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Licensees urged to plan for British Pub Week

14-Oct-2011 By MA Reporter

Licensees are being urged to run an action-packed series of events during British Pub Week, which runs from 28 October to 6 November.

Stagg Inn’s award honour

06-Oct-2011 By Lesley Foottit

The Stagg Inn at Titley in Herefordshire is the Good Pub Guide’s Dining Pub of the Year 2012 in its 30th edition out this week.

Warning issued over choosing a pub property agent

30-Sep-2011 By Gurjit Degun

Licensees looking to sell their pub have been warned to be on their guard when choosing an agent.

Spirit leaves the BBPA for the ALMR

29-Sep-2011 By The PMA Team

Sources indicate that Spirit Pub Company has decided to join the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) trade body in preference to the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).

Devonshire Arms takes Scotch egg crown

26-Sep-2011 By Lesley Foottit

The Devonshire Arms in Chiswick officially makes the best pub Scotch egg in the UK, as it was crowned champion at last week’s Scotch Egg Challenge.

Barcrest deal creates pub gaming "powerhouse"

26-Sep-2011 By Michelle Perrett

Barcrest, the designer and maker of gambling games and games machines to the UK pub and amusement arcade market, has been acquired by Scientific Games Corporation, a US-based business with significant pub operations in the UK, in a deal thought to be...

Third site for Cheshire Cat

23-Sep-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Cheshire Cat Pubs & Bars, the pub company headed by trade veterans Tim Bird and Mary McLaughlin, has opened its third site and is eyeing another three.

Pub mentors scheme kicks-off

23-Sep-2011 By Michelle Perrett

The four pubs to be featured in the groundbreaking Pub Mentors scheme launched by the Publican’s Morning Advertiser and Coca-Cola Enterprise’s Open More Business have been unveiled.

Chefs get behind British Pub Week

23-Sep-2011 By Adam Pescod

A host of top chefs have pledged their support for British Pub Week, which takes place from 28 October to 6 November and celebrates all that is good about the Great British Pub.

Hotel Inspector joins the Freehouse Business Club for get-together

22-Sep-2011 By Jo Bruce

Ruth Watson, star of The Hotel Inspector TV show, is among the exciting line-up at the PMA’s next Freehouse Business Club event.

Shepherd Neame buys Kent hotel from Thorley Taverns

19-Sep-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Shepherd Neame, the Kent-based brewer and pub operator, has bought the freehold of a coastal hotel from multiple operator Thorley Taverns for an undisclosed sum.

Christie + Co to sell more ex-Tchenguiz pubs

13-Sep-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Agent Christie + Co has been appointed to sell the latest batch of pubs that were formerly part of property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz’s pub empire.

Historic pub open again after refurb

08-Sep-2011 By Gurjit Degun

Greene King has re-opened the historic George Inn in south London after a sympathetic refurbishment.

Anchor & Hope is top London bar restaurant

01-Sep-2011 By Jo Bruce

The Anchor & Hope has retained its position as London’s Best Bar/Pub Food in the new Harden’s Restaurant Guide.

Pub chef up for Young National Chef of the Year

23-Aug-2011 By Lesley Foottit

An Essex pub is among the final eight battling it out for the title of Young National Chef of the Year 2011. Garret Keown of the Bell Inn,...

Christie appoints Owens to valuation role

19-Aug-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Christie + Co, the licensed property agent, has appointed Stephen Owens as head of the company's corporate pubs, bars and restaurants valuation and advisory team.

Lees acquires Blue Moon pub

10-Aug-2011 By John Harrington

Manchester-based brewer and pub operator JW Lees has bought the freehold of a West Yorkshire pub from Blue Moon Pub Company, the firm run by former...

Wiltshire pub reopens after fire

09-Aug-2011 By Lesley Foottit

A Wiltshire pub has reopened exactly one year after burning down on 16 July 2010.

DBC Foodservice appoints head of on-trade

04-Aug-2011 By Lesley Foottit

DBC Foodservice has appointed a new head of hotels, pubs and restaurants to focus on its on-trade business. Joe Robb will report to sales director...

Faucet Inn acquires Ramsay's The Warrington

04-Aug-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Faucet Inn, the London and south-east multiple headed by Steve Cox, has agreed to acquire The Warrington in London's Maida Vale from Gordon Ramsay...

Amber estate grows to 69

28-Jul-2011 By John Harrington

Amber Taverns, the northern England-based pub operator, has brought its estate to 69 sites with the purchase of three ex-pubco pubs for £505,000.

'Take country pubs back to what they were', says Pierre White

25-Jul-2011 By Becky Paskin, Restaurant

Chef and pub owner Marco Pierre White believes country pubs need to be taken back to what they were originally if they are to survive.

GK pays £1.25m for Hungry Horse site

20-Jul-2011 By Gurjit Degun

Greene King has paid £1.25m for a 99-year lease to set up a Hungry Horse pub and restaurant at the Pipeworks retail and leisure development in...

Peach Pub Company vows to get 22 pubs

20-Jul-2011 By Lesley Foottit

Peach Pub Company, the 14-strong Oxfordshire-based group, has vowed to reach its goal of operating 22 pubs by 2013, as it reported a 7% rise in sales...

Pubs and restaurants bounce back in June

19-Jul-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Pub and restaurant groups reported a rise in like-for-like sales in June, due to the half-term holidays and the "World Cup effect".

Whiting & Hammond in growth plan

18-Jul-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Whiting & Hammond, the award-winning south-east multiple led by Brian Whiting, is looking to eventually build an estate of 20 pubs and hopes to...

Great steak is pub benchmark, claims top chef.

11-Jul-2011 By Lesley Foottit

The benchmark of a good food pub is a great steak, according to top chef Marco Pierre White. The chef says people will travel to a pub with a "good...

Shortlist for NITAs unveiled

04-Jul-2011 By Michelle Perrett

The BII has revealed its shortlist for the 2011 National Industry Training Awards (NITAs).

Punch to open new Fayre & Square

22-Jun-2011 By Gurjit Degun

Punch Taverns is spending £250,000 on turning the Boddington Arms in Blackburn into a Fayre & Square — the concept focusing on a low-priced...

Whitbread reports sales slowdown

21-Jun-2011 By Michelle Perrett

Whitbread, the restaurant and hotel group, has reported a slowdown in sales for the 13 weeks to 2 June with its pub restaurant division being...

Couch & Hall grab fourth S&NPC site

20-Jun-2011 By The PMA Team

Two former managed pub company executives have taken on their fourth Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company (S&NPC) site.

Pub firm Sunset buys Huntsman

20-Jun-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Staffordshire-based pub operator Sunset Taverns has taken its estate to eight, with the acquisition of the Huntsman Inn, in Stoke-on-Trent, from...

Glendola snaps up bars from Saltire Taverns

10-Jun-2011 By The PMA Team

Glendola Leisure has bought the two Frankenstein bars in Glasgow and Edinburgh from Saltire Taverns, for an undisclosed sum.

Sawday's: community pub focus is key

07-Jun-2011 By Jo Bruce

The editor of Alastair Sawday's Pubs & Inns guide said successful food pubs are those focusing on catering for their local communities.

Concept Hotel Group collapse

06-Jun-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

The Concept Hotel Group, the Cotswolds-based hotels, restaurants and gastropub operator, has collapsed into administration. The group, acquired by...

Bilton's Got Talent: award win for Yorkshire chef

03-Jun-2011 By Jo Bruce

Tim Bilton of the Butchers Arms in West Yorkshire has been named Pub Restaurant Chef of the Year in the Craft Guild of Chefs Awards 2011.

Pinegar nets new position with M&B

04-May-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Nigel Pinegar, formerly of Paramount Restaurants, has joined Mitchells & Butlers as an operations development manager for Ember Inns.

Wetherspoon hits 800-site milestone

03-May-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Managed pub operator JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has reached the milestone of 800 venues following the opening of its 19th pub-hotel last week.

Travelodge in £100m pub group link up

18-Apr-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Travelodge is to link up with several pub groups, including Greene King and Mitchells & Butlers, as part of a £100m expansion programme.

Robinson's seeks tenants at four pubs

15-Apr-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Frederic Robinson's, the Stockport-based family brewer, has appointed Christie + Co to find tenants for four of its pubs in Cheshire.

Barracuda to open 150th Smith & Jones

14-Apr-2011 By Michelle Perrett

Barracuda Group is to break the 150th site barrier for its Smith & Jones concept later this month. The numbers have been boosted by other...

Tailor Made Steaks takes third Brakspear pub

13-Apr-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Oxfordshire-based pub company Brakspear has let its third pub to multiple operator Tailor Made Steaks. A £250,000 redevelopment has seen the White...

Pubs roll out Royal Wedding menus

11-Apr-2011 By Jo Bruce

Licensees and managed pubs are running a range of food offers to drive trade around the Royal Wedding. Marstons Inns & Taverns is running a...

Livebookings' record-breaking March pub reservations

07-Apr-2011 By Lesley Foottit

Over one million dinner reservations were made through Livebookings' online booking system in March alone. Seven million bookings were made...

Greene King eyes 70 more Hungry Horses

01-Apr-2011 By The PMA Team

Hungry Horse, the Greene King value brand, is set to increase by another 70 or so sites, according to chief executive Rooney Anand. The brand has...

Three Swans up for Good Food Guide award

01-Apr-2011 By Jo Bruce

Three gastropubs called the Swan are among the front runners in nominations for the Good Food Guide Restaurant of the Year 2011 Award. There is a...

The Times: Young's puts 30 pubs up for sale

31-Mar-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

London based pub operator and brewer Young's has placed 30 of its 99 tenanted pubs on the market, according to The Times.

Thwaites opens first Inn of Character

29-Mar-2011 By Graham Ridout

The first of a new brand of pubs with rooms developed by brewer and retailer Thwaites has opened for business. The concept, Inns of Character, is...

Three 'Swan' pubs up for Good Food Guide Award

29-Mar-2011 By Jo Bruce

Three gastropubs called the Swan are among the front runners in nominations for the Good Food Guide Restaurant of the Year Award. There is a month...

Marco Pierre White acquires Maypole Group

24-Mar-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Marco Pierre White has completed the acquisition of the Maypole Group, the operator of six rural inns, out of administration for an undisclosed sum.