Downing Corporate Finance aims to raise £16m from pub deal
Downing Corporate Finance plans to raise up to £16m via its recently-launched Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) to invest in a portfolio of freehold and long-leasehold pubs.
Archives for May 1, 2012
Act now to Save our Scrumpy
If we care about rural traditions then we should all act now to save our farmhouse cider-making industry, argues Pete Brown.
Marston's launches new Pegasus tenancy agreement which caps rent
Marston’s has launched a new tenancy agreement called Pegasus designed to allow rent to go up and down in line with beer volumes.
Pub landlord slams council over "unfair competition" from Artisan market
A Cheshire licensee has slammed a council for failing to protect his bar from “unfair” competition that he claims has left his business up to £17,000 out of pocket.
Dave Mountford agrees "private" deal with Punch over rent review
Punch Taverns and controversial licensee Dave Mountford have come to an agreement over the rent review of his pub the Rising Sun, Middleton, Derbyshire - although the details are not being disclosed.
LT Pub management subsidiary signed up for Little Chef deal
Little Chef, the iconic roadside chain, has appointed a subsidiary of LT Pub Management, the pub management specialist led by Billy Buchanan, to provide operational support.
Welsh landlords urged to sign petition calling for Sky to reduce pub prices
Licensees in Wales are being urged to sign a petition by a Welsh Assembly member, who is calling on Sky to reduce its prices for pubs to more accurately reflect the business rate relief enjoyed by Welsh pubs.
Courvoisier: demystifying the Cognac cocktail
Courvoisier, a leading Cognac from Maxxium UK, is collaborating with three top mixologists in the development of a major consumer cocktail event this summer.
Time to prove that beer is more popular than pasties - Sign the petition
Nearly 500,000 people in the UK have signed petitions against the so-called ‘pasty tax’, which will see a 20% rate of VAT applied to heated pasties and pies. Meanwhile, at the time of writing, the ‘Stop the Beer Duty Escalator’ petition had managed to...
Wetherspoon's bemoans tax burden after small increase in like-for-like sales
JD Wetherspoon has reported a 2% rise in like-for-like sales in the 13 weeks to 22 April, as it revealed plans to further scale down its opening programme and predicted its tax bill will reach half a billion pounds this year.