08-May-2009 By Ewan Turney
A Spirit Group pub in Lincolnshire has been fined over £50,000 for remaining open despite raw sewage being found behind the bar. The Gamekeeper,...
10-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney
Punch's managed division Spirit Group has rolled out a new online training resource for its pub teams across its 867-strong estate. Following a trial...
New Spirit Group boss to restructure company
29-Aug-2008 By Hamish Champ
Mike Tye, Spirit Group's newly appointed managing director, has announced sweeping changes to the organisation in an effort to reverse its flagging...
Leading trade union weighs into Spirit Group staff contracts row
01-Aug-2008 By Hamish Champ
Trade union Unite has condemned plans by Spirit Group to create a single set of terms and conditions for more than 600 of the pub operator's...
Winning a NITA proves a boost for business
23-Jul-2008 By Matt Eley Matt
Scooping BII NITA awards has been great for business, according to the companies that won last time around. The entry process to the Publican backed...
Spirit's Anchor gets £1.6m makeover
02-Jul-2008 By James Wilmore
Spirit Group, the managed house division of Punch Taverns, has re-opened one of its one most famous pubs following a £1.6m transformation. The...
Good month bad month
01-Mar-2008
Good month for... Grilling: Orchid and Spirit Group launch new grill concepts with a focus on top quality British meat and fish. Both companies...
What the Sunday papers said
04-Dec-2005
The legal minimum age for buying tobacco in the UK may be raised to 18. The government is considering upping the age limit, currently 16, after...
What the Sunday papers said
23-Oct-2005
The drinks industry is planning a ruthless campaign of economic incentives and psychological tricks to get customers to drink as much as possible...
Smoking ban opens door
13-Oct-2005
to boom in food: Linacre by Natalie Cooper As many as 25,000 pubs at the bottom end of the tenanted market could be wiped out when the inevitable...
Spirit races clock to get licences for 560 staff
22-Sep-2005
by The PMA Team Managed operator Spirit Group is battling against time to get personal licences for 560 staff, the Morning Advertiser has learnt....
Spirit changes wine and cask-ale ranges
06-Jan-2005
The Spirit Group is revamping the range of cask ales it offers to consumers. The managed pub operator is changing its line-up to introduce more...
Spirit set for floatation in the New Year
30-Nov-2004
It's "business as usual" at Spirit as the company prepares for its forthcoming floatation.Speaking shortly after Spirit Group announced it had...
Healthy options fight for attention
25-Nov-2004
Obesity might be at the top of the Government's agenda but consumers are far less worried about healthy eating when they're in the pub. Pub-goers...
Rolling changes
22-Sep-2004
Karen Jones, chief executive of Spirit Group, discusses how the five-year smoking plan could save pubs from an all-out national ban. By Daniel...
Spirit Group launches drive to attract chefs
05-Feb-2004
Spirit Group is tackling the industry-wide skills shortage head on with an aggressive recruitment drive to find 150 new chefs.It is holding a series...
What the Sunday papers said
03-Feb-2003
The Mail on SundayTHE MAIL picks up on thePublican.com's story last Friday that Spirit Group and Laurel Pub Company are both bidding for the Tom...
Property briefs
03-Feb-2003
Chesterton has been appointed by the Spirit Group to identify and acquire up to 40 sites for its Two for One, Wacky Warehouse and Bar Room Bar...
Spirit set for brand extensions
13-Mar-2002
Karen Jones, chief executive of the managed pub business Spirit Group, has identified three concepts that she plans to roll-out through the...
