THE AGENTS
26-Oct-2006
David Morgan chartered surveyor and managing director of Cookseys DMP Next July we are faced with a classic Catch-22 scenario regarding the...
Till roll company calling for help to stamp out rogues
17-Oct-2006
Till roll supplier Fortoak is trying to stamp out the cowboys targeting pubs by asking licensees for help. The reputable till roll company is...
SELL MORE, SAVE MORE: Let us help you grow profits
14-Sep-2006
The Publican is launching a major project to help pubs boost their sales and save costs during one of the most momentous years the trade has ever...
08-Sep-2006 By Ewan Turney
Property prices in both the freehold and leasehold markets have peaked - that's the view of several leading agents. A downturn in profitability...
Over-valuing 'lowers' prices
31-Aug-2006
Over-valued pubs are a massive problem for the industry, according to agents. GA-Select managing director Graham Allman said that excessive...
Pub chiefs positive at The Publican's Industry Leaders Forum
15-Jun-2006 By Hamish Champ
Pubs will become much better places for many people to be when smoking is banned - but only if licensees start planning now.That was one of the key...
25-May-2006 By The PMA Team
Managed operator Mitchells & Butlers has unveiled a new pub concept code-named Windsor. Last night saw the opening of the sixth Windsor venue,...
04-Apr-2006 By Iain O'Neil
New Fuller's director Nigel Atkinson talks exclusively to morningadvertiser.co.uk about the future of his old employer Gales under the Fuller's...
28-Mar-2006
Manchester Brewer Hydes has this week announced the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors. The first is Paul Mercer who has been...
Drink Talking: Tony Brookes
16-Jun-2005
Civil servants have really messed up with over-complicated licence guidelines, says Tony Brookes, managing director, Head of Steam pubs.The approach...
Special flavours hold limited appeal for licensees
25-Nov-2004
Limited edition flavours of traditional crisp variants bring something a little bit different from the norm. With limited space behind the bar,...
Healthy options fight for attention
25-Nov-2004
Obesity might be at the top of the Government's agenda but consumers are far less worried about healthy eating when they're in the pub. Pub-goers...
People: Training is vital
10-Nov-2004
The latest studies show that developing staff can add great value to a business.If you ask any chief executive what they think about training you...
Laurel shows keen interest in Wizard
18-Mar-2004
Laurel chief executive Ian Payne has insisted that a sale of the company is not a foregone conclusion with expansion opportunities such as the...
Industry opinion: how effective is the APPBG?
14-Aug-2003
John McNamara, chief executive, British Institute of Innkeeping "The group has been invaluable to all of us in the pub trade in providing an...
Pub boss back with 31 pubs from Burtonwood
06-Jun-2003
Derek Wade, the former Boddingtons and Mulligans director, is making a comeback with 31 pubs bought from Burtonwood Brewery.He has formed a...
Background to a glass war
20-Mar-2003
I read with some interest Phil Dixon's comments on W&D's decision to abandon its "full pint" policy, which you featured in last week's edition of...
Pub trade needs to work on training and keeping good staff
11-Nov-2002
The pub industry needs to do more to train and keep hold of good staff, according to experts.Staff training and retention were the key issues to come...
The Publican HQ Golf Tournament 2003
29-Aug-2002
Tuesday 4th - Thursday 6th March 2003Vilamoura, PortugalWelcome to the 4th annual HQ Golf tournament - this time taking place over three sunny days...
Honeycombe Leisure - non-executive director - Simon Wood
06-Jul-2001
Honeycombe Leisure has appointed Simon Wood, 48, as non-executive director of the company.He has significant experience of the leisure industry, most...
Whitbread boss to take over at Eldridge Pope
18-Jun-2001
Pub operator Eldridge Pope has brought in a former Whitbread restaurants boss to replace chief executive Peter Phillipson.Michael Johnson, 45, has...
Nomura boss slams industry low pay
24-May-2001
Trade leaders have urged employers to drive up pay and improve working conditions in a bid to tackle the problem of high staff turnover.Speaking at...
New management team for ex-Whitbread pubs
14-May-2001
Morgan Grenfell has confirmed the management line-up for its 3,000-strong pub business created out of Whitbread's estate.Robbie Halkett, pictured...
Mill House sold in surprise £57m deal
08-Aug-2000
Award-winning pub group Mill House Inns has been sold to a new venture headed by two directors of Ambishus Pub Company.Philip Snook and Mike Mills...