M&B:
26-May-2005
feeding off food Managed operator Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is out-performing the rest of the managed sector. PAUL CHARITY looks at its...
M&B's franchise estate poised to top 100-mark
28-Apr-2005
by Tony Halstead Managed pub operator Mitchells & Butlers is marketing 22 further pubs as franchise leases. If all the pubs are successfully...
M&B pledges support for charity Barnardo's
15-Apr-2005
Mitchells & Butlers has pledged a donation of £50,000 to its new charity partner, children's charity Barnardo's.The money will be spent in two...
M&B rides high on food and festive trade
26-Jan-2005
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) today downplayed the impact of regulatory pressures, predicting that its economies of scale and ongoing disposal...
500 M&B pubs may stop food to service smokers
09-Dec-2004
by The PMA Team The proposed smoke ban in pubs offering food would force Mitchells & Butlers to end its food service at 500 pubs, chief...
M&B tightens age policy after inquest comments
09-Dec-2004
by John Harrington Mitchells & Butlers has vowed to review procedures for preventing under-age sales following the inquest into the death of a...
M&B warns smoking ban is a threat to health
02-Dec-2004
Mitchells & Butlers has warned that the Government's proposed smoking ban could lead to unhealthy consequences for the nation.The...
Mitchells & Butlers
18-Nov-2004
Proper control equals profitability Mitchells & Butlers' chief executive Tim Clarke has no doubts about the benefits of responsible retailing...
Food for thought at M&B
21-Oct-2004
Mitchells & Butlers saw like-for-like sales rise by 6% in the summer. Growth was led by suburban restaurant brands Harvester, Toby and Vintage...
M&B's two-fors' put to the sword
21-Oct-2004
by Ewan Turney Two-for-one drink offers and happy hours have been dumped by managed operator Mitchells & Butlers in a crackdown on speed...
Analyst puts M&B in minds of investors
07-Oct-2004
Influential City analyst Geof Collyer has claimed Mitchells & Butlers shares are now worth buying as it applies its muscle in the wake of...
M&B reaps rewards of strong summer trading
30-Sep-2004
by The PMA Team Mitchells & Butlers, the UK's second-largest managed operator with 2,077 pubs, has enjoyed a strong summer with like-for-like...
Food pubs drive Mitchells & Butlers
28-Sep-2004
Robust sales in its suburban pubs have boosted Mitchells & Butlers, with a strong perfomance by its food-led brands.The managed pub group has...
M&B denies St George's flag ban
20-May-2004
Managers at Arena sports pubs will be allowed to fly the St George's flag to support the England Euro 2004 squad after all.Contrary to reports that...
M&B opens 150th Sizzling site
29-Apr-2004
Managed house operator Mitchells & Butlers has opened its 150th Sizzling Pub Co site just three years after the brand was created. The company...
Brand boost pulls M&B out of sales quagmire
11-Dec-2003
by The PMA Team Managed pub operator Mitchells & Butlers has reversed declining sales across its estate in both high-street and suburban pubs...
M&B avoids Scottish thorn
23-Oct-2003
Mitchells & Butlers made the right decision when it walked away from the Scottish & Newcastle pubs auction. To win, it would have been forced...
Evolution's harder than creation: M&B's Hughes
23-Oct-2003
by Katherine Rose The evolution of a brand is more difficult to achieve than creating a brand, according to Tony Hughes, the managing director of...
M&B tastes franchise success
02-Oct-2003
Mitchells & Butlers has made substantial progress in converting 50 of its managed pubs to new-style leased franchise agreements. The company has...
Mitchells & Butlers out of the race for S&N Retail
29-Aug-2003
Mitchells & Butlers has failed to make the shortlist of potential buyers for the Scottish & Newcastle Retail pub estate. Rivals Laurel Pub...
M&B an 'obvious target' if S&N bid fails, says analyst
22-Aug-2003
Mitchells & Butlers is playing for high stakes in its bid for the rival Scottish & Newcastle Retail estate, according to investment bank...
M&B offers lease deal to revive ailing pubs
31-Jul-2003
By Tony Halstead Mitchells & Butlers, the country's biggest managed pub company, has identified a further 27 houses that will switch to franchise...
M&B manages to avoid a Footsie humiliation
26-Jun-2003
Shares of Mitchells & Butlers have been in something of a ferment since they were floated on the stock market following the break-up of the old...
M&B goes for value in high-street initiative
12-Jun-2003
by The PMA Team Mitchells & Butlers has quietly launched a new value-based high-street bar concept in the last month, the Morning Advertiser has...
Mitchells & Butlers denies aggressive pricing strategy
05-Jun-2003
Mitchells & Butlers has pledged to stick to its "no irresponsible promotions" policy, despite plans to drop the average price of alcohol across...
M&B announces £1.7bn pub finance plans
22-May-2003
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has annouced plans to ward off predators by raising a war chest of cash.Britain's biggest managed house group will...
M&B puts £1.5m into Ember chain
08-May-2003
Mitchells & Butlers has unveiled a £1.5m investment plan to boost its fastest-growing pub brand, the Ember Inns chain. The pub retailer has...
Mitchells &
13-Feb-2003
Butlers in comeback by Mike Bennett From global retailer to Victorian victualler in one fell swoop. That's the fate of the 2,000 managed houses...
6C pubs group to be renamed Mitchells & Butlers
10-Feb-2003
Six Continents is to rename its pubs division Mitchells & Butlers after the famous chain of managed pubs founded in 1898.The pubs and hotels will...
Mitchell's of Lancaster has some explosive plans
26-Oct-1998
Mitchell's of Lancaster, long-regarded as a quiet local brewer, has some explosive plans.For many years Mitchell's of Lancaster was quietly thriving...