MyShout
25-Jan-2006
Michael Bell feels that it is time to sort the wheat from the chaff when it comes to food-led pubs Q. When is a pub not a pub? A. When its food sales...
Uncertain future for staff as Punch wins race for Spirit
01-Dec-2005
Some 40,000 pub managers and staff face an uncertain future following Punch Tavern's swoop on Spirit Group earlier today.While Punch expects to...
GRS makes space for new big pubs.
01-Dec-2005
GRS makes space for new Big Pubs GRS Inns, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Punch Taverns, has unveiled plans for up to a dozen openings of its new...
Newcomers will offset challenges to trade, says agent
23-Nov-2005
The pub sector will survive the challenges of licensing and smoking as newcomers continue to come into the pub market, according to Colin Wellstead,...
Pubs plan to tear up their menus
27-Oct-2005
One in five pubs currently serving food will shut down their kitchens when the ban on smoking in food pubs is finally introduced. With the...
Pair slam recruitment firm over 'dump' pubs
29-Sep-2005
by John Harrington An angry couple who paid a pub recruitment company £5,000 to find them a dream pub claim that they have been offered a series of...
Honing skills
24-Aug-2005
The Publican reveals the shortlist for this year's NITAs.It will come as no surprise to anyone reading this that the pub industry is continuing to...
The Surgery - What can we do to impress the Michelin inspectors?
01-Aug-2005 By Mark Taylor
The Surgery's tips on impressing Michelin inspectors
New use classes cause confusion
22-Mar-2005
Food-led pubs considering going wet-led as a result of future smoking legislation could be stymied by new planning legislation that comes into force...
Punch accused over Comic Relief kit
23-Feb-2005
Licensees have accused Punch of turning its nose up at the spirit of Comic Relief by charging its pubs £35 to buy a Red Nose Day kit.The pub company...
Licensee excluded from pubco discount scheme
17-Feb-2005
A former Enterprise licensee who lost his pub because of financial difficulties has accused the company of failing to treat all licensees...
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...
Good behaviour trial at Trust Inns
25-Nov-2004
by John Harrington Manchester-based Trust Inns, the former Pub Estate Company, is making troublemakers sign contracts promising good behaviour, in a...
Food pubs drive Mitchells & Butlers
28-Sep-2004
Robust sales in its suburban pubs have boosted Mitchells & Butlers, with a strong perfomance by its food-led brands.The managed pub group has...
Fox wins Michelin's first Pub of Year title
09-Sep-2004
Michelin has announced the winner of its inaugural Pub of the Year the Fox Inn at Lower Oddington, Gloucestershire. The Fox Inn won the accolade...
'Unrealistic' freehold values frustrate buyers
31-Aug-2004
Licensees selling freehouses have been accused of having "unrealistic expectations" in the current market. Pub companies and brewers which are...
Sales growth sweet for Honeycombe
28-Jun-2004
Pub management specialist Honeycombe Leisure has traded successfully through a tough period for many operators, with its pubs recently seeing a sales...
London bar changes smoking policy after ballot
24-May-2004
A London bar has changed its smoking policy following the results of a ballot of customers and staff. The survey, called PUBS (Pub Users' Ballot on...
Gerry Martin takes on 2nd London pub
22-Apr-2004
Pub entrepreneur Gerry Martin has taken on a second central London pub five months after opening the Springbok sports bar in Covent Garden. Martin...
Feeling the heat wave
01-Apr-2004 By Tony Halstead
Pubs stand to benefit froma dining-out revolution', reports Tony Halstead. Lifestyle and leisure industry forecasters believe the "eating-out market"...
No pie in the sky sales record
26-Feb-2004
Some dishes never seem to go out of fashion. In the last four months Ember Inns has sold more than 120,000 steak-and-ale pies in its pubs around...
What effect is the new stamp duty on leases having on your b
08-Jan-2004
It adds to cost of purchasing pubs." TD Ridley & Sons "Introducing shorter leases or switching to tenancies as a preferred option." Tadcaster Pub...
Pub-to-restaurant refurbs on the rise
24-Oct-2003
Licensees could be reaping the rewards if they sell their pub to a private restaurant operator.James Posner, of agent Fleurets, says that increasing...
Property briefs
10-Sep-2003
Fleurets is handling the sale of Rosie McCanns, a traditional-style pub in Holloway, London. The property is a three-storey semi-detached building...
Why food-led inn is truly one in a million
28-Aug-2003
A renowned food-led pub in Devon has changed hands off an asking price of £1m. The Five Bells Inn in the village of Clyst Hydon, near Cullumpton,...
Smoking Charter compliant pubs can be a success, say licensees
01-Aug-2003
Two award-winning licensees have said that publicans can make a major success of their pub if they sign up to the Smoking Charter.Alison Carter and...
Property briefs
11-Jul-2003
Pub company and brewer Brain's is continuing on the acquisition trail with the purchase of six pubs in Wales. It bought four former Beefeater pubs...
Pub companies slam Sky price-hike
07-Jul-2003
Britain's biggest pub companies have slammed Sky, after price rises of up to 22 per cent for pubs and bars wanting to show live football.Pub groups...
l Po Na Na administrator Grant Thornton has received a "lot
12-Jun-2003
In the meantime, outlets that are open are trading as normal and we are quite satisfied with their trading levels." The company was forced into...
A customer who has been a regular at one of West Dorset's mo
05-Jun-2003
In fact, Clive Webb loved the Fox Inn at Corscombe so much he worked behind the bar for a year-and-a-half! The Fox is a picturesque traditional...
M&B puts £1.5m into Ember chain
08-May-2003
Mitchells & Butlers has unveiled a £1.5m investment plan to boost its fastest-growing pub brand, the Ember Inns chain. The pub retailer has...
Case study: The Garsdale Country Inn
20-Mar-2003
The opening of a self-contained restaurant in a disused back room proved the crucial turning point in the development of the Garsdale Country Inn at...
PLANNING MOVE BLOW FOR PUBS
13-Mar-2003
by Tony Halstead and The PMA Team A Government plan to restrict the number of new pub and bar developments through the introduction of tighter...
Property briefs
24-Feb-2003
Punch Pub Company is continuing on the acquisition trail purchasing three pubs from Mill House Inns for £1.7m. The pubs include the Mill at Worston...
Carson quits Noble House to go solo
13-Feb-2003
Tony Carson has parted company with Noble House to pursue other business ventures including the roll out of restaurant brands across North...
Something old, something new
06-Feb-2003
Devon pub the Rydon Inn was only built a year ago but boasts history and character. For the inn, overlooking Rydon Park, near Holsworthy,was...
Spirit sells 34 pubs to Punch
12-Dec-2002
Spirit Group has sold 34 "bottom end" pubs to Punch Tavern for £12.75m about £360,000 per pub. The pubs, three in Scotland and 31 in England,...
Property briefs
21-Nov-2002
Clarke Pub Company is selling eight of its Scottish pubs in order to focus on its larger managed outlets. The pubs include the Souter Johnnies in...
Publican's Pub Food Awards reward the best
08-Nov-2002
Pubs offering the very best food from across Britain were honoured at last night's Publican Pub Food Awards.At a sparkling awards ceremony at the...
Property briefs
16-Oct-2002
Thwaites, the Lancashire-based brewer and pub retailer, is looking to acquire new pubs as part of its continued roll-out strategy. Property director...
Property briefs
07-Oct-2002
Offers are being invited for the Britannia Inn in the Vale of Llangollen, North Wales. It was built by the monks of Valle Crucis Abbey in the 14th...
High interest in enterprising inns
13-May-2002
With investors banking on pubs once more, Mark Stretton looks at an option for start-up companies - the Enterprise Investment SchemeAs far as the...
Midland-based Mercury launches pubco
06-Mar-2002
Mercury Management, the licensed leisure consultant, has made its first foray into pub ownership with the purchase of 15 pubs from Lakeland brewer...
Noble House to raise £50m from disposals
12-Dec-2001
Noble House Leisure, the pub and restaurant group headed by entrepreneur Robert Breare (pictured) is to raise £50m from the sale of half the 214...
Bass to roll out local brands
30-May-2001
Bass expects to start rolling out two new pub brands in the community local sector within six months.The Arena concept features sports and...
Is it or isn't it? Merlin Inns' unique estate
15-Jun-2000
We look at the work of Merlin Inns — and how it gives managers the freedom to make every pub on its estate unique.For many people, walking into one...
Settle Inn chain formed
03-Apr-2000
After helping to develop a group of "ram-themed" pubs, Paul McKinley is creating his own "chair-themed" pub chain.He and Katie Reed have launched...
New pubco Pennant Inns aims to bring stability to its outlets
19-Apr-1999
Some pub tenants have seen their landlords change with the seasons. Grand Metropolitan, Inntrepreneur, Morgan Grenfell, Nomura Bank and Phoenix Inns...
Greenalls may be set for a shift in investment focus
01-Mar-1999
With news of yet another new face among the directors at Greenalls Pubs & Restaurants, it's clear that new broom Mark McQuater is planning some...
