08-Jun-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
Punch Taverns has reported an improved performance in both its managed and tenanted pub divisions for the 12 weeks to 28 May, with the company citing...
Matt Eley: Time gentlemen please...
31-Mar-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
I can't deny that it is with a heavy heart that I pen the final leader column to appear in The Publican as a standalone title. From next week this...
28-Mar-2011 By Graham Ridout
The number of pubs, bars, nightclubs and restaurants surrendering their premises licence increased by 13% over the past year, according to research...
Hamish Champ: What makes a great pub?
28-Mar-2011 By Hamish Champ
What, in the current economic climate or indeed any economic climate, makes a great pub? Is it the physical environment one finds on entering, or...
Punch licensees will get option to buy their pub in sell-off
22-Mar-2011 By Hamish Champ
Punch Taverns plans to offer some of its lessees the option to buy the pubs they run as it seeks to downsize its non-managed pub operations over the...
08-Mar-2011 By Graham Ridout
Outbreaks of violence and happy hour drinks promotions have been inextricably linked, according to a study by Cardiff University. The study...
The Fourth Option
28-Feb-2011 By Hamish Champ
The days of filling in order forms for a pub's supplies and things like staff rotas and holidays could soon be a thing of the past for an increasing...
18-Feb-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report
Punch Taverns has badged over 100 of its town and city centre pubs across the UK under one of Britain's most historic brewing names, Taylor Walker....
18-Feb-2011 By The PMA Team
All the latest rumour and gossip from the City
Profile Pub Food: The back-door burger bar
17-Feb-2011 By Claire Dodd Claire
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...
Well-run venues rewarded for putting Safety Thirst
16-Feb-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
An award-winning licensee is urging other pubs to get involved in best practice schemes after picking up a prestigious prize. Laura Walters, manager...
03-Feb-2011 By The PMA Team
The five major managed pub operators are competing for the lion's share of the eating-out market by acquiring quality managed pubs, says The PMA Team.
02-Feb-2011 By Gurjit Degun
The Hertford-based family brewer McMullen has spent £1m revamping Grade II-listed pub the Nag's Head, in Bishop's Stortford. McMullen, which owns...
02-Feb-2011 By John Harrington
Punch Taverns is claiming a first by trialing 3D projectors for screening football at its managed pubs. The projectors, from technology firm LG,...
26-Jan-2011 By The PMA Team
A group of individuals who have worked for award-winning Peach Pub Company have branched out to start their own venture. The sister of Peach Pub...
Stonegate Pub Co merger talks 'progressing well'
21-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ
Merger talks between representatives of Stonegate Pub Company and Town & City Pub Company (T&CPC) could be successfully concluded within a...
Punch unveils new benefits for employees
11-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ
Punch Taverns is to offer staff working in its managed pub operation a range of new flexible benefits including gym membership, child-care vouchers...
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...
05-Jan-2011 By Lesley Foottit
Police have provided 1,500 Northumberland pubs with "refusal cards" that can be given to troublesome customers as a sign that they won't be served...
30-Nov-2010 By Tony Halstead
A Blackpool town centre pub has had its licence suspended for eight weeks after failing three underage test purchases. The Tapas Bar in Queen Street...
Barmaid's fine overturned after failed underage check
29-Nov-2010
A barmaid who was caught in a sting operation serving underage customers has had her fine overturned. Adele Keenlyside, who works behind the bar at...
26-Nov-2010 By Michelle Perrett
Further administrations are likely in the pub sector as we have only "hit the tip of the iceberg". That's the warning from Christie+Co head of pubs...
18-Nov-2010 By The PMA Team
The Morning Advertiser's Top 50 Gastropubs list highlights the amazing progress that pub food is making, says The PMA Team.
Majority of pubs expect food profit boom next year
18-Nov-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Food sales will continue to be a key driver in making pubs profitable in 2011 according to findings in The Publican's Food Report 2010. Around 400...
17-Nov-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Ideas to drive food sales at your pub including a children's menu competition, offering pizza when the kitchen is closed and a family fun day.
08-Nov-2010 By John Harrington
A Staffordshire MP did his bit for British Pub Week by working a shift at the bar of a local Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) pub.
Pub Bitch: Good cheer and sarcasm
25-Oct-2010
Wine bar worship In case you missed it Alcohol Awareness Week has been and gone. You mean you weren't aware of alcohol last week? Shame on you. The...
10 minutes with...
22-Oct-2010
The Publican: What made you decide on bartending as a career? Chris As a youngster I was always down the pub with my dad and it was so welcoming and...
08-Oct-2010 By Jonathan Downey
It's time operators recognised the scale of the problems facing pubs. This is the first step towards saving a great institution, says Jonathan Downey.
'Village life - and pubs - dying at an alarming rate'
19-Sep-2010
Campaigners say traditional village life is "dying out" after it was revealed that almost 900 country pubs were forced to close last year. Other key...
Welcome to Punch Taverns Mr Dyson
14-Sep-2010 By Hamish Champ
What are the odds that last week would have been the first in a long while that Giles Thorley enjoyed from start to finish? Having stepped down as...
14-Sep-2010 By Tony Halstead
When popping in for a pint with a bunch of mates, men are often after more. Many seek an activity to entertain them, says Tony Halstead.
01-Sep-2010 By Stephen Crawley
Stephen Crawley takes his hat off to good food pubs that don't try too hard, but offer a good British pie and a foaming pint of beer.
23-Aug-2010 By Lesley Foottit
JD Wetherspoon is set to open its 11th pub in Glasgow after securing a site at Queen Street station. The managed pub operator is planning to invest...
05-Aug-2010 By Phil Mellows
Glasgow pub and bar operator G1 Group is spending an unprecedented £5.7m on a dramatic transformation of the Corinthian.
Chris Maclean: Pubs have had to move with the times
04-Aug-2010 By Chris Maclean
In this instance I was visiting what is claimed to be Britain's oldest pub. An irritating beeping noise was coming from the kitchen and no one seemed...
02-Aug-2010 By Gemma McKenna
JD Wetherspoon has just bought a pub in Cornwall, and confirmed that two more sites will be opening in August. JDW bought the freehold of the Corn...
Back bar focus: Behind every great barperson...
29-Jul-2010
Jelly Beans, Liquorice Allsorts, cashew nuts, Bombay mix and pistachios might not be regular features on the back-bar. But at the Jolly Cricketers...
02-Jul-2010 By The PMA Team
Marston's chief executive Ralph Findlay has told City analysts that the "bar for long-term success" in the tenanted trade has been raised. He...
30-Jun-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Pub operators say England's match with Slovenia drew the biggest crowd of any England game — but opinions overall are mixed.
Robert Sayles: Strong women - where would we be without them?
24-Jun-2010 By Robert Sayles Robert
I met my wife whilst working in Kenya; we got married nine months later in Mombasa and the rest is, as they say, history. She is four foot eleven and...
21-Jun-2010 By The PMA Team
Bidders for Bay Restaurants have been given a deadline of the end of July for full and final offer for the business. The sale, which is being...
'We could do another Gales', says Fuller's
11-Jun-2010 By Hamish Champ
Fuller's, the London brewer and pub operator, has the acquisitive firepower to "do another Gales", according to finance director James Douglas....
BII looks to China in membership drive
07-May-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Pubs in China are being targeted by the BII as part of a bid to recruit new members and run training courses in the Far East. The Publican...
'Pork scratchings are bursting with nutrients - and could be good for you'
04-May-2010
Surprise superfoods: Forget blueberries. Dieticians say popcorn and pork scratchings are bursting with nutrients - and could be GOOD for you;...
M&B looking to raise up to £500m through pub sell-off
04-May-2010 By Hamish Champ
Private equity firms are understood to be lining-up to back operators who want to buy some of the hundreds of pubs being sold by Mitchells &...
30-Apr-2010 By Ewan Turney
Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company to offer its licensees free training on how to operate a carvery at their pub.
19-Apr-2010 By Robyn Lewis
Not so long ago, free Wi-Fi access gave pubs an edge. Now it's increasingly expected by a wide range of customers, reports Robyn Lewis. It was...
15-Apr-2010 By The PMA Team
Former boss of Heineken UK Jeremy Blood has become chairman of LT Pub Management, the former London Town.
Pub property market picking up
09-Apr-2010
Interest in pub deals is growing according to agent Christie + Co which has reported a 27 per cent increase in completed transactions in the first...
