Brakespear pub wins Good Food accolade
A Brakspear pub has been named a regional winner of The Good Food Guide's Restaurant of the Year Award. Orwells in Shiplake near Henley won the...
Archives for May 25, 2011
Admiral Taverns ramps up BDM hunt
Admiral Taverns has ramped up its recruitment of business development managers (BDM) with a proven track record to supplement its existing core.
New non-exec chairman for Young's
Young's, the London pub company and brewer, has revealed that non-executive chairman Chris Sandland is to step down after 38 years. He will be...
Buzz Bars' Wetherspoon milestone
Booker has reached its target of trading with as many Buzz Bars as there are JD Wetherspoon pubs.
Nightclub king signals big market change
The traditional nightclub has been well and truly side-swiped by a half dozen different crunching factors, says The PMA Team.
Young's profits up 7.1%
Young's, the London-based pub operator and brewer, has reported a 7.1% rise in annual operating profit for the 53 weeks to 4 April. Operating...
ASA warns sports bar over promotional texts
A sports bar in the West Midlands was warned by the ASA after sending an unsolicited text message promoting Arsenal v Barcelona.
Stephen Goodyear: overseer of change
Five years ago Young's closed its brewery in Wandsworth and embarked on a new era. Phil Mellows catches up with Stephen Goodyear.
Enterprise to grow 'managed tenancies'
Enterprise Inns plans to roll out its "managed tenancy" agreements to a further 25 pubs following trials at 25 sites in north-west England. Under...
British Gas slated over 97% bill hike
A licensee has vowed never to deal with British Gas again after he received a renewal supply contract offering a 97% increase.
Pubcos: a good first step but more to do
A start has been made, but there is still "much more" that needs to be done by the industry to put the relationship between pubcos and tenants on a better footing, according to Independent Pub Confederation (IPC) secretary Kate Nicholls.