Working in the pub business

Be your own boss?
Whether you're new to pubs or just know you could do it better?

Taking on a lease?
Tenancy, Buying Club Lease or Franchise? Which is best for you?

How can we help?
What support will you get from Punch?

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Why partner with Punch?

With about 4,300 leased pubs in our portfolio, Punch Taverns is a long-established pub company. That means we own the premises, while our partners operate the pub as their own business. There are many reasons why Punch is the best partner for both new and experienced people who want to run a pub.

Quality

With the backing and support of a high quality organisation, leasing a pub can be a low cost, low risk way for you to run your own pub business. We invest heavily in our outstanding portfolio of pubs, helping our partners to build successful businesses, and we offer significant levels of business support. You will have a dedicated contact – your Partnership Development Manager and no fewer than 16 professional support teams on hand to help with everything from accountancy to marketing.

Trust

Whether you are new to the pub business or not, you want to partner with people who have plenty of experience in the industry. Punch Taverns was founded in 1997, and has grown into one of the largest leased pub companies in the UK. We were the first in the industry to introduce an accredited Code of Practice, endorsed by BIIBAS (British Institute of Innkeeping Benchmarking and Accreditation Services). This outlines our promise and commitment to our partners, the licensees who operate our pubs as their own businesses. Under this partnership approach, our lease agreements and terms are clear, fair and transparent.

Download or read a copy of our Code of Practice here.

Punch Taverns Code of Practice March 2012
Punch Taverns Code of Practice Scotland March 2012
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Framework Code
www.beerandpub.com
www.bii.org

Value

We want you to build a sustainable, profitable pub business, and that means offering you great value in our terms of business, and rent levels that support your plans. Punch Taverns offers a variety of flexible lease agreements under which you can take advantage of excellent value Buying Club discounts on beers, wines, spirits, soft drinks and machines. You can choose to exclude some items from the agreement (so you can buy them elsewhere), and you can choose to set your rent at a higher level in return for lower product prices – it’s up to you. For full details of your Lease Options and the Punch Buying Club, click here.

Choice

Today we have a diverse, high quality portfolio of around 4,300 pubs nationwide, giving you the widest choice of opportunities. We can help you find the right pub for you and your business plan, from a local at the heart of the community, to a vibrant sports or music venue, to the sought after gastro pub. For a guide to our different types of pub, click here.

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