Yorkshire-based independent pubco buys 46th pub
05-Dec-2001
Yorkshire-based independent pub company White Rose Inns has bought its 46th pub - the Bell Inn in Wilsden, Bradford.Formed in 1992 by managing...
Capital Pub Company set for rapid expansion
27-Nov-2001
The Capital Pub Company has raised £8m since February and is all set for rapid expansion. Mark Stretton talks to the founders.Such is the confidence...
Nomura puts Inn Partnership up for sale
12-Nov-2001
Nomura has put Inn Partnership up for sale for an estimated £500m. The 1,250 pub group is one of three pub companies the Japanese investment bank...
Jennings to dispose of managed pub business
06-Nov-2001
Jennings, the Lakeland-based brewer and pub operator that dates back to 1828, says it is pulling out of managed pubs.The company plans to sell off...
Property market sees blurring of pubs, bars and cafés
23-Oct-2001
'Cash-rich' pub-goers demand more from a night outThe difference between pubs, restaurants, bars and cafés - particularly in the property market -...
Mill House Inns to double estate
12-Oct-2001
Mill House Inns has bought four pubs from Wolverhampton and Dudley Breweries - the first step towards doubling its pub estate.The acquisition takes...
U-turn declares pubs are homes
11-Oct-2001
Home Office confirms pubs should be classed as domestic premisesA decision by magistrates to class pubs as commercial premises and not homes could...
Trade hits back at TV chef's pub food criticism
13-Sep-2001
Celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott has been fiercely criticised by the trade after he said the standard of food in pubs "let Britain down". The chef...
Barracuda - Snapping them up
04-Sep-2001
Barracuda is continuing to look for potential acquisitions to add to its estate.When a new company called Olivegrange came on to the scene to buy 35...
Packing a Punch
29-Aug-2001
Mark Ludmon meets Punch Pub Company chief Stephen LambertLike many students, Stephen Lambert worked behind the bar of a local Edinburgh pub during...
Voyager sells ex-Bass pubs to Wizard
20-Aug-2001
Voyager Pub Group has begun disposing of some of the managed houses that it bought from Bass.It has sold 13 of the 982 pubs to Wizard Inns for an...
Prince's comments on rural pubs' survival meet with scepticism
26-Jul-2001
News that Prince Charles believes pubs in rural areas should double up as post offices and shops has been received with scepticism from the...
Bass pub estate to be part of Six Continents Retail
28-Jun-2001
Managers and barstaff working for Bass Leisure Retail are set to become part of Six Continents Retail next month.The pub company is on course to be...
Pope grows with hotel acquisition
13-Jun-2001
Dorset-based pub operator Eldridge Pope is continuing with plans to expand the accommodation side of its business with the acquisition of a new hotel...
Criterion thrives in pub sector upheaval
07-Jun-2001
Sector upheavals will prompt trade to bring in back office supportMore pub companies are expected to contract out their back office services with the...
Laurel unveils plans for Whitbread's leased and managed pubs
03-Jun-2001
The new Laurel Pub Company, created out of Whitbread's pub estate, is to drop brands such as Dome and Casa as part of a major restructuring.It has...
Bass to roll out local brands
30-May-2001
Bass expects to start rolling out two new pub brands in the community local sector within six months.The Arena concept features sports and...
Nomura buys Le Meridien hotels for £1.9bn
25-May-2001
Nomura Principal Finance Group, Britain's biggest pub owner, has expanded its portfolio of hotels with a £1.9m cash deal.It has bought the...
Bigger pubs push up Eldridge Pope sales
23-May-2001
Average sales at Eldridge Pope's outlets are being driven upwards by selling smaller pubs and buying bigger food-led operations.The weekly figure of...
Bass spends on pubs alongside hotel deals
21-May-2001
Bass is continuing to invest in developing its pub and restaurant business alongside multimillion-pound hotel acquisitions.It is channeling cash into...
Hands to quit and take over Nomura's pubs
06-May-2001
Unique Pub Company, Inn Partnership, Voyager Pub Group and other pub companies may pass into the hands of a new private equity firm.Guy Hands is...
Leased pubs boss quits Punch
05-Apr-2001
Peter Thomas, the original managing director of Punch Taverns and the former boss of Bass Lease Company, is to leave Punch.He is quitting as leasing...
Is this the reshaping of the leased pub market?
24-May-2000
How will the emergence of Punch Taverns and Wellington Pub Company reshape the leased pub market? Everyone knew things would change in pub leasing...
Settle Inn chain formed
03-Apr-2000
After helping to develop a group of "ram-themed" pubs, Paul McKinley is creating his own "chair-themed" pub chain.He and Katie Reed have launched...
Clarinbridge Pub Company - committed to community locals
28-Feb-2000
Clarinbridge Pub Company is staying true to its commitment of running community locals.When Richard and Dee White were trying to come up with a name...
S&N in talks to sell 700 tied pubs to focus on managed brands
13-Dec-1999
Scottish & Newcastle is in talks to sell more than 700 of its tied pubs as it continues to focus on managed brands.The news follows intense...
Greenalls may be set for a shift in investment focus
01-Mar-1999
With news of yet another new face among the directors at Greenalls Pubs & Restaurants, it's clear that new broom Mark McQuater is planning some...
Whitbread Pub Partnerships' 'race against time'
09-Nov-1998
Whitbread Pub Partnerships is pushing its lessees towards retailing in a bid to beat the economic slide.With fears of an economic slowdown on the...
Flotation for Mill House Inns? Chairman Bob Williams tells all...
06-Apr-1998
Mill House Inns is reaching an important phase in its development. We meet chairman Bob Williams.Flotation is on the minds of executives at Mill...