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Yummy Pub Co launches 'tea themed' pub in London

30-Jul-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Yummy Pub Co has secured its sixth site and its fourth with Charles Wells for its first high street pub, which will offer 100 types of loose-leaf tea.

Technology

Are multiple operators appy people?

29-Jul-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Do multiple site operators need an app to help promote offers and appeal to those tricky millennials? 

Newcastle

Talk of the Toon in Quayside

29-Jul-2015 By Roger Protz

Roger Protz is delighted to discover Newcastle’s thriving food and drink hub in the formerly derelict docklands area.

MA300

Craft Beer Co secures site near Gherkin

29-Jul-2015 By James Evison

The Craft Beer Co has announced that the group will debut in the City of London, after securing a site in Mitre Street, in the shadow of the insurance district's landmark Gherkin building.

"If you don't offer long-term leases, you won't get who you want to attract" - Interviewing Star Pubs' Chris Jowsey

23-Jul-2015 By Ed Bedington

Failing to become a ‘dot-com millionaire’ launched Chris Jowsey on the path to a fruitful career in the beer trade. Ed Bedington finds out more about the Star Pubs & Bars chief.

Comment

How to get good staff - and keep them

21-Jul-2015 By Chelsea Hankin

It’s no secret that the pub and bar sector has an issue with staff retention.  While staff turnover is falling, a reduction of 10% since 2008 according to the ALMR, the industry is still struggling to retain staff.

Inception Group: 'a good concept is more than just decorating the walls'

21-Jul-2015 By Emily Sutherland

It’s been a busy year so far for the Inception Group, the eight strong company founded by Charlie Gilkes. 

London development is killing pubs

14-Jul-2015 By Jessica Mason

I remember being incredibly sad about leaving London. It was seven years ago and, still, it kind of feels like a little bit of my identity is elsewhere.

Be At One introduces app payment

22-Jun-2015 By Laurie Macdonald

Be At One has added new features to its smartphone app that enable guests to upload credit and speed up payment at the bar.

Pub company loses review into ACV listing

12-Jun-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Pub company Faucet Inn has lost a review into whether to uphold the Dartmouth Arms listing as an asset of community value.

PoundPub franchises by August

10-Jun-2015 By MC Allegra FS

Mike Wardell, the founder of PoundPub, has said the deal with ABInBev to provide “premium products at bargain prices”, has paved the way for the company to launch its franchise offer on 1 August.

Stonegate acquires Maclay Inns portfolio

06-Jun-2015 By M&C Allegra FS

Stonegate Pub Company has announced a re-strengthening of its estate with the acquisition of 15 sites formerly operated by the Maclay Group, the Scotland-based pub, bar and hotel operator, which was placed into administration earlier this year.

Club guide

What is the MA300?

21-May-2015 By PMA

Multi-site operator? Join our MA300 business club - it's free to attend, and costs nothing but your time and attention. And we promise it will be worth it.

city news

Private equity firm backs Alchemist MBO

18-May-2015 By MC Report, Mark Wingett

Palatine Private Equity has backed the MBO of The Alchemist, the four-strong cocktail bar and restaurant concept founded by Living Ventures.

MA300

Whiting & Hammond secures eighth site

07-May-2015 By Michelle Perrett

Whiting and Hammond, the pub and restaurant group, will open its eighth pub site in mid-August at the Blue Ball in Walton on the Hill, Surrey.

Awards

ALMR Operations Managers Awards 2015 launched

30-Apr-2015 By Mike Berry

Entries are now being accepted for the 2015 ALMR Operations Managers Awards, the annual search to find the best area and business development managers in licensed hospitality.

operator news

Norfolk duo unleash Animal

21-Apr-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

The owners of an award-winning Norfolk restaurant have bought independent pub group Animal Inns, taking control of the Wildebeest Arms at Stoke Holy Cross, and the Mad Moose on Warwick Street, Norwich.

MA300

TLC Inns plans Grand Central expansion and ops director appointment

15-Apr-2015 By James Wallin, M&C Report

Steve Haslam, managing director of TLC Inns, has told the Publican's Morning Advertiser's sister title M&C Report that the lack of good quality pub sites on the market has led the company to focus on its Grand Central concept, which could...

Second Enterprise site for Great British Pub of the Year winners

13-Apr-2015 By Mike Berry

The team behind the Great British Pub of the Year, the Grafton, have doubled up and taken on their second pub.

Dark Star Brewery to grow pub company

31-Mar-2015 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Dark Star Brewery is to develop its own pub estate – with a target of growing it to 20 sites in the next five years.

BrewDog tops profit tracker list

26-Mar-2015 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Scottish brewer and pub operator BrewDog came out on top in this year’s AlixPartners Profit Tracker in association with the Publican's Morning Advertiser's sister title M&C Report.

Walkabout operator turns attention to all-day format

25-Mar-2015 By James Wallin, M&C Report

John Leslie, chief executive of Walkabout operator Intertain, has said that the company’s refurbishment programme will focus on an all-day format.

Pub minimum wage offenders named and shamed

24-Mar-2015 By Ellie Bothwell

Scottish leisure operator G1 Group and a number of pubs have been named and shamed by the Government in a list of employers who failed to pay their workers minimum wage.

BrewDog gets £1.5m government grant

10-Mar-2015 By James Wallin, M&C Report

Scottish brewer and pub operator BrewDog has been awarded £1.5m by the Scottish Government.

BrewDog food-focussed concept planned for Glasgow

23-Feb-2015 By M&C Report

BrewDog has announced a “more food-focussed” offering for its second site in Glasgow and said it has secured a site for bars in Leicester and Leeds and for its second Bottledog in Edinburgh.

Inception Group announces ‘spin-off’ of Mr Fogg's

19-Feb-2015 By James, Wallin, M&C Report

Inception Group, the London-based restaurant and bar operator, has secured a site for its second Mr Fogg’s – the first time it has replicated a concept, M&C Report can reveal.

Revolution confirms stock market plans

17-Feb-2015 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Revolution Bars, the 58-strong group led by Mark McQuater, has confirmed its intention to float.

Stonegate pub portfolio sold for £30m

16-Feb-2015 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

A 23-strong package of pubs let to Stonegate Pub Company has been sold by its private equity backer TDR Capital to real estate investment company Mansford for c£30m.

Robinsons launches new subsidised training courses

13-Feb-2015 By Mike Berry

North-west brewer and pub operator Robinsons is launching a series of low-cost training courses for local licensees and people interested in working in the hospitality industry.

MA300: Brasserie Bar Co expansion fuelled by pubs code

13-Feb-2015 By Ellie Bothwell

Brasserie Bar Co chief executive Mark Derry said he thinks the pubs code will lead to greater transparency, longer leases and higher rents.

New World Trading eyes Smugglers Cove sites

15-Jan-2015 By Ellie Bothwell

New World Trading Company, the Tim Bacon and Jeremy Roberts-led pub group, has ear-marked two sites to roll out its Smugglers Cove concept.

Banwell House on the acquisition trail

13-Jan-2015 By Ruth Williams

Banwell House, the group led by former Greene King regional manager Toby Brett, is on the acquisition trail to add two or three freehold or free-of-tie pubs to its estate as well as adding letting rooms to existing sites for the first time.

Brewdog eyes US launch and global presence

09-Jan-2015 By Mark Wingett

Scottish brewer and bar operator BrewDog has set its sights on ramping up its international presence over the next 12 months, including opening its first location in the US.

MD Robin Couling leaves Bath Ales

07-Jan-2015 By James Wallin, M&C Report

Robin Couling, managing director of Bath Ales, has left the company, the Publican's Morning Advertiser's sister title M&C Report has learnt.

Liberation Group acquires Butcombe Brewery

06-Jan-2015 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Liberation Group, the Channel Islands-based brewer and pub operator, has secured a foothold on the mainland with the acquisition of Butcombe Brewery, the Somerset-based brewer and pub operator.

Charles Wells' sales and profits rise

05-Jan-2015 By James Wallin, M&C Report

Charles Wells, the Bedford-based brewer and pub operator, has announced EBITDA up 6% for the financial year to 27 September 2014.

Nick Collins becomes Loungers MD

05-Jan-2015 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Loungers, the Bristol-based all-day café/bar operator, has appointed chief operating officer Nick Collins as its new managing director, the Publican's Morning Advertiser's sister title M&C Report has learnt.

TCG to refurb flagship Tattershall Castle

05-Jan-2015 By James Wallin, M&C Report

Managed pub operator TCG has outlined a £1.7m capex programme to revamp two of its venues.

Robinsons brews up a new look

16-Dec-2014 By Mike Berry

Family brewer Robinsons is undergoing a company-wide brand revamp commencing with a new logo and its biggest pub investment commitment to date, with fresh signage throughout its estate.

Brighton multiple operator trials urban demographic concept

08-Dec-2014 By James Wallin, M&C Report

A multiple operator who is trialling a new concept with Brakspear aimed at an 'urban demographic' says he would like to work with the company to roll it out.

The Big Interview: Daniel Davies: CEO, CPL Training Group

05-Dec-2014 By Rob Willock

Having rejected a banking career and immersed himself in vocational qualifications, Daniel Davies now concentrates on strategic thinking to ensure his company is always at the vanguard of training provision. Rob Willock reports

Davy's eyes South East expansion due to 'ridiculous' prices in capital

03-Dec-2014 By James Wallin, M&C Report

James Davy, chief executive of London-based wine bar operator Davy’s, has told the Publican's Morning Advertiser's sister title M&C Report the “ridiculous” prices in London may mean the company looks to commuter belt towns for expansion.

Stonegate opens new Popworld site

02-Dec-2014 By James Wallin, M&C Report

Stonegate has opened its 13th Popworld with a new site in Bristol.

Anglian Country Inns opens sixth site

02-Dec-2014 By James Wallin, M&C Report

Anglian Country Inns, the pub and restaurant group led by James Nye, has opened its sixth site, The Cricketers at Weston, Hertfordshire.

Buoyant trade in London boosts ETM

02-Dec-2014 By James Wallin, M&C Report

ETM Group, the London-based gastropub operator led by Tom and Ed Martin, has completed its disposals as it focuses on larger sites, including its microbrewery in Ealing and a second Botanist.

Heartstone Inns in talks over stock market launch

24-Nov-2014 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Heartstone Inns is currently talking to investors regarding a possible IPO.

Luminar acquires Chicago Leisure

10-Nov-2014 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Luminar, the UK’s largest late-night operator, has acquired the eight-strong Chicago Leisure business from Sun Capital Partners for an undisclosed sum.

St Austell opens new craft beer and smokehouse concept

07-Nov-2014 By Mike Berry

St Austell Brewery has opened its new Samuel Jones pub-restaurant on Exeter quayside.

McMullen awards top managed pubs

06-Nov-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

McMullen, the Hertfordshire-based family brewer and pub company, has recognised its top performing managed houses in its annual awards ceremony.

New Moon in talks over second Beef & Pudding in Chester

05-Nov-2014 By James Wallin, M&C Report

New Moon Pub Company is close to agreeing a deal for its second Beef & Pudding site, this time in Chester, the Publican's Morning Advertiser's sister title M&C Report understands.