JD Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin and Andy Bassadone of Strada, Côte and now Bill’s are the latest inductions to CGA Peach’s hall of fame after picking up Icon Awards at its annual ceremony, joining 14 other legends of the sector as winners of the prestigious Icon Awards. Presenting the Icon Awards, CGA Peach vice president Peter Martin said: “The CGA Peach Icon trophy is … [Read more...]
Pub market rents – significant potential consequences
Yesterday’s Government defeat over pub market rents will certainly have significant consequences – if it ever makes it through the House of Lords and then the likely legal challenges. It is claimed that self-regulation has been working, though not all tenants would necessarily agree, but this is certainly a negative development for parts of the pub industry and a major … [Read more...]
Hertfordshire pub restaurant wins first FreeFrom Eating Out Award
Antony Worrall Thompson last night presented Brandon Kirby and Mark Snelling of The Alford Arms, Frithsden, Hertfordshire with the Silver Salver for the most allergen-aware eatery, serving the best freefrom food, in the UK, at the inaugural FreeFrom Eating Out Awards at the Food Matters Live event. The Alford Arms, one of a small chain of Home Counties pub restaurants, was … [Read more...]
New survey shows pub closure rate of five per week
As the pubco legislation reaches a critical stage in Parliament, new research shows that recent pub closure figures in the leased/tenanted sector are five per week, much lower than previously thought, and show that statutory intervention that would damage the pub trade and risk a return to far higher closure rates is not needed, says the BBPA. The figures, which cover the … [Read more...]
Enterprise Inns: continuing operational improvement
Enterprise Inns plc, the operator of leased and tenanted pubs in the UK, has announced its results for the year ended 30 September 2014, with CEO Simon Townsend commenting on: “We are pleased to report like-for-like net income growth for the full year with each quarter delivering improvements on the prior year. This represents significant progress and has been achieved through … [Read more...]