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Blanc: offering a couple the chance to open their own restaurant

Raymond Blanc looks for talented cooks

By Ewan Turney

World famous chef Raymond Blanc is offering talented cooks the chance to open a restaurant with him. Blanc is looking for couples — married,...

Pring: companies everywhere are desperately trying to slough off under-performing pubs

Banks hold the key to sell-off

By Andrew Pring

Punch may want to reinvent its business model, but it needs to be realistic about pub sale prices — and banks need to start lending to licensees.

Darby: belief in shared benefit

'Mutuality' is way forward

By Alistair Darby

A win-win approach between landlord and tenant is even more important in tough trading conditions, says Marston's Pub Company boss Alistair Darby.

Elliott: average pubs need to change

Make this Christmas work for your pub

By David Elliott

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but isn't the British pub a bastion of hope for just about everyone in this country, asks Greene King Pub Partners chief executive David Elliott.

All Tye'd Up

All Tye'd Up

By Hamish Champ

Few executives like to see their best laid plans splashed all over the media within hours of being confidentially announced to members of staff. Nor...

Police: trying to stop youngsters getting drink

Police target proxy alcohol sales

By Ewan Turney

Police in South Cumbria are targeting adults who buy alcohol for under-18s in a new campaign. Adults found guilty of committing a proxy sale can...

Coulson: Moving legal goalposts

Moving the legal goal posts

By Peter Coulson

MA legal guru Peter Coulson considers the move to ban late night entertainment in the City of London.

The agent

The agent

Mark Greig, MD of Paramount Investments We've all seen the depressing sight of boarded-up pubs in locations throughout the country. Mainly in city...

Bartlett: New food development manager at S&NPE

Former Marston's food supremo joins S&NPE

By The PMA Team

Former Marston's catering development manager Ben Bartlett has joined Scottish & Newcastle Pub Enterprises this week in the newly created role of...

Adding value for   multiple traders

Adding value for multiple traders

By Graham Ridout

Punch operations director Kevin Georgel and head of recruitment Adam Smith tell Graham Ridout about their attitude to multiple managed operators A...

Q&A

Q&A

Licence after bankruptcy Q. I want to take over a pub, but I am a recently discharged bankrupt. Will there be any problems with the licences or with...

Get 'em In

Get 'em In

By MA reporter

So you want to get publicity, or market your pub, in your local community? Well, simply read on because we got our Get 'em In panel of industry...

THE GUV'NOR

THE GUV'NOR

Peter Gatling The licensee of the Merry Harriers, in Clayhidon, Devon, gives top tips to get your business through the winter Have you had that...

Coffee Solutions

Coffee Solutions

QWe are limited for space on our back bar and don't feel we have room for a full-size espresso machine, but I want to sell top-quality coffee. What...

Super Sam

Super Sam

Admiral's new head of food faces the challenge of getting licensees in its 2,700 wet-led pub estate into food. Lucy Britner finds out her battle-plan...

Newport police in big push for plastic

Newport police in big push for plastic

By Ewan Turney

Newport police is the latest force to push for a blanket glass ban in all city-centre venues. Police have applied to the Community Safe partnership...

Jamie's chef

Jamie's chef

Lucy Britner chats with Aaron Craze six months after he won the tenancy of an Essex pub from Jamie Oliver's Fifteen Foundation xxxx Even Phileas Fogg...