Memorandum from Dawn Groom
I am a publican based in Slough. I have two
freehold houses and one leasehold with Enterprise. The Enterprise
pub is completely tied for everything and the rent £1,064 per
week and we are running at a huge loss.
I purchase one 11 of Fosters from a wholesaler
for £74 and sell a pint at £3. This gives me £264 income
from each barrel and £190 profit. At the Enterprise
pub I pay £125.70 that's £51.70 more This
reduces our profit to £138. Over say five barrels of Fosters
only per week we lose £13,520 per annum just on this
one product which is a disgrace when we are paying £1,064 rent
PER WEEK. I accept we signed an agreement to be tied but in this
climate surely the pubco could adjust things to suit. Enterprise
know what we sell and they know the rent and rates so they know
the pub is and has been running at a huge loss but they do nothing.
So we need help!
On another issue we have also been subjected
to the Brulines scam which so far has cost us £16,000 from
the reports submitted to us by Enterprise that more beer had gone
through our lines than we had brought from Enterprise. We did
have some issues but no way did we have that much barrel beer
brought out go through our lines. But we had to pay it as we were
unaware that the system was under question. Since then Trading
Standards have tested our system which showed clear differences,
indicating that we again have had more beer go through the lines
than has. The Trading Standards tests showed a difference of 16 pints
across the pumps if that happened every day at the least Enterprise
would demand £17,520 per year for buying out or breaching
your tenancy. Why do they get away with it? There is no one to
stop them not even Trading Standards can do anything. The equipment
should not be allowed to be used, it's an abuse of power. Please
listen to the publicans before it's too late
11 November 2009
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