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Pub chains: January better than expected

14-Feb-2011 By Ewan Turney

Leading pub and restaurant chains have experienced a better start to the year than expected and clawed back some ground on December's snow hit...

Managed pub chains see 4.2% December sales dip

17-Jan-2011 By Ewan Turney

Leading managed pub and restaurant chains saw like-for-like sales drop 4.2% in December as the snow hit. The figures come from the Coffer Peach...

Luminar founder to launch new bar concept

30-Sep-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report

Stephen Thomas, the founder of Luminar, is to launch a new "up market, all seated and fully waiter serviced bar" concept called the Greene Room,

Pub chains enjoy good summer trade

14-Sep-2010 By Ewan Turney

Leading managed pub and restaurant chains have reported like-for-like sales growth of 1.5% in August on last year. The Coffer Peach Business Tracker...

Marston's recruits Pizza Hut executive

02-Sep-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report

Marston's, the brewer and pub operator, has poached a senior operator from Pizza Hut UK to join its 500-strong managed pub arm as operations...

Pub chains enjoying good summer trade

16-Aug-2010 By Ewan Turney

The UK's large managed pubs and restaurants are enjoying a good summer's trade with sales up in July. The Coffer Peach Business Tracker, which...

Operators review FSA calorie information scheme

27-Jul-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report

A clutch of operators that took part in a trial of labelling menus with calorie information have decided not to continue with the scheme.

Christmas proves profitable for leading pub operators

18-Jan-2010 By Hamish Champ

The UK's leading pub operators had a bumper Christmas, according to the latest survey tracking the fortunes of the licensed sector. According to the...

Loungers' new site in Southampton

12-Nov-2009 By The PMA Team

Loungers has opened a new site in a suburban part of Southampton and has two openings lined up for the next six months.

Licensees urged to be fair on tips

22-May-2008

Licensees are under renewed pressure to ensure tips are shared fairly among staff. A new campaign from union Unite and The Daily Mirror asks...

Whitbread exits Pizza Hut business

31-Jul-2006

Whitbread has continued the process of scaling back its operations with a £99m deal to sell its 50 per cent stake in Pizza Hut UK to Yum!...

Insurance premiums soar as overweight customers sue pubs

03-Sep-2003

Food-led pubs are facing huge hikes in insurance premiums because of the risk of overweight customers making claims against them.Insurance companies...

Charter Group backs Pizza Hut smoke ban

21-Aug-2003

by Max Gosney A decision by Pizza Hut to ban smoking at its 350 UK restaurants has been welcomed by the pub industry's Charter Group. The high-street...

Pizza Hut announces ban on smoking

18-Aug-2003

Anti-smoking campaigners have welcomed the news that Pizza Hut, one of the high street's most popular restaurant chains, has introduced an outright...