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Run a Pub

If you have ever thought about running a pub, why should you choose one belonging to an IFBB member?

It’s simple - by running an IFBB member's pub, you can count on:

Working with a family owned and family run business

Working with a company who has a long-term outlook and who holds traditional values

A company who positively invest in their pubs and in their people

Full commitment to your training and development

Full commitment to investment in your pub

A hands on approach and support network via the network of independent brewers, who work in partnership with their licensees and tenants

The option of operating a pub tenancy model that requires lower finance, and therefore could arguably be seen as a lower risk business

National representation and the opportunity and flexibility to run a pub in almost any part of the UK

Our members fully understand that running a successful pub business is all about being focused on what you want to achieve, and having a business partner who is committed to helping you achieve those goals.

You may be completely new to the pub industry and fancy a career change, you may already be an experienced pub manager and are now looking to take that next step, or you may be an entrepreneur wishing to build a business empire.

Whatever your individual goals and aspirations may be, the IFBB is here to support you and to help you make that next important step.

Case Studies

12 February 2010

Arkells - The White Hart

From a life in the pits to another behind the bar, landlord Ken Sibley has put his previous life as a Formula 1 mechanic behind him to take over as landlord at The White Hart, Stow on the Wold with his wife Marion.

12 February 2010

Arkells - The Jolly Tar

A husband-and-wife team who walked away from their tenancy at a Cotswold pub to bring up their young family have returned to the same pub six years later.

17 December 2009

Shepherd Neame - The Grove Ferry

Four friends have combined their experience from across the hospitality industry and teamed up with brewers Shepherd Neame to pursue their vision of the perfect pub at The Grove Ferry, an attractive riverside venue in Kent.

News

17 December 2009

Survey of tied tenants experiences

In September 2009, the IFBB submitted its response document to the EU Block Exemption Regulation.

17 December 2009

Tenancies with a difference

Paul Wells, chief executive of Charles Wells and chairman of the Independent Family Brewers of Britain, explains why being a tenant of a regional family brewer is that little bit different.

17 December 2009

Pub tenants love the family way

Family brewers have told the European Union their tenants are happier and better off than those on newer pubco-style leases.