07-Jan-2022 By Rebecca Weller
The most enjoyable part of running a pub is always being around and meeting new people and the key to success is always making sure you offer something different, according to one Leicestershire licensee.
25-May-2018 By Claire Churchard
The inaugural chairman of the Pubs Independent Conciliation and Arbitration Service (PICAS) Rodger Vickers has died after a long illness.
SIBA MCA/PMA survey
18-Mar-2016 By Mike Berry
A Society of Independent Brewers study has shown customers want to drink British beer while licensees also want to sell it. Mike Berry finds out why this is a golden opportunity for everyone.
06-Jul-2015 By Martin Caffrey
The Federation of Licensed Victuallers Association (FLVA) held a series of member briefings on the forthcoming pubs code last month. Ops director Martin Caffrey provides an update.
Mark Daniels: Society of Licensees - reinventing the wheel?
23-Mar-2011
Like many great ideas, the premise for the Society of Licensees came up in a discussion over a few pints of beer and a game of poker. As a mix of...
17-Mar-2011 By Lesley Foottit
A senior trade figure has called for a single united trade body to represent licensees — as yet another group launched this week. Hereford...
17-Mar-2011 By The PMA Team
An effective representative body for licensees will take funding — even if that money comes from the pubcos, says The PMA Team.
Matt Eley: 'Society of Licensees should be a positive force'
16-Mar-2011
'Great' I thought, slightly underwhelmed, 'yet another trade body to add to our industry's already impressive array of acronyms'. I mean with the...
Trade group formed to give licensees a voice
11-Mar-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
A group of licensees has created a new trade body to speak for the trade and attempt to combat negative perceptions about pubs. The Society of...
17-Feb-2011 By Michelle Perrett
One in five licensees say their turnover was down "substantially" in 2010 — although most believe things will improve this year. An exclusive...
Carlsberg: They deliver more, don't you know
10-Jan-2011 By Claire Dodd Claire
It's a well-known fact that big companies like to speak in marketing jargon to doggedly push their brands. While phrases such as "we have created a...
22-Nov-2010 By Tony Halstead
Tony Halstead finds there are lots of ways licensees can boost interest — and revenue — through pub snacks.
10-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Licensees of an Oxfordshire pub have been fined more than £13,000 after showing Sky football using a domestic card. Vincent Mark and Gary Smith of...
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...
29-Jan-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Punch has warned licensees of rogue traders who guarantee large reductions in rateable values and offer to carry out business rates appeals.
Union anger as undercover cops target pubs
14-Dec-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
A trade union has criticised police for bringing back undercover officers trying to catch licensees serving drunks. The Home Office initially...
15-Oct-2009 By The PMA Team
Marston's has reported that 30 tenants out of a group of 60 licensees offered one of its "Advance" leases has taken up the offer.
Licensees' Choice Awards: winners for a reason
27-Aug-2009
The Licensees' Choice was launched this year and it has proved to be an unqualified success. The results have drawn huge interest from across the...
The Licensees' Choice Awards 2009
17-Aug-2009
Welcome to the very first Licensees' Choice Awards! This new initiative is designed to celebrate the drinks brands in the UK pub market that...
12-Jun-2009 By Andrew Pring
It's right and proper, given the range of problems traced to their door, that the post-Bec talk has been all about what pubcos must do to change the way they operate, says Andrew Pring.
Most Enterprise licensees happy, according to pubco survey
28-May-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Only five per cent of Enterprise licensees have a bad relationship with the company, according to a survey by the pubco giant. Enterprise has...
28-Apr-2009 By Andrew Pring
A House of Commons debate on pub ownership today heard calls for reform of the tied system from MPs in all three main parties. "Licensees are being...
Drugs in pubs: How clean is your pub?
23-Apr-2009 By James Wilmore
Trying to stop drugs being taken in the pub toilet is no easy task for licensees. Most drug taking in pubs is done in a toilet cubicle -...
09-Apr-2009 By Andrew Pring
The market forces driving pubcos to offer more support to their licensee partners are a template for the future, says Andrew Pring.
26-Mar-2009 By Ewan Turney
Hugh Bayley has written to the Chancellor urging him to support pubs in the Budget — and called for action over pricing and the pubco-tenant relationship.
19-Feb-2009 By The PMA Team
Enterprise Inns is offering a new lease agreement that means licensees earn a £150-a-barrel discount if they exceed barrelage targets. It's part of...
13-Feb-2009 By Andrew Pring
In a dramatic extension of its sell-off programme, Punch is inviting any of its 7,560 licensees to make an offer for the pub they currently run. The...
Protestors make their point at Punch
26-Jan-2009
Punch Taverns has defended the pubco model on the day that licensees staged a demonstration on the company's doorstep. Licensees from across the...
05-Dec-2008 By Kelly Smith
With the tie under attack, and licensees' margins being squeezed tighter than ever, 'buying out' has once again been thrown into the spotlight.
Which technology is right for your pub?
01-Dec-2008
There's a big stumbling block when it comes to licensees embracing new technologies. And that's time. There's a constant supply of new gadgets and...
Huge drop in smokers visiting pubs
08-Sep-2008
Three quarters of licensees have reported a drop in the number of smokers visiting their pubs since the smoking ban was introduced.Nearly half of the...
Punch licensees given online help
26-Aug-2008 By Matt Eley Matt
Punch Taverns is attempting to help licensees drive trade at its 8,400 pubs by revamping the website it provides for them. The site has had a name...
20-Aug-2008 By Paul Collins
The co-ordinator of Liverpool Pubwatch has denied the "gentleman's agreement" by licensees not to sell drinks below set prices is a cartel. More than...
15-Aug-2008 By Andrew Pring
There is no light yet at the end of the tunnel, no end in sight of the perfect storm. If help is to come, it must come from the Government, says Andrew Pring.
Sky-high prices
17-Jul-2008 By Matt Eley Matt
Licensees have slammed Sky's latest deals on sports packages for 'giving with one hand and taking away with the other'. Last week The Publican...
A modest proposal for helping pubs
10-Jul-2008
Last man standing is the phrase on the lips of many pub bosses these days. They mean that if you can just hang on in there, chances are your rival...
29-May-2008 By The PMA Team
MA deputy editor says its high time for diversification
24-Apr-2008 By The PMA Team
Punch tenanted boss admits the company had had credibility issues with licensees over some of its BDMs not being good enough
Focus Scotland: Licensing reform
31-Mar-2008
Scotland's new licensing regime might seem a long way off yet - but many licensees have already sorted out the training they need to make sure they...
MyShout
20-Mar-2008
Last week's Budget shows just how clueless politicans are about pressures on licensees, says David Elliott Well, just over a week on from Alistair...
Pubcos promise help amid trade gloom
14-Feb-2008
Pub companies claim they are willing to work with licensees to help steer them through the troubled waters currently washing through the trade.Floods...
17-Jan-2008
Enterprise Inns has vowed to work more closely with its lessees in a bid to overcome "difficult" trading conditions
31-Oct-2007 By The PMA Team
Punch Taverns is ramping up support for new licensees in a bid to reduce the number of business failures
Sky prosecutes nearly 50 licensees
11-Sep-2007
With only a month of the football season gone 46 licensees have already been hauled before the courts for showing soccer on Sky without the use of a...
Pressure mounts to punish violent thugs
06-Sep-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Trade uniting behind calls to protect licensees from attack Pressure is mounting on the Government and police forces to ensure thugs who attack...
Marston's post-ban food sales increase
30-Aug-2007 By Tony Halstead THals22851@aol.com
Substantial numbers of Marston's pub tenants have recorded increased food sales since the introduction of the smoking ban on 1 July, according to a...
Super Sam
01-Jul-2007
Admiral's new head of food faces the challenge of getting licensees in its 2,700 wet-led pub estate into food. Lucy Britner finds out her battle-plan...
14-Jun-2007 By John Harrington
Marston's Pub Company (MPC) has expressed concern at a police scheme that asks licensees to sign a document detailing how they will act to cut disorder.
Pubs face rates hit
24-May-2007 By Joe Lutrario joe.lutrario@william-reed.co.uk
A new bill could penalise licensees who close for refurbishment by making them pay full occupying rates. As the law currently stands, licensees can...
Time's up for likely rogues
26-Apr-2007
The Publican is launching ScamWatch month in May, warning licensees about rogues targeting the pub trade.As cash businesses, pubs are prime targets...
