Bar Association

Burger bar's tirade at internet reviewers

16-Aug-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

A Kent bar has hit back at TripAdvisor reviews calling one user a “fantasist”, another “opinionated, rude and ignorant” and one other user “insane”.

Red Mist opens eighth site after £500,000 refit

09-May-2017 By Liam Coleman

The latest site from Red Mist Leisure has opened its doors in Odiham, Hampshire, after a £500,000 refurbishment.  

Publican Awards

Publican Awards winner's story - triple-award winner Deltic

18-Oct-2016 By Helen Gilbert

It's rare for an organisation to walk away with a hat-trick of awards, but that's exactly what the Deltic Group did at the Publican Awards' 25th anniversary event.

Great British Pub Awards

Pub Awards: Best Cider Winner - Foleys Tap House, Leeds, West Yorkshire

29-Sep-2016 By MA

York Brewery’s Foleys Tap House, the former head office for the 19th-century Pearl Life Assurance Loan Investment Company, is typically Leeds – shabby, honest and chic all at the same time.

Legal

Advice: Don't fall foul of underage sales

29-Jul-2015 By Poppleston Allen

The sale of alcohol to and consumption by under-18s in licensed premises has always been considered an issue of the utmost seriousness by enforcing authorities and licensing sub-committees alike.

Be At One introduces app payment

22-Jun-2015 By Laurie Macdonald

Be At One has added new features to its smartphone app that enable guests to upload credit and speed up payment at the bar.

Eclectic Bars plans IPO

28-Oct-2013 By Mark Wingett

Eclectic Bars, the Avanti Capital-backed bar and club operator led by Reuben Harley, is preparing a £20m float on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM), which if successful would make it the first pub or bar business to float since Capital Pub Company...

Business Focus: Shaws Booksellers, London

15-Dec-2011

Licensee Adam Sykes, of Shaws Booksellers in the City of London, talks Star Wars, Toptable success and evening tapas with Sheila McWattie.

Orchid to double Pizza Kitchen & Bar Concept

14-Oct-2011 By Lesley Foottit

Pub company Orchid Group, the operator of 301 sites, is planning to almost double its Pizza Kitchen & Bar concept over the next 12 months.

Lincoln MP gets behind the bar

15-Sep-2011

Lincoln MP Karl McCartney completed a shift at the Cloud Bar in Lincoln to get a greater understanding of the pub trade, working behind the bar, serving food and learning the ropes as a cellarman.

Kurnia sells site to JD Wetherspoon

11-Feb-2011 By James Wilmore

Kurnia Group, the Lincolnshire-based pub and bar operator, has continued its downsizing by selling one of its sites to JD Wetherspoon for an...

Marc Allinson: Are PPL charges fair?

07-Jan-2011

This week we have seen the contempt with which those at the PPL treat the licensees with a huge legally enforceable fine for late payment. I think...

25% take up S&NPC Bar Boosters scheme

09-Dec-2010 By Lesley Foottit

A quarter of Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company lessees have taken up the company's diversification Bar Boosters scheme after just six months.

Adventure Bars snaps up Bok

12-Nov-2010 By The PMA Team

Adventure Bars, the burgeoning London-based bar group, has acquired the leasehold interest of the Bok Bar in Covent Garden. The site was up for...

World Cup Special: Tips and advice to make the absolute most of it

06-May-2010

You may have a ton of ideas on how to get people in and keep them happy while the football is on. Or you may not have a clue. To help you plan and...

Driving new food business: Case study - The Barley, Shropshire

04-Jun-2009

When lessee Paul Lloyd found trade was tailing off at his once trendy pub, the Barley in Newport, Shriopshire, he worked with S&NPE on a major...

Spirits training: Cask Marque turns it hand to spirits training

18-May-2009

The obvious product you would associate with trade body Cask Marque is beer, so it's a surprise to find it set to launch a comprehensive staff...

Condemned historic pub to be revived in new venue

27-Feb-2009

An historic pub which had to be vacated after it was earmarked for demolishment is set to be restored to its former glory in a new venue.The...

Action stations at the Rose & Crown

01-Dec-2008

Pub: The Rose & Crown, Selling, KentLandlords: Tim Robinson & Vanessa GroveTechnology: 2 x J2 520 touchscreen tills with standard cash...

Back to Basics: Responsible pub retailing

19-Jul-2008

Demands on licensees to run an orderly, law-abiding pub are increasing all the time, and the Best Bar None (BBN) scheme is playing a key role in...

Hamish Champ: Relaxed licensing hours? Wot relaxed licensing hours? (Part 307)

03-Mar-2008 By Hamish Champ

I know I've covered this subject before, but I'm sorry, I remain bemused by certain aspects of the 'new' licensing laws.There I was last night,...

Hart of the community

30-Aug-2007

Darren Hales tells Ewan Turney how an exciting array of events has made Marston's Red Hart in Kington, Worcestershire, a vital venue for locals How I...

Project update 7: Could do better?

29-Aug-2007

Two-thirds of the way into the project, Barcena is showing some great results.The bar in Burgess Hill, West Sussex - representing the high street in...

Slugs: Not just for girls

30-May-2007

It's a warm Tuesday evening in May, and on the big screen Chelsea are ignominiously dropping out of the Champions League at the semi-final stage,...

Carl May's business plan for Barcena

16-Mar-2007

Business report and proposed development plan for Barcena, Burgess HillDate of visit:Wednesday 7th to Thursday 8th March 2007 Objectives of visit:To...

Chris Maclean: don't Ron, Ron!

22-Feb-2007 By Chris Maclean

This morning I was visited by an old boy called Ron Brown. His nickname is 'Close 'em Down' Brown on account of the number of licensed premises...

Novus claims sales boom for London

26-Oct-2006 By The PMA Team

Novus. the bar operator that was called Urbium before being taken private, has reported trade in London is "booming". The company - which has just...

Pub & Bar preview: Who's there?

31-Mar-2006

Make the exhibition work for you and plan which stands you would like to visit before you arrive.Highlights of the showJohnson Diversey has created a...

Time was finally called on Slug & Lettuce operator SFI Group

04-Aug-2005

It came as no big surprise when SFI Group slid into administration last month. This was a company that had been in intensive care since late 2002...

Good relations?

23-Jun-2005

The emperor's new clothes or the fuel that feeds success? The jury's out on whether PR is worth investing in...By Victoria GillOwner of Lab and...

Game, set, Match

20-Apr-2004

Jonathan Downey, founder of the Match bar group, is making a name for himself with his forthright views on the industry. Lorna Harrison finds out...

Stocking up for Christmas: Planning & Equipment

22-Oct-2003

Hamlet hopes for happy ChristmasHamlet is a cigar called Happiness - at least it will be for Christmas. Gallaher is temporarily rebranding its market...

A clear profit

18-Jul-2003

The following article is brought to you by Diageo.See your business grow with clear visibilityInfluencing choiceOver 65 per cent of your customers do...

New tune for Pitcher & Piano

17-Jul-2003

Pitcher & Piano broke new ground in 1986 when it became the first of a new generation of female-friendly bars. This week an updated version of...

B' in Cambridge takes the number of Baroosh bars to three,

28-Nov-2002

Two weeks ago, McMullen's opened its third Baroosh style bar, this time simply called B', in the cosmopolitan university city of Cambridge. At the...

A ndrew Latham is bloody but unbowed. SFI Group, which he ha

10-Oct-2002

The last year has seen 46 outlets open around the country. This 32% increase in the SFI trading estate would be the equivalent of JD Wetherspoon, for...

Laurel Pub Company wants to reinvent the pub proposition wit

10-Oct-2002

This is about a new experience with a big change in service style and the way our team approaches service." The old Hogshead barrel disappears from...

Trading places - Greene King's MD goes 'back to the floor'

31-Jul-2002

Greene King MD Neil Gillis goes 'back to the floor'. Jackie Annett reportsWhen Belgo founder Luke Johnson agreed to be a waiter for TV documentary...

Living Room debuts in the capital

26-Mar-2002

Living Room has just opened its first outlet in the capital. Mark Stretton meets co-founder Tim Bacon.Early evening on a wet Tuesday night and the...

'Too old' customer considers legal action against pub

02-Jan-2002

A Brighton businessman is considering legal action after a pub turned him away for being too old.John Deverall said he thought the doorstaff at the...

Success is a Gray area

13-Sep-2001

Phil Mellows meets Sue Gray, The Publican's Businesswoman of the Year, millionaire at 30, and currently in charge of yet another profitable pubSue...