Auctions offer rich pub pickings
18-Jun-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Buyers are picking up bargain pubs at auctions in the north-west and Midlands, with one site being picked up for £50,000 less than its guide price.
27-May-2010 By John Harrington
Supermarkets could still sell alcohol at rock-bottom prices if below-cost sales were banned using a definition supported by off-trade chiefs....
19-May-2010 By Ewan Turney
Toby Carvery's Great British Roast Dinner Debate TV and radio ads have helped attract a new, less price conscious consumer to the outlets. The...
30-Apr-2010 By Jo Bruce
Ideas for boosting food sales at your pub including a pie and piano evening, a mystery diners' scheme and a swap and sale evening.
24-Mar-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Enterprise Inns raised just over £8.5m from the sale of six prime London sites, following an Allsops Commercial sale in London. Four pubs sold in...
Enterprise Inns raises £5.5m in sale and leaseback auction
24-Mar-2010 By Hamish Champ
Enterprise Inns has sold four of the eight pubs in a sale and leaseback auction hosted today by Allsop, grossing £5.5m. However three of the pubs...
16-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
Admiral Taverns has broken its long silence and confirmed that it is selling 150 pubs, spread across England and Wales. The pubs are almost all...
02-Mar-2010 By John Harrington
The number of convictions for buying alcohol for under-18s hardly changed between 2004 and 2008, but use of penalty notices soared. However, the...
Charles Wells given thumbs up from licensees
26-Feb-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Support for Charles Wells tenants and lessees is getting better, according to results from a survey of the pub company's licensees. More than 100...
17-Feb-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Two of microbrewer Purity's beers are now available from an independent Birmingham coffee shop. Urban Coffee Co is now selling bottles of Mad Goose...
13-Jan-2010 By Tony Jennings
You can't beat an educated bar team for improving beer sales, says Budvar UK chief executive Tony Jennings.
30-Nov-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Sales of leased pubs have been "decimated" over the past year, while pubco disposals dominate the market, says Fleurets.
Our high street pub: Woody's
08-Oct-2009
Licensee: Natalie Coleshill Pub: Woody's Location: Northwood Hills, North London Time in the pub: six months Staff: 6 Sales mix: 100% wet (but soon...
Shepherd Neame to sell 35 bottom end pubs in estate re-jig
07-Oct-2009 By Hamish Champ
Kent brewer and pub operator Shepherd Neame is looking to sell nearly 10 per cent of its estate - 35 sites - to focus on its better performing...
10-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Food and drink wholesaler Booker is now supplying over 18m pints of beer and cider to the on-trade a year. Booker said it was selling around 350,000...
18-Jun-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Vendor loans to buyers and part exchange for residential homes now account for up to 25% of pub sales, according to agents, as sellers become more...
04-Jun-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Two licensees have accused Punch of selling their pubs "behind their backs" to regional brewers while they were busy still bidding for the freeholds....
03-Jun-2009 By Ewan Turney
Thwaites has launched a new brew — Frothy Moth — inspired by the light and delicate wings of a moth. The ale is described as "an attractive light...
08-May-2009 By Ewan Turney
A Sainsbury's in Portsmouth has been banned from serving alcohol for 48 hours after selling to under-18s. The supermarket on Fitzherbert Road,...
20-Mar-2009 By Gemma McKenna
A town-centre bar in Bedford has been sold to make way for a new Tesco store. Acting on behalf of Advantage Licensed Retailer, Davis Coffer Lyons...
Few pubs selling for alternative use
19-Mar-2009
Very few pubs are actually selling for alternative use, according to Robin Mence, managing director of property agent Sidney Phillips. Mence said...
23-Jan-2009 By Ewan Turney
Carlsberg has developed a new business building website for licensees to help them attract more customers and save money. As part of its "We Deliver...
Carlsberg to 'deliver more' with new pub initiative
23-Jan-2009
Carlsberg is getting behind pubs with a new trade initiative it claims will transform the way it works with the on-trade.Launching on February 2 the...
16-Jan-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Carlsberg UK has introduced a charge for installing and maintaining handpulls for customers who order small amounts of Carlsberg-supplied ale.
Mystery visitor scheme reveals customers' frustrations
07-Nov-2008 By James Wilmore
Failing to check on a customer during a meal and not saying goodbye are among the biggest frustrations for pub-goers, a mystery shopper survey has...
Carlsberg's plan for new beers
13-Oct-2008
A senior figure at Carlsberg UK has set out the brewer's plans for a number of brands acquired in the wake of its successful joint bid with Heineken...
Back to Basics: Keep them coming back
09-Oct-2008
Think about it… you're asking your customers to get off their nice comfy sofa, come away from the TV and abandon their cheap supermarket booze to...
When the going gets tough
23-Sep-2008
It's a tough market out there, so if you are looking into entering or leaving the pub sector you may find it more challenging than you...
Snacks focus: Feed impulse buys
08-Sep-2008
THE MARKETING whizzes will tell you that the three major consumer trends driving sales and product development in the savoury snacks category are...
21-Aug-2008 By Ewan Turney
Thousands of pub sales could be delayed by months from 1 October as the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) farce slips into chaos with just 41 accredited inspectors and no official transition period in place.
Tesco is first off-trader recognised under BII scheme
15-Aug-2008
Supermarket giant Tesco has become the first off-trade retailer to be recognised by the BII for its training scheme, including its policy on underage...
15-Aug-2008 By Ewan Turney
Supermarket giant Tesco has become first off-trade retailer to be recognised under the BII's Good Practice Recognition Scheme - it is rewarded for its Think 21 induction training programme.
New look for Carlsberg
12-Aug-2008
Carlsberg UK has introduced new founts and glassware for its Carlsberg and Carlsberg Extra Cold brands into 5,000 pubs nationwide.The new founts...
Paramount to double sales
10-Jul-2008 By Joe Lutrario joe.lutrario@william-reed.co.uk
Paramount Investments predicts that it will sell up to 400 pubs over the next 12 months — double the amount it sold in the last year. The firm's...
Pubs 'missing out' on £5m food sales a week
04-Jul-2008
The pub trade could put another £5m a week in the till from existing customers, according to new research.The Ontrack survey carried out by consumer...
Now Cask Marque's got the Jolly Roger
26-Jun-2008
Roger Clayson, the larger-than-life super salesman who's got beer in his blood and pubs in his soul, has moved from Adnams to Cask Marque. Andrew...
How to back a real winner
26-Jun-2008
I get offered so many new products by companies saying they will help buck the downward trends in the on-trade — but how can I tell what will...
Sarah Lewis, Diageo GB
12-Jun-2008
Promoting responsible drinking should be a key consideration for any outlet licensed to sell alcohol. Contrary to popular belief, educating customers...
Paramount sells 192 pubs in a year
12-Jun-2008 By Joe Lutrario joe.lutrario@william-reed.co.uk
Figures from London-based property agent Paramount Investments reveal that the firm sold almost 200 pubs in the past 12 months. The company is...
27-May-2008 By Ewan Turney
Pubs in Scotland wishing to sell cigarettes will have to apply for a licence under new proposals - and England is set to follow suit. The proposals,...
Five top tips to sell your pub
02-May-2008 By James Wilmore
With the market slowing down, finding the right buyer for your pub at the right price could prove more difficult than before. Here experts give their...
Churchill Taverns sale imminent?
30-Apr-2008 By Hamish Champ
Churchill Taverns, the Northamptonshire-based group which operates 24 managed pubs across the county, is believed to be close to selling...
M&B's coded rebuke to Punch
18-Apr-2008 By The PMA Team
Mitchells & Butlers has issued a coded rebuke to Punch for not exploring properly the possibility of a sale of its Spirit managed division. The...
Pubs slowdown on way
17-Apr-2008 By Joe Lutrario joe.lutrario@william-reed.co.uk
A slow period for the market has been predicted after a rush of sales to beat the changes in CGT tax and the effects of the downturn in the economy...
16-Apr-2008 By Joe Lutrario
CGT changes and effects of economic downturn are taking hold of the pub property market, say agents
Home Office using 'sledghammer to crack a nut'
11-Apr-2008 By Matt Eley Matt
A leading trade group has urged the government to spend money on helping pubs thrive rather than wasting cash on trying to spot drunks.Nick Bish,...
The agent
10-Apr-2008
Stephen Taylor, MD, Guy Simmonds Legislation, legislation, legislation! You really can't escape it. From April 2008, commercial property offered for...
Meet the team
03-Apr-2008
The new journey starts today. And the need for Sell More, Save More has never been greater. If you're facing up to sink-or-swim time in this...
LETTERs
13-Mar-2008
Tough action to combat bingeing I write with regard to the general hand-wringing over binge/underage drinking that is now a plague on all of our...
Deadline for EPCs looming
11-Mar-2008 By James Wilmore
Licensees looking to sell their pub are being urged to get to grips with Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) - a commercial form of HIPS - which...
