Tenanted + Leased

Why Robinsons is a real Trooper

23-Nov-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Independent family brewer and pub operator Frederic Robinson, or better known simply as Robinsons, has been running from its Stockport base for more than 180 years.

Have you ever wanted to run your own pub?

22-Nov-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Although pub operators have suffered in the past 18 months or so, the opportunity to run your own site or even expand is potentially greater than ever if you set your mind to it.

Cold River Cider offers the perfect balance

22-Nov-2021 By Gary Lloyd

There’s a new cider on the block and it has the lot. Made by Sharp’s Brewery, in collaboration with Aspall, Cold River Cider offers “a unique blend of bitter-sweet and culinary apples creating a crisp, balanced, refreshing cider”.

Fuller’s ‘being careful about price increases’

18-Nov-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Fuller’s is concentrating on getting higher footfall, in a bid to avoid increasing prices, CEO Simon Emeny told The Morning Advertiser.

Christmas bookings ‘in good shape’ for Fuller’s

18-Nov-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

South east-based firm Fuller’s has reported Christmas bookings are in “good shape” in a trading update for the first half of this financial year.

Award winning interior designer shares the biggest design trends for pubs

17-Nov-2021 By Rebecca Weller

Founder and managing director of award-winning, global strategic architecture and design consultancy Harrison, Philip Harrison, has had a design career spanning over four decades with offices in London, Birmingham, Dallas, and Melbourne.

Marston's wins trio of awards

17-Nov-2021 By Rebecca Weller

Pub operator and brewer Marston's has won three awards at the 2020/2021 International Green Apple Environment Awards, which has recognised and rewarded companies globally for best environmental practice since it launched in 1994.

Property round-up

Multiple operator takes third site with Star, Strike bowling alley with craft beer launches

17-Nov-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Among the latest property news this week is Star Pubs & Bars teaming up with Farr Brew for a third joint venture, McMullen unveils new site, Strike bowling alley opening in Wandsworth, Beavertown’s nitro stout-battered fish dish and the Flowerhouse...

More than 75% of sector could shut if Covid passport scheme extended

16-Nov-2021 By Gary Lloyd

More than 75% of Scottish hospitality businesses could shut permanently if the country’s Covid passport scheme is extended further in the hospitality sector, according to trade bodies.

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Are your products generating high profit levels to the till?

16-Nov-2021 By Venners, expert food and beverage stocktakers and compliance auditors

A recent report looking at the often undervalued and neglected topic of product yield within the pub sector has been launched by Venners, the expert food and beverage stocktakers and compliance auditors to the hospitality industry.

RedCat continues expansion with destination pub acquisition

11-Nov-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Progressive business RedCat Pub Company is edging closer to the 100-site mark after it acquired a Suffolk destination venue.

Property round-up

JDW to dispose of site near motorway, £320k Star Pubs & Bars revamped scheduled

10-Nov-2021 By Gary Lloyd

In the latest property news, JD Wetherspoon is looking to sell a site located just off the M40 motorway, Star Pubs & Bars has committed £320,000 to reopen a site closed for two years, a new taproom for Five Points and a £150,000 investment from Red...

Shepherd Neame reports strong trading since reopening

09-Nov-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Kent brewer and pub operator Shepherd Neame has reported strong trading since reopening its 310 pubs for the 52 weeks ended 26 June 2021.

New laws introduced to resolve pandemic-accrued commercial rent debts

09-Nov-2021 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

New laws and a Code of Practice are being introduced to resolve the remaining commercial rent debts accrued due to the pandemic in England and Wales, business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has announced today (Tuesday 9 November).

The history and business story of Young’s

09-Nov-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Historic brewer and pub company Young’s has been a household name in London and the surrounding area since before Queen Victoria took to the throne. Here The Morning Advertiser looks at its history, acquisitions and disposals.

Tell me your views on the free-of-tie process

05-Nov-2021 By Fiona Dickie, pubs code adjudicator

In a previous column in The Morning Advertiser, I wrote about how the market-rent-only (MRO) option process had become better for tenants, but was still far from perfect.

Property round-up

The latest pub openings and sites on the market

03-Nov-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Brakspear brands its managed estate, Redhouse and Star team up and Valiant takes on 17 SA Brain sites are among the latest property moves.

PGB: Rent reviews and BDM key areas for focus

02-Nov-2021 By Gary Lloyd

The need to train business development managers properly and prompt resolutions to outstanding rent reviews are two factors that must be improved if the codes of practice for pubcos with fewer than 500 pubs is to maintain its high standards of compliance.

Opinion

Pub companies must do something about unviable rent offers

01-Nov-2021 By Phil Dixon, trade adviser

As Monty Python famously recorded: “Though there was trouble at the mill they didn’t expect ‘The Spanish Inquisition’.” There is trouble in the pub sector mill and there needs to be an inquisition into the behaviour and transparency of pub-owning companies.

PCA sets December deadline for views on making MRO option easier

29-Oct-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Fiona Dickie, the pubs code adjudicator (PCA), has asked for views on a series of measures aimed at removing potential barriers to tied tenants seeking a market-rent-only (MRO) – or free of tie – option for their pubs.

Property round-up

Latest openings in the sector and sites for sale

26-Oct-2021 By Gary Lloyd

New openings for Coppa Club, Manahatta and Bulldog Gin are among the sector’s new openings. Meanwhile, estate agent Savills’ Paul Breen looks at the future for city centre-based businesses.

GBPA 2021

Were you spotted at the GBPA winners' lunch?

21-Oct-2021 By Gary Lloyd

The best of the best in the pub world gathered for the Great British Pub Awards winners' lunch at The Pem restaurant In central London where the overall winner was named and category winners received their trophies.

Property round-up

New site openings, big renovations and what’s on sale fill the property market

20-Oct-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Loungers opening 150th site, Star Pubs & Bars makes double move and GK collaboration reopens site after £400k investment are among the latest news in the pub property world.

GBPA 2021

Ring my Bell - GBPA winner announced

19-Oct-2021 By Ed Bedington

The pub sector has fought its way back from the brink of disaster and now a stunning transformation against the odds has seen one pub crowned champion of champions.

Publican Awards 2022

Entries open for Publican Awards 2022

19-Oct-2021 By Ed Bedington

The hunt is now on to celebrate the best companies in the pub and bar sector with the launch of the Publican Awards 2022.

Marston’s sales now better than in 2019 for most recent quarter

13-Oct-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Pub operator Marston’s has seen a continuous improvement in trade since reopening in April, resulting in higher sales versus 2019.

Property round-up

The latest pub openings and sites on the market

13-Oct-2021 By Gary Lloyd

This week’s property round-up includes openings for The Inn Collection Group and Roxy Lanes while BrewDog agrees a franchise deal for six bars in Italy.

Admiral Taverns through the years

12-Oct-2021 By Gary Lloyd

The Morning Advertiser examines the history of Admiral Taverns and its mergers and acquisitions activity throughout the years.

Where are black leaders in the pub and brewing sector?

11-Oct-2021 By Gary Lloyd

The hospitality industry provided work for some 1.8 million people when the pandemic struck last year, of which 17% of the total workforce from the black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) category was represented.

Greene King's merger and acquisition history

05-Oct-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Morning Advertiser takes a look back along memory lane at Greene King’s merger and acquisition trail throughout its rich 200-year history.

Opinion

Pub repairs – how the pubs code means no surprises for tenants

04-Oct-2021 By Fiona Dickie, pubs code adjudicator

Parliament introduced the pubs code owing to serious concerns expressed over many years about the relationship between the large pub companies and their tied tenants.

FACT and Sky highlight dangers of illegal streaming to licensees

30-Sep-2021 By Sky Business

With the football season back in full swing, Sky and FACT, world leaders in intellectual property protection, are working together to warn licensees of the dangers of unscrupulous suppliers who may be approaching them with low-cost, but illegal, ways...

Sector sales set to soar to £3.5bn above equivalent period in 2019

30-Sep-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Pubs and fellow sector businesses are expected to contribute an extra £3.5bn more to the UK economy than during the same period in 2019 after rebounding strongly from the pandemic, according to Barclays Corporate Banking.

GBPA 2021

Having a blast on social media

29-Sep-2021 By Gary Lloyd

The Morning Advertiser looks at the social media activity of those involved in the Great British Pub Awards (GBPA) after the event and category winners were announced.

Property round-up

Opening date set for former O2 Newcastle Academy, City Pub Group takes site

29-Sep-2021 By Gary Lloyd

This week’s property round-up includes the former O2 Newcastle Academy, Cottage Tavern and the Savoy’s American Bar reopening.

The rise and rise of Star Pubs & Bars

28-Sep-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Star Pubs & Bars is Heineken UK’s pub arm. Here, The Morning Advertiser looks at how the pub company was formed and its activity over the years.

Robinsons Brewery in pint giveaway for Cask Ale Week

21-Sep-2021 By Michelle Perrett

Stockport based Robinsons Brewery, is launching a 500-pint giveaway campaign for Cask Ale Week, which will run from Thursday 23 September to Sunday 3 October.

How the UK's biggest pub company was formed

21-Sep-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

With Stonegate now being the largest pub company in the UK, The Morning Advertiser has taken a deep dive in the company’s history of mergers and acquisitions in its 14-year history.

BBPA estimates 18m pints will be served on National Hospitality Day

17-Sep-2021 By Gary Lloyd

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has called for pubgoers to support their local this Saturday (18 September) to help hospitality businesses and claims pubs will serve about 18 million pints on the day.

Bar staff made most short-term loan applications in lockdown

16-Sep-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Hospitality workers have made the most applications for payday loans throughout the pandemic, according to research by Little-Loans.com.

Property round-up

Property round-up: The latest activity in the pub property market

15-Sep-2021 By Gary Lloyd

The latest property news includes the Arusha Group’s tie up with Star Pubs & Bars, a new Puttshack site, Beavertown’s first pub and “dive bar” the Bourbon.

MA Leaders Club

How do I become a member of The MA Leaders Club?

13-Sep-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

Want to join the biggest group of multi-site pub owners and operators you’re ever likely to see in one place? Well look no further – our comprehensive guide to the MA Leaders Club awaits below…

Star says ‘£38m investment shows belief in great British pub’

08-Sep-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Star’s recent multi-million-pound investment into its estate highlights the company’s belief in the trade, operations director Mick Howard told The Morning Advertiser.

The pubs code and statutory renewal

31-Aug-2021 By Fiona Dickie - pubs code adjudicator

There are several ways in which the pubs code overlaps and intertwines with the provisions of the Landlord and Tenant Act (LTA) 1954.

Star Pubs & Bars to pump £38m into its estate

31-Aug-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Heineken’s pub arm Star Pubs & Bars has announced a £38m programme, targeted at benefiting almost a third of its portfolio by the end of this year.

Adnams has ‘waiting list’ of prospective tenants

20-Aug-2021 By Michelle Perrett

Adnams, the regional brewer and pub operator, has revealed that despite the pandemic it has all of its pubs let and a ‘waiting list’ of prospective tenants.

Interview: Licensee reflects on 35 years running his pub

03-Aug-2021 By Michelle Perrett

Licensee Paul Monk of the Bowling Green Inn on Brook Street in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, has received a prestigious award to mark his 35th anniversary at the pub.

Shepherd Neame ‘back on path to recovery’

30-Jul-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Kent-based brewer and pub group Shepherd Neame has reported near pre-pandemic levels of trading since reopening.

Mark Davies resigns as NewRiver CFO but remains CEO of Hawthorn

28-Jul-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Current boss of Hawthorn Mark Davies will relinquish his position of parent company NewRiver’s chief financial officer (CFO) with immediate effect but will remain head of the pub business.

Admiral acquires Hawthorn for £222.3m

26-Jul-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Hawthorn, the Community Pub Company has been sold to Admiral Taverns for an expected gross aggregate cash consideration of about £222.3m, taking the latter’s estate to more than 1,600 sites.