Paul Hickman

Beer Trucks Hit Road Early as Fuller Hopes Olympics Saves Summer

Fuller, Smith & Turner Plc, the brewer of cask ales including London Pride, said the Olympics may salvage a rainy summer that has kept Britons away from pub gardens, even as event traffic presents delivery challenges.

Domino's Pizza First-Half Profit Gains on Weather, World Cup

Domino’s Pizza U.K. & Ireland Plc, the U.K.’s biggest pizza-delivery company, said first-half profit rose 30 percent, helped by World Cup soccer matches and sponsorship of the “Britain’s Got Talent” television show.

Wetherspoon Executives, Down, Harbottle, Leave in Unexplained Departures

JD Wetherspoon Plc , the U.K. owner of more than 750 pubs, said Finance Director Keith Down and Chief Operating Officer Paul Harbottle will leave the company, without giving a reason for the departures.

Mitchells & Butlers Falls on Slowing Sales, Board Changes

Mitchells & Butlers Plc, the U.K. owner of Harvester and Toby Carvery pubs and restaurants, fell the most in two months in London trading after saying sales growth slowed during the last nine weeks of the year.

Mitchells & Butlers Says Chairman Plans To Step Down

Mitchells & Butlers Plc , the U.K. owner of the All Bar One pub chain, said John Lovering told the board he plans to resign as chairman and a director of the company “later this year.”

Arizona Bill Would Void Foreclosures Without Full Title History

Arizona may become the first state to require lenders to prove they have the right to foreclose by providing a complete list of any previous owners of the mortgage , under a bill passed yesterday by its Senate.

U.K. Retail Demergers Should Await Consumer Return, Analysts Say

A demerger of WH Smith Plc, a U.K. magazine retailer and stationer, Whitbread Plc, owner of the Costa Coffee chain, and the sale of electronics retailer Comet, owned by Kesa Electricals Plc, should wait until consumer spending recovers, analysts say.

Domino’s Plunges as Third-Quarter Sales Growth Misses Estimates

Domino’s Pizza U.K. & Ireland Plc, the U.K.’s biggest pizza-delivery company, fell the most in more than three years in London trading after third-quarter sales grew at a slower pace than forecast by some analysts.

Mitchells & Butlers Rises as Nine-Week Sales Gain

Mitchells & Butlers Plc , the U.K. owner of Harvester and Toby Carvery pubs and restaurants, rose the most since July after saying sales gained even though snow and cold weather cost it business.

Enterprise Inns Soars After U.K. Pub Owner Refinances Debt, Posts a Profit

Enterprise Inns Plc , the U.K.’s second-biggest pub owner, rose the most since January in London trading after saying it had refinanced bank debt and made a first-half profit.

"Fuller's massive investment in new pubs is performing well and it is excellently positioned to benefit from the Olympics."

- Paul Hickman on Jul 20, 2012

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