All Pubs articles – Page 35
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Star: ‘Great opportunity’ for pubs in the future
Further grant support from the Government will be needed if pubs are to open under any kind of restrictions, Star Pubs & Bars managing director Lawson Mountstevens has told the Morning Advertiser.
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NewsPCA promises to champion rights of tied pub tenants
It is now “more important than ever” that pub tenants have the benefit of their statutory rights and protections, new Pubs Code Adjudicator Fiona Dickie has said.
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NewsWetherspoon raises £141m
JD Wetherspoon has raised funds of £141m through the placing of 15,668,430 new ordinary shares, which it will use to secure the business through the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsWellington to cancel rent ‘as appropriate’
Wellington Pub Company has announced it will offer tenants a three-month rent-free period “as appropriate”, but said it was taking a case by case approach.
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NewsEmeny: Social distancing could be ‘catastrophic’ for pubs
Fuller’s CEO Simon Emeny has warned company revenue could be down by as much as 80% under social distancing measures.
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NewsGovernment fears over packed pubs
Pub landlords could ration customers to two or three pints to maintain social distancing, under proposed plans from a behavioural economist and government advisor.
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NewsEverards: Too early to charge tenants rent
Everards has cancelled rent for tenants for April and May in recognition that government support for the pub sector is only just starting to come through.
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NewsAdmiral to ask tenants for rent contribution
Admiral Taverns will ask some pub operators to contribute towards rent for May and June, as it seeks to balance “short-term and long-term needs”.
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NewsMcMullen: ‘We continue to pay rent when due’
McMullen, the Hertfordshire based brewer and pub operator, has waived commercial rent for tenants, but expressed disappointment over larger operators’ unilateral non-payment of rents.
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NewsBrewdog cans fresh draft beer for delivery
Brewdog’s latest initiative is to can the surplus draft beer that would have gone to waste and delivery to consumers’ doors.
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NewsWhiting & Hammond launches food box scheme
Premium pub operator Whiting & Hammond is the latest company to use its supplier relationships to curate a food box.
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NewsBrewhouse & Kitchen to trial takeaway service
Brewhouse & Kitchen will be reopening some of its pubs this week to trial a beer takeaway service, Kris Gumbrell, CEO, has told MCA.
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NewsMarston’s: ‘We are all in this together’
Marston’s is having constructive conversations with its tenants and lessees about rent, with relief concessions being offered where appropriate, CEO Ralph Findlay has said.
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NewsWells & Co cancels rent for two months
Wells & Co will not collect commercial rent from its licensees for the next two months during lockdown measures, the family brewery and pub operator has said.
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Star provides rent relief on ‘pub-by-pub’ basis
Star Pubs & Bars is providing licensees rent relief on a pub-by-pub basis, and has suspended the collection of the revised rent until June at the earliest, or when the pubs reopen.
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NewsPeach cooks up pub hub plan
Peach Pub Company is working on plans to reopen some of its pubs as community hubs during the shutdown.
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NewsGeorgel: ‘No one knows how the public will respond when controls are relaxed’
St Austell CEO Kevin Georgel has added his voice to call for support for the “squeezed middle” of pubs with a rateable value over £51,000.
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NewsGeorgel: No blanket policy towards tenants
St Austell CEO Kevin Georgel has told MCA the pub operator and brewer will be accountable for the way it acts towards its tenants during the crisis - “by our tenants and no one else”.
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NewsPCA calls for clarity on pubco tenant support
The Pubs Code Adjudicator has called on pubcos refusing to waive rent to clarify how they plan to back tied tenants through the ongoing pandemic.
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NewsRent cancellations: ‘As soon as you do it for one, you have to do it for everyone’
Rent has emerged as one of the central and most polarising issues during the coronavirus crisis, creating an us versus them dynamic as operators look to drastically cut costs and wind down their businesses.















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