Tenanted + Leased

Star showing: Danni Fraylich and Tim Galligan

FEATURE – Business development managers

FEATURE: Why the BDM is a Star attraction

By Gary Lloyd

One of the most important people in the life of a licensee is their business development manager (BDM), in this feature we learn a little about two people and their roles in the Star Pubs & Bars set-up.

Non-Domestic Rates bill: the workload passed to ratepayers will increase and counter the pledge made by Tory leaders says Colliers (credit: getty/andresr)

Business rates reform will cost sector even more

By Gary Lloyd

The promised reform of business rates will not cut costs for the sector but will, conversely, include a 7.1% increase in rateable values, according to property expert Colliers.

New beginnings in Spring: Plenty of pubs open doors in time for Easter

PROPERTY ROUND-UP

Golf Fang launches 6th site, pubs open after revamps

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Big Fang Collective has launched its sixth UK site in Wales after a £1.5m makeover, and Fuller's and Inn Collection Group sites have also opened their doors.

Brew offer: Brewhouse & Kitchen wowed with its beer focus

PUBLICAN AWARDS 2023

Best Brewing Pub Company winner: Brewhouse & Kitchen

By The Morning Advertiser

In less than a decade Brewhouse & Kitchen has established a sound business across not one but 22 breweries in pubs around the southern half of England.

New role: 'It is a real privilege to be appointed managing director of Greene King Pub Partners,

New MD for Greene King Pub Partners

By Nikkie Thatcher

Greene King’s leased, tenanted and franchised arm Pub Partners has revealed the appointment of a new managing director.

Double win: sport will help increase footfall and licensees can win prizes too (credit: Getty/The Good Brigade)

Sporting days out for licensees up for grabs

By Gary Lloyd

Licensees who have a Sky Sports subscription are in with a chance of driving a Formula 1 car or watching a day of Ashes cricket and will be able to drive footfall with increased summer sporting content.

Glittering event: the 2023 Publican Awards took place at Evolution London

PUBLICAN AWARDS 2023

Publican party pics: were you spotted?

By Nikkie Thatcher

Operators from across the nation gathered in Evolution London this week (Wednesday 29 March) to celebrate the 2023 Publican Awards.

Group details: we’ve delved into each of the category finalists

PUBLICAN AWARDS 2023

Meet the finalists: Best Tenanted/Leased Pub Company (up to 500 sites)

By The Morning Advertiser

The tenanted and leased sector continues to evolve and the family brewers are not resting on their laurels. Three strong finalists in this category represent the best in the business and are delivering real innovation and powering their partners to succeed.

Opinions offered: the tied tenant survey results are expected to be announced shortly

OPINION

MRO made more accessible

By Fiona Dickie, pubs code adjudicator

It has been a busy few weeks for the pubs code adjudicator (PCA).

Exciting ventures: Mojo and Concept Taverns to launch sites, Chickpea opens fifth pub

PROPERTY ROUND-UP

Mojo & Concept Taverns to launch sites

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

There are new sites coming soon from Mojo and Concept Taverns, and a village pub and city cocktail bar have been brought to market.

Calls ignored: business rates were not mentioned in the Spring Budget (Credit:Getty/mammuth)

SPRING BUDGET 2023

Failure to address business rates reform will ‘anger’ sector

By Gary Lloyd

Despite industry-wide calls for reformation to business rates, the Conservative Party’s Spring Budget failed to offer anything new to the under-pressure on-trade, which would “frustrate and anger” the sector.

Bank holiday boost: Star Pubs & bars licensees will have access to PoS kits

Star ploughs £60k into coronation weekend

By Gary Lloyd

Star Pubs & Bars has invested more than £60,000 worth of support for the King’s Coronation and accompanying May bank holiday weekends for its licensees.

New openings: Spring will see sites launched by several operators

PROPERTY ROUND-UP

NQ64 & Dodo Pub Co to launch sites

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

There will be new sites from Dodo Pub Co and NQ64 this spring, and Inn Collection Group has acquired a new venue while other pubs undergo makeovers.

How Robinsons is ensuring better quality cask at its pubs

The Cask Project

Robinsons rewards pubs for cask quality

By Gary Lloyd

Stockport-based brewer and pub operator Robinsons has rewarded 88 of its pubs after they achieved 90% or above in their 2022 cask beer quality audits.

Improving experiences: The Reputation platform is designed to monitor feedback (Getty/ Hispanolistic)

Greene King Pub Partners invests in Reputation platform

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Greene King Pub Partners, the leased, tenanted and franchise division of Greene King, has invested in a customer experience and online reputation management platform which all its leased and tenanted licensees will be able to use for free.

Independents suffering: Sacha Lord says not all hospitality businesses are able to fall back on funding

OPINION

Forgetting independents is a self-defeating exercise

By Sacha Lord, Night Time Economy Adviser for Greater Manchester

These days, there’s no escaping the seemingly endless amount of data proving that the hospitality sector is in severe difficulty.

Plenty to cheer: an increase in pints sold and customers visiting pubs and bars was enjoyed by sites showing the rugby (Credit: Getty/The Good Brigade)

Six Nations brings 27% more visitors to pubs

By Gary Lloyd

The Guinness Six Nations rugby tournament, which kicked off at the weekend, gave pubs and bars a reason to cheer when almost 26m pints were served across Britain.

One crisis to another: Sacha Lord fears many businesses will fail as support is withdrawn

Lord demands probe into withheld energy support

By Gary Lloyd

Night-time economy adviser for Greater Manchester Sacha Lord has demanded a fast-track investigation into why energy support for hospitality businesses has been withheld.

Events-focused: the Ganymede pub and Lucy Do (right) of the Dodo Micropub with Wild Card head brewer Jaega Wise

Events & Occasions feature

FEATURE: Think ahead to get the punters in

By Stuart Stone

Make King Charles III’s coronation your crowning achievement, convert the Rugby World Cup into bums on seats and win roaring trade from the Lionesses’ next major tournament with these golden rules for building a diverse events schedule.

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