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Pubs improve underage sales record

11-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney

The on-trade performed better than the off-trade in asking young people for ID for the first time in the second quarter of 2009. The figures come...

BII chief: Industry is starting to unite

23-Jun-2009 By Matt Eley Matt

BII chief executive Neil Robertson says there is evidence the industry is beginning to unite on key issues - which is vital for getting the...

Brulines: the verdict

01-May-2009

What general areas have you been advising pubs on?"Our emphasis has been on helping licensees reduce waste, manage staffing levels and improve beer...

Haslam: focus on retail standards not pubco debate

24-Apr-2009 By Steve Haslam

Enough is enough, time to move on, dust ourselves down, leave the Pubco vs Lessee argument to run its course, says Steve Haslam.

Alistair Darby: BDMs and improving pub business

03-Mar-2009

How much money are you making out of this pub?" It's a question I ask of our retailers as often as I can when I am out visiting their pubs. Sadly the...

Punch Taverns sees leased pub profits fall 12 per cent

14-Jan-2009 By Hamish Champ

Profits across Punch Taverns' leased and tenanted pub estate have slumped 12 per cent in recent months, despite "improved trading" over Christmas.The...

Beat the downturn in 2009: part two

08-Jan-2009

Caroline Cassell, a Marston's leaseholder at the Crown Inn in Martley, Worcester, started looking for free help for her business after applying for a...

Act now to save our locals

22-Oct-2008 By The PMA Team

The long-awaited report by Community Pubs Inquiry has called for urgent Government action to stem the rate of pub closures. The inquiry, which was...

Premium Bars losses

09-Oct-2008 By Martyn Leek

Premium Bars & Restaurants has this morning posted pre-tax losses of £21.4m, announced the resignation of executive chairman Mark Jones and...

InBev reports second quarter revenue growth

14-Aug-2008

The world's biggest brewer, InBev, reported revenue growth of 4.5 per cent to €3.71 billion during the second quarter of 2008, but admitted that it...

A shining example

06-Aug-2008

RESEARCH SHOWS that the condition of the loos is one of the biggest factors customers take into account when forming an opinion about a pub or bar,...

Mike Benner, chief executive, Campaign for Real Ale

26-Jun-2008

What are the upsides of the ban? Pubs smell, look and feel cleaner. No one really liked smoke in pubs, even the smokers. The ban has driven operators...

The Guv'nor

03-Apr-2008 By Steve Haslam

Great service will help your pub to survive By the time this article is printed everyone will probably be in reflective mood about the Easter that...

MyNewPub

07-Feb-2008

Biddestone Arms Biddestone, Wiltshire Agent: Guy Simmonds The new operator of the Biddestone Arms, James Hedges, has 20 years' experience in the...

MA drive for quality

16-Oct-2007

It sounds simple to say it, but delivering a top quality experience takes hard work. In a pressured environment it's often the small details that...

BIDs uncovered

31-Aug-2007

Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) are fast becoming a popular way of improving the image of town and city centres. More than 40 are now in place...

How to...conduct a rent review

05-Jul-2007 By Ewan Turney

Rent reviews are a time of angst and confusion for many licensees but with good preparation and a clear head fair deals can be had, says Ewan Turney....

News digest

01-May-2007

A round-up of the month's pub food news Coping with changing habits Pubs will have to be more innovative with their offer to impress the next...

MA Feature - Challenges for pubs in 2007

12-Jan-2007 By Peter Linacre

In the first of a three-week series, we examine challenges facing the trade - this week with Peter Linacre of Massive Pub Company.

Diversity is key to night-time growth

08-Nov-2006

Diversity is key to improving Britain's night-time economy, according to the Civic Trust's new Nightvision report. The report recommends more...

Punch focuses on food

12-Oct-2006 By Jo Bruce

Punch Taverns has appointed a new catering development team to help its tenants boost food sales in preparation for the smoking ban. The company aims...

Back to basics: Are they getting satisfaction?

20-Sep-2006

Customer satisfaction is less touchy-feely and more scientific than we might think. It is key to business success and should be a principal...

Broad St plan tackles disorder

13-Oct-2005

A combination of voluntary schemes and extra police patrols has helped Birmingham's Broad Street nightspot record a 30% fall in violent crime - and a...

Pubs improving, but not there yet'

07-Oct-2004

by John Harrington The standard of British pubs is getting better ­ particularly in terms of food ­ according to the new Which? Pub Guide, which...

Tim Martin slams minimum pricing

03-Sep-2004

JD Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin believes calls for minimum pub pricing schemes will hand more business to supermarkets.Announcing plans for a series...

Luminar supports price curbs as sales slip

06-Jul-2004

Late night operator Luminar has backed calls for compulsory minimum pricing after seeing a sales fall across the past month. Luminar chief executive...

Your people, your profits: Interviews

16-May-2003

by Andrew Corcoran, andrew@corcoran-management.bizInterviews: it's all in the techniqueYou know who you are going to recruit within the first 30...

Kill the Bill" is dead. The industry figures who told us th

09-Jan-2003

They haven't shifted the Government. In fact they haven't even persuaded the Opposition. Their main complaint ­ the move from magistrates to local...

Charter Group urges licensees to recruit neighbouring pubs

25-Jun-2002

Licensees who have signed up to the industry's charter on smoking are being asked to recruit neighbouring pubs to help avert a smoking ban.Ministers...

Making the grade

03-Sep-2001

Following extensive research, many of the leading players in the pub trade are putting their employees through training programmesLong gone are the...

Training and marketing on menu as Old Monk's profits rise

24-Jun-2001

The Old Monk Company is boosting its marketing, promotion, training and food menus to support its ambitious expansion plans.It intends to increase...