Big Brother psychologist to speak at Publican Live
15-Feb-2007
If you want to know how to succeed in business - the psychologist from Big Brother (BB) could be the one to explain. Ros Taylor the BB psychologist...
Punch host wins village mast battle
25-Jan-2007
A Punch tenant has taken on the might of the pubco and mobile phone company, 3, and won. Peter Williams, of the Axe and Square, in the Leicestershire...
24-Jan-2007
Punch Taverns has reported steady trading in the first 20 weeks of its financial year in line with its expectations, with Christmas sales also in...
Punch Taverns mired in bid speculation
10-Jan-2007 By Hamish Champ
Speculation that Punch Taverns was being stalked by - or is in talks with - a private equity house was dismissed today by individuals close to the...
07-Dec-2006
An Essex licensee has run into trouble with his pubco after he began stocking a locally brewed ale to support a village brewery. Dave Jaques, who...
Brulines sees turnover double in first half
05-Dec-2006 By Hamish Champ
Installing its equipment into thousands of Enterprise Inns' pubs helped boost first half turnover growth for Brulines, the manufacturer of beer flow...
A right Royal Variety Performance
01-Dec-2006 By Hamish Champ
Until relatively recently, pub companies were seen as safe, reliable and ever-so-slightly dull investments. Aside from steady, cash-generative...
Ramsay host gets 140% rent increase demand
30-Nov-2006 By The PMA Team
A Punch licensee who appeared on Gordon Ram-say's Kitchen Nightmares last week has hit out at his pubco after his business relationship manager (BRM)...
The GUV'NOR Dennis Griffiths
23-Nov-2006
The licensee of the Miners Rest in Barnsley looks back on the FLVA conference The 2006 FLVA (Federation of Licensed Victuallers Associations)...
Punch Taverns sees little upside from new licensing regime
09-Nov-2006 By Hamish Champ
Extended drinking hours have had little impact on Punch Taverns' overall trading, according to Giles Thorley, the pub operator's chief...
Fair game
07-Nov-2006
Most pub cooks are game for just about anything, a proposition that was put to the test when Punch Taverns organised a special skills day devoted to...
Should we be made to pay for dilapidations?
02-Nov-2006
Ian Parker, now of the Three Kings in Sleaford Lincolnshire, asks if Punch acted legally when it deducted money from him to fund the dilapidations on...
ePub: tenants join the EPoS revolution
26-Oct-2006
Sixty Punch Taverns lessees have joined the EPoS generation, following a deal between the pub giant and long-established hospitality technology...
16-Oct-2006
According to a survey of 100 pubs by the Times newspaper, outlets which have already banned smoking have seen profits rise by an average of 50 per...
Punch lets first 100 former Spirit pubs
28-Sep-2006 By The PMA Team
Punch Taverns has let the first 100 pubs from the 725 Spirit outlets being converted to lease. The 100th inn is the Silver Jubilee in Canvey Island,...
THE AGENTS
21-Sep-2006
When licensed property agents are asked to comment on the property market, they almost invariably refer only to freehold sales and/or...
Punch picks Blue Bell in historic town
07-Sep-2006
Punch Taverns has acquired the Blue Bell Hotel in the historic and popular town of Castle Douglas, Dumfries-shire - and is looking for a leaseholder....
City Comment: Hamish Champ
04-Sep-2006 By Hamish Champ
It's that time of the year again. What time is that then? As in, the summer's pretty much over and we can all start thinking about settling down...
Karen Jones is back
20-Jun-2006 By Hamish Champ
Former Spirit Group chief executive Karen Jones, who was last week awarded a CBE in the Birthday Honours for her services to the hospitality...
22-May-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Punch Taverns has announced "excellent" results with pre-tax profit up 13%. NEW COMMENT
The rise and fall of the managed pub company
06-May-2006
Punch Taverns' acquisition late last year of Spirit Group and its 1,800 or so pubs and the ongoing pursuit by Robert Tchenguiz's R20 of Mitchells...
04-May-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Punch Taverns is hoping to help its licensees make the most of this summer's World Cup extravaganza. The pubco is offering licensees a Profit Through...
22-Mar-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Punch Taverns has indentified the final 16 in its annual Shine retailers awards. The company is now inviting fellow licensees to vote for the winner...
13-Feb-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Managed operator Spirit Group has been slated by environmental health officers for a catalogue of health and safety breaches - including decomposing rodents.
Pub Breakfasts - Early morning opportunities
01-Feb-2006
Pubcos make the most of early-morning opportunities Punch Taverns says that although attention to the new licensing regime has focused on later...
Punch might sell 1,000 Spirit pubs
01-Dec-2005
Punch Taverns is prepared to sell on up to 1,000 of the pubs it has acquired from Spirit Group.Having committed Punch to converting 750 Spirit pubs...
GRS makes space for new big pubs.
01-Dec-2005
GRS makes space for new Big Pubs GRS Inns, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Punch Taverns, has unveiled plans for up to a dozen openings of its new...
What the Sunday papers said
20-Nov-2005
Late-night drinking laws will fuel a £500m increase in drinks sales. A report by banker Goldman Sachs on Mitchells & Butlers, written in 2004,...
Punch behind Government over bill move
03-Nov-2005
Britain's second-largest pubco, Punch Taverns, is one surprising supporter of the Government's food-based ban. Unlike most operators, Punch, which...
Spirits rise at Punch and Mitchells & Butlers
12-Sep-2005
Bid speculation surrounding a possible move by Punch Taverns and Mitchells & Butlers for Spirit Group boosted the pair's share prices today.Punch...
Punch still looking at Spirit despite Avebury acquisition
22-Jul-2005
Punch Taverns' recent £219m purchase of the Avebury estate is unlikely to sway the group from hoovering up a significant chunk of Spirit Group's...
Experts to debate routing out rogue recruitment firms
22-Jun-2005
Tony Payne, chief executive of the Federation of Licensed Victuallers' Associations, and Francis Patton, customer relations director of Punch...
Punch's brave New World
09-Jun-2005
The bulk of pub wine lists rarely turn me on still far too many dog-eared laminated cards displaying one dull wine after another. Hello. Haven't...
As pleased as Punch!
09-May-2005
Punch Taverns has announced a jump in profits, against the run of a generally sluggish market, writes John Porter.If you believed even half of the...
Punch Taverns is official partner for Red Nose Day
22-Feb-2005
Punch Taverns has teamed up with Comic Relief as its official partner for its Red Nose Day 2005 celebrations.All of the company's 7,800 outlets have...
Licensee battles with Punch over beer monitoring
18-Nov-2004
A London licensee has blocked Punch Taverns from sending in people to monitor his beer equipment in the High Court.Paddy Maguire, publican at the...
Punch bullish about future after strong results
11-Nov-2004
The rapid growth of the Punch Taverns group was vividly illustrated by its year end results which revealed a 49 per cent increase in yearly turnover...
Punch to investigate its relationship with tenants
24-May-2004
Punch Taverns has commissioned a high-profile firm of solicitors to investigate, and produce a report on, its relationship with tenants and...
Punch 'steals' Hardys' recruitment guide
01-Apr-2004
Punch Taverns has owned up to "borrowing" large chunks of a recruitment manual used by its managers from regional brewer Hardys & Hansons.More...
Punch to close Pubmaster head offices
07-Jan-2004
Punch Taverns is to close the Hartlepool head offices of Pubmaster, the 3,200-strong tenanted giant it bought in November last year.The company has...
What the Sunday papers said
27-Oct-2003
The BusinessPubmaster may opt for a float on the stock market instead of a trade sale. The company is thought to be in sale talks with Punch Taverns....
What the Sunday papers said
06-Oct-2003
The Sunday Telegraph Two of Britain's biggest pub groups are about to change hands in deals involving more than 2,800 outlets with a combined value...
Tradition and ambition
21-Jul-2003
Stephen Gould has jumped from pubco giant Punch to regional brewer Everards. By Mark Stretton.When Stephen Gould announced he was leaving Punch to...
6C shareholders call for Richard North's head
17-Mar-2003
Richard North is said to be on his way out of Six Continents.The finance director and hotels boss-in-waiting is set to be forced out by the group's...
Pubco giants under attack over high rent and beer charges
23-May-2002
Lessees across the country claim they are being put out of business by the high prices giant pub operators charge for rent and beer.The problem has...
Better late than never as Punch moves up
23-May-2002
Punch Taverns, the parent group of the 4,300-strong pub company, enjoyed a successful debut on the London Stock Exchange yesterday.Last week the...
What the Sunday papers said
29-Apr-2002
The Sunday TelegraphWhitbread, the hotels and leisure group, will this week draw a line under one of its worst-performing investments with the sale...
In high spirits - Karen Jones to revive Spirit Group
13-Mar-2002
Karen Jones is responsible for reviving the fortunes of Spirit Group, the renamed retail arm of Punch, over the past two years. By Mark Stretton. It...
Gerry Robinson to head Allied Domecq
04-Feb-2002
Gerry Robinson, the former TV boss, has turned to drink.The ex-Granada chief executive is to replace Sir Christopher Hogg at the helm of Allied...
Hugh Osmond buys stake in Belgo
31-Oct-2001
Hugh Osmond, founder of Punch Taverns, has bought up a two per cent stake in Belgo, the beer and chips chain run by Luke Johnson.Matthew Allen, a...
