Pub Company

Inn Collection Group plans approved to turn hotel into family-friendly pub

18-Feb-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Inn Collection Group will transform north Tyneside venue, the Park, into a pub, after the council approved plans for the multi-million pound redevelopment.

Greene King hit £2m fundraise target for Macmillan Cancer Support

24-Dec-2021 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Greene King has raised more than £2m for Macmillan Cancer Support in 2021, making the company the charity’s top fundraising corporate partner this year.

Pub struggles with slower delivery regime under new pubco

11-Jun-2018 By Claire Churchard

A Lancashire pub has struggled with a new 96-hour ordering and delivery regime after the site moved from Punch to Star Pubs & Bars as part of the deal to acquire almost 1,900 pubs.

Publican Awards: the 2018 finalists

09-Mar-2018 By MA editorial

We’re heading into the finishing straight of the Publican Awards chase, and the trade will be keen to pick out their favourites from our final round-up of runners and riders.

Greene King reports strong annual results

29-Jun-2017 By MCA

Greene King has this morning reported a 1.5% increase in like-for-like sales across its managed division in the 52 weeks to 30 April 2017, driven by a good Christmas, a stronger fourth quarter and a strong performance from its Greene King Locals pubs.

Publican Awards

Meet the Publican Awards nominees: Best Tenanted/Leased Pub Company (201+ sites), sponsored by Kuehne & Nagel

21-Dec-2016 By Liam Coleman

Four pub companies will be competing for Best Tenanted/Leased Pub Company (201+ sites), sponsored by Kuehne & Nagel at March's Publican Awards.

Publican Awards

Meet the Publican Awards nominees: Best Tenanted/Leased Pub Company (up to 200 sites), sponsored by Sky

20-Dec-2016 By Liam Coleman

Introducing the two tenanted or leased pub companies with less than 200 sites that will be going head to head at March's Publican Awards.

Licensee being 'forced' out of pub

11-Jul-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

A licensee is leaving her pub after just two and a half years of a four-year contract with pubco Marston's.

Property

What to expect from the lease reassignment process

09-Jun-2016 By Liam Coleman

We've given you some tips on how to prepare for a lease assignment. Hopefully that will give you the confidence for the challenge that awaits. In the second part of this two-part series, it’s time to go through the actual process. 

Property

Leases: How to sell on your pub business

02-Jun-2016 By Paul Davey

You’ve been in your current pub for five years and you’d like to realise your assets and take a break before you decide on the next challenge in your career. Trouble is there’s five years left on your lease and no one has told you how to go about assigning...

'Huge relief' for Punch tenant mistakenly told pub would become managed site

25-Nov-2015 By Emily Sutherland

A Punch tenant has spoken of his ‘huge relief’ after the pub company reversed a controversial decision to take his pub back as a managed house.

Awards

Entries now open for the Publican Awards 2016

01-Oct-2015 By Emily Sutherland

The hunt for the industry’s brightest and best pub companies is under way, as applications for the 2016 Publican Awards are now open.

In pictures: this month's charity round up

16-Jun-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Pubs, breweries and pubcos are renowned for their support of charities-with the latest research reporting fundraising is at an all-time high and an average of £2,742 raised per pub. The PMA reports on the industry’s latest fund raising efforts. 

City Pub Company to spend £15m on estate

17-Apr-2015 By James Wallin, M&C Report

The City Pub Company will spend its Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) fund  of £15m in the next six months on building a pub estate, co-founder David Bruce has told the Publican's Morning Advertiser's sister title M&C Report.

Publican Awards: Triple Crown for Fuller’s and Oakman Inns

16-Mar-2015 By James Evison

Fuller’s and Oakman Inns were the big winners at the Publican Awards 2015 in association with Sky – each winning three trophies.

Seafood Pub Company hails first ‘proper’ pub

01-Dec-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

Fast growing multi-site operator Seafood Pub Company has opened what it claimed is its first ‘proper’ pub.

Publican Awards 2015: previous winners' testimonies

25-Sep-2014 By Jo Bruce

What do previous winners of the Publican Awards have to say about the impact of winning on their businesses?

More pubs going free of tie to attract tenants

03-Sep-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

An increasing number of landlords are being forced to sell pubs free of tie in order to secure a tenant, according to a property agent.

Yummy to open sixth site 'early next year'

28-Aug-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Yummy Pub Co is planning to open its sixth site “early next year”, the Publican’s Morning Advertiser has learnt.

City Pub Company snaps up another two sites

03-Apr-2014 By John Harrington

City Pub Company has continued its expansion with the acquisition of a flagship Brighton pub for £4.5m and the leasehold of a west London site.

Slug and Lettuce revamps food menu

31-Mar-2014 By Jo Bruce

Stonegate Pub Company brand Slug and Lettuce is launching a new menu on 2 April with a big focus on pulled pork.

Publican Awards 2014: Winners crowned at glittering London ceremony

25-Mar-2014 By Mike Berry

Oakman Inns and Young's were double award winners at the Publican Awards 2014 last night, with many of the industry’s leading pubcos recognised for their successes.

Tenant Track results show tenant-pubco relations on the up

06-Mar-2014 By Rob Willock

Tenants have reported a significant improvement in their relationships with their pub companies over the past year, according to new research.

Bramwell Pub Company placed into administration

31-Oct-2013 By Mark Wingett

Bramwell Pub Company, the 185-strong managed operator, which was formerly Barracuda, has been placed in administration.

Wellington posts 27.2% profits slide

10-Oct-2013 By John Harrington

Wellington Pub Company, the free-of-tie leased pub operator, has reported a 27.2% fall in pre-tax profits to £6.7m in the year to 31 March 2013.

Justice for Licensees urges tenants to report fraud if 'conned' by pubco

18-Jul-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

Justice for Licensees has called for tenants to report fraud if they have been “conned” by their pub company.

Pubs minister Brandon Lewis backs Perceptions Group scheme offering 15k work placements

23-May-2013 By Gurjit Degun

Community pubs minister Brandon Lewis MP is set to launch the Pub and Bar Careers scheme which aims to offer 15,000 work placements to young people today.

Publican Awards 2013: winners crowned at glittering London ceremony

11-Mar-2013 By Mike Berry

Welsh brewer and pub company Brains were double award winners at the Publican Awards 2013 last night.

Spirit Pub Company trials new premium offer in London

28-Feb-2013 By M&C Report

Spirit Pub Company is to trial the first site under a new ‘premium’ concept at the George in Haverstock Hill, north west London.

Stonegate Pub Company invests £2m across the West Midlands

11-Dec-2012 By John Harrington

Stonegate, the managed pub operator, has invested £2m across its 38 pubs and nightclubs in the West Midlands in the past year, creating 63 jobs in the process.

City Pub Company takes sixth site

03-Aug-2012 By John Harrington M&C Report

City Pub Company, the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) funded operator, has secured its sixth site, in Oxford, as it launches a new fund-raising bid and appoints a part-time finance director.

Strong food growth drives sales at Spirit Pub Company

12-Jun-2012 By M&C Report

Spirit Pub Company has reported a slowdown in growth for the 12 weeks to 26 May but said it remained on track to deliver its full year expectations.

Big Interview: Peter Linacre, New Pub Company

28-May-2012 By Phil Mellows

Size isn’t everything any more for Peter Linacre. Since the collapse of Massive he’s been focusing on a more modest venture, as Phil Mellows discovers

Third site for Cheshire Cat

23-Sep-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Cheshire Cat Pubs & Bars, the pub company headed by trade veterans Tim Bird and Mary McLaughlin, has opened its third site and is eyeing another three.

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...

Capital pre-tax profits up 48%

21-Jun-2011 By Michelle Perrett

Capital Pub Company, the London-based manage pub chain, has reported adjusted pre-tax profits up 48% to £6.8m for the 52 weeks until 26 March. The...

Couch & Hall grab fourth S&NPC site

20-Jun-2011 By The PMA Team

Two former managed pub company executives have taken on their fourth Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company (S&NPC) site.

City Diary — 17 February

18-Feb-2011 By The PMA Team

All the latest rumour and gossip from the City

City Diary — 20 January

20-Jan-2011 By The PMA Team

All the latest rumour and gossip from the City.

City Diary — 13 January

14-Jan-2011 By The PMA Team

All the latest rumour and gossip from the City.

Cockburns open second gastropub

07-Jan-2011 By Lesley Foottit

Tim and Nic Cockburn opened their second gastropub in London's Mill Hill Village at the beginning of December. They took on a lease at the Adam and...

Ian Payne quits as Town & City/Bay Restaurant chairman

30-Nov-2010 By Hamish Champ

Ian Payne has resigned as chairman of the Town & City Pub Company and Bay Restaurant Group with immediate effect. Payne, who according to a...

City Diary — 18 November

18-Nov-2010 By The PMA Team

All the latest rumour and gossip from the City.

City Diary — 21 October

21-Oct-2010 By The PMA Team

All the latest rumour and gossip from the City.

Top speakers lined up for MA200 meet

16-Sep-2010 By The PMA Team

A top line-up of speakers has been unveiled for the November meeting of the MA200 club for managed multiple retailers. The event, on Wednesday, 3...

Welsh licensees want it Just So

19-Jul-2010 By Hamish Champ

So hacked off were Simon Griffiths, Ian and Joanne Feeney-King with the decline of pubs in their part of Swansea that they have formed their own pub...

MA200 finalists revealed

08-Jul-2010 By The PMA Team

The shortlisted finalists for the MA200 awards for multi-site managed pub companies have been unveiled. In the Best Food Offer category, Anglian...

Punch steps away from the cake

22-Apr-2010 By The PMA Team

Licensees can be put off by the way pubcos grab their profits through rent. Punch has a new plan to retain good operators, says The PMA Team.

Strong interest in S&NPC's 43 pubs on market

16-Apr-2010 By Gemma McKenna

One in four of the 43 S&NPC sites put on the market with Fleurets one month ago are now under offer at figures over the asking price.

Scottish & Newcastle to sell 43 sites

15-Mar-2010 By Hamish Champ

Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company (S&NPC) is to sell more than 40 pubs owned by the Blue Star Pub Company, the group which assumed ownership...