26-Nov-2010 By MA reporter
Enterprise Inns chief executive Ted Tuppen provided City analysts with his state-of-the nation perspective last week as the company reported...
London's economy gives Capital a lift
25-Nov-2010 By Hamish Champ
A resilient London economy helped Capital Pub Company post an 18 per cent rise in first half sales and boost pre-tax profits by more than a third....
22-Nov-2010 By The PMA Team
A senior City analyst has argued that the "status quo" at Punch Taverns is just "not an option".
04-Nov-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
JD Wetherspoon has this morning unveiled like-for-like sale growth of 1.6% for its first quarter.
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...
Barracuda Group looking to sell 22 pubs
15-Oct-2010 By Hamish Champ
Barracuda Group, the managed pub operator, said today it is looking to sell 22 'non-core' pubs. The group, which runs 217 sites and retail brands...
12-Oct-2010 By The PMA Team
The managed division of Punch plans to invest £38m in refurbishing between 230 and 240 pubs this financial year. The company would focus on four brands: Chef & Brewer, Fayre and Square, Taylor Walker and Flaming Grill.
08-Oct-2010 By Robyn Black
Punch Taverns has confirmed plans to extend its Investing For Growth scheme into next year, earmarking a further £15m to help another 350 pubs.
Tetley's back on the telly
01-Oct-2010 By Jessica Harvey Jessica
Tetley's is back on TV with an 18-month sponsorship deal with ITV4, according to brand owner Carlsberg. Speaking exclusively to The Publican, the...
Bianca Dexter-Burnell: is M&B's sell-off the start of a new trend for the sector?
14-Sep-2010
Following Mitchells & Butlers' (M&B) sale of 333 premises for £373m to TDR Capital, the inevitable question is whether this is the beginning...
10-Sep-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
JDW has this morning unveiled record sales of £996.3m and a 7.3% increase in profit before tax and exceptional items of £71m, up from £66.2m.
Strong sales growth for Foundation
20-Aug-2010 By The PMA Team
Foundation Inns, an Enterprise Investment Scheme company formed in 2007 by Ian Grundy and Gavin Drew, has reported strong sales growth.
Orchid invests in late-night sector
16-Aug-2010 By The PMA Team
Managed operator Orchid is mid-way through a £1.5m investment programme at some of the late-night venues it runs within the Premium Bars and...
Investment gives lift to Orchid's late night bars
16-Aug-2010 By Hamish Champ
Orchid Group, the pub carvery to nightclub operator, said a series of investments in some of its late night bars had resulted in a significant...
12-Aug-2010 By The PMA Team
Greene King directors and senior executives are to have potential bonuses increased from 100% of annual pay to 150% of annual pay in the current...
01-Jul-2010 By Jo Bruce
Orchid Group is offering a value carvery offer in 15 sites, with plans to extend the concept further. Three new sites are trading as value...
28-Jun-2010 By The PMA Team
Managed pub company Orchid Group has unveiled a 2.7% increase in like- for-like sales for the 14 weeks to 5 June across its pubs and restaurants.
Capital Pub Group buys Tomahawk for £5m
24-Jun-2010 By Hamish Champ
Capital Pub Company, the London pub operator, is set to buy Tomahawk, a rival pub group, for £5.03m in cash. The deal will be part-financed by the...
Punch Taverns sells more pubs to Greene King
11-Jun-2010 By Hamish Champ
In the latest disposal from Punch Taverns, Greene King has agreed to buy four managed pubs from the UK's largest pubco for £5.3m. Two the four...
08-Jun-2010 By Ewan Turney
A leading corporate finance adviser believes city analysts have got it wrong in the way they analyse pubco profitability. Speaking at the Tenanted...
03-Jun-2010 By The PMA Team
Punch Taverns will be more than halfway through its plan to invest £20m on 450 leased sites by the start of the World Cup next week. The company,...
M&B to double number of key retail outlets
19-May-2010 By Hamish Champ
Managed pub group Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) plans to double the number of its key retail outlets it operates to around 1,900 sites as part of...
18-May-2010 By Ewan Turney
Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company (S&NPC) is offering new leases on 15 pubs set for over £1.7m worth of investment.
13-May-2010 By The PMA Team
Nightclub company Luminar has reported a loss of £123.1m for the year to 25 February with trade worsening in its current year — like-for-like...
23-Apr-2010 By The PMA Team
A City analyst, who has been bearish on the prospects for quoted tenanted operators, has re-iterated a cautious view on Punch Taverns after...
22-Apr-2010 By The PMA Team
Punch has claimed that by the end of this year 220 pubs will have been "fixed" by conversion to new concepts or investment.
15-Apr-2010 By The PMA Team
The Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company (S&NPC) estate is set to benefit from a £10.5m investment in 2010.
Maclay Inns reports profits up a fifth
01-Apr-2010
Maclay Inns, the Scottish pub operator, said keeping a tight rein on costs helped it boost operating profits in 2009 by nearly 20 per cent. The...
01-Apr-2010 By The PMA Team
Punch Taverns is to invest up to £20m on "sparkle jobs" at around 450 pubs, with a view to providing a trading boost for licensees. The plan is...
24-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
Mitchells & Butlers is to "rapidly reshape" into a food-led business and plans a withdrawal from the more price sensitive drinks-led business....
24-Mar-2010 By The PMA Team
Mitchells & Butlers is likely to sell between 10 and 15% of its estate — 200 to 300 wet-led pubs — to fund investment in growing key food-led brands.
15-Mar-2010 By The PMA Team
Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company (S&NPC) is putting 43 pubs across England and Wales up for sale this week through Fleurets.
01-Mar-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
Labour MP John Grogan has again voiced concerns about job losses at pub operator Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) ahead of a review of the business...
09-Feb-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Experts have warned against illegal energy performance certificates, which are being offered at cut-price rates by assessors who don't visit pubs.
Piedmont accuses M&B board of misleading investors
13-Jan-2010 By Hamish Champ
The battle for the future of Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) intensified as Piedmont, the investment vehicle owned by Joe Lewis, who owns 23 per...
11-Dec-2009 By Ewan Turney
Enterprise Inns chief executive Ted Tuppen received a pay package of £811,000 for 2009, including benefits and bonuses, according to the company's...
Blue Sky thinking
10-Dec-2009
Rising energy costs - the bane of many a publican's life. You should have already taken steps to tackle them…through ensuring you are on the best...
03-Dec-2009 By The PMA Team
Marston's has reported "encouraging signs" from trials of new lease agreements in its tenanted division. The company is involved in "intensive...
01-Dec-2009 By The PMA Team
Greene King has reported a "strong performance" with a 2.8% rise in profit before tax to £62.4m for the 24 weeks to 18 October. Revenue was...
Barracuda splashes £3m on estate refurbishment programme
19-Oct-2009 By Hamish Champ
Fresh from completing a debt for equity swap over the summer managed pub group Barracuda has announced a major programme of refurbishments across its...
14-Oct-2009 By The PMA Team
Punch Taverns could return to paying dividends next year, analyst Douglas Jack, of Numis Securities, has forecast. He reported that the disposal...
Diageo says £120m cost saving programme on track
14-Oct-2009 By Hamish Champ
Drinks giant Diageo, currently embroiled in a dispute with staff at a number of its Scottish operations, has reported net turnover down six per cent...
09-Oct-2009 By Gemma McKenna
A Surrey pub has cut its energy bills by a third by changing its lighting, adding extra insulation and collecting rainwater. The improvements mean...
10-Sep-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Pub in the Park, the open-air festival designed to celebrate great British pubs, has been cancelled, citing slow ticket sales and the challenging...
Novus enters JV with Mahiki entrepreneurs
28-Aug-2009 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
Novus Leisure, the privately-owned bar operator, is to team up with the entrepreneurs behind Mahiki, the high-profile Mayfair nightclub, M&C...
05-Aug-2009 By The PMA Team
Industry sources say Premium Bars and Restaurants (PBR) has been placed in administration after the Reuben brothers withdrew its bid.
UK economic recovery unlikely before 2010
15-Jun-2009 By Hamish Champ
The UK economy may be stabilising, but according to industry body the CBI it will not show real signs of recovery until next year.The organisation...
12-Jun-2009 By The PMA Team
A senior executive at Enterprise Inns has stated that there are recommendations within the BEC report, which was highly critical of pubco/tenant relations, that "are difficult to argue with".
22-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
The Budget has shown that the Government does not give a XXXX about Britain's pubs, says the ALMR.
Diageo introduces new trade terms
17-Feb-2009
Diageo has established a new set of trade terms for licensees, claiming the new deals are part of its drive to make the spirits category more...
