M&B goes to Takeover Panel over Lewis move
30-Nov-2009 By Hamish Champ
Managed pub group Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has approached the Takeover Panel over what it says is evidence that certain shareholders are...
23-Nov-2009 By Ewan Turney
Admiral Taverns looks set to sell 300 pubs a year, following Lloyds Banking Group taking an equity stake in the company.
Orchid 'to buy PBR on 30 November'
29-Oct-2009 By The PMA Team
Industry sources report that a date of 30 November has been set for managed company Orchid to complete its acquisition of stricken Premium Bars and...
28-Aug-2009 By The PMA Team
Managed pub company Mitchells & Butlers has appointed Denis Jackson and Ray MacSharry as non-executive directors. Denis Jackson has significant...
03-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has appointed Adam Fowle as chief executive. Fowle had been acting chief executive at M&B since Tim Clarke resigned on 21 May.
M&B gives Joe Lewis seat on board
16-Jul-2009 By The PMA Team
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has acceded to pressure from investor Joe Lewis, who bought Robert Tchenguiz's R20 share in the company last October, by appointing Richard McGuire as a non-executive director of the company.
07-Jul-2009 By Ewan Turney
Brigid Simmonds has stepped down as chief executive of Business In Sport and Leisure (BISL) following a "business plan review".
Hook Norton names Jonathan Paveley as non-exec chairman
24-Jun-2009 By Hamish Champ
Cotswold brewer Hook Norton has appointed ex-Punch Taverns commercial director Jonathan Paveley as its non-executive chairman.Paveley, who was made...
24-Jun-2009 By Ewan Turney
Former Punch commercial director Jonathan Paveley has been appointed as non-executive chairman of Hook Norton.
29-May-2009 By The PMA Team & Tony Halstead
Now in its 8th year — The Morning Advertiser ranks the trade's movers and shakers on the impact they've had on the industry in the past 12 months...
28-May-2009 By The PMA Team
Nick Bish chief executive, Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers Paul Smith executive director, Noctis Mark Hastings communications director,...
15-May-2009 By Ewan Turney
Trade representatives for the late night sector have welcomed the key recommendations of the Licensing Act report. The report, published by the...
Wellstead becomes non-exec chairman of AG&G
17-Apr-2009
Colin Wellstead, the former head of pubs at property agent Christie + Co, has become non-executive chairman of specialist licensed leisure chartered...
27-Feb-2009 By The PMA Team
Just before Christmas, Regent Inns held a meeting with its worried suppliers to stress it was not on the verge of going bust. The company was not...
John Dunsmore joins Fuller's
20-Jan-2009 By Hamish Champ
Fuller, Smith & Turner has appointed John Dunsmore, ex-Scottish and Newcastle (S&N) boss, as a non-executive director.The move is a coup for...
08-Jan-2009 By John Harrington
A panel of industry experts and top brass have spoken to the MA about their hopes and fears for 2009 — now we want your predictions.
Premium Bars & Restaurants lending talks stall
17-Dec-2008 By Hamish Champ
Premium Bars & Restaurants (PBR), which operates the Living Room eatery concept and Bel & The Dragon pub chain, has failed to persuade its...
06-Nov-2008 By Ewan Turney
Security Industry Authority (SIA) chief executive Michael Wilson has left the organisation by "mutual consent".
16-Oct-2008 By The PMA Team
Premium Bars and Restaurants has put the opening of new Living Room sites on hold as it "hunkers down" in the face of ferocious market conditions....
Talk of the town
13-Oct-2008 By Hamish Champ
Faith can be sorely tested when times are tough. And few would contend that these are tough times for many in the licensed on-trade. But London Town...
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...
London Town names Billy Buchanan as its new chief executive
08-Sep-2008
London Town, the AIM-listed pub group which acquired GRS Inns earlier this year, has appointed Billy Buchanan to the combined roles of chief...
The Future of Pub Retailing.
04-Sep-2008 By Mark Stretton
The Future of Pub Retailing, M&C Conference Offer.
21-Aug-2008 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Lucky Voice, the style bar and private-room karaoke concept, is to open a bar in Islington next week and another in Brighton in 2009. The bar in...
Bob Ivell leaves Regent Inns
01-Aug-2008 By Hamish Champ
Regent Inns non-executive chairman Bob Ivell has left the troubled bar operator.The group announced his departure - which was "with immediate effect"...
Moves
17-Jul-2008
Maloney joins Enterprise board David Maloney has been appointed as non-executive director of Enterprise Inns. He was previously chief financial...
26-Jun-2008 By Ewan Turney
Walkabout operator says sale is off but unveils plans for a sale and lease back on freeholds and a raft of board changes
Moves
22-May-2008
Premium Bars lands new finance director Premium Bars & Restaurants (PBR) has announced the appointment of Wayne Anthony Arthur as group finance...
NewsDigest
28-Feb-2008
The National Association of Licensed House Managers (NALHM) is to be called Licensees Unite. The new union will cover pub managers, licensees and all...
Premium lines up Living Room openings
28-Feb-2008
Premium Bars & Restaurants, the company previously called Ultimate Leisure, has the first three openings lined up for the Living Room brand it...
'M&B says Carr to step down after review'
27-Feb-2008
Roger Carr will step down as chairman of Mitchells & Butlers on completion of its strategic review, due by the end of May, the pub group...
Drummond Hall appointed M&B deputy chairman
26-Feb-2008 By Hamish Champ
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has appointed Drummond Hall, its senior independent non-executive director, to the position of deputy chairman with...
MyShout
21-Feb-2008
The prospect of an M&B/Punch merger is changing the landscape of the industry, says Neil Morgan Can you name one of the few pub groups to report...
Noctis is the new name for Beda
21-Feb-2008 By The PMA Team
The trade body for the late-night sector, the Bar Entertainment and Dance Association (Beda), has changed its name to Noctis, the Latin word for...
20-Feb-2008 By Ewan Turney
Cheap drinks deals in the on-trade are only run by a tiny minority through gritted teeth - that is the view of Jon Collins, executive chairman of...
19-Feb-2008 By Ewan Turney
The 49-strong Pub People Company is one of five new members to join the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers. Pub People managing director...
19-Feb-2008 By Ewan Turney
Bar Sport has appointed former First Choice Retail managing director John Donnelly as non-executive chairman. The Midlands operator, founded by...
15-Feb-2008 By The PMA Team
The Bar Entertainment and Dance Association changes its name to Noctis
Francis Patton joins Milestone as non-exec
12-Feb-2008
Milestone, the accountancy firm used by a large number of pubcos, has appointed ex-Punch Taverns director Francis Patton as a non-executive director....
City expects Punch/M&B merger to go through
07-Feb-2008 By Hamish Champ
Despite Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) claiming it is 'open to offers', City experts expect shareholders to okay Punch Taverns' merger proposal,...
Merger means clash of styles
07-Feb-2008
The merger of Punch and Mitchells & Butlers would create a marked contrast in styles at the top of the organisation. Punch boss Giles Thorley...
Punch Taverns proposes merging with Mitchells & Butlers
04-Feb-2008 By Hamish Champ
Punch Taverns has proposed merging with Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) to form a pubco nearly two thirds larger than its nearest rival.In a...
Heineken to keep S&N pubs and brands
25-Jan-2008 By Hamish Champ
Heineken says it expects to continue operating the pubs currently run by Scottish & Newcastle Pub Enterprises, after the 800p a share bid tabled...
10-Jan-2008
S&N has rejected a bid of 780p a share
GRS Inns goes to London Town
10-Jan-2008
London Town, the Aim-listed owner of tenanted pubs, has bought multiple lessee GRS Inns for £4.31m. GRS Inns managing director Richard Gundry...
S&N agrees to talk to Carlsberg/Heineken over bid offer
10-Jan-2008 By Hamish Champ
Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) has finally agreed to sit down with Carlsberg and Heineken to discuss terms of a takeover, but only if there is a...
02-Jan-2008 By The PMA Team
GRS bosses Richard Gundry and John Sands head the enlarged group
John Sands appointed chairman at London Town
02-Jan-2008 By Hamish Champ
Pub industry veteran John Sands has been appointed non-executive chairman of London Town after the AIM-listed pubco acquired independent operator GRS...
Punch Taverns lands Cable & Wireless MD as non-exec
06-Dec-2007
Punch Taverns has appointed two new non-executive directors, including the joint managing director of telecoms giant Cable & Wireless.Tony Rice...
Legal advice: Minimise risks over festive deliveries
09-Nov-2007
THE BUSIEST time of the year for the hospitality trade is almost upon us and all publicans will be gearing up for increased trade in both wet and...
