Laurel investment rolls on with £1.25m venue
06-Jul-2006 By The PMA Team
Laurel Pub Company, the managed operator owned by Robert Tchenguiz, has opened a new £1.25m Ha! Ha! Bar & Canteen venue in London's Victoria as...
10-Feb-2006
Laurel Pub Company is to spend as much as £4m this year converting up to 20 sites to Slug & Lettuce venues.
Laurel unveils long-awaited restructure programme
07-Feb-2006
The Laurel Pub Company will next month unveil long-awaited details of the group's restructuring exercise at a conference attended by the chain's 410...
Laurel may axe brands
22-Sep-2005
in portfolio shake-up by The PMA Team Laurel Pub Company could axe up to a third of its brands as part of a major portfolio review. The company,...
The Publican's 30th Birthday: Chris Hutt
20-Sep-2005
Chris Hutt, chairman of Laurel Pub Company, helps mark The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.What were you doing 30 years ago?I was managing...
Julian Sargeson
26-May-2005
chief executive, Laurel Pub Company (new entry) Robert Tchenguiz principal, Rotch Property Group (new entry) Chris Hutt chairman, Laurel Pub...
Laurel set for 800 circuit pubs
26-May-2005
Laurel Pub Company, which bought Yates Group last week, could end up running 800 highstreet sites if bids for SFI Group, Spirit's high-street...
Sargeson steers Laurel to social responsibility
05-May-2005
by Tony Halstead Laurel Pub Company has axed a "10 shots for the price of eight" offer and increased the price of its doubles as part of new social...
Seizing the Laurel crown
24-Feb-2005
Laurel Pub Company is now owned byproperty tycoon Robert Tchenguiz. The PMA Team meets new chief executive Julian Sargeson, who will imminently...
Laurel drops kids in favour of food
17-Feb-2005
by The PMA Team High-street bar operator Laurel Pub Company, which runs 157 sites, is to move away from the "extreme end of the youth market" and...
Property company in the bidding for Laurel
04-Nov-2004
by The PMA Team A property company has been named as the third bidder in the Laurel Pub Company auction. St James Place Capital, the majority...
Laurel to go under hammer
23-Sep-2004
MidOcean Partners , the private equity firm that operates Laurel Pub Company, is to start a formal auction for the business. Laurel, which now runs...
What the Sunday papers said
22-Aug-2004
Yates Group is plotting a bid worth around £110m for the Laurel Pub Company. A successful bid would more than double Yates's pub estate to around...
What the Sunday papers said
04-Jul-2004
Wolverhampton & Dudley is expected to be one of the bidders for Laurel Pub Company's community pubs, and has also been linked with a move on pubs...
Operators fight licence conditions in court
17-Jun-2004
Pub operators in Newcastle under Lyme are taking the local authority to court over its policy of forcing pubs to search customers for drugs. Yates...
Laurel-VBM row set to spill over into court
16-Feb-2004
The row between Laurel Pub Company and Vodka Bar Management dramatically escalated this week to threats of liquidation and lawsuits.Both sides claim...
What the Sunday papers said
20-Oct-2003
The Mail on SundaySpeculation is growing that Deutsche Bank, owner of Laurel Pub Company, is looking to sell the managed house group. Laurel was a...
Will the smoke clear?
08-Oct-2003
Non-smoking pubs remain few and far between but with careful planning they can prove to be extremely lucrative. Adam Withrington reports.The most...
What the Sunday papers said
22-Sep-2003
Observer Spirit has offered £2.6 billion for Scottish & Newcastle Retail's 1400-strong pub estate, putting it in a strong position to win the...
Boring branded' bars get face-lift
21-Aug-2003
Laurel Pub Company is trialling a new high-street concept at three sites in an attempt to offer an alternative to "boring branded chains". The three...
Mystery sale angers Hampstead locals
10-Jul-2003
Laurel Pub Company is selling the King of Bohemia the oldest pub in Hampstead, north west London after receiving a "very attractive offer" from...
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...
Laurel's crème de la crème
01-May-2003
The George Inn, Southwark, and the Hogshead in Edinburgh have scooped the top honours in the Laurel Pub Company's League of Champions awards. The...
Laurel chef is cream of the crop
24-Apr-2003
Patrick Robiquet, executive chef for the Laurel Pub Company, is celebrating after winning the Aubrey Allen Midlands Chef of the Year title. The...
Laurel gives awards
27-Mar-2003
A pub company celebrated a milestone in its training framework this week by admitting 25 more members to its academy. The Laurel Pub Company...
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...
What the Sunday papers said
03-Feb-2003
The Mail on SundayTHE MAIL picks up on thePublican.com's story last Friday that Spirit Group and Laurel Pub Company are both bidding for the Tom...
Not resting on his Laurel
27-Nov-2002
Laurel's chief executive is an all-round pub man who wants his company to be the undisputed leader in managed houses. Mark Stretton meets Ian...
New Hog's Heads are in a hurry for success
10-Oct-2002
by The PMA Team Laurel Pub Company has unveiled its first five re-styled Hogsheads, which are called Hog's Heads. The company has opened five Hog's...
Laurel managers go back to the (wine) classroom
28-Aug-2002
During the summer Laurel Pub Company managers have gone back to the classroom to learn about wine. Phil Mellows reports on how they got on.It's half...
Laurel fined for repeated breaches of noise abatement order
05-Aug-2002
Laurel Pub Company has been fined £9,000 for repeated breaches of a noise abatement order.The company was penalised despite co-operating with the...
What the Sunday papers said - 10 February
10-Feb-2002
The Sunday TelegraphNomura and Deutsche Bank are working on plans to launch two of the biggest ever pub-backed bond issues which together will be...
TUC in talks with pubcos over continuing long hours
07-Feb-2002
A trade union representing pub managers said it was continuing talks with pub operators over 48-hour week regulations, as a new survey criticised...
What the Sunday papers said - 18 November
19-Nov-2001
The Mail on SundayFresh merger talks between Pubmaster and Laurel Pub Company were abandoned after just two days. Pubmaster wants to buy Laurel's...
What the Sunday papers said - 4 November
05-Nov-2001
The Sunday TelegraphThe Punch Group has begun talks with Laurel Pub Company over a £5.5bn double merger which would create the biggest pubco in...
Laurel to address £1.3bn debt
18-Oct-2001
The Laurel Pub Company will re-finance its existing £1.3bn debt next year. It is to approach advisors in the new year to handle a £1bn-plus...
Laurel defends cask ale action
31-Aug-2001
Laurel Pub Company has defended its plans to cut the cask ale selection in its pubs as a move aimed at improving the quality of ales to attract new...
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...
