The Times

Pubcos named on The Sunday Times top 100 list

23-Feb-2018 By Georgina Townshend

A number of pub companies, including the New World Trading Company, Oakman Inns, BrewDog and the Alchemist have made 2018's The Sunday Times Best 100 Companies To Work For.

BrewDog and NWTC in The Sunday Times Fast Track 100

04-Dec-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Scottish brewer and operator BrewDog and multiple-award winner the New World Trading Company (NWTC) have both featured in The Sunday Times Fast Track 100 league table.

Has BrewDog ‘quietly joined the Establishment’? asks The Sunday Times

06-Nov-2017 By James Beeson

BrewDog co-founder James Watt has come under fire for failing to treat the company’s shareholders equally in a new interview published by The Sunday Times.

New pub entries on Sunday Times Top 100 Best Companies list

27-Feb-2017 By Claire Churchard

Pub employers have made a strong showing in the Sunday Times Top 100 Best Companies To Work For 2017 list, with several new entries from the industry.

EU REFERENDUM

Pub industry figures throw weight behind #Remain campaign in letter to The Times

23-Jun-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

High-profile figures from the pub trade have signed a letter to The Times newspaper alongside figures from across the hospitality industry in support of Britain remaining in the European Union.

Pubs suppliers make Sunday Times list of top mid-market private companies

14-Oct-2014 By Jo Bruce

Three pub food suppliers are featured in the 2014 Sunday Times Top Track 250.

Orchid launches staff discount card

14-Nov-2011 By Lesley Foottit

Orchid Group’s latest staff incentive scheme — a discount card — launched today.

Time and Sunday Times launches card for diners

19-Oct-2011 By Lesley Foottit

More than 700 restaurants have signed up to a customer dining card launched by The Times and Sunday Times.

Making pub staff feel valued

10-Mar-2011 By The PMA Team

Communicating with staff and making them feel valued isn't costly — and it can drastically reduce staff turnover, says The PMA Team.

Punch is '21st best big firm to work for'

25-Feb-2011 By MA reporter

Punch Taverns has been named as the UK's 21st best big company to work for by the Sunday Times. Punch employees were surveyed anonymously for the...

Veggie pub scoops animal rights award

18-Feb-2011 By Lesley Foottit

An award-winning vegetarian pub, Red Lion in Great Bricett, Suffolk, has scooped an award from an animal rights group.

Orchid to celebrate 6,500 staff birthdays

27-Aug-2010 By Ewan Turney

Orchid Group is to send each and every on of its employees a free drink voucher and card on their birthday. It is another example of Orchid's...

Luminar receives buyout approaches

28-Jul-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report

Luminar, Britain's biggest nightclub group, has attracted the interest of at least two private equity groups according to reports. The troubled...

Bank loan deal could herald management change at Enterprise Inns

10-May-2010 By Hamish Champ

Simon Townsend, Enterprise Inns' chief operating officer, is being tipped to succeed Ted Tuppen, the pubco's chief executive, within the next 18...

'Jobs warning as Darling plans extra five per cent on alcohol'

22-Mar-2010

The head of Britain's biggest drinks group has launched a blistering attack on the Government's duty regime ahead of Wednesday's Budget, warning that...

Punch Taverns is 'one to watch'

16-Mar-2010 By Lesley Foottit

Punch Taverns has been earmarked as "one to watch" by the Sunday Times' Best 100 Companies to Work For survey. Punch was just 20 points short of...

Orchid is 20th best big company to work for

09-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney

The Orchid Group is the 20th best big company to work for, according to the Sunday Times guide.

Greater Manchester wants minimum price on alcohol

19-Oct-2009 By Ewan Turney

Greater Manchester wants to become the first region to introduce a minimum price on alcohol. According to the Sunday Times, council and NHS leaders...

'ESPN eyes entry into English soccer with Setanta rights'

17-Jun-2009 By James Wilmore

ESPN, the US sports cable channel owned by Walt Disney, will bid for the Premier League rights held by Setanta in the event that the struggling media...

Enterprise boss blasts 'misleading' Fair Pint

11-May-2009 By Ewan Turney

Enterprise boss Ted Tuppen has slammed anti-beer tie Fair Pint campaigners for being "deliberately misleading". In a interview in the Sunday Times,...

Regent Inns considers delisting

24-Apr-2009 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report

Regent Inns has reportedly asked shareholders about the possibility of delisting the company.

Punch denies letting problems

29-Sep-2008 By Ewan Turney

Punch boss Giles Thorley has denied claims that the pubco is struggling to let pubs despite a weekend report that around 1,400 of its pubs are looking for new tenants.

Inventive profits 'to pass £10m'

10-Apr-2008 By The PMA Team

Inventive Leisure, the 55-strong vodka-bar chain bought two year ago by Alchemy Partners, is expecting its annual profits to pass £10m this year....

House price falls add to economic gloom

11-Mar-2008 By Hamish Champ

As the Times newspaper reported the results of a poll which showed a 50 per cent fall in the number of people eating out compared with last year, a...

S&N not about to start talks with Carlsberg/Heineken

02-Jan-2008 By Hamish Champ

Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) is not about commence negotiations with Carlsberg and Heineken, despite reports of a leaked letter from the...

'One in five teenagers admit to drink-driving'

30-Aug-2007

One in five 17 to 18-year-old drivers admits to drink driving, a survey has revealed. One in 14 admitted driving while under the influence of drugs....

'Pub shares faring well'

23-Aug-2007

Complaints about antisocial noise have reached record levels across the country, with parts of suburban England registering average increases of 22...

What the papers say - July 3, 2007

03-Jul-2007

One of Britain's biggest pub groups Greene King has dismissed concerns about the smoking ban and said that sales on the day it came into force were...

What the daily papers say - March 27, 2007

27-Mar-2007 By Gareth Iacobucci

Greene King said yesterday that it is to split its managed pub operation into two, a move which will see the departure of Mark Angela, the current...

Government denies reports of U-turn over licensing

31-Jan-2007

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has branded reports it has performed a "U-turn" over the Licensing Act as "nonsense". Several...

Times survey says ban smoke now

16-Oct-2006

According to a survey of 100 pubs by the Times newspaper, outlets which have already banned smoking have seen profits rise by an average of 50 per...

Leffe builds on quality image

12-Jul-2006

InBev has launched a new advertising campaign to support Leffe, its increasingly popular speciality beer brand.The campaign, which will run for 10...

What the Sunday papers said

23-Apr-2006

Property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz will take great interest in this Friday's trading statement from Mitchells & Butlers as he continues to weigh up...

Lifestyle Report: Licensee Profile

24-Jun-2004

Our survey has provided a profile of the typical licensee.One of the striking results to emerge from the survey is how the majority of licensees are...

Ex-Regent man Thiele heads for Oz

12-May-2004

Michael Thiele, who quit Regent Inns two weeks ago, is heading for Australia to run a pub and hotel chain.The former operations director is leading...

Carl Smith reveals a business-building idea that's no pie in

18-Mar-2004

As a kid, I used to love playing Risk ­ it was exciting. I'd scheme and find solutions to unpromising situations. The object of the game was to...

Striking it rich

30-Apr-2003

The Sunday Times' annual Rich List shows mixed fortunes for industry figures. Mark Stretton takes a look.The annual list of Britain's wealthiest folk...

What the Sunday papers said

09-Dec-2002

The Independent on SundayTHE Independent goes big on the troubles of the pub and bar industry. In the run-up to what is traditionally the busiest...

Whitbread to review future of Beefeater

03-Sep-2002

The 200-strong Beefeater chain of restaurants is undergoing an intense review after a disappointing set of summer sales figures, Whitbread said...

What the Sunday papers said

17-Jun-2002

The Sunday papers were dominated this week, for obvious reasons, by England's 3-0 victory over Denmark in the World Cup on Saturday.Coverage in most...