken another ratchet up, says The PMA Team.
Archives for February 17, 2011
Exclusive: Marston's moves staff from Burton
Marston's Pub Company is to re-locate 60 service and support staff in Burton-upon-Trent, to a single head-office operation in Wolverhampton.
Brook Leisure properties marketed
Brook Leisure, the Barnsley-based late-night venue operator, has placed seven sites on the market as part of a strategic review of its estate. The...
Licensees' pub group in terminal hour fight
The newly-formed Brighton & Hove Licensees Association is to take on plans for an 11.30pm terminal hour for pubs in residential areas.
Bulmers launches third limited edition cider
Crisp Blend will launch next month as the third limited edition cider from Bulmers.
'Alcohol policy in tatters as health experts revolt'
The government's "responsibility" deal on alcohol looks likely to fall apart as health experts, angered by the limited concessions required of the...
Triple whammy could put 20p on a pint
Pubs could be forced to put up the price of a pint by around 20p in the space of just three months due to a triple-whammy of factors. Major pub...
Loyalty cards can work for pubs
Despite success in other retail sectors, the idea of loyalty cards hasn't caught on in the pub — yet, reports Phil Mellows.
Beds and Bars boss: 'Olympics will create chaos'
The 2012 Olympics are a rip-off that could damage the British economy for a decade. That's the view of Keith Knowles, managing director of Beds And...
Record fine over pub Premier League internet screenings
A father and son have received a record fine for screening Premier League football matches at 11 pubs via the internet.
Pub operators fined £66,000 over football web streaming
A father and son who operate pubs in the Hull area face a bill of more than £115,000 for allowing streaming of Premier League football over the...
'Alcohol Responsibility Deal close to collapse'
Health lobbyists are said to be close to walking away from the Government's Responsibility Deal on alcohol, according to reports.
20% of pubs suffer as turnover drops
One in five licensees say their turnover was down "substantially" in 2010 — although most believe things will improve this year. An exclusive...
Russian Imperial Stout: To Russia, with beer...
Just in case you were wondering, the reason that Catherine the Great was great was not because she reigned as the Russian Empress for more than 35...
White Spirits Focus: The flavour of the future
Coffee shops have baristas. Style bars have mixologists. And, although you may snigger at these self-important titles for those who mix drinks, we...
Sapient Corporate Finance
Sapient Corporate Finance was established in 1997 to provide corporate finance advisory services to clients in the pub, bar, restaurant and broader...
Fair Pint issues 'call to arms' over MPs' beer tie inquiry
Fair Pint, the anti-pubco campaign group, has issued a 'call to arms' over MPs' expected re-examination of the tied pub sector. Warning that the...
Profile Pub Food: The back-door burger bar
The chalkboard propped up against the gate behind the pub is the first clue they're on the right track. A woman sticks her head into the...
Employment Law: The wrong way to rebrand a business
With food-led pubs weathering the economic storm better than most, it is no surprise that London's first gay pub has been turned into a gastropub...
Istanbul and Beirut inspire Drake & Morgan
Award winning London bar group Drake & Morgan has revealed its fifth site, set to open in May, will take inspiration from Istanbul and Beirut.
Pubs sector: do banks care?
Following the news that banks will fund more small businesses, the MA looks at what it is likely to mean for pubs.
Exclusive: Host 'turns tables' on Enterprise Inns
An Enterprise Inns tenant claims to have turned the tables on the giant pubco by buying his freehold in a sale-and-leaseback deal.
MP calls for pub community consultation
Each time a pub closes and faces demolition or change of use there should be a community consultation, says MP Greg Mulholland.