03-Oct-2007
Customer services director Patton to leave Punch in December after 22 years
Siba urges Punch to join cask scheme
19-Jul-2007
Small brewers are calling on Britain's biggest pub operator Punch to commit itself to the independent sector by joining the industry's...
Smoking blog: tales from the city
17-Jul-2007
I keep asking myself the same question. It was a business decision, I keep reminding myself, and then a voice inside my head says "not the best...
MyShout
05-Jul-2007
The pub lease has come a long way since its introduction almost 20 years ago, says Colin Wellstead The pub lease, as we know it today, was introduced...
13 Andrew Knight
31-May-2007
managing director of Spirit, Punch Taverns (40)
LETTERs
24-May-2007
Cigarette litter proposals 'unfair' Proposals being considered by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural affairs (Defra) to extend Street...
10-May-2007 By with The PMA Team
Ever since Punch bought the Spirit Group managed business in January 2006, observers have wondered how long the company would remain a managed...
Punch Taverns and REITs: It's not now, but it's not never either
04-May-2007 By Hamish Champ
It's definitely a 'no'. Well, for now. After much holding of breath, etc, industry watchers were put out of their misery last week when Punch Taverns...
26-Apr-2007 By The PMA Team
Punch Taverns plans to take a less sympathetic approach to tenants who have failed to prepare for the smoking ban, according to KBC Peel Hunt analyst...
26-Apr-2007 By Andrew Pring
Punch's latest move away from life as a pure pubco has got more than a few heads scratching in the trade. Everyone knows that Giles Thorley and his...
Could brewery be next on the Punch buy list?
26-Apr-2007 By Tony Halstead THals22851@aol.com
Speculation is mounting that Punch Taverns may be planning a route back to an old-style brewers' vertical-integration structure following its...
Punch promises to bed in retail code
25-Apr-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Punch Taverns has promised to take steps to ensure its staff adhere to its updated code of practice between the tenant and pubco. Two weeks ago the...
Punch takes 50% stake in Matthew Clark
17-Apr-2007
Punch Taverns and Constellation Europe have become joint owners of drinks wholesaler Matthew Clark. Under the deal announced today, Punch and...
Fawcett departure 'sad loss' for Punch
15-Mar-2007 By The PMA Team
Punch Taverns chief operating officer Adrian Fawcett is stepping down on 30 March to become CEO at General Healthcare Group, a UK private hospital...
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...
Punch figures open door to opportunities
16-Nov-2006
Two years ago, Punch's Giles Thorley and his management team decided that managed pubs, selling for a substantially lower multiple at eight times...
Punch's huge regrouping
12-Oct-2006
Is it possible for one company to run successful managed and tenanted and leasehold estates? Graham Ridout reports on Punch's model of how the two can co-exist and its approach for the future
Anger over Punch 30% insurance hike
28-Sep-2006 By John Harrington
Hundreds of Punch hosts face increases of up to 30% on building insurance premiums from 30 September. Punch said many pubs have been "significantly...
28-Sep-2006 By John Harrington
Hundreds of Punch hosts face increases of up to 30% on building insurance premiums from 30 September. Punch said many pubs have been "significantly...
Family wins case against Punch
31-Aug-2006
A couple whose dreams of running a pub were shattered when they were forced out with stress and ill health, have won a court case against...
15-Jun-2006
Mel Charles, son of former Welsh football legend John Charles, tells EWAN TURNEY how high standards and hard work helped net a 10-fold increase in trade at the Airedale Heifer in Battyeford, West Yorkshire
Landlord fined for buying out when pub ran dry
26-Jan-2006
A Punch tenant who "bought out" when his pub ran dry after a wake has been fined £200. Mick Beckett claimed it was unfair of Punch to fine him...
Spirited Punch likely to sell off 1,000 pubs
08-Dec-2005
by The PMA Team Punch Taverns boss Giles Thorley has indicated at least 1,000 pubs are likely be sold by the company in the wake of its acquisition...
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...
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...
Spirited future?
17-Nov-2005
After announcing their latest results, it's clear that Punch Taverns is thriving, but does it also have something else up its sleeve? Hamish Champ...
Rentwatch
Punch lessees Helen and Austin Gill have seen two rent reduc
20-Oct-2005
The couple have run the Queen's in Baildon, Bradford, for five years. They bought the last 18 months of a lease for £12,500 which also covered the...
Punch rebel celebrates buying pub's freehold
20-Oct-2005
by Ewan Turney A former Punch host who led a revolt against the company has bought the freehold of his old pub - for £400,000 plus VAT and stamp...
Punch opts for court to fight council rejections
13-Oct-2005
by The PMA Team Punch Taverns is expecting to appeal to magistrates in respect of conditions set on licensing applications at around 150 pubs across...
Punch capitulates over Six Bells rent wrangle
29-Sep-2005
by John Harrington Punch Taverns has agreed to pay a couple's £20,000 legal bill after capitulating in a two-year rent dispute. The company conceded...
Licensing reform costs Punch, by Paul Charity
15-Sep-2005
The licensing reform process will cost Punch Taverns £4m this year - around £1m more than bosses first thought. The company has driven the...
Rumours swirl about biggest pub deal ever
14-Jul-2005
by MA Reporter The biggest pub deal ever is still on the table but it may be Mitchells & Butlers rather than rival Punch that takes over Spirit,...
Wigan hosts to fight Punch beerflow bid
19-May-2005
A licensee has slammed Punch over its insistence on beerflow monitors being installed at his pub. Terry Hurley claims lessees are being reduced to...
Licensee accuses Punch of failing to give support
19-May-2005
A licensee who was left £4,000 out of pocket by collapsed recruitment firm Greyfriars Taverns has accused Punch of failing to give him any support....
Punch sends BRMs to supervise multiple lessees
12-May-2005
Punch is to introduce regular business retail manager (BRM) visits to pubs leased by separate companies and multiple lessees. The company admits BRM...
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...
Need some figures for business plan
05-Apr-2005
We have got to do a Profit & Loss and a Cash Flow Forecast as part of our business plan, for Punch. The only thing is we haven't got any figures...
Punch accused of reneging on pledge
17-Mar-2005
A multiple Punch lessee has accused the company of reneging on its promise to pay for all premises plans and of using the plans to "blackmail" him...
Punch sells 545 InnSpired pubs
09-Dec-2004
Punch is to sell 545 of the pubs it bought from InnSpired in September to a new company, Pubfolio, for £162.5m or £300,000 each. The deal, for a...
Punch unveils new lease deal
17-Mar-2004
Punch is to launch a new single agreement for licensees that will replace all of its other existing tenancy and lease agreements.Under the terms of...
Punch becomes biggest pub group in UK
06-Nov-2003
Two of Britain's biggest pub companies have been thrown together in a move that will see Punch become the biggest pub group in the country.The latest...
Pubco bosses attack 'tough' operators
02-Oct-2003
Two pub company bosses have blasted operators that fail to lend support to tenants when times get tough.Both Peter Linacre, managing director of...
Pubmaster dismisses Punch takeover approach
01-Oct-2003
Pubmaster has dismissed as "nonsense" a report that rival Punch Pub Company is negotiating to buy a 22 per cent stake in the business.However,...
Reform reality finally dawns
24-Jul-2003
So licensing law reform, according to a variety of industry spokespersons, is not going to be that great. What earth shattering news will be next?...
Punch aims to play fair
06-May-2003
Punch, the UK's second largest pub landlord, has announced its results - and things seem to be going to plan. Mark Stretton reports.As well as owning...
Pubcos sitting on rent 'time bomb'
17-Feb-2003
Pub companies are sitting on a rents time bomb as a growing number of licensees press for rent reductions.Tough trading conditions have led more...
Disgruntled Punch hosts step up fight
05-Dec-2002
Petitions are being mailed out to pubs as part of a campaign by Punch licensees to force their company to review their trading conditions. Angry...
Trading Punches
10-Jun-2002
John Waples, deputy business editor of The Sunday Times, examines the Punch flotation.As the saying goes "all's well that ends well" but there are...
Punch: the resurrection
27-May-2002
Punch, the 4,300-strong pub company, abandoned its high-profile float, only to list on the stock exchange seven days later. By Mark Stretton.They say...