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Publican Awards 2021

Best Sustainable Pub Company - Brewdog

31-Mar-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

Independent beer maker and bar operator BrewDog bagged Best Sustainable Pub Company at the 2021 Publican Awards after a landmark year.

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Best Brewing Pub Company - North Brewing Company/North Bar

31-Mar-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

North Brewing Company regained its Best Brewing Pub Company title at the 2021 Publican Awards.

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Best Accommodation Operator - Stay Original Company

31-Mar-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

South west-based Stay Original Company picked up a pair of Publican Awards at this year’s virtual ceremony – kicking off the evening by winning the Best Accommodation Operator prize.

Opinion

‘We need to shift the debate away from vaccine passports to supporting pubs reopening’

31-Mar-2021 By Mark Flanagan, CEO of Shield Safety Group and chairman of the UK Safe to Trade Scheme

Last week when appearing before the Commons Liaison Committee, Boris Johnson, announced that pub landlords may be given the power to prevent anyone without a Covid jab from entering their premises, via a vaccine passport scheme.

Jobs round-up

Board changes at JW Lees, Former Liberation MD launches consultancy, bar staff vaccines

31-Mar-2021 By Stuart Stone

Two family members have stepped down from roles at north west-based brewer and pub operator JW Lees, while the former managing director of Channel Island-based Liberation Group, Christine Oxford, has launched an independent support service for businesses.

RedCat’s 42 pub package from Stonegate ‘first step to differentiated pub company’

31-Mar-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

The confirmation of investment vehicle RedCat’s acquisition of 42 pubs from Stonegate Pub Company for an undisclosed sum gets Rooney Anand’s venture off to 'an excellent start', he said.

Fuller’s seeks funds after Covid cash burn hits £5m per month

31-Mar-2021 By Stuart Stone

Pub operator Fuller, Smith & Turner hopes to weather the ongoing Covid crisis by raising funds from the sale of Class A and Class B shares.

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Publican Awards 2021 winners revealed

30-Mar-2021 By Ed Bedington

Despite the challenge of one of the toughest years on record, pub companies across the UK have continued to excel, and this year’s Publican Awards has honoured those that continued to fly the flag in the face of utter chaos.

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Publican Awards: what's in the box?

26-Mar-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

Surprises are winging their way through the post to our guests and finalists for this year’s Publican Awards from today (Friday 26 March).

Ei rent credits to stop at end of June

26-Mar-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Tied Ei Publican Partnerships licensees on substantive agreements in England will receive rent credits until 20 June but The Morning Advertiser understands the credits will stop after this date.

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Meet the finalists: Best Managed Pub Company

26-Mar-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

There are six finalists in the Best Managed Pub Company category, sponsored by Molson Coors, at the 2021 Publican Awards.

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Meet the finalists: Best Community Pub Operator

26-Mar-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

There are four finalists in the Best Community Pub Operator category, sponsored by Britvic, at the 2021 Publican Awards.

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Meet the finalists: Best Pub Employer

26-Mar-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

There are five finalists in the Best Pub Employer category, sponsored by CGA, at the 2021 Publican Awards.

Jobs round-up

Interest in bar jobs jumps 98%, New SBPA president, Monzo co-founder joins Tipjar

25-Mar-2021 By Stuart Stone

This week’s update from the pub sector’s job market includes news from Beautiful Pub Collective, jobs board Indeed and the Scottish Beer and Pub Association.

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Meet the finalists: Best Food Offer

25-Mar-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

The Morning Advertiser has profiled the operators in the running for the Best Food Offer prize, sponsored by CPL Learning, at the 2021 Publican Awards.

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Meet the finalists: Best Premium Food Offer

25-Mar-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

The Morning Advertiser has profiled the pub companies in the running for the Best Premium Food Offer prize, sponsored by Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I, at the 2021 Publican Awards.

Property round-up

Punch spends £1m on pub gardens, ‘illegally destroyed’ pub to reopen

24-Mar-2021 By Stuart Stone

The nationwide operator of more than 1,000 pubs, Punch, has invested £1m in outdoor spaces ahead of the proposed reopening of 662 of its sites on 12 April, while the 'illegally destroyed' Carlton Tavern is poised to reopen after being rebuild...

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Meet the finalists: Best New Site

24-Mar-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

The Morning Advertiser has profiled the final five in the Best New Site category, sponsored by Heineken, at this year’s Publican Awards.

Opinion

Tied Pubs Bill changes the fabric of Scottish pub landscape ‘forever’

23-Mar-2021 By Edith Monfries, Scottish Beer & Pub Association president and COO of Hawthorn

Today (23 March) is a date that will go down in history for all the wrong reasons.

Coronavirus: a year of closures

How has Covid-19 impacted tenant relationships with their pub company?

23-Mar-2021 By Stuart Stone

With 20 March marking a year-to-the-day since last orders were called in pubs just days before a first national lockdown, The Morning Advertiser (MA) quizzed its readers on how their working relationships have changed in the past 12 months.

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Meet the finalists: Best Brewing Pub Company

23-Mar-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

The Morning Advertiser profiles the three finalists in the Best Brewing Pub Company category – sponsored by Lumina Intelligence – at the 2021 Publican Awards.

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Meet the finalists: Best Tenanted and Leased Pub Company

23-Mar-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

The Morning Advertiser has profiled the four finalists in the Best Tenanted and Leased Pub Company category, sponsored by HGEM.

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Meet the finalists: Best Accommodation Operator

22-Mar-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

The award for Best Accommodation Operator, sponsored by Asahi, will be presented to a pub company which has focussed on offering accommodation as a key part of the business.

Opinion

How to ensure new tied tenants go in with their eyes wide open

19-Mar-2021 By Fiona Dickie, pubs code adjudicator

The upheaval in the pub trade from the Covid-19 pandemic will undoubtedly lead to pubs changing hands.

MA’s review of the Week

‘We can see the light and want to make a plan – but need detail’

19-Mar-2021 By Ed Bedington

The Morning Advertiser's Ed Bedington speaks with Clubhouse Bars director Iain Pert to reflect on some of the week's biggest headlines.

JDW sees £46m loss in half year results

19-Mar-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has reported a £46.2m loss in revenue for the 26 weeks ending 24 January 2021, in its preliminary results.

Hawthorn to start charging full rent from August

19-Mar-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Community pub operator, Hawthorn, has outlined a tapered rent support package for its estate throughout this summer.

Coronavirus: a year of closures

In numbers: 12 months since Boris Johnson told pubs to close

19-Mar-2021 By Stuart Stone

With 20 March marking a year-to-the-day since last orders were called in pubs just days before a first national lockdown, The Morning Advertiser looks back on some of the defining data from the past 12 months.

Parliament to investigate the future of cask beer

18-Mar-2021 By Stuart Stone

The All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG) has launched an inquiry into the future of cask beer in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Young’s forecasts positive cash flow by May

18-Mar-2021 By MCA

Young’s has announced plans to reopen 140 of its managed pubs with outdoor spaces on or around 12 April, as well as an update to its finances which it gives it available borrowing facilities of £225m.

Stonegate registers £746m loss amid pandemic pub closures

18-Mar-2021 By Stuart Stone

The UK’s largest pub company revealed that the enforced closure of its sites has yielded a £746m loss and forced it to tap investors and debt markets for £1.4bn funding.

Jobs round-up

M&B faces ‘investor backlash', Bristol hires first night czar, hospitality sector recruitment drive

18-Mar-2021 By Stuart Stone

Sky News has reported potential shareholder unrest at M&B while Carly Heath has been unveiled as Bristol’s first night-time economy adviser.

Property round-up

Camden Market's ‘first ever pub’, Young’s announces new openings

17-Mar-2021 By Stuart Stone

Following a four-month delay Camden Market's ‘first ever pub’ is poised to open, while pub operator Young’s has announced two new additions to its 200-strong estate.

Star tenants to pay full rent from June

15-Mar-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Star Pubs & Bars licensees on core leased and tenanted agreements in England will have to start paying rent in full from 21 June, following a period of discounted rates, the pubco has announced.

Customers not reluctant to return to Jersey pub ‘at all’

15-Mar-2021 By Stuart Stone

Despite cold weather deterring a number of pub goers from making use of outdoor areas, the Trinity Arms in Jersey has made a positive start to post-lockdown trading, according to general manager Patrycja Bosak.

M&B completes £350m fundraise

12-Mar-2021 By Stuart Stone

Toby Carvery and All Bar One operator Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has secured gross proceeds of £350.5m from shareholders as it bids to weather to Covid-19 pandemic.

MA Survey

Tell us: how have the 12 months since Boris first closed pubs affected your business?

11-Mar-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

As we approach the anniversary of Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling last orders in pubs for the first time during the Covid-19 pandemic’s early throes, The Morning Advertiser has launched a survey to reflect on the past year.

Marston’s CEO Ralph Findlay to step down

11-Mar-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Boss of Marston’s Ralph Findlay will be stepping down from his role of CEO at the end of September, the company has announced.

Jobs round-up

Marston’s CEO to step down, new City Pub Group director

11-Mar-2021 By Stuart Stone

This week’s round-up includes news that Marston’s CEO Ralph Findlay is to leave his role after 20 years, City Pub Group has hired a former Walmart boss, and the founder of Seafood Pub Company is to lead a new Oakman division.

Property round-up

Twickenham Green Taverns and Oakman grow estates, Barkby eyes pub expansion

10-Mar-2021 By Stuart Stone

In addition to updates on a host of refurbishment projects, this week’s round-up includes expansion news from Twickenham Green Taverns and Oakman.

International Women's Day 2021

Rising stars: the next generation of women leading in the pub sector

08-Mar-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

To celebrate women across the on-trade and showcase the opportunities the next generation are grabbing with both hands, The Morning Advertiser has asked some of the most inspiring people in the sector to share their stories so far.

PCA outlines ‘blueprint’ to streamline tenant access to pubs code information

05-Mar-2021 By Stuart Stone

The office of the pubs code adjudicator (PCA) has published a new strategy for providing tied tenants the pubs code support in light of the findings of an operator survey.

Revolution to reopen almost a third of sites in April

05-Mar-2021 By Stuart Stone

Nationwide operator Revolution Bars Group has announced plans to reopen 20 sites for outdoor guests in April ahead of the resumption of trade across its full estate a month later.

Jobs round-up

Operators face skills shortage, Government urged to reopen venues as remote workspaces

04-Mar-2021 By Stuart Stone

In addition to the latest news on furlough and the National Living Wage, this latest jobs round-up looks at a hospitality sector skills shortage and a new petition to allow remote workers to set up a ‘pub office’.

Spring Budget 2021

‘Pragmatic steps’ but far from ‘whatever it takes’

04-Mar-2021 By Stuart Stone

What impact will Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s latest Budget have on the pub sector as it navigates the Government’s post-lockdown roadmap?

Property round-up

Site closed every 48 minutes, pub applications almost double, £150m community ownership fund

03-Mar-2021 By Stuart Stone

While new research revealed that on average 30 licensed venues closed per day since December 2019, figures from FindMyPub.com found that pub applications almost doubled during 2020.

Nick Mackenzie: We are burning through £7m a week

02-Mar-2021 By MCA

Lockdown is costing each of Greene King's pubs on average £4,500 per week, which equates to £7m a week across its managed estate, CEO Nick Mackenzie has said.

Opinion

Could Uber’s Supreme Court case put the brakes on pubs, bars and restaurants?

01-Mar-2021 By Julian Cox, employment law specialist at BLM

With a sizeable portion of the hospitality revenue hailing from similar models to those picked up in The Supreme Court’s recent Uber ruling, how might we expect businesses to be impacted by the decision?

Urban Pubs & Bars sees significant lockdown losses

01-Mar-2021 By Georgia Cronin, MCA

Urban Pubs & Bars lost out on £2.5m in sales in the first month of the March lockdown, and incurred a significant shortfall in profit due to its inability to mitigate costs immediately at the point of closure.

Opinion

'Back to normal’ no longer enough for pubs

26-Feb-2021 By Paul Davies, CEO, Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company

Paul Davies, chief executive officer of Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC), outlines much-needed measures from the Chancellor’s Budget on 3 March to protect the future of the brewing, pub and hospitality industries.