Management

Robert Humphreys appointed SIBA non-executive director

06-Oct-2014 By Mike Berry

Robert Humphreys has been appointed as a non-executive director at the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA).

Top 50 Gastropub Awards 2015: Time running out to enter

03-Oct-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

Dining pubs are being urged to enter the Budweiser Budvar Top 50 Gastropub Awards with the deadline less than two weeks away.

Brakspear targets food sales growth with appointment of first executive chef

02-Oct-2014 By James Wallin

Brakspear has appointed its first executive chef, who will be tasked with developing food sales across its managed pubs.

CAMRA appoints new chief executive

29-Sep-2014 By James Wallin

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has announced its new chief executive, three months after Mike Benner left the post.

Craft Beer Co, Laine Pub Company and Glendola bosses among MA300 Brighton speakers

19-Sep-2014 By James Wallin

The man behind Enterprise Inns’ first managed site, the founder of Craft Beer Co and some of the brightest lights in the Brighton pub scene are among the speakers at next week’s MA300.

Hospitality dazzles at Women 1st Shine Awards

18-Sep-2014 By Ruth Williams, M&C Report

Women in the hospitality sector were recognised in the 2014 Women 1st Shine Awards, which also inducted 17 businesswomen into the Women 1st Top 100 Club.

Tenant accuses Punch of keeping him in the dark on takeover

10-Sep-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

A tenant has hit out at Punch Taverns for selling the freehold of his pub to developers without informing him or giving him the opportunity to buy it.

Spirit launches chef training scheme and plans to double number of apprentices

04-Sep-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Spirit Pub Company plans to double the number of its apprentices to more than 2,000, it has announced as it launches a new programme aimed at those looking for a career in the kitchen.

Brakspear grows managed estate to four pubs

02-Sep-2014 By James Wallin

Brakspear, the brewer and pub operator, has added to its fledgling managed estate by bringing the Chequers in Marlow across from its tenanted and leased operation.

Spirit launches degree programme for general managers

22-Aug-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Spirit Pub Company has launched a degree programme for its general managers as part of its ongoing partnership with Leeds Metropolitan University.

M&B and Whitbread employees shortlisted for Women 1st Shine Awards

08-Aug-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

A Mitchells & Butlers manager and two Whitbread employees have been shortlisted in this year’s Women 1st Shine Awards.

Punch's leadership qualification gets its first graduates

07-Aug-2014 By Max Carter

Punch Taverns has praised the first employees to complete its post-graduate qualification aimed at developing future leaders of the pub sector.

Heineken launches Twitter account that plans your night out for you

15-Jul-2014 By James Wallin

Heineken has launched a Twitter-based “digital compass” to direct revellers to nearby events.

M&B appoint former Marston's man as new retail director for Harvester

02-Jul-2014 By Mark Wingett

David Hoyland, who was at Marston’s for over 14 years, has joined Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), as retail director for its Harvester brand.

Student buys two of Manchester’s top bars in his first business venture

01-Jul-2014 By James Wallin

A 22-year-old entrepreneur has bought Taps Restaurant & Bar and Epernay Champagne bar in Manchester for a ‘six-figure sum’.

Luminar announces its ’national champions’

23-Jun-2014 By James Wallin

Nightclub operator Luminar handed out awards to staff members at its annual conference.

CAMRA launches search for new chief executive

18-Jun-2014 By James Wallin

The Campaign for Real (CAMRA) has advertised for a new Chief Executive to replace Mike Benner.

Punch Taverns unveils its 250th pub refurb of the year

05-Jun-2014 By James Wallin

Punch Taverns is celebrating its 250th pub upgrade of the financial year.

Amber outlines acquisition spend

05-Jun-2014 By John Harrington

Amber Taverns is due to spend between £6m and £7m per year over the next four years on expansion following the pubco’s £80m sale to funds backed by BlueBay Asset Management and MxP Partners, the company's managing director James Baer has told the...

Spirit to restructure management team

20-May-2014 By John Harrington

Spirit Pub Company has announced that it is to streamline its management structure by combining its managed operations and commercial functions, in a move that will see current commercial director Clive Briscoe leaving the business at the end of May.

Recruitment boom in pub sector with 33% rise in jobs on offer

20-May-2014 By James Wallin

More jobs are on offer in pubs and bars than at any point since 2008, with a particular spike in roles paying over £30,000.

Diageo on-trade sales director van Buuren to retire

15-May-2014 By Rob Willock

Diageo has announced that its on-trade sales director Martijn van Buuren will retire from the business at the end of the summer.

Brakspear expands managed estate

01-May-2014 By John Harrington

Brakspear, the Oxfordshire-based pub operator, is set to open its third managed site.

Most young managers run £1m+ turnover pubs, says Perceptions survey

23-Apr-2014 By Ruth Williams

Most pub managers under 30 are running businesses with a turnover of more than a million pounds, with fewer than three years training to gain the position, according to a survey by Pub & Bar Careers Perceptions.

Are you training your people?

22-Apr-2014 By Paul Pavli

When business people take on a pub enterprise, employee training may make an appearance on the ‘to do’ list, but how much of a priority is given to that training?

Enterprise launches new training programme for regional managers

08-Apr-2014

New regional managers at Enterprise Inns will be put through an eight-week training programme.

Amber Taverns recruits Roslyns to audit stock

12-Mar-2014 By Helen Gilbert

Pub operator Amber Taverns has appointed Roslyns to supply stock taking services across its 92 strong estate.

Pub companies embrace apprenticeships

07-Mar-2014 By John Harrington

The 10 largest managed pub operators expect to employ over 9,000 apprentices during 2014, more than twice as many as last year, new figures show.

McMullen seeks entrepreneurs to run pub - without investing any capital

26-Feb-2014 By Helen Gilbert

A Hertford-based family brewer is on the hunt for enthusiastic entrepreneurs to run one of its pubs with a difference - they do not need to invest any capital, pay rent, utilities or rates.

Whitbread pilot site focuses on local community

26-Feb-2014 By Mark Wingett

Whitbread has re-opened its Hobb’s Boat pub near Weston-super-Mare, in Somerset, as a pilot site under a new umbrella called Whitbread Inns, with a focus more on the local community, the Publican's Morning Advertiser's sister title M&C Report...

#PubOpsClub: Tenanted pubcos should segment their estate by trading type

18-Feb-2014 By Robyn Black

Tenanted pubcos should segment their estate according to trading types, according to a multiple operator frustrated by a lack of expertise among business development managers (BDMs).

Pub entrepreneur Kennedy managing former Bramwell sites

11-Feb-2014 By John Harrington

Pub entrepreneur Ted Kennedy has been appointed to manage 12 former Bramwell Pub Company sites on behalf of the landlord.

TCG recognises top employees in awards

07-Feb-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Managed pub operator TCG recognised its top performing employees in its 2013 awards ceremony held earlier this week at the Belfry in Warwickshire.

Admiral Taverns announces new chief executive

03-Feb-2014 By Mark Wingett

Admiral Taverns boss Jonathan Paveley is to step down after fours in the role, to be replaced immediately by current managing director Kevin Georgel.

Leisure businesses plan to increase wages in coming year, according to Barclays survey

27-Jan-2014 By John Harrington

More than two thirds (69%) of UK hospitality leisure businesses plan to increase wages in the coming year, according to a survey of 684 firms by Barclays.

Orchid employees recognised in the Halo Awards

24-Jan-2014 By Lewis Brown

More than 100 people attended pub company Orchid’s annual Halo Awards, which celebrates the achievements of its workforce.

The Big Interview: Chris Welham, Spirit Leased

22-Jan-2014 By Michelle Perrett

Chris Welham, managing director at Spirit Leased, tells Michelle Perrett how he helped turn the ailing business around to build an estate that is now thriving, and how he plans to maintain the success.

NatWest/RBS launch £250m storm fund

09-Jan-2014 By Mark Wingett

NatWest and RBS have launched a £250m UK Storm Business Fund to provide short term, interest free financing to speed recovery for businesses affected by recent floods and gales.

Statutory Code: OFT warns Govt on pubco intervention

06-Jan-2014 By John Harrington

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has warned the Government that plans to intervene in the tenanted pub model could lead to higher rents for tenants and higher prices for customers.

Molson Coors sells stake in Tradeteam

02-Jan-2014 By John Harrington

Molson Coors has sold its stake in Tradeteam, the UK drinks logistics business, to global logistics firm DHL Supply Chain for an undisclosed sum.

Top operations managers announced at ALMR awards ceremony

23-Dec-2013 By Lewis Brown

Will Fotheringham of JD Wetherspoon and Barrie Robinson of Greene King Pub Partners have been named Area Manager and Business Development Manager of the Year respectively in the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) Operations Managers Awards,...

Intertain looking to be more 'aspirational'

16-Dec-2013 By John Harrington

Intertain, the Walkabout bar operator, is looking to re-position its venues to be more “aspirational”.

Carlsberg UK boss Benet Slay to leave the company

13-Dec-2013 By Lewis Brown

Carlsberg UK has announced that Benet Slay is to leave the company as chief executive and will be replaced by current sales director James Lousada.

Pubs waste £8,000 in food every year

05-Dec-2013 By Lesley Foottit

Each pub meal creates more than 40p in waste cost, according to the WRAP organisation.

Register for the #PubsOpsClub

28-Nov-2013 By Rob Willock

‘Inspiring excellence in operations management’ is the aim of a new, free-to-attend networking club for pub company area managers and business development managers.

Beer-tie is an 'extraordinary thing' claims leading restaurateur

20-Nov-2013 By Michelle Perrett

The beer tie is an “extraordinary thing” the co-founder of Loch Fyne Restaurants and chief executive of Blanc Brasseries Mark Derry told the Pub Retail Summit last week.

BII members oppose Government plans over personal licences

18-Nov-2013 By John Harrington

Multiple pub operators and publicans overwhelmingly oppose plans to scrap personal licences, according to a survey of BII members.

Punch wins National Business Award

14-Nov-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

Punch Taverns was announced 'Business Enabler of the Year' at the National Business Awards in London earlier this week.

Redcomb Pubs wins top accolade as Spirit Leased Pub operators

11-Nov-2013 By Michelle Perrett

Redcomb Pubs has been named as Spirit Leased Pub Operators of the Year 2013.

Caledonian Brewery MD Stephen Crawley to step down

07-Nov-2013 By John Harrington

Caledonian Brewery, the Heineken-owned Scottish brewer, has announced that Stephen Crawley is to stand down as managing director at the end of 2013 after 20 years at the company.