Newcastle Pub Company

Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company rebrands and offers new support for tenants

15-Nov-2012 By M&C Report

Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company (S&NPC) has been renamed Star Pubs & Bars and has launched a new three-year agreement that offers low-cost entry to the trade

Running a pub is hard work, and it's getting harder

15-Nov-2012 By Rob Willock

So — hard-pressed tenants and leaseholders — how do your cost and profit figures compare with those revealed in the British Beer & Pub Association’s Running a Pub report?

Npower under fire from two licensees after disconnecting power at their pubs

12-Jul-2012 By Adam Pescod

Npower has come under fire from two licensees whose electricity supply was disconnected by the energy firm when they took on the leases of their pubs.

S&NPC offers lessees dedicated coaches for pub refurbs

09-May-2012 By Helen Gilbert

Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company (S&NPC) is offering its lessees the chance to call on dedicated coaches to help them develop a personalised plan when undergoing pub refurbishments.

Scottish & Newcastle seeks lessees for 48 vacant pubs

13-Apr-2012 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company (S&NPC) is looking for lessees for 48 vacant pubs, which are to receive transformational refurbishments totalling £5m.

Six steps to becoming a multiple pub operator

15-Mar-2012 By Phil Mellows

So you think you’ll make a good multiple operator? As Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company narrows down the common factors behind what works in its estate, Phil Mellows asks questions about acquiring that difficult second pub

Recruitment drive for tenanted pubs

27-Jan-2012

Tenanted pubcos have launched a recruitment drive, taking advantage of the ‘new year, new career’ vibe.

Fair Pint founder Dodds to be evicted on Friday

19-Sep-2011 By Ewan Turney

A founding member of Fair Pint, Mark Dodds, will be evicted from his pub this Friday after falling behind on a repayment scheme.

Dalla-Riva seals pub deal

19-Sep-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Chef Marc Dalla-Riva, who formerly worked under Gary Rhodes at Bibendum and Launceston Place, is making a move into the pub trade by taking a lease on a central London pub.

Realising the potential of pubs

19-Sep-2011 By Phil Mellows

Whether it’s on the property or the operations side of the industry, Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company trading director Chris Moore has dedicated his career to unlocking the value in pubs. He can also pull a good pint, as he tells Phil Mellows.

Blue Star Pub Co pays down £14m

19-Aug-2011 By The PMA Team

Blue Star Pub Company, the 400-strong freehold tenanted pub firm owned by Heineken, has paid down £14m of its original £180m purchase price in the...

S&NPC speeds up online recruitment

18-Jul-2011 By Gurjit Degun

Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company has set up a new recruitment website to speed up the process and personalise it to individual applicants.

Fair Pinter keeps pub but has to pay £135k S&NPC debt

15-Jul-2011 By Adam Pescod

A founding member of Fair Pint, Mark Dodds, has three years to pay back around £135,000 he owes Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company (S&NPC)....

Wi-Fi is most popular pub add-on service

14-Mar-2011 By Gurjit Degun

Wi-Fi is the most popular add-on service among pub goers, according to a study by Scottish and Newcastle Pub Company (S&NPC).

S&NPC invests £2.5m in Devon pub

26-Nov-2010 By Gurjit Degun

Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company has spent £2.5m rebuilding a 15th century pub that was destroyed by a fire in 2008.

S&NPC ditches ex-Tchenguiz pubs

27-Oct-2010 By The PMA Team

Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company has given up the management contract on 207 pubs, mostly located in Scotland.

Scottish & Newcastle Pub Co rolls out new lessee support service

24-Sep-2010 By Hamish Champ

Anyone taking on a new lease with Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company (S&NPC) will be required to sign up to the company's new back office...

UCL reopens pub after £250,000 refurb

20-Sep-2010 By The PMA Team

Urban & Country Leisure, the pub, bar and hotel operator led by Ross Sanders, has reopened the Plough in Downside, Surrey, after investing...

Sixth pub opened by Bespoke

13-Aug-2010 By The PMA Team

Derby-based Bespoke Inns has opened its sixth pub. The company was set up little more than a year ago by former Marston's and Hardys & Hansons...

S&NPC: blue-sky thinking

02-Aug-2010 By Jo Bruce

Jo Bruce shares some of the top tips from S&NPC's five alfresco roadshows, which aimed to help lessees drive trade this summer.

S&NPC code gets BII seal of approval

27-Jul-2010 By Matt Eley Matt

Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company (S&NPC) is the latest company to have its new code of practice rubber-stamped by the BII. Companies are...

S&NPC gains BIIBAS accreditation

27-Jul-2010 By Lesley Foottit

Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company (S&NPC) has become the latest pubco to have its updated code of practice for tenants fully accredited for clarity.

S&NPC offers new leases on 15 pubs

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.

Scottish & Newcastle Pub Co offers new leases

18-May-2010 By Hamish Champ

Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company (S&NPC) is offering new leases on 15 of its pubs, all of which are in line for investment spending totalling...

S&NPC offering carvery tips for pubs

06-May-2010

Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company (S&NPC) licensees who want to run a carvery at their pub can now take advantage of a new training programme....

S&NPC offers free carvery training for pubs

30-Apr-2010 By Ewan Turney

Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company to offer its licensees free training on how to operate a carvery at their pub.

Brookes attacks the tie in OFT submission

22-Mar-2010 By The PMA Team

Head of Steam boss, Tony Brookes, has told the OFT that tied operators are in a dramatically disadvantaged position.

S&NPC puts 43 pubs on the market

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.

S&NPC hopes to boost lessee profits with new services

01-Mar-2010

Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company (S&NPC) has launched what it describes as a "groundbreaking" initiative to boost its licensees'...

S&NPC offers up business boosting scheme

01-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney

Pub goers will now be able to order flowers, drop off their dry cleaning or order a take-away pizza while enjoying a pint, thanks to a new initiative...

S&NPC to dispose of 100 pubs

23-Feb-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report

Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company, the 2,000-strong tenanted and leased group owned by Heineken, is to market for sale up to 100 pubs this spring.

Head of Steam delists Heineken over tie

18-Feb-2010 By Gemma McKenna

Multiple operator Head of Steam has delisted Heineken after the brewer's pubco arm refused to allow it greater product choice.

'The Publican' helps licensee get back £5,000

04-Feb-2010 By Matt Eley Matt

A former licensee will finally get his £5,000 deposit back after leaving his business - but only after The Publican intervened. Martin Mitchell was...

S&N unveils BDM 'Academy'

22-Jan-2010 By Matt Eley Matt

Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company has unveiled details of a programme designed to raise the standards business development managers (BDMs) after a...

S&N Pub Company offering tie-free deal

23-Nov-2009 By Matt Eley Matt

Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company is offering 19 vacant pubs on free-of-tie leases. The move comes after the pubs, which are spread across the...

S&N offers free of tie leases on vacant pubs

23-Nov-2009 By Ewan Turney

Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company is offering 19 of its vacant pubs on free-of-tie leases via Christie & Co. The move is designed to find...

Eviction threat over roof repair dispute

19-Nov-2009

A licensee is facing eviction after refusing to pay £55,000 rent to Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company (S&NPC) because they will not repair...