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Winners of Great British Pub Awards 2016 revealed

05-Oct-2016 By Oli Gross

The Bull at Ditchling, East Sussex, has claimed the title of Great British Pub of the Year in the Great British Pub Awards 2016.

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The hunt is on for the Great British Pub

28-Apr-2016 By PMA

The hunt is now on for the UK’s best pubs and this year we’re making it even simpler for bars across the UK to enter the competition.

Punch unveils new operating format

12-Nov-2015 By James Wallin, MC Allegra FS

Punch Taverns has revealed details of its new operating models including a turnover based agreement, its first managed house and commercial free-of-tie arrangements as well as the potential to franchise out some of its concepts.

First Enterprise 'managed expert' pub opens; further sites in pipeline

08-Oct-2015 By Mike Berry

Enterprise Inns and trade veteran Rupert Clevely have opened their first managed pub under the joint-venture Hippo Inns brand.

Great British Pub Awards 2015: Winners crowned

10-Sep-2015 By Mike Berry

The Shibden Mill Inn in Halifax, West Yorkshire has been crowned the Sky Great British Pub of the Year 2015.

Enterprise Inns to reveal strategy

14-Apr-2015 By M&C Report

Enterprise Inns has said it will reveal details of its strategy to grow its managed and commercial property estates in response to the demands of the pubs code.

Admiral and Punch rule out managed route

17-Oct-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Punch Taverns and Admiral Taverns have both ruled out introducing managed divisions alongside their leased and tenanted estates, the Publican’s Morning Advertiser (PMA) can reveal.

Management gold rush

01-Oct-2014 By Rob Willock

Directly managed pubs are suddenly in vogue among traditional leased and tenanted operators. We recently reported on Harveys’ plans to convert up to half of its estate to managed. Meanwhile Batemans, Brakspear, Charles Wells, Robinsons and Tadcaster are...

Charles Wells to return to managed pubs

21-Jan-2014 By Mark Wingett

Charles Wells Pub Company is to return to the UK’s managed pub sector with the launch of a new pilot site in Cambridge under the umbrella Seadog Inns.

Great British Pub Awards 2013 winners unveiled

12-Sep-2013 By Jessica Mason

The Red Lion Inn, in Cricklade, Wiltshire has been crowned the BT Sport Great British Pub of the Year 2013.

Property predictions for 2012

12-Jan-2012 By Gurjit Degun

Our panel of experts anticipates bottom-end price rises, significant managed-house investment, a growing freehouse appetite and possible relaxation of the tie.

A potential own goal for M&B

22-Jun-2011 By Pete Brown

Mitchells & Butlers' plan to turn the popular Engineer pub into a managed outlet could be disastrous for all, writes Pete Brown.

Pub customers petition Marston's over beer prices

15-Feb-2011 By Ewan Turney

A group of regulars at a Marston's tied pub in Chesterfield are to deliver a petition to the company complaining about the price of beer. Licensee...

Pub property market remains fragile

19-Jan-2011 By Gurjit Degun

Pub property prices stabilised in 2010, but the market remains fragile, according to leading property agent Christie+Co.

Young's in talks to buy Geronimo Inns

02-Dec-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report

Young's has confirmed it is in discussions to acquire Geronimo Inns, the highly-regarded managed pub business founded by Rupert and Jo Clevely. It...

Young's adds £2m Punch managed house

27-Aug-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report

Young's, the brewer and pub operator, has bought a £2m London managed pub from Punch Taverns. The group, led by Stephen Goodyear, has acquired the...

Pub acquisitions fuel Fuller's profit growth

11-Jun-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report

Fuller's, the London-based brewer and pub operator, has this morning unveiled a 17% rise in pre-tax profits to £22.8m, partly on the back of pub...

Managing success... literally

07-Jun-2010 By Hamish Champ

A recent report has concluded that managed pubs, especially branded ones, have performed marginally better in recent times than their independent...

Analyst: M&A set to return to pub sector

23-Apr-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report

A leading City analyst has claimed a wave of new senior management in the pub sector could lead to a resurgence of M&A in the industry.

Matt Saunders: in defence of the tied pub model

11-Feb-2010 By Matt Saunders

The tied pub model — the root of all evil or an inexpensive route to market? The Fat Cat Group boss Matt Saunders defends the tie.

Barhub acquires second site

29-Sep-2009 By Claire Dodd Claire

Pub operator Barhub has expanded with the purchase of its second site after agreeing a deal with Shepherd Neame to take on the leasehold of the Grove...

Hundreds of towns ripe for our pubs, says JD Wetherspoon

11-Sep-2009 By Hamish Champ

JD Wetherspoon has the potential to open pubs in hundreds of towns up and down the country, the group's chief executive John Hutson said today. The...

John Porter: Steak and kidney tie?

10-Mar-2009

Punch Taverns is offering some of its licensees a food menu, aimed at helping them compete with the large number of discounts deals on food currently...

Punch Taverns to make up to 100 head office staff redundant

14-Jan-2009 By Hamish Champ

Punch Taverns is to make up to 100 head office staff redundant as part of a cost cutting programme.The UK's largest pub operator is set to start...

Reports of Punch Taverns' demise "greatly exaggerated", says Thorley

04-Nov-2008 By Hamish Champ

Punch Taverns chief executive Giles Thorley pointed to his group's much anticipated annual results, published today, and claimed news of the pubco's...

Punch Taverns still pushing for M&B deal

17-Mar-2008 By Hamish Champ

Punch Taverns remains confident it can convince the Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) board, the managed pub group's investors and its own...

Managed pubs losing food share

21-Dec-2007

The managed pub sector is losing its share of consumer spending on eating out according to new figures.Market analyst FMCG, which tracks managed pub...

MA award winner crosses trade divide

31-May-2007 By Tony Halstead

Award-winning pub manager Adrian Clay has crossed the trade divide to become his own boss as tenant of the Raikes Hall, Blackpool. Clay and his wife...

Provence closes managed pub division

27-Oct-2006 By The PMA Team

Provence is closing its managed house division, Countrywide Inns, after heavy losses, the MA has learnt. The division has been running an estimated...

City Comment: Hamish Champ

24-Jul-2006 By Hamish Champ

Operating drinking establishments on the nation's high streets is not for the faint-hearted. Regent Inns's Bob Ivell suggested as much this week,...

Punch to focus on managed pub business

22-May-2006 By Hamish Champ

Announcing results for the six months to March 4 2006, which saw overall group turnover up 53 per cent and pre-tax profits up 13 per cent to £116m,...

Profits fall after 'disappointing' year at Eldridge Pope

05-Dec-2003

Eldridge Pope (EP), the embattled Dorset-based pub operator has unveiled full-year results showing profits had almost halved from £6.4m to £3.5m.As...

Official: Scottish & Newcastle Retail is no more

30-Oct-2003

It's official: Scottish & Newcastle Retail (S&NR) no longer exists.Spirit Group's deal to buy the 1,450 managed pubs was rubber-stamped by...

GK profits leap by 8% to £75m

10-Jul-2003

By The PMA Team Greene King chief executive Tim Bridge has credited the company's involvement in both managed and tenanted pubs for delivering an 8%...

S&N sale prompts turbulent time on the high street

01-May-2003

The UK's 14,000 managed houses face turbulent times with a record number of pubs up for sale and more companies facing collapse.This week Scottish...

Future is small for pub business

09-Dec-2002

Increasing numbers of small multiple operators are set to change the face of the pub business, according to an industry expert.Yaser Martini,...

Spirit looks to snap up Cobleigh estate

07-Nov-2002

Spirit Group, the managed house operator led by Karen Jones, has held talks with Tom Cobleigh to buy its managed house operation.The demerged arm of...

The meteoric rise of Punch

27-Sep-1999

Since entering the pub trade in 1997 Punch has had a meteoric rise.When Ken Oginsky starts talking about what "we" have achieved, you may be forgiven...