Franchising

PoundPubs takes franchising route

Managed Pub Summit

PoundPubs takes franchising route

By Oli Gross

The owner of no-frills brand PoundPub says he is ready to expand his franchise offer and is targeting underperforming freehold pubs.

Government agrees exemptions to MRO element of pubs code

Pubs code

Government agrees exemptions to MRO element of pubs code

By James Wallin, M&C Report

The Government has said it will introduce exemptions to the market rent only option element of the pubs code for pubcos willing to make “significant investments” and also to “genuine franchise agreements”.

Pieminister has launched a Pie Pub Package for licensees

Business Support

Food Franchising - The dream team?

By Phil Mellows

Franchises and pop-ups are proliferating as pub hosts explore new ways to differentiate their offering. Phil Mellows weighs up the pros and cons.

Statutory code: Breakdown of key proposals

Statutory code: Breakdown of key proposals

By James Wallin

The Government’s proposals for a statutory code governing the pubco/tenant relationship differ in several areas to those set out in a consultation last year.

Bavarian Beerhouse targets expansion

Bavarian Beerhouse targets expansion

By Ruth Williams

Bavarian Beerhouse, the London-based group specialising in German-style bierkellers, is looking to expand its network of franchised beerhouses with new openings across the UK.

Iona lines up franchise deal

Iona lines up franchise deal

By John Harrington

Iona Pub Partnership, the tenanted arm of Scottish leisure operator G1 Group, is putting together a franchise model for part of its estate in a bid to “be more creative” in the way it operates its sites.

Marston's reports 2.2% rise in like-for-like managed sales

Marston's reports 2.2% rise in like-for-like managed sales

Marston’s, the brewer and pub operator, has reported a 2.2% rise in like-for-like sales in its managed estate for the year to 29 September, and said the growth of its franchise estate has led to operating profits in its tenanted, leased and franchise...

Greene King rolls out Meat & Eat franchises

Greene King rolls out Meat & Eat franchises

Greene King, the brewer and pub operator led by Rooney Anand, has launched its new franchise model called Meet & Eat after receiving British Franchise Association accreditation.

Bar Sport concept revived

Bar Sport concept revived

By John Harrington, M&C Report

Pub entrepreneur Scott Murray has relaunched his Bar Sport concept and unveiled grand plans to open in every UK town and city via franchise agreements.

Franchising: An option for licensees

Cooking up a good deal

By Phil Mellows

Licensees thinking of franchising out their kitchen need to take into account a multitude of factors and potential pitfalls, reports Phil Mellows.

Paul Charity: 'Are franchises the answer?'

Franchises: new deal for tenants

By The PMA Team

Tenanted pub companies are trialling franchise agreements. The PMA Team takes a look at progress so far.

Greene KIng: franchise offer for rollout

Greene King's franchise set for rollout

By The PMA Team

Suffolk brewer and retailer Greene King plans to roll-out its new franchise agreement, Blueprint, to 100 sites within its tenanted division in the...

Room to manoeuvre: the popular Journeys Hostels site, near London Bridge

Pubs sought for hostel profit 'bunk-up'

By John Harrington, M&C Report

Journeys Hostels, the hostel operator, is looking for 15 to 20 pubs to take on its franchises and add a hostel operation to their business in 2011....

M&B: completed sale of 333 pubs

M&B to sell off franchised pubs

By Ewan Turney

Mitchells & Butlers is to sell-off the remaining 53 franchised pubs it owns — the news comes as it completes the sale of 333 pubs.

Franchisee Chris Gerard made an offer for the Rusty Gun, St Ippolyts, Hertfordshire

M&B sells 15 franchise pubs

By The PMA Team

Managed operator Mitchells & Butlers has accepted individual offers for 15 pubs from 13 franchisees. Franchisees who had submitted bids for...

M&B: franchisees bidding to buy their pubs

M&B franchisees table pub bids

By The PMA Team

A number of Mitchells & Butlers franchisees are tabling bids to buy their freeholds as today's deadline for "full and final offers" arrives.

Charity: keep tabs on your tenants

The sector's hidden health issue

By The PMA Team

There's one surefire way of assessing the real financial health of a pub company — tenant profitability, says The PMA Team.

M&B sets franchise pubs sale deadline

M&B sets franchise pubs sale deadline

By The PMA Team

Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has given its franchisees until Wednesday 30 June to submit "full and final offers" to buy the freeholds of their pubs.

Murray: Fans stayed away for Euro 2008

Bar Sport in administration

By The PMA Team

The award-winning Bar Sport chain, which runs four sites, has gone into administration with Butcher Woods after over-investment. Bar Sport, which...

M&B:

M&B:

feeding off food Managed operator Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is out-performing the rest of the managed sector. PAUL CHARITY looks at its...