New chairman for Avebury Taverns
23-Sep-2004
David Williams, former chief executive of the Thresher Group, the UK's largest specialist drinks retailer, has been appointed chairman of the...
JDW and Exel in £100m deal
01-Apr-2004
JD Wetherspoon has confirmed it has given a contract to logistics firm Exel to manage deliveries to its entire estate,as the Morning Advertiser...
Former SFI director speaks out
23-Oct-2003
Two of SFI Group's four executive directors wanted to resign in Sep-tember 2001 because they feared no one was heeding their warnings of "terminal...
Why did nobody listen to us?
23-Oct-2003
by The PMA Team Two directors at SFI Group owner of the Slug & Lettuce, Bar Med and Litten Tree chains Clive Eplett and James Kowszun,...
Ivell takes
16-Oct-2003
consultancy role at S&N Scottish & Newcastle Retail chairman and managing director Bob Ivell, 51, is to go his own way but only after...
Fuller's explains £50,000 bonus move
31-Jul-2003
London brewer Fuller's has defended its decision to pay all its executive directors a one-off £50,000 bonus following changes made to their service...
l Interbrand's annual survey of the world's most valuable br
31-Jul-2003
l Yates Group has converted Yates's sites in Ealing and Sutton Coldfield to its Ha! Ha! Bar & Canteen. The company claims the junior brand is...
Pub boss back with 31 pubs from Burtonwood
06-Jun-2003
Derek Wade, the former Boddingtons and Mulligans director, is making a comeback with 31 pubs bought from Burtonwood Brewery.He has formed a...
S&N Retail boss 'no' to chief executive race
24-Mar-2003
Scottish & Newcastle Retail boss Bob Ivell has ruled himself out in the race for the top job at S&N.The company is searching for a...
6C shareholders call for Richard North's head
17-Mar-2003
Richard North is said to be on his way out of Six Continents.The finance director and hotels boss-in-waiting is set to be forced out by the group's...
S&N a step closer to finding new executive chairman
07-Feb-2003
Scottish & Newcastle is thought to be a step closer to finding a successor to Sir Brian Stewart, its executive chairman.Mr Stewart is due to...
Whitbread sells Pelican restaurants for £25m
10-Jun-2002
The restaurant groups Pelican and BrightReasons have been sold by Whitbread for £25m.Whitbread paid £133m for 104 Café Rouge and 14 Domes in 1996....
SFI poaches Po Na Na finance chief
08-May-2002
SFI Group, the late-night bar operator, has poached Po Na Na finance director Tim Andrews who will take control of the books from James Kowszun who...
Tony Hill steps down at SFI
19-Feb-2002
Andrew Latham, managing director of SFI Retail, is to take over as group chief executive from Tony Hill, who will step down in April.Mr Hill will...
Finance director Kowszun quits SFI
11-Feb-2002
Finance director James Kowszun is quitting SFI Group to take the helm at Hartford, the publicly-quoted pub and restaurant group.Mr Kowszun (pictured...
New chief sought for Voyager
21-Sep-2001
The man tasked with converting 850 former Bass pubs to Voyager Pub Group leases has left the company just six months into the two-year project.John...
Honeycombe Leisure - non-executive director - Simon Wood
06-Jul-2001
Honeycombe Leisure has appointed Simon Wood, 48, as non-executive director of the company.He has significant experience of the leisure industry, most...
Whitbread boss to take over at Eldridge Pope
18-Jun-2001
Pub operator Eldridge Pope has brought in a former Whitbread restaurants boss to replace chief executive Peter Phillipson.Michael Johnson, 45, has...
Cadbury wins battle for Groucho bars
05-Jun-2001
The bitter and long-running battle for control of Groucho Club's bars in London and Glasgow has ended.A £11.67m bid from a team headed by Joel...
New management team for ex-Whitbread pubs
14-May-2001
Morgan Grenfell has confirmed the management line-up for its 3,000-strong pub business created out of Whitbread's estate.Robbie Halkett, pictured...
Leased pubs boss quits Punch
05-Apr-2001
Peter Thomas, the original managing director of Punch Taverns and the former boss of Bass Lease Company, is to leave Punch.He is quitting as leasing...
New line-up of directors at Interbrew
27-Mar-2001
Interbrew has aimed for continuity in its new line-up of directors heading its UK brewing arm.A revamped 10-strong team, including new managing...
Mill House sold in surprise £57m deal
08-Aug-2000
Award-winning pub group Mill House Inns has been sold to a new venture headed by two directors of Ambishus Pub Company.Philip Snook and Mike Mills...
Interpub rises up from a couple of crippling years
08-Jun-1998
After a disastrous couple of years that almost crippled the company, Interpub seems to have turned a corner. We report.With ambitious plans to roll...
