Tenanted + Leased

More sites closing now than during Covid

20-Jan-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Almost 18 licensed premises closed every day during the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2022 resulting in more sites closing in 2022 than in the Covid-hit high of 2021.

Operators share milestone with 30 married couples

18-Jan-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Shepherd Neame pub operators Janet and Philippe Sorak celebrated 30 years at their site with 30 couples who have been married there over the years.

Inception Group & Arc launch sites

17-Jan-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Inception Group and Arc Inspirations are planning to launch Mr Fogg's and Manahatta sites respectively, as Punch ploughs £340,000 into a pub and a city pub is let to Berkeley Inns.

UKH demands energy firms named and shamed

16-Jan-2023 By Gary Lloyd

UKHospitality (UKH) has called for energy watchdog Ofgem to take action against energy companies that have implemented improper practices and treated businesses in the sector as a ‘cash cow’.

Fewer sites on sale pushes freehold prices up 41%

11-Jan-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Fewer pub sites have come to the market than expected because of sector resilience and Government support schemes while the average freehold sale price has risen by 41%.

PROPERTY ROUND-UP

Loungers launches site, Roxy Leisure to open venue

10-Jan-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Roxy Leisure sets sights on its second Birmingham site, as a London pub gets a new look and Loungers launches a new venue in Leeds.

Fuller’s pub shuts doors

09-Jan-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Customers have flooded to social media in solidarity for the Ship in Southwark, central London, which has shut permanently due to circumstances beyond its control.

Punch Pubs reports revenue rise to £285m

09-Jan-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Punch Pubs has reported revenue of £284.4m in its latest results – a rise of 94% from last year.

Publican Awards

Finalists unveiled for Publican Awards 2023

05-Jan-2023 By Ed Bedington

The finalists have been announced in the race to see who will be declared the best in the trade in the Publican Awards 2023.

Star pumps £60k into Six Nations support

04-Jan-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Large pubco Star Pubs & Bars has invested £60,000 into a free Six Nations 2023 Championship promotional package for its licensees.

Benefits and schemes to ease energy price hikes

04-Jan-2023 By Gary Lloyd

As eye-watering energy costs continue to batter the UK, pubs have not been spared but there is help out there for beleaguered businesses and staff members.

opinion

Acting on pubs code breaches

23-Dec-2022 By Fiona Dickie, pubs code adjudicator

One of the things learned from talking to stakeholders in developing the pubs code adjudicator’s (PCA) three-year strategy is that people still have different expectations of the PCA.

PCA probes insurance issue after Star admission

22-Dec-2022 By Gary Lloyd

The pubs code adjudicator (PCA) is investigating an insurance breach after Star Pubs & Bars admitted non-compliance over the matter.

Bosher to leave Greene King

19-Dec-2022 By Georgi Gyton, MCA

Karen Bosher has announced she is stepping down her role as MD of Premium, Urban and Venture at Greene King.

Admiral turnover hits £150m, Hawthorn merger praised

15-Dec-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Admiral Taverns has lauded its acquisition of the Hawthorn pub estate in 2021 as a “transformational event for the business” as its group turnover reached £152.8m.

PROPERTY ROUND-UP

Punch, Greene King, Admiral Taverns revamp sites

14-Dec-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Pubs get makeovers just in time for Christmas as Punch, Greene King, Red Oak Taverns, Thwaites and Admiral Taverns reopen sites.

Footfall steady for Blind Tiger Inns

12-Dec-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Multi-site pub operator Blind Tiger Inns has reported a steady trade despite the current challenges facing the sector.

Multi operator expands after £220k investment

09-Dec-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

A multiple operator has taken on his third site with Greene King’s leased and tenanted division Pub Partners.

PROPERTY ROUND-UP

New Dawn, Browns, Wells & Co open sites

09-Dec-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

New sites have been opened by Wells & Co, New Dawn and Browns, and Red Oak Taverns and the Inn Collection Group have completed acquisitions.

Thwaites tenants celebrate 35 years behind the bar

08-Dec-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Daniel Thwaites’ longest serving tenants are celebrating more than three decades behind the bar.

M&B reports profit recovery

07-Dec-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has revealed profits have recovered in its latest trading update, covering 52 weeks ending 24 September 2022, despite a "highly challenging trading environment".

PROPERTY ROUND-UP

BrewDog and Roxy Lanes launch sites, Greene King and Butcombe acquire pubs

02-Dec-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

BrewDog and Roxy Lanes launch new sites, Greene King and Butcombe acquire others and London pubs hit the market.

publican awards

Extra time for Publican Awards

02-Dec-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

As the competition enters into the closing stages for entry, companies are being given an extra two weeks to finalise their entries into the hospitality sector's biggest awards.

opinion

Understanding the tied tenant experience

30-Nov-2022 By Fiona Dickie, pubs code adjudicator

The pubs code is a powerful piece of legislation, but I need to know how it is working in practice and tenants are the key voice.

How to get into the pub trade

30-Nov-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Do you want to run a pub but don’t know where to start? Fleurets director and head of agency gives advice on how to go about getting into the sector.

GK Pub Partners pumps £500k into 25th Hive pub

28-Nov-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Greene King’s leased, tenanted and franchise arm Pub Partners has opened its 25th Hive Pub, following a £500,000 investment.

The loss of the industry's quiet man

24-Nov-2022 By Phil Mellows

Jim Fallon, who has died aged just 56, was a quiet, yet hugely important, player in the UK pub industry, working behind the scenes of an unfolding drama that brought us the rise and fall of the giant pubcos.

Simpson’s Tavern fundraiser hits £100k milestone

23-Nov-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Historic pub the Simpson’s Tavern has crowdfunded more than £100,000 to stay open, after its doors were locked in a dispute over rent.

Still time to enter the Publican

21-Nov-2022 By Ed Bedington

There’s still time to be in with a chance of being named one of the best businesses in the hospitality sector.

PROPERTY ROUND-UP

KFC launches pub, Fuller's acquires 2 sites

18-Nov-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

This week's property round-up reveals Punch has ploughed more than £800k into its estate, as Fuller's acquires sites and KFC launches as a pub. The Alchemist and JD Wetherspoon look to open new sites in 2023.

Simpson's Tavern rent dispute continues

18-Nov-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The landlord of historic chophouse Simpson's Tavern said it had “no choice” but to lock its doors after the tenants failed to pay rent, a claim the tenants have rubbished as “a selectively remembered version of events”.

Fuller’s reports half year revenue up

17-Nov-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

London-based pub group Fuller’s has seen revenue increase by almost half (45%) for the 26 weeks of 24 September 2022.

Marston’s signs Race At Work Charter

16-Nov-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Large pub company Marston’s has joined more than 900 employers in signing up to the Race At Work Charter.

Fuller’s acquires two pubs in south-west

15-Nov-2022 By Gary Lloyd

London-based pub operator Fuller’s has acquired two pubs in the south-west of England.

Big Interview

BIG INTERVIEW: Great value key in next year says Jowsey

14-Nov-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Admiral Taverns chief executive Chris Jowsey believes community wet-led pubs are going to be able weather the storms of the next 12 months more admirably than most so long as they provide great value and make every visit something to remember.

PROPERTY ROUND-UP

Young's adds sites to portfolio, Gary Usher crowdfunds for first pub

10-Nov-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Young's has added two southern pubs to its portfolio, as Gary Usher smashes a crowdfunding target to open his first pub, and a Greene King pub gets a £430k revamp.

BrewDog’s McDowall replacing Stonegate’s Longbottom

09-Nov-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Stonegate Group chief executive officer Simon Longbottom is stepping down from the role at the country's biggest pub company and is set to be replaced by BrewDog’s David McDowall in February 2023.

PROPERTY ROUND-UP

North and Salt to open sites, Pubs Next Door launches Star venue

02-Nov-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

North Brewing Co is set to open its tenth venue and Salt its eighth taproom as Pubs Next Door launches its second Star site

UKH makes guidance on energy pricing public

28-Oct-2022 By Gary Lloyd

UKHospitality (UKH) has taken the unprecedented step of making its energy guidance available to all hospitality businesses as soaring energy prices threaten sites this winter.

Dodo Micropub scoops best pub award at BIH awards

27-Oct-2022 By Gary Lloyd

The Dodo Micropub has been crowned Best Pub/Bar of the Year at the inaugural Be Inclusive Hospitality (BIH) Spotlight Awards.

Inn Collection Group revamps 3 pubs

26-Oct-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Inn Collection Group refurbs three pubs, as other sites hit the market.

What has Rishi Sunak done for pubs?

26-Oct-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Rishi Sunak has been called on to support the sector after he was appointed Prime Minister and Conservative leader yesterday (25 October).

FEATURE

FEATURE – How to become a self-employed pub operator

24-Oct-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Many people have considered quitting it all and getting into the pub trade – plenty of you reading this have already done so – but for those who haven't, how do you go about it?

Fuller’s bid to get older people back to work

19-Oct-2022 By Gary Lloyd

London-based pubs and hotels operator Fuller, Turner & Smith (Fuller’s) has launched an initiative to get older people back into the workplace.

Property round-up

The Inn Collection Group, St Austell, Chilled Pubs expansion

18-Oct-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Inn Collection Group, St Austell and Chilled Pubs have taken on new sites as venues open in London and Leeds.

PROPERTY ROUND-UP

Arc Inspirations to open 5 sites in 2023, Gosnells opens bar

12-Oct-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

A 6,000 sq ft multi-purpose site is set to open in Manchester, London's only meadery have opened a new bar and Arc Inspirations set sights on five new sites for 2023.

Omicron variant hits Marston’s FY sales

11-Oct-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Total like-for-like (lfl) sales at community-focused pub operator Marston’s were 1% down on the same period in 2019 – the last time unrestricted trading was possible – the group said in its trading update for the 52 weeks to 1 October 2022.

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Black Sheep launches porter for ‘darker, colder evenings’

07-Oct-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Black Sheep brewery has launched an autumnal porter cask beer called Astronomer that will be available to the on-trade throughout October only.

Brakspear creates a buzz with initiatives

06-Oct-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Pub operator and brewer Brakspear has announced it will launch an initiative called ‘Brakspear’s Giving Back’ that will support worthy causes chosen by its 120 pubs through a fund-matching scheme and upscale its efforts to protect Britain’s bee population.

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Smashing social media

05-Oct-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

What an amazing party at the Great British Pub Awards 2022 and publicans, staff, pubcos and many more certainly let their hair down.