14-Nov-2011 By Lesley Foottit
The Bramley Campaign is calling all chefs to come up with an apple dish to honour the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee next June.
08-Nov-2011 By Adam Pescod
A pub in Hayes, Middlesex, was at the centre of the British Pub Week celebrations as Enterprise chief operating officer Simon Townsend and BII chief executive Neil Robertson popped in to do a shift behind the bar.
02-Nov-2011 By Gurjit Degun
Pub trade leaders have urged MPs to visit their local pub and speak to licensees in support of British Pub Week, which runs until this Sunday (6 November).
25-Oct-2011 By Gurjit Degun
JD Wetherspoon has been named as Britain’s best pub operator for customer satisfaction in the second major national study by customer experience specialist Nunwood.
CGR seals Dirty Martini site
19-Oct-2011 By Mark Wingett
CG Restaurants (CGR) has acquired a second site for its Dirty Martini bar concept in London’s Hanover Square.
04-Oct-2011 By Lesley Foottit
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) is encouraging more people to try game as the season starts.
19-Sep-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report
Chef Marc Dalla-Riva, who formerly worked under Gary Rhodes at Bibendum and Launceston Place, is making a move into the pub trade by taking a lease on a central London pub.
16-Sep-2011 By Michelle Perrett
Will Clayton, the entrepreneur behind Gresham Inns and Leicester Square wine bar, the Cork & Bottle, claims that many businesses are spending a disproportionate amount of time looking to increase sales, when they are running a business where costs...
09-Sep-2011 By Steve Haslam
My 45th birthday was to be a date to remember. A call from a supplier to save his village pub was to lead to my and my wife’s biggest challenge to date.
16-Aug-2011 By Ewan Turney
Renowned and highly respected pub operator and industry figure Jim Walsh has passed away following a long illness. Walsh founded the Commer Group in...
12-Jul-2011 By Adam Pescod
Pub campaigner Greg Mulholland MP and Enterprise chief executive Ted Tuppen have clashed over Enterprise Inns compliance with RICS guidelines.
Lancaster pub in Hellmann's competition final
06-Jul-2011 By Lesley Foottit
A Lancaster licensee is in with the chance of winning a trip to New York after making the final of a Hellmann's Vinaigrettes competition. Colin...
30-Jun-2011 By Ewan Turney
The first hearing for the Business, Innovation & Skills Committee's (BISC) follow-up inquiry into pubcos begins today (30 June).
27-Jun-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report
Max Property Group, which acquired 29 Enterprise Inns pubs in January, has reported a 3.8% uplift in the value of the portfolio at the end of March.
14-Jun-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report
Pub and restaurant groups reported the first fall in like-for-like sales this year in May, as they suffered a post-Easter and Royal Wedding hangover...
26-May-2011 By Gurjit Degun
A licensee has vowed never to deal with British Gas again after he received a renewal supply contract offering a 97% increase.
24-May-2011 By Gurjit Degun
Northern-based multiple operator Weston Castle has revealed its high risk strategy to work with Thwaites to reopen closed pubs is "working well"....
09-May-2011 By Peter Coulson
Be wary of the number of advisers and agents, all promising to save you money or sort out your financial problems, says Peter Coulson.
19-Apr-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
Lancashire brewer and pub operator Daniel Thwaites has revealed a new marketing campaign for its pubs during for the expected bumper trading period...
13-Apr-2011 By Ewan Turney
A third of new licensees taking on an Everards pub last year were recommended by its current tenants.
29-Mar-2011 By Lesley Foottit
The licensee of Kate Middleton's favourite pub has rubbished claims that her family is unhappy with the events he has planned for the night of the...
Mulholland presses BISC on pubco inquiry
25-Mar-2011 By Lesley Foottit
Pro-pub MP Greg Mulholland has raised concerns about the timings of the forthcoming inquiry into pub companies' conduct. In a letter to chair of the...
21-Mar-2011 By Gurjit Degun
A former Diageo employee is one of two new members on the Independent Complaints Panel for alcohol marketing.
Power Saver helping licensees save thousands
17-Mar-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
Licensees have been given advice on how to make combined savings of around £100,000 since the launch of The Publican Power Saver. The link-up with...
Free online help to promote your Royal Wedding party
17-Mar-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
A leading industry website is giving pubs the chance to promote their Royal Wedding celebrations for free. The marriage of Prince William and Kate...
Best Bar None is a 'credible alternative' to regulation
16-Mar-2011 By Lesley Foottit
Best Bar None is becoming a "credible alternative" to regulation, according to Best Bar None and BII chief executive Neil Robertson. Robertson said...
09-Mar-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
Pubs and restaurants are just one step away from getting the automatic right to open later during the royal wedding after MPs approved the plan. MPs...
28-Feb-2011 By John Harrington
Everards is giving customers the chance to have their say on the planned revamp of Nottinghamshire pub via an on-line blog. The Newcastle Arms,...
Street ambassadors for Nottingham's nightlife
22-Feb-2011 By Tony Halstead
Street ambassadors are to appear in central Nottingham as part of ongoing plans to energise the night-time economy. The number of taxi marshalls are...
Robert Sayles: We're down - but are we out?
18-Feb-2011 By Robert Sayles Robert
"Ladies and Gentlemen. Good evening, and welcome to Madison Square Garden. "Tonight, we are pleased to present a world heavyweight title fight for...
Carvery company marks royal wedding with food portrait
08-Feb-2011
Crown Carveries has commemorated Kate and William's iconic engagement portrait - using a traditional roast dinner. The carvery brand with 115 pubs...
Chris Maclean: A glossary of descriptive pubco and brewery terms
08-Feb-2011 By Chris Maclean
What they say - What they mean.Tucked away - It is so hidden you (or potential customers) will never find it.The pub boasts... - The only thing...
James Wilmore: Please give us a break Mr Penrose!
31-Jan-2011 By James Wilmore
Surely we can't have another government fudge on our hands? Hot on the heals of the below-cost ban debacle, the noises the coalition is now making...
12-Jan-2011 By Gurjit Degun
Plans to let pubs open later during the royal wedding weekend shows the Government's "schizophrenic" approach to the trade. That's according to the...
Mulholland to invite Tuppen to speak to MPs...
11-Jan-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
MP Greg Mulholland has given the green light to to a call from Enterprise Inns boss Ted Tuppen to address the All Party Parliamentary Save the Pub...
04-Jan-2011 By Ewan Turney
Charles Wells Pub Company is to freeze its own beer prices to its tenants until 1 June to help them combat the January blues.
22-Dec-2010 By Ewan Turney
MA forum poster and blogger Publican Sam has put together an easy to use calculator for fellow licensees to help with the VAT rise in January. The...
13-Dec-2010 By Robyn Black
Drake & Morgan bars will be pushing sales of bourbon in the new year, as part of a tie up with the Buffalo Trace brand. All four of the group's...
09-Dec-2010 By Lesley Foottit
A quarter of Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company lessees have taken up the company's diversification Bar Boosters scheme after just six months.
07-Dec-2010 By Ewan Turney
Property agent Fleurets has unveiled a host of promotions with Will Thomas and Adrian Vickery promoted to associate level. James Davies, Andy...
There's no such thing as a free dinner...or is there?
01-Dec-2010
A pub has managed to increase its trade, by giving away free meals. The Rose & Crown in East Grinstead, West Sussex, has been offering customers...
Mark Daniels: There's a Royal wedding, let's have a party!
17-Nov-2010
I, like many other barkeeps the length and breadth of this great nation, am often asked to provide bar services for events, such as weddings,...
16-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
Marston's has surrendered the lease on its Que Pasa venue in Staines, Middlesex — it had 16 years left on the lease.
09-Nov-2010 By Tony Halstead
Licensees, bar staff and doorstaff who've been attacked at work have been urged to give feedback to the agency that's reviewing sentencing guidelines.
02-Nov-2010 By Lesley Foottit
BII chief executive Neil Robertson did his part for the pub trade last night by stepping behind the bar to serve punters in aid of British Pub Week....
Local Hero: A brew to win over witches
14-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
A pub has had a beer brewed in the run-up to Hallowe'en in a bid to bring an end to a curse that has already cost them £200,000. Our first Local...
08-Oct-2010 By Lesley Foottit
The family of the licensee who died after Enterprise failed to ensure the pub was safe have joined a call for the resignation of chief executive Ted Tuppen.
BigD Babe Rosie Jones hits Bristol pub tonight
01-Oct-2010
The Reckless Engineer in Bristol is in for a treat tonight when tabloid favourite BigD Babe Rosie Jones hits the city in a bid to help pub goers...
21-Sep-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Johnathan Downey, the bar entrepreneur behind Giant Robot and Redhook, has revealed the Rushmore Group will return an ebitda of £800,000.
Pub customers know their onions
16-Sep-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Regulars at Everards pub the Fox & Hounds proved they really know their onions at a charity event. More than 30 competitors celebrated Onion...
