Punch Taverns' bondholders 'in talks with rival pubcos'
21-Feb-2011 By Hamish Champ
Punch Taverns' bondholders are reported to have held talks with rival operators with a view to them running those pubs currently covered by...
Enterprise Inns raises its beer prices by 3.8 per cent
15-Feb-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
Enterprise Inns licensees are facing a 3.8 per cent increase on drinks supplied by the pub company. Letters have been sent to licensees confirming...
Fair Pint backer gets High Court nod over Brulines
03-Feb-2011 By Hamish Champ
A leading backer of anti-tie campaign group Fair Pint believes a High Court decision allowing one of his companies to provide evidence on Brulines...
Enterprise Inns sells 29 pubs for £42m
14-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ
Enterprise Inns has sold the freeholds of 29 London pubs to Max Property Group for £42.56m. It has leased back the pubs on new 35 FRI leases linked...
Analyst fined £50k over Enterprise Inns message
13-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined a City analyst £50,000 for making what it called "misleading and inaccurate disclosures to the...
Analyst fined £50K over Enterprise info
13-Jan-2011 By Ewan Turney
A senior analyst has been fined £50,000 for making "misleading and inaccurate disclosures" to the market about Enterprise Inns. The Financial...
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...
Revamp for controversial Enterprise pub
06-Jan-2011 By The PMA Team
A pub at the centre of a spat between MP Greg Mulholland and Enterprise Inns is to get a refurbishment. The Black Horse Hotel in Otley, West...
16-Dec-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
The new boss of Punch Taverns could earn nearly £4.6m this year as a result of a controversial pay package. Ian Dyson, the former finance director...
25-Nov-2010 By The PMA Team
Contrasting results at Enterprise Inns and Punch Taverns highlight the pubcos' differing challenges, says The PMA Team.
23-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
Anti-beer tie campaign group Fair Pint has challenged Enterprise Inns to answer six key questions on its use of beer flow monitoring equipment. It has written to Enterprise asking for answers on its use of Brulines and Smartcellar.
Enterprise to sell 500-600 pubs
22-Nov-2010 By Hamish Champ
Enterprise Inns said last week it plans to sell between 500 and 600 under-performing pubs in the current financial year. The pubco said it had sold...
19-Nov-2010 By The PMA Team
Enterprise Inns chief executive Ted Tuppen has described the committee of MPs' investigation into the pubco/tenant relationship as an "exercise worth...
17-Nov-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Shares in Enterprise Inns dropped by around 10% yesterday following disappointment that the group did not resume dividend payments.
Enterprise edges to 'hard-won stability'
16-Nov-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Enterprise Inns, the leased and managed pub group, has reported a 5% decline in like-for-like (LFL) net income per pub — but did not pay out a dividend despite achieving what it described as a "hard won stability".
Enterprise to sell Michelin pub — plus 10 more
15-Nov-2010 By The PMA Team
Enterprise Inns (ETI) is hoping to raise around £11m by undertaking a sale and leaseback on another 11 pubs, including one with a Michelin star.
12-Nov-2010 By Graham Ridout
The Woolpack, the inn that was used as a setting for TV soap series Emmerdale, has reopened after a deal was agreed between Enterprise Inns and pub...
08-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
Enterprise Inns has launched its first free-of-tie on cask ale lease — teaming up with Thornbridge Brewery at the Greystones in Sheffield.
Enterprise Inns teams up with Carbon Trust
01-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
Enterprise Inns is hoping to help its tenants slash energy bills by up to 30% through a new link-up with the Carbon Trust. The pubco is to pilot a...
19-Oct-2010 By John Harrington
Enterprise Inns has raised £11.445m auctioning freeholds of nine prime pubs, all but one located in London. As with previous sales, the pubco has...
Pubcos likely to face MPs over reforms
12-Oct-2010 By James Wilmore
Enterprise Inns and Punch Taverns are likely to be called to face MPs early next year to talk about the reforms they have made to their businesses,...
Enterprise Inns names new finance chief
11-Oct-2010 By Hamish Champ
Incoming Enterprise Inns finance director Neil Smith says he is "thoroughly looking forward to working alongside Ted [Tuppen]" when he starts his new...
George steps down from Enterprise Inns
11-Oct-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
David George, the chief financial officer of Enterprise Inns, the leased and tenanted pub group, is to retire in January after 20 years in his role....
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.
Family in licensee tragedy call for Tuppen to 'do the honourable thing and resign'
08-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
The family of licensee Paul John Lee, who died from carbon monoxide poisoning in his pub, has spoken out against Enterprise Inns boss Ted Tuppen. In...
Enterprise Inns fined £300,000 after licensee dies
06-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Enterprise Inns has today been fined £300,000 after a licensee died from carbon monoxide poisoning, and tenants at another 474 pubs were put at...
05-Oct-2010 By The PMA Team
Enterprise Inns has been fined £300,000 after a court heard how a Liverpool landlord was killed by a faulty gas fire. Paul Lee, 41, suffered a...
Analyst: Enterprise close to turning a corner?
30-Sep-2010 By The PMA Team
A City analyst has claimed that Enterprise Inns is close to turning a corner — and could resume dividend payments in 2011. John Beaumont, leisure...
25-Aug-2010 By John Harrington
A Bristol MP and Campaign for Real Ale branch have pleaded with Enterprise Inns to save a "jewel in the crown" of the local pub scene.
23-Jul-2010 By The PMA Team
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20-Jul-2010 By Ewan Turney
Enterprise Inns has reported an "improving trend in trading performance" in its third quarter performance.
RICS code delayed for months
08-Jul-2010 By Hamish Champ
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors' (RICS) code of practice on pub rents is unlikely to be properly assessed by MPs before September,...
06-Jul-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Enterprise Inns has sold the freeholds of nine out of ten central London pubs at auction, raising around £12m.
25-Jun-2010 By John Harrington
Enterprise Inns has been fined £15,000 for failing to maintain adequate records of electrical certification at a pub after an injury from an explosion.
24-Jun-2010 By The PMA Team
Industry sources report that Realpubs has bought three freeholds from Enterprise for an undisclosed price — estimates put the value at up to £10m.
Robert Sayles: Is it time for Ted to go?
14-Jun-2010 By Robert Sayles Robert
Many of the pronouncements made by politicians in the run up to the recent general election were met with a fair degree of scepticism by many in the...
10-Jun-2010 By The PMA Team
Enterprise has accused MP of making "irresponsible and inappropriate comments" in calling for the removal of boss Ted Tuppen.
09-Jun-2010 By The PMA Team
Liberal Democrat pub campaigner Greg Mulholland, MP, has criticised tenanted pub companies for making insufficient progress in responding to the...
S&P downgrades Enterprise Inns rate notes
03-Jun-2010 By Hamish Champ
Standard & Poor's (S&P), the global ratings agency, has downgraded a number of Enterprise Inns' securitisation vehicles. S&P said it was...
28-May-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Enterprise Inns has launched two websites to recruit newcomers and existing licensees, focusing on incentives, training and cask ale....
27-May-2010 By Tony Halstead
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20-May-2010 By The PMA Team
New lease agreements from Enterprise Inns, offering free-of-tie pricing and more flexibility, mean "the market is well ahead of the politicians",...
18-May-2010 By Ewan Turney
Enterprise Inns directors sold shares worth around £580,000 last week, following a rise in the share price. Shares in the pubco rose by around 30%,...
'Enterprise Inns poised to agree new bank loan'
09-May-2010 By Hamish Champ
Enterprise Inns is close to agreeing a long-awaited refinancing of its £1bn bank loan, staving off fears that shareholders might be asked to make an...
30-Apr-2010 By The PMA Team
A community group is hoping to buy an Enterprise Inns pub in Otley to transform it into a state-of-the-art music and arts centre. The Big Hoo-Ha...
Enterprise Inns hopes to raise £13m in latest sale and leaseback auction
27-Apr-2010 By Hamish Champ
Enterprise Inns hopes to raise nearly £13m in the latest sale and leaseback auction of some of its London pubs, including a former haunt of infamous...
'Mitchells & Butlers rebuffs offers for chains of pubs'
13-Apr-2010
Mitchells & Butlers has turned down several early approaches from private-equity firms for its All Bar One and Browns chains. One insider said if...
12-Apr-2010 By The PMA Team
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
'Enterprise Inns says fewer pub tenants are struggling'
01-Apr-2010 By James Wilmore
Pub owner Enterprise Inns said the cost of bailing out struggling tenants has fallen in the last two months as the company sells off its...
31-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
Enterprise Inns has hit out at the level of cash offered to help the trade by the pubs minister John Healey. Healey announced that £4.3m would be...
