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6 Jan 2012
Resilient Pubs May Appeal to Investors More Optimistic on U.K.
Shares of pubs may attract investors who predict the U.K. economy will grow more than forecast, as consumers keep hoisting pints.
Sales rose 2.1 percent in November at managed pubs and restaurants open at least 12 months, according to the Coffer Peach Business Tracker. This marks six consecutive months of so- called like-for-like increases at 24 major chains amid renewed concerns about a U.K. recession, said Peter Martin, chief executive officer at Peach Factory, which tracks the data with KPMG LLP, UBS AG and the London-based Coffer Group.
"The frequency of eating out has remained quite solid," said Martin, in Southport, England. "The pub industry has outperformed casual dining" as an "affordable treat."
The data -- a proxy for the industry -- cover pubs that are managed by operators such as Mitchells & Butlers Plc and Spirit Pub Co., Martin said. December figures, due later this month, probably will reflect continued increases, as value-minded consumers choose pub fare in lieu of more expensive meals, he predicted, adding that bad weather in December 2010 also may help the comparison.
Even as sales remain positive, the newly-created Bloomberg U.K. Pub Index -- which includes Greene King Plc and Mitchells & Butlers -- has fallen 25 percent since Dec. 31, 2010, while the FTSE 350 Index is down 6 percent. That's because investors have focused on "capital preservation," shunning companies -- including pubs -- that are highly leveraged, said Robert Griffiths, a London-based pan-European equity strategist at Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc.
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Pubs let sales go to their heads - with 1992 prices
Two pubs are turning back the clock this week as they party like it’s 1992.
To celebrate the start of 2012, The Regal, in St Andrew’s Street, and The Tivoli, in Chesterton Road, are both taking a walk down memory lane to relive the prices on offer at many locals a mere 20 years ago.
Pub-goers can expect a few bargains in this January sale as they pick up a pint until Wednesday, January 11.
Bar staff will be selling pints of Greene King Ruddles Best Bitter for £1.29 and Carlsberg lager for £1.99, while a bottle of Beck’s will also be £1.29 and a cup of coffee 79p.
Sarah Hemingway, manager at The Regal, told the News: “I am sure my customers will welcome the reduction in prices, especially at the start of the year when pockets are a little lighter.
“Department stores and shops hold their sales in January and I believe that given the choice of a trip to a sale at the shops or a sale at The Regal, most people would prefer a visit to the pub.
“We are looking forward to going back in time with our prices and welcoming our regulars and new customers along.”
According to the Campaign for Real Ale, the last time an average price of a pint of beer cost £1.29 was in 1992. Paul Ainsworth, from Camra’s Cambridge branch, said the figures “say it all”.
He told the News: “There has been a huge increase in beer prices, in excess of inflation, over the past 20 years and it is in large part due to the rise in tax from the Government.
“For each pint you buy now, at least £1 goes to the Government in duty and that amount has increased by 26 per cent in the last three years – the second highest rate in Europe.
5 Jan 2012
UK Pubs For Sale - Freehold Pubs For Sale: Liverpool City Council considers bar and pub limit
Councillors in Liverpool are considering proposals to restrict the number of city centre pubs and bars, reports the BBC.The number of licensed premises has risen from 498 in 2007 to 683 in 2011.
Merseyside Police has warned a further increase could "see a rise" in alcohol related crime and would have "a clear knock-on effect" for policing in other areas of the city.
Nick Small, Labour councillor for Liverpool Central, said the council could not afford to "do nothing".
The council's licensing and gambling committee is due to look at different options later that range from taking no action to restricting new licences in individual zones or across the whole of the city centre.
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