The problems of independent free-house landlords "taking on" the big pub chain are highlighted in Sunday Business.
Michael Mortimer spent £600,000 converting a former congregational church at Godalming, Surrey, into Bel and the Dragon,
He says: "I can always outpace the chains when it comes to care and service."
"I have people coming in here who grab my hand and thank me for opening something that's not a high-street name."
Sunday Business
18/06/2000
page 38 (Business Life)
Michael Mortimer spent £600,000 converting a former congregational church at Godalming, Surrey, into Bel and the Dragon,
He says: "I can always outpace the chains when it comes to care and service."
"I have people coming in here who grab my hand and thank me for opening something that's not a high-street name."
Sunday Business
18/06/2000
page 38 (Business Life)