18-Jan-2011 By Jo Bruce
The Pony & Trap in Chew Magna, Somerset, has been awarded a prestigious Michelin star in the Michelin guide Great Britain & Ireland 2011....
12-Jan-2011 By Ewan Turney
Preston-based pub group Amber Taverns has acquired the Lamplighters pub in Castleford, West Yorkshire for an undisclosed sum. The Lamplighters is a...
07-Jan-2011 By Ewan Turney
Punch Taverns has been ordered to pay £27,481 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to serious breaches of fire safety legislation at a London...
Ian Payne quits as Town & City/Bay Restaurant chairman
30-Nov-2010 By Hamish Champ
Ian Payne has resigned as chairman of the Town & City Pub Company and Bay Restaurant Group with immediate effect. Payne, who according to a...
30-Nov-2010 By The PMA Team
Industry veteran Ian Payne has stepped down as chairman of Bay Restaurant Group and Town & City Pub Company.
26-Nov-2010 By Michelle Perrett
Further administrations are likely in the pub sector as we have only "hit the tip of the iceberg". That's the warning from Christie+Co head of pubs...
Punch bid to bulldoze pub rejected
18-Nov-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
A licensee is celebrating after a pubco's bid to demolish his pub and turn it into eight homes was rejected. Paul St John Campbell said he only...
18-Nov-2010 By The PMA Team
New national ops director Darren Topp has decided against joining the company — and a senior operations director has defected to Stonegate.
12-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
Steve Haslam, founder of TLC Inns, was crowned Best Individual at last week's MA200 Awards for the best independent multiple retailers. Haslam...
13-Oct-2010 By Ewan Turney
Private equity firm LGV Capital, the original backers of Enterprise Inns, has backed a management buy-out of Amber Taverns. LGV has backed the...
Punch Taverns rolls out new West Coast chain
11-Oct-2010 By Hamish Champ
Punch Taverns' managed pub business has finally - and officially - unveiled its new retail concept, called West Coast Grill & Bar. Flagged by...
30-Sep-2010 By The PMA Team
Two tenanted pub companies, Pubfolio and the smaller Goldtry, have gone into administration. The companies own 253 primarily freehold pub...
Enterprise Inns could step up disposals programme
13-Sep-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Enterprise Inns, the leased and tenanted pub company, has reportedly stepped up plans for a larger disposal programme by selling increased tranches...
02-Sep-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Marston's, the brewer and pub operator, has poached a senior operator from Pizza Hut UK to join its 500-strong managed pub arm as operations...
26-Aug-2010 By The PMA Team
A new pub concept — British Larder — has opened at a Punch leased pub in Suffolk after a £100,000 investment. British Larder began as an online...
24-Aug-2010 By Becky Paskin, Restaurant
A new café or restaurant will open for every pub or bar that closes over the next three years, as consumers adopt a more "European" lifestyle....
M&B's sold pubs could be merged with Town & City
23-Aug-2010 By Hamish Champ
Stonegate Pub Company, the new outfit which will run the 333 wet-led pubs Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) announced last week it is selling, could...
For TDR the price was right
22-Aug-2010 By Hamish Champ
Just as I went into print last week musing on the length of time it appeared to be taking Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) to sell the package of...
16-Aug-2010 By The PMA Team and Martyn Leek, M&C Report
A restaurant chain founded by French chef Raymond Blanc is adapting its offer for the pub sector under the tagline White Brasserie Company.
16-Aug-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Punch Taverns has paid out £3,000 in compensation to a girl who fractured her finger at one of it's Staffordshire pubs. Seven-year-old Caitlyn...
Pubs go up against McDonald's over animal welfare credentials
09-Aug-2010
Two pubs will battle it out against global giant McDonald's to be named the country's top pub or restaurant promoting animal welfare in business....
09-Aug-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Enterprise Inns is to install Games Media digital gaming technology at a further 250 of its tenanted pubs.
Town & City trials new look for Slug & Lettuce
27-Jul-2010 By Hamish Champ
Town & City Pub Company (T&C) is trialling a new look for some of its Slug & Lettuce bar restaurants after a successful refit of its...
27-Jul-2010 By John Harrington
Punch Taverns' code of practice with tenants has been formally accredited for clarity under the BIIBAS scheme.
16-Jul-2010 By The PMA Team
The owner of award-winning North Yorkshire food pub the Durham Ox has set up a company, Provenance Inns, to acquire new sites. The company has been...
Award-winning operator launches new pub company
12-Jul-2010 By Hamish Champ
Michael Ibbotson, the man behind the award-winning North Yorkshire pub the Durham Ox, is forming a new pub and inns business called Provenance Inns....
12-Jul-2010 By The PMA Team
Subscription fees for pubs will be based on rateable value, but discounts will be available for pubs with sizeable food trade or outdoor areas.
06-Jul-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Enterprise Inns has sold the freeholds of nine out of ten central London pubs at auction, raising around £12m.
24-Jun-2010 By The PMA Team
Urban & Country Leisure, the multiple operator headed by Ross Sanders, opened its latest pub last Thursday. The new opening is a former Punch...
24-Jun-2010 By The PMA Team
Industry sources report that Realpubs has bought three freeholds from Enterprise for an undisclosed price — estimates put the value at up to £10m.
17-Jun-2010 By Jo Bruce
Seven pub groups have signed up to take part in this year's British Food Fortnight, which runs from 18 September to 3 October.
14-Jun-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Enterprise Inns hopes to raise around £13m from the sale of 10 more prime London pubs at an Allsops auction on 6 July. Guide prices for the pubs...
10-Jun-2010 By The PMA Team
Enterprise has accused MP of making "irresponsible and inappropriate comments" in calling for the removal of boss Ted Tuppen.
Pete Brown: When is a pub not a pub? When it's a licensed catering outlet...
09-Jun-2010
It caused a titter a few months ago during a conference call with the City when John Lovering, new chairman of Mitchell & Butlers (M&B)...
Orchid Group to buy 150 pubs over next two years
08-Jun-2010 By Hamish Champ
Orchid Group, the privately-backed managed pub operator which recently acquired the Premium Bars & Restaurants business, is looking to add a...
Managing success... literally
07-Jun-2010 By Hamish Champ
A recent report has concluded that managed pubs, especially branded ones, have performed marginally better in recent times than their independent...
04-Jun-2010 By Gemma McKenna
The future of one of Cardiff's most iconic pubs, the Vulcan, has been secured for at least two years, following a long-running campaign. Last week...
07-May-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
The managed pub arm of Punch Taverns is to launch a new bar brand called West Coast Grill to replace the Old Orleans name.
'Pork scratchings are bursting with nutrients - and could be good for you'
04-May-2010
Surprise superfoods: Forget blueberries. Dieticians say popcorn and pork scratchings are bursting with nutrients - and could be GOOD for you;...
30-Apr-2010 By The PMA Team
A Norfolk pub entrepreneur has bought her fourth pub — Sarah-Jane Roberts has acquired the Rose Valley Tavern in Norwich.
19-Apr-2010 By Robyn Lewis
Not so long ago, free Wi-Fi access gave pubs an edge. Now it's increasingly expected by a wide range of customers, reports Robyn Lewis. It was...
Pub property market picking up
09-Apr-2010
Interest in pub deals is growing according to agent Christie + Co which has reported a 27 per cent increase in completed transactions in the first...
01-Apr-2010 By The PMA Team
The managed division of Punch has launched a new concept called Flaming Grill at a pub in Solihull. The company has converted the Drawbridge Inn,...
30-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
The MP behind the recent inquiry into pubco power has lent his support to British Pubs Week, due to run from 30 October to 6 November. Business,...
29-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
London-based pub operator Geronimo Inns recorded an overall loss of £1.5m last year, despite a 47% increase in operating profit. The 28-strong...
London still booming for Geronimo Inns
29-Mar-2010 By Hamish Champ
Geronimo Inns, the London multiple operator, said the capital's pub market continued to outshine the rest of the UK, which was still experiencing...
25-Mar-2010 By Phil Mellows
Thorley Taverns operations director Philip Thorley has forthright views on the tie, licensing legislation and just what it takes to run a diverse pub...
18-Mar-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Marston's Inns and Taverns, the managed arm of the brewer and pub operator, has engaged on a tail trimming exercise as it shifts focus to its new...
Admiral Taverns confirms pub sell-off
16-Mar-2010 By Hamish Champ
Christie + Co, the property agent, has confirmed it is to sell 150 freehold pubs on behalf of Admiral Taverns. Prices for pub sell off - which was...
Capital Pub Company in sale and leaseback move
03-Mar-2010 By Hamish Champ
Capital Pub Company, the London operator, is looking to sell and leaseback six of its pubs to raise funds to buy more pubs. The Publican understands...