Stonegate Pub Company, the managed operator backed by TDR Capital, is believed to be in exclusive talks to acquire the 14-strong Living Room chain, which is valued at around £10m, the Publican's Morning Advertiser sister title M&C Report understands.
Good small brewers don’t always make good pub operators, but Bath Ales is proving to be an exception to the rule. Phil Mellows meets Robin Couling, the man who’s taken the company to a new level.
Camerons, the Hartlepool-based brewer and pub operator, plans to grow its pub estate three-fold to circa 200 sites over the next three years, with expansion focused on a new modern beer-led pub brand.
Luminar, Britain’s biggest nightclub operator, has returned to profit in its first full financial year under the Peter Marks-led consortium, as it saw returns on investment from its recent programme exceed 50%.
Davy’s, the historic London wine bar operator, expects to add about 10 sites over the next five years, possibly including new outlets for its fledgling diner, steakhouse or restaurant/bar concepts.
Inventive Leisure, the Alchemy Partners-backed bar operator, is to spend £6.6m rolling out an evolved version of Revolution to a further 26 sites after trials at eight venues, M&C Report has learnt.
Former directors of Sarumdale, the Sussex-based pub company placed in administration last summer, have returned to the industry by securing tenancies on two pubs under new ventures R&M Inns and J&A Taverns.
Wadworth, the Wiltshire-based brewer and pub operator, has said growing food margins in its managed estate and adding another business development manager to its tenanted arm are among its focuses for this year.
Heartstone Inns, the chain of freehold food-led country pubs led by James Birch, is eyeing its next stage of growth after securing its 10th site and embarking on its latest and final round of EIS fundraising.
BrewDog, the Scottish brewer and pub operator, saw turnover almost double from £5.9m to £10.7m in 2012, a period it described as a “hell of a year”, and says it plans to “drastically increase capacity” at its brewery over the course of 2013.
Hertfordshire brewer and operator McMullen’s has reported a 2.9% increase in like-for-like sales for the year to 29 September 2012, but said it was “barely enough to cover the increase in like-for-like costs in running pubs”.
BrewDog, the fast-growing Scottish brewer and pub operator, is to relaunch its Equity for Punks crowdfunding programme, with the aim of raising a record £4m through selling shares to beer fans.
Amber Taverns, the fast-growing operator of wet-led community pubs, saw EBITDA increase by one third to £6.8m in the year to 3 February as the 86-strong company reiterated plans to open 12 sites this year.
Adam Marshall, chief executive of London-based bar group Grand Union, has named Bristol, Bath, Manchester and Brighton as possible locations for the company once it has reached its target of between 20 and 25 sites in the capital.
Novus Leisure, which owns 48 venues — predominantly in London — has “made a £2m investment” into its digital operations to boost online bookings and adapt to the changing needs of the smartphone generation.
Robinsons, the Cheshire-based brewer and pub operator, is to segment its pub estate into six trading styles as part of a modernisation programme under new operations director Dave Harrison.
Nick Pring and Malcolm Heap, founders of London-based Realpubs which was sold to Greene King in 2011, are targeting a return to the pub industry in early 2014, Pring revealed at the MA300 event.
Brewhouse & Kitchen, the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) venture led by Convivial Pubs chief executive Kris Gumbrell and former Mitchells & Butlers (M;B) executive Simon Bunn, has completed its £5m fundraising drive as it targets three more...
Loungers, the Bristol-based café/bar group led by Alex Reilley and Jake Bishop, has reported a 41% rise in EBITDA before central overheads to £4.42m in the year to 30 April as it opened nine sites in the period.
Accused of likening the Queen to an old trout, Phil Strong once made headlines in The Sun. However, as Phil Mellows discovers, he’d probably prefer people to remember him as managing director of Chameleon Bar & Dining.
Provenance Inns, the high-quality food-led operator led by Michael Ibbotson, has acquired its seventh site and is looking to “cherry-pick” future acquisitions.
Draft House, the London-based craft beer concept founded by Charlie McVeigh, plans to accelerate its opening programme next year after announcing its latest acquisition in the City.
Young & Co’s Brewery will rebrand its Young's managed estate of 125 pubs over the next 24 months, as well as the range of ales it licenses to Charles Wells.
City Pub Company, the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS)-funded pub operator founded by Clive Watson and David Bruce, has appointed chief executives to its two operational arms, so far raised £9.6m through its most recent round of fundraising and acquired...
Rushmore Group, the Jonathan Downey-led members’ clubs, bars and restaurant operator, has netted a further £500,000 through crowd-funding website Crowdcube.
The City of London Corporation – the municipal body for the Square Mile – is introducing a ‘code of good practice’ and ‘traffic light system’ for licenced premises this April.
Maclay Group, the Scottish pub and bar operator, is homing in on three more acquisitions as it looks to have a rolling programme of five or more each year, managing director Steve Mallon has told M&C Report.
McMullen, the Hertfordshire-based brewer and pub operator, is offering four pubs on a ‘try-before-you-buy’ one-year agreement with reduced rent for the first six months.
Lucy Knowles has stepped down as managing director of Corney & Barrow, the City of London-based wine bar operator, after 17 years, with Ed Gardner, group business development director at Corney & Barrow Group, which includes its wine and spirits...
TCG plans to invest in 20 sites during its current financial year after the company’s main backer Irish Bank Resolution Corporation extended its banking facilities for a further 18 months.
Orchid’s Pizza Kitchen & Bar (PKB) concept could “comfortably” grow to 100 sites across the country, commercial and HR director Simon Dodd has told M&C Report.
New Incentive Leisure chief executive Mark McQuater has said that the Revolution Vodka Bar operator has the potential to become a "significant-scale operation" and he will look to make acquisitions.
Perceptions is a new campaign that aims to change the image of the pub industry and get young people into work. Phil Mellows meets Keith Knowles, its driving force
Carvery Heaven, the Midlands-based pub carvery operator, has opened its sixth site after taking a lease with Star Pubs & Bars on the Ashfields Hotel at Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.
Luminar, the nightclub company, is to spend c£4m transforming its Oceana brand by giving it a third room featuring a “more sophisticated” music genre, chief executive Peter Marks has told M&C Report.
Steve Richards, who has overseen the impressive growth of Novus Leisure, has been singled out by his peers as the stand-out individual in the eating-out and drinking-out market.
Managed pub operator TCG has recognised 17 individuals working in its pubs and bars as well as operations and head office teams, at its annual Awards, held earlier this week in Stratford-upon-Avon.
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