Old Monk

Turning full circle

11-Nov-2004

Gerry Martin, brother of JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin, has gone back behind the bar as he down-sizes his company, Stone Hill Taverns. The PMA...

No longer worth £10m but Gerry's on the way back

27-Feb-2003

Gerry Martin's bankers were assuring him of support just weeks before they pulled the plug on his £30m Old Monk group in October. Talking to the...

Old Monk's Martin in comeback

19-Dec-2002

by Mike Bennett Old Monk founder Gerry Martin is back in business with the surprise acquisition of three pubs from the administrator charged with...

Barracuda buys seven Old Monk sites for £7.8m

30-Oct-2002

Barracuda has bought seven sites from the collapsed pub operator Old Monk Company for £7.8m.The managed business headed by Mark McQuator swooped for...

Site sell-offs come too late to save debt-ridden Old Monk

10-Oct-2002

by Mike Bennett Gerry Martin bowed to the inevitable this week ­ his eight-year-old Old Monk managed house business placed into administration, an...

The Puzzle Pub Company has bought nine Old Monk Pub Company

03-Oct-2002

Ten years after being founded, Puzzle Pub Company has taken a quantum leap that will see turnover jump to £11m from the current £5m. Puzzle's...

Training and marketing on menu as Old Monk's profits rise

24-Jun-2001

The Old Monk Company is boosting its marketing, promotion, training and food menus to support its ambitious expansion plans.It intends to increase...

Old Monk Company - changing habits

26-Jul-1999

Despite ups and down in the markets, the Old Monk Company reported record results this month. Mark Ludmon talked to boss Gerry Martin.When Gerry...