09-Jun-2011 By Mark Wingett
Loungers, the privately-owned group behind the Lounge and Cosy Club concepts, has reported a 55% growth in turnover for the 12 months to 30 April,...
19-May-2011 By Michelle Perrett
The UK hospitality industry could have a targeted VAT cut by April 2014, according to the influential French lobbyist Jacques Borel.
12-May-2011 By Ewan Turney
Britain's largest nightclub group, Luminar, has announced a loss before tax of £1.1m for the year ending on 26 February against a profit of £5.5m...
03-May-2011 By Lesley Foottit
Luminar Leisure has come under fire for an irresponsible promotion that claims to "specialise" in getting its customers drunk. A flyer for Liquid...
13-Apr-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
Graham Jones, former operations director with Barracuda, has been appointed chief operating officer at Stonegate Pub Company.
Maclay Inns to expand this year
01-Apr-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
Maclay Inns, the Scottish pub operator, plans to add two or three sites to its estate in the coming year after reporting a 26% rise in operating...
31-Mar-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
Heineken UK's beer brand Foster's is to become title sponsor of stand-up comedy at bar operator Intertain's nine Highlight comedy venues. From 22...
30-Mar-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
Peach Pub Company has bought its 14th site — a pub previously been run by high-profile chef Jean-Christophe Novelli.
15-Mar-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report
Luminar, the embattled nightclub group, has this morning reported same outlet sales down 18.6% for the year to 26 February 2011, driven by a...
14-Mar-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report
Loungers, the Bristol-based pub and bar group, has opened its 17th site and confirmed it has a further seven openings in the pipeline. The group,...
JW Lees introduces 10-point tenants' pledge
08-Mar-2011 By Hamish Champ
JW Lees, the Manchester-based brewer, has created a 10-point pledge to its tenants after a survey highlighted several areas for improvement. The...
08-Mar-2011 By Ewan Turney
JW Lees has launched a 10-point pledge to help bolster its relationship with its tenants and bring about a "cultural shift" at the company. An...
16-Feb-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report
BrewDog, the Scottish brewer, has reported a record rise in sales of its craft beers and plans to open four new bars. The group also reported that...
02-Feb-2011 By Gurjit Degun
The Hertford-based family brewer McMullen has spent £1m revamping Grade II-listed pub the Nag's Head, in Bishop's Stortford. McMullen, which owns...
Stonegate unveils Irish theme bar chain
31-Jan-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
The Stonegate Pub Company - which was formed with the purchase of 333 Mitchells & Butlers pubs last year - has revealed that its first brand...
31-Jan-2011 By John Harrington
Managed operator Stonegate Pub Company is to convert nine O'Neill's pubs into its first major bar brand, another Irish-themed concept called...
27-Jan-2011 By The PMA Team
TDR Capital, the owner of 333-strong Stonegate Pub Company, has denied rumours that it is looking to acquire TCG.
21-Jan-2011 By Ewan Turney
MA 250 member Urban & Country Leisure plans to invest £20m over the next three years to rollout its Lazy Cow boutique hotel concept.
Stonegate Pub Co merger talks 'progressing well'
21-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ
Merger talks between representatives of Stonegate Pub Company and Town & City Pub Company (T&CPC) could be successfully concluded within a...
Advanced bookings boost Novus Leisure
17-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ
Pre-booked festive parties helped Novus Leisure, the privately backed bar operator, grow like-for-like sales over the Christmas period by nearly...
Chameleon reports profits boost
14-Jan-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
Multiple operator Chameleon Pub Company has celebrated 10 years in business by unveiling a boost in year-on-year profits. The company, which runs...
ALMR promotes Kate Nicholls to strategic affairs director
07-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has appointed Kate Nicholls to the positions of strategic affairs director and the...
Profits boost for Charles Wells
07-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ
Bedford-based Charles Wells has reported annual operating profits up nearly eight per cent for 2010, the last full year the group benefitted from its...
07-Jan-2011 By John Harrington
Charles Wells saw year-on-year operating profit rise 7.9% to £11m in the year to September 2010, aided by growing sales at its new and re-opened...
Giles Thorley to steer clear of pubs at TDR Capital
05-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ
Former Punch Taverns boss Giles Thorley said today his new role at TDR Capital, the private equity firm that bought more than 300 pubs from Mitchells...
05-Jan-2011 By Ewan Turney
Multi-site operator Loungers has reported a 70% uplift in net turnover to £12m for 2010 after opening five new venues. The Bristol-based business...
09-Dec-2010 By Chris Druce, M&C Report
Embattled nightclub operator has completed a refinancing exercise, granting its management team more time to turn around the business. Luminar's...
Tom McMullen: Hitting supermarkets with a 'responsibility tax' will level the playing field
06-Dec-2010 By Hamish Champ
No sooner had McMullen, the Hertford-based family brewer, welcomed another member of the McMullen clan to its ranks than he goes and comes up with a...
06-Dec-2010 By Ewan Turney
Two members of the MA-200 club — Grand Union and Amber Taverns — have been listed in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100 list. The list is made up...
29-Nov-2010 By Gurjit Degun
Luminar Leisure is launching dedicated karaoke rooms at its flagship Oceana nightclub in Milton Keynes. Running under the Go Go Karaoke brand,...
26-Nov-2010 By The PMA Team
Tom McMullen has joined McMullen & Sons as company secretary, marking a sixth generation commitment to the family business.
25-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
JW Lees has promoted Simon Cross to the board as finance director — the first non-family director in 30 years. Cross joined JW Lees as director of...
18-Nov-2010 By The PMA Team
Sources at Stonegate Pub Company report that Graham Jones, the current Punch operations director, will join the company in February 2011.
15-Nov-2010 By The PMA Team
Talks over merging Stonegate Pub Company with Town & City Pub Company are making very slow progress, sources indicate. Stonegate, backed by...
12-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
Steve Haslam, founder of TLC Inns, was crowned Best Individual at last week's MA200 Awards for the best independent multiple retailers. Haslam...
12-Nov-2010 By The PMA Team
Brighton & Hove licensed multiple retailer InnBrighton has posted a 13.6% increase in Ebitda for the financial year to 30 June 2010.
McMullen's: Seeking silver linings
08-Nov-2010 By Hamish Champ
Given the economic clouds hanging over the UK consumer, silver linings might be in short supply in the coming months. But despite fears of what...
05-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
A Luminar club in Swindon has proposed closing earlier on nights where it runs drinks promotions, after police called for a licence review. Liquid...
04-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
Steve Haslam, founder of TLC Inns, has been crowned Best Individual at the MA 200 Awards for the best, independent multiple retailers. Haslam...
25-Oct-2010 By Ewan Turney
Multiple operator Loungers is set to open two more Cosy Club sites in Bath and Exeter, following its success in Taunton. The company is aiming to...
Luminar posts £36m first half loss
22-Oct-2010 By Hamish Champ
Nightclub operator Luminar Group said it believes it can reverse its declining fortunes after announcing a £36m loss for the first six months of the...
21-Oct-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Luminar confirmed this morning that it was continuing to see a "difficult trading environment" as it reported a like-for-like sales decline of 20.2%.
20-Oct-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Jongleurs, the comedy club brand, has received £2m in funding from Ingenious Media and has announced a tie-up with Luminar.
14-Oct-2010 By The PMA Team
Stonegate Pub Company has dismissed rumours that the company has poached Wetherspoon executives Paul Harbottle and Keith Down.
LGV Capital backs Amber Taverns buyout
13-Oct-2010 By Hamish Champ
LGV Capital, the private equity firm that backed the management buyout of Channel Island-based brewer and pub operator Liberation Group in 2008, has...
Liberation Brewery: The freedom to grow
11-Oct-2010
The Channel Islands might constitute a relatively small land mass, but to visit 65 of its pubs three or four times each during a four-month period is...
30-Sep-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Stephen Thomas, the founder of Luminar, is to launch a new "up market, all seated and fully waiter serviced bar" concept called the Greene Room,
Robinsons reborn
27-Sep-2010 By Caroline Nodder
Rugby player-sized commercial director Oliver Robinson breezes through the main doors of the brewery that bears his surname, joking with reception...
27-Sep-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Luminar, the UK's largest nightclub operator, has reversed its decision to only use polycarbonate glassware in its estate. The group went fully over...
16-Sep-2010 By The PMA Team
A top line-up of speakers has been unveiled for the November meeting of the MA200 club for managed multiple retailers. The event, on Wednesday, 3...
