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Significant takeover: Work has begun on Boxpark's new site in Camden

Boxpark Camden to open this month

By Rebecca Weller

Food and retail park firm Boxpark has confirmed its new site in Camden, London will open later this month.

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THE MA TOP 100 PUBCOS

Which pubcos have made the top 100 list?

By The Morning Advertiser

Have you ever wondered which pub company operates the largest number of sites or what the latest news is when it comes to the ‘pubs code’?

Site plans: Jeremy Clarkon's Cotswolds pub is set to open in the next few days (image: Getty/Suwaree Tangbovornpichet)

Clarkson's pub opens its doors

By Nikkie Thatcher

TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson has opened the doors to his new country pub – the Farmer's Dog, near Burford, Oxfordshire.

Busy period: Joseph Holt pub the Roebuck reopened last month after a £1m revamp

Joseph Holt to launch accommodation arm

By Gary Lloyd

North-west-based brewer and pub operator Joseph Holt has stated it is listening to growing demand and will launch an improved accommodation offer at its pubs.

Epiris secures period of exclusivity in auction for Amber Taverns

Amber Taverns pursued by Epiris

By MCA

Epiris, the backer of Big Table Group, has secured a period of exclusivity in an auction for Amber Taverns, Mark Kleinman writes for City A.M.

Debt funding: refinancing has come from a combination of Barclays Bank and existing investors (credit: Getty/stockbusters)

RedCat completes £61m refinancing

By Gary Lloyd

RedCat Pub Company, founded and chaired by Rooney Anand, has completed a refinancing of its current debt facilities to the value of £61m.

Closures and conversions: CAMRA urges Whitbread to reconsider decision (Credit:Getty/JuergenBosse)

CAMRA urges Whitbread to reconsider closures

By Rebecca Weller

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has urged Whitbread to “reconsider” its decision to close or convert more than 100 pubs as part of its growth strategy.

Income generation: the Old Abbey Taphouse is hosting a festival across the August bank holiday weekend to raise much-needed funds

Old Abbey Taphouse hosting festival to avoid closure

By Felicity Giles

The Old Abbey Taphouse in Hulme, which is a former Great British Pub Award winner, will be hosting a three-day festival from the 24 to 26 August in order to secure enough funds to stay open.

Strong trading momentum: Young's reports 26% revenue increase

Young's reports 26% revenue increase

By Rebecca Weller

London-based pubco Young's has reported “strong trading momentum” with like-for-like revenue up 26% during the first sixteen weeks of the new financial year.

16-week results: Fuller's has announced a like-for-like sales boost (the Harp pub in central London pictured)

Fuller’s lfls up 5.3%, urges Starmer to reform biz rates

By Gary Lloyd

Fuller, Smith & Turner (Fuller’s) has announced its like-for-like sales (lfls) are 5.3% up in the first 16 weeks of its financial year to 20 July and, as inflationary pressures ease, its margins are improving too.

Plenty to celebrate: JW Lees managing director William Lees-Jones

JW Lees set to announce record sales

By Gary Lloyd

JW Lees managing director William Lees-Jones has told The Morning Advertiser the brewer, pub operator and hotel business is set to post record sales when its financial year figures are published next week.

Record results posted by Hydes Brewery

Hydes celebrates record results

By Ed Bedington

Salford-based brewer Hydes is celebrating after results showed it had increased turnover and profitability across its business.

Bohem bring Czech twist to London pub

Czech style brought to London pub

By Ed Bedington

London-based brewer Bohem has announced the opening of their second site after taking on the lease of pub in Finsbury Park.

What's in the news 5 July

Review of the Week

'Light at the end of a gloomy tunnel'

By Ed Bedington

The MA's Ed Bedington caught up with pub operator and top chef Gary Usher to get his take on the week's news, as the country absorbs the result of the General Election.

Jeremy Clarkson buys Cotswold pub

Clarkson to open a country pub

By Ed Bedington

Having demonstrated how hard the farming game is, television presenter Jeremy Clarkson has now turned his attention to the pub sector with the reported purchase of a Cotswolds-based venue.

Boxing clever: a good relationship between pubs and suppliers is more important than ever (credit: Getty/andresr)

FEATURE – Supplier relations

FEATURE: Get a love-love relationship with your suppliers

By Nigel Huddleston

Perhaps it’s the result of successive economic shocks – most recently fuelled by the catalytic impact of the pandemic – but there seems to have been a fundamental shift in the relationships between pub operators and suppliers over the past decade or so.

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