TLC Inns recruits Enterprise manager
TLC Inns, the award-winning multi-site pub company with three Enterprise leases and two freeholds, has recruited a long-serving Enterprise Inns regional manager to become its first operations manager.
Archives for September 21, 2011
Let’s hail the beer for all ages
It’s a brave man who mentions supermarkets in the the PMA — we’re all too well aware of their crimes against beer-drinking humanity — but for once they fit my thesis about the revival of ale.
BISC: Enterprise Inns believes code already addresses MPs concerns
Enterprise Inns says its code of practice covering its relationship with tenants already addresses the concerns of MPs, and has warned that a statutory code would add prove a burden for the industry.
Pubs face £5K fines over agency worker laws
Licensees using agency workers could face a £5,000 fine if they fail to comply with new employment laws set to come into force on 1 October.
Blackpool hosts get defibrillator training
Licensees and staff at four Blackpool pubs are being trained by North West Ambulance Service to use defibrillators in case of emergencies.
BBPA survey shows pub operating costs at 35%
The average cost of running the average tenanted or leased pub stands at almost 35% (34.54%) of turnover, according to a major new survey of 12,000 pubs undertaken by the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).
M&B ‘may sell off brands to cut debt’
Well-placed industry sources suggest that Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) may sell one or two key brands to reduce debt if Piedmont, the Joe Lewis investment vehicle, succeeds in taking the company private.
Lewis’s move on M&B should worry all of us
My money is on Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) being taken private some time very soon. Billionaire trader Joe Lewis has been exerting ever greater control on the company for some time.
British beer tax accounts for 40% of European tax bill
British beer tax accounts for 40% of the entire European beer tax bill, claims a new report from accountancy firm Ernst & Young.
Engineer licensees open new pub
The team behind a popular north London gastropub — the Engineer — will be turning their attention to a new site after their campaign to prevent a takeover by Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) failed.