Punch Pubs

Sharp’s and Punch Pubs team up for beach clean

23-Apr-2024 By Gary Lloyd

Sharp’s Brewery and Punch Pubs have teamed up to clean up a beach in Cornwall.

PCA: ‘Big six’ must be proactive over code breaches

05-Apr-2024 By Gary Lloyd

Pubs code adjudicator Fiona Dickie has praised pub companies for taking the principles of the pubs code to heart but also warned them they must be proactive when the code is breached.

Laine’s flagship Brighton pub building on market

12-Mar-2024 By Gary Lloyd

The freehold site of Laine Pub Company’s flagship pub has been placed on the market – but the pubco insists the sale won’t affect the pub and it will be business as usual.

Punch Pubs trade for Q1 ‘has remained strong’

16-Feb-2024 By Gary Lloyd

Punch Pubs Group has announced the business’s performance for the first quarter of its financial year “has remained strong”.

OPINION

Everyone has to start saving the planet soon

18-Dec-2023 By Hamish Stoddart, founder of Peach Pubs and strategic adviser to Punch Pubs

COP26 was the moment the UK and our industry came together to commit to try to play our part in keeping global warming to below 1.5°C.

Town’s longest serving licensee leaves industry after 19 years

12-Dec-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

The operator of a seaside town pub is leaving the industry after almost two decades at the helm.

Couple plan to travel the UK after 27 years at the bar

04-Dec-2023 By Gary Lloyd

A couple that has spent 27 years at the helm of a North Yorkshire pub and raised more than £100,000 for charity are quitting to travel the UK and spend time with friends.

Transferred Punch pubs key to revenue boost

27-Oct-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Punch Pubs & Co’s move to convert leased and tenanted pubs to its managed division has been cited as the “predominant driving force” for a 10.2% lift in revenue in its trading update for the 52 weeks ended 13 August 2023.

Gov urged to allow early Sunday opening for World Cup final

17-Aug-2023 By Gary Lloyd

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) is among many in the industry to call on the Government to allow pubs to serve beer from 10am this Sunday so both pubs and customers can benefit from England reaching the Women’s World Cup final.

Town hero celebrated at red-carpet pub party

15-Aug-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

A man has been crowned a ‘local legend’ in a red-carpet style celebration at a town pub after he was nominated in a nationwide campaign from Punch Pubs for his devotion to helping others.

Punch licensee celebrates 20th year at Bolton site

29-Jun-2023 By Gary Lloyd

A Punch Pubs licensee who has raised thousands of pounds for charity is celebrating his 20th anniversary at the Vulcan Inn in Bolton.

Punch invests over £800k into estate

11-Nov-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Punch Pubs has invested £815,000 into its pubs over the past few months.

Operator celebrates 4 decades at town pub

17-Aug-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

The licensee of a Surrey-based pub is celebrating her 40th anniversary at the site this month (August).

Warwickshire pub opens new microbrewery

15-Jun-2022 By Rebecca Weller

A Punch Pubs & Co site in Warwickshire has announced the launch of a craft ale microbrewery following its official opening by MP for Stratford upon Avon and Secretary of State for Education Nadhim Zahawi on Friday 10 June.

People's Captain announces new partnership with Punch

04-Mar-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Craft beer maker People’s Captain has announced a nationwide partnership with pub operator Punch Pubs & Co.

Punch acquired by US-based investment firm

15-Dec-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Investment management company Fortress Investment Group has acquired Punch Pubs & Co for an undisclosed sum.

autumn budget 2021

‘Devil will be in the detail’ of business rates changes

28-Oct-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

The trade has reacted to the Budget announcement of hospitality businesses being set to receive a 50% discount on business rates bills for one year.

The Great British Pub Awards - Pub Heroes

The Victoria Inn is Punch Pubs Pub Hero at the Great British Pub Awards

24-Sep-2020 By The Morning Advertiser

Lockdown hit communities hard, but for pubs like the Victoria in Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, it was an opportunity to shine.

Punch boss cautiously optimistic, but calls for more support for wet pubs

14-Jul-2020 By Ed Bedington

Running a pub company when the pubs are closed was always going to be difficult, admits Punch Pubs & Co CEO Clive Chesser, who described the coronavirus crisis as the “most challenging period of my career to date”.

Heineken completes acquisition of 1,900 Punch pubs

30-Aug-2017 By Georgina Townshend

Heineken has said it will 'fully integrate' the 1,900 Punch pubs into its existing Star Pubs & Bars estate after completing the acquisition, as part of a back-to-back deal with Patron Capital, yesterday (29 August).

Patron completes £1.8bn deal to buy 3,200 Punch pubs

25-Aug-2017 By Claire Churchard

Investment firm Patron Capital has completed its £1.8bn acquisition of 3,200 Punch pubs and has announced that the second part of the deal, to sell 1,900 of these pubs to Heineken, will complete next week.

CMA greenlights revised Heineken deal to buy Punch pubs

18-Aug-2017 By Georgina Townshend

The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has accepted proposals from Heineken to address concerns that its purchase of 1,900 Punch Taverns would undermine competition in certain areas.

List of pubs to be sold as part of Heineken's Punch deal revealed

11-Jul-2017 By Georgina Townshend

The full list of 30 pubs Heineken has offered to sell across the UK to “reduce competition” as part of its Punch deal has been revealed.

Heineken to sell a number of pubs as part of Punch deal

27-Jun-2017 By Georgina Townshend

Heineken has offered to sell a number of pubs in 33 areas across the UK “to preserve competition and ensure customers in these locations do not lose out” as part of its Punch deal.

CMA finds Heineken-Punch deal ‘reduces competition in 33 areas’

13-Jun-2017 By Claire Churchard

Heineken’s proposed acquisition of 1,900 Punch pubs “could reduce competition in 33 areas across Britain”, according to an initial investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

Punch brings back free pint promo

12-May-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Punch has announced the return of its free drinks promotion in partnership with Carling, Stella and Rekorderlig Cider.

Route clear for Heineken's Punch pubs takeover

01-Feb-2017 By Liam Coleman

Heineken is now the only remaining bidder for a portfolio of 1,900 Punch pubs after rival bidder Emerald Investment confirmed that it would not pursue its bid further.

Punch takeover

Sale of 1,900 Punch pubs to Heineken moves one step closer

15-Dec-2016 By Helen Gilbert

Heineken has moved one step closer to acquiring the lions share of Punch Taverns' pub estate, after three of the pubco’s top shareholders gave their support. 

Technology

Punch and Sky extend Wi-Fi deal

28-Jun-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Pubco Punch has extended its agreement with TV giant Sky to allow of its pubs in the UK to offer customers free Wi-Fi from the Cloud.

Punch Taverns

Punch sell-off: closure fears eased

28-Sep-2015 By Oli Gross

Punch Taverns has confirmed plans to sell 400 pubs in the next few years as part of a long-standing business plan, but has allayed fears of closures which were mistakenly reported in the national press.

Punch pubs will show football in a different dimension

03-Feb-2011 By Matt Eley Matt

Punch Taverns has become the first UK company to trial 3D projectors in its pubs. It has signed an deal with manufacturer LG to trial the...

Punch: pub rents at an historic low

03-Feb-2010 By Ewan Turney

Rents at Punch pubs are at an historic low, the pubco has claimed as it seeks to attract new talent into the industry. Punch is broadening its...

Two Punch pubs every week go non-smoking

25-May-2006 By Ewan Turney

More than 50 Punch pubs in England and Wales have gone non-smoking in the last six months - almost two a week - as licensees gear up for the expected...

Punch and Oldham clash in wake of five pub closures

01-Dec-2005

A row has erupted between Punch Taverns and Oldham council after it shut five Punch pubs on the first day of the new Licensing Act. Punch accused the...