Quality is the future of food pubs, says marketing expert
18-Jun-2003
Offering fussy customers a top-quality dining experience is the future for food-led pubs, according to a marketing expert.Consultant Ann Elliott, who...
Porter Black's Lionheart Inns go on the market
13-Jun-2003
Porter Black's Holdings, the Devon-based pub operator, is the latest company to be hit by the downturn in the sector.Receiver KPMG was called in on...
l Po Na Na administrator Grant Thornton has received a "lot
12-Jun-2003
In the meantime, outlets that are open are trading as normal and we are quite satisfied with their trading levels." The company was forced into...
A customer who has been a regular at one of West Dorset's mo
05-Jun-2003
In fact, Clive Webb loved the Fox Inn at Corscombe so much he worked behind the bar for a year-and-a-half! The Fox is a picturesque traditional...
Property briefs
03-Jun-2003
Scottish & Newcastle Pub Enterprises has invested £12m in purchasing 25 new properties over the last year bringing its estate to 1,124 pubs. The...
Comments from the trade on the success of the Smoking Charter
29-May-2003
John McNamara, chief executive of the British Institute of Innkeeping, (pictured) said: "This is really good news. It's a tribute to the hard work of...
Reform will give boost to pub grub, say experts
27-May-2003
Licensing reform is good news for pub food, according to industry experts.Longer hours and more family-friendly pubs will mean more opportunity to...
M&B announces £1.7bn pub finance plans
22-May-2003
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has annouced plans to ward off predators by raising a war chest of cash.Britain's biggest managed house group will...
Dream comes to life for Acorn's couple
22-May-2003
Experienced restaurateurs Todd and Louise Moffat have fulfilled a lifelong ambition to buy a small luxury country inn located in Dorset. The couple,...
George & Dragon's on market after 20 years
22-May-2003
After 20 successful years, the owners of the George & Dragon coaching inn and hotel in the high street of the Chilterns village of West Wycombe...
M&B puts £1.5m into Ember chain
08-May-2003
Mitchells & Butlers has unveiled a £1.5m investment plan to boost its fastest-growing pub brand, the Ember Inns chain. The pub retailer has...
McDonald's outlets to go on the market
07-May-2003
Dozens of high profile sites are set to hit the market as struggling fast-food chain McDonald's offloads restaurants across the UK.Reports are that...
Six Continents faces £110m split bill
03-Apr-2003
Six Continents has admitted it faces a £110m bill for the cost of demerging its pubs and hotels businesses.Its vast array of bankers, brokers,...
Case study: The Garsdale Country Inn
20-Mar-2003
The opening of a self-contained restaurant in a disused back room proved the crucial turning point in the development of the Garsdale Country Inn at...
Noble House weighs up Beefeater bid
17-Mar-2003
Noble House Pub Company is weighing up a bid for the 45 Beefeater sites put up for sale by Whitbread.A glut of operators are interested in parts of...
PLANNING MOVE BLOW FOR PUBS
13-Mar-2003
by Tony Halstead and The PMA Team A Government plan to restrict the number of new pub and bar developments through the introduction of tighter...
Clarke hits back at Osmond criticism
10-Mar-2003
Six Continents chief executive Tim Clarke has hit back at fierce criticism from Hugh Osmond.The former Pizza Express and Punch Taverns entrepreneur...
Property briefs
06-Mar-2003
InnSpired Pub Company has announced plans to spend £2.3m on improving the quality of its 1,100 strong estate. The figure matches the sum it spent on...
Felsto is sold after 75 years in family
27-Feb-2003
Suffolk pub the Felsto Arms has been sold after 75 years in the same family to Berkshire-based pubco Pollard Inns. The freehold freehouse, on...
Property briefs
24-Feb-2003
Punch Pub Company is continuing on the acquisition trail purchasing three pubs from Mill House Inns for £1.7m. The pubs include the Mill at Worston...
Carson quits Noble House to go solo
13-Feb-2003
Tony Carson has parted company with Noble House to pursue other business ventures including the roll out of restaurant brands across North...
Trade's top stars receive their MA Oscars
30-Jan-2003
The winners of the Morning Advertiser's Industry Awards 2003 received their prizes during a glittering ceremony held at the Hilton Hotel on London's...
Property briefs
28-Jan-2003
Geronimo Inns, the pub-restaurant operator, has taken on the 25-year lease of the Bram Stoker pub on London's Old Brompton Road. It has taken on the...
Two pubs so picturesque they have graced the cover of guides
23-Jan-2003
The famous Royal Oak Inn in Winsford, Exmoor, is for sale with Christie & Co, with a guide price of £1,295,000, while the Cock Inn at Sibson, on...
Pubs on track to meet charter complicance target
22-Jan-2003
New research from the industry's Charter Group on smoking shows that the pub industry is on track to meet its minimum targets. The latest market...
A 14th century thatched freehouse in Devon has been sold.
19-Dec-2002
The Linny, in the village of Coffinswell, was probably built circa 1368 as two farm cottages. In 1954 the cottages were converted into a "members...
King makers
29-Nov-2002
When Greene King bought Old English Inns last year, changes had to be made. By Mark Stretton.In the heart of the Cotswolds lies the most lavish of...
Property briefs
18-Nov-2002
Welsh pub company Celtic Inns, which is owned by electronics millionaire Sir Terry Matthews, has purchased 44 tenanted pubs from James Williams...
Continental shift
15-Nov-2002
Six Continents chief executive Tim Clarke is looking forward to taking the helm of the new £3bn retail pub business in April. By Mark Stretton.Tim...
Publican's Pub Food Awards reward the best
08-Nov-2002
Pubs offering the very best food from across Britain were honoured at last night's Publican Pub Food Awards.At a sparkling awards ceremony at the...
Property briefs
29-Oct-2002
The Swan in Dobcross, near Saddleworth in Lancashire, which featured in the film Yanks starring Richard Gere, has been bought by Jennings Brewery....
Property briefs - Birmingham special
21-Oct-2002
Christie & Co is inviting offers for two premises in Birmingham city centre. The leasehold interest in Gio's bar/restaurant in Paradise Place,...
Property briefs
16-Oct-2002
Thwaites, the Lancashire-based brewer and pub retailer, is looking to acquire new pubs as part of its continued roll-out strategy. Property director...
White Horse is true diamond
03-Oct-2002
An award-winning country pub in Suffolk, boasting an historic background, is on the market. The White Horse Inn at Withersfield boasts four diamonds...
Breare quashes finance worry rumours
25-Sep-2002
Noble House boss Robert Breare has rubbished industry rumours that his pub and restaurant business was stretching itself to the limit, and perhaps...
Petrus finally awarded fifth AA rosette
19-Sep-2002
Petrus, the London restaurant co-owned by Gordon Ramsay and Marcus Wareing, has finally been awarded its fifth AA rosette.The restaurant is now one...
Settle for the best
17-Jun-2002
Mark Stretton meets Katie Reed, one of the founders of the Settle Inn, and discovers how she has built up her pubco from scratch. Walking through the...
Publican Award-winning licensee celebrates win for second time
11-Jun-2002
The licensee of The Publican Award-winning Freehouse of the Year, the Angel Inn at Hetton, has been celebrating his win for the second time.Owner...
6C digs deep as global hotel profits crash
23-May-2002
Global hotelier and UK retail operator Six Continents will spend a further £250m developing 600 pubs and restaurants this year.The company has...
Massive attacks with £6m deal
07-May-2002
Massive, the independent London-based pub retailer, has acquired Thomas & Carter, the gastro-pub chain, in a deal valued at £6m.The 10-strong...
Acquisitions look set to shape trade
04-Apr-2002
Predictions that deals will continue to shape the licensed property market look like coming true, with more pub groups becoming acquisitive.At last...
Smoke report finds inconsistency in charter compliance
02-Apr-2002
A new report on smoking in pubs has revealed widespread inconsistency in their compliance with the trade's voluntary charter.Independent...
Coverage of the Pub Strategy and Investment Conference
26-Mar-2002
The following articles have been sourced from the Pub Strategy and Investment Conference, hosted by Martin Information, which gave an overview of the...
Midland-based Mercury launches pubco
06-Mar-2002
Mercury Management, the licensed leisure consultant, has made its first foray into pub ownership with the purchase of 15 pubs from Lakeland brewer...
Greene King puts 16 ex-Old English Inns pubs up for sale
20-Feb-2002
Greene King has put 16 of the pubs it acquired in last year's takeover of Old English Inns up for sale. The properties, all traditional inns, are...
What the Sunday papers said - 17 February
17-Feb-2002
The Sunday TimesGuy Hands has put the entire Nomura pub empire up for sale for an estimated £2bn. Mr Hands, who runs the principal finance group for...
The winners of the Pub Food Awards 2002
06-Feb-2002
Rewarding catering excellenceOn Monday 4th of February 2002, pub catering's leading chefs, licensees, pub companies and suppliers gathered at The...
The top City stories of 2001 on thePublican.com
02-Jan-2002
Not a complete review of the year - thePublican.com only launched in April of 2001 - but rather a look at the top City stories you've been interested...
Welsh rural pubs use the internet to attract tourists
13-Dec-2001
Rural pubs in Wales have been using the internet to help attract tourists back to the region in the wake of the foot-and-mouth crisis and the...
Noble House to raise £50m from disposals
12-Dec-2001
Noble House Leisure, the pub and restaurant group headed by entrepreneur Robert Breare (pictured) is to raise £50m from the sale of half the 214...
