Companies

North Brewing Co eyes opening 2 sites next year

03-Nov-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Leeds-based business North Brewing Co is aiming to expand its estate further next year, in addition to the two sites it is opening by the end of 2022.

Young’s adds 2 new pubs to portfolio

02-Nov-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Young’s has announced two acquisitions to its estate, meaning it now has a 226-strong pub portfolio.

Rent hike pushes licensees to leave pub after 30 years

02-Nov-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

A couple has called time after 30 years behind the bar, with a rent increase by Star Pubs & Bars hammering in “the final nail in the coffin”.

Licensee urges pubs to help food banks

02-Nov-2022 By Rebecca Weller

An Islington pub has urged hospitality businesses to add £1 onto bills as a donation to local food banks.

North to open 10th site

01-Nov-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Leeds-based business North Bar/North Brewing Co is set to open its 10th venue, which is located in Manchester.

Greene King licensees celebrate 40th anniversary

01-Nov-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Greene King Pub Partners has brewed an anniversary beer to celebrate the 40th anniversary of one of its Suffolk based partners.

Oakman plants one million trees from coffee sales

01-Nov-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Multi-site operator Oakman Group has planted more than one million trees in order to offset some of the daily carbon emissions produced by the business and its stakeholders.

Peach Pubs founder invests in cricketers’ pubco

31-Oct-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Founder of Peach Pubs, Lee Cash, has invested in The Cat & Wickets Pub Company, which was established by cricketers Harry Gurney and Stuart Broad – who plan to have two sites open in April 2023 and five by 2025.

Andrew Pern pub to close due to 'lack of support'

31-Oct-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Andrew Pern’s Michelin-listed Yorkshire pub the Star Inn the Harbour, will close its doors for good next month following “utter lack of support” from the local council in the aftermath of the pandemic.

Pub hosting 'dining in the dark' evenings

27-Oct-2022 By Rebecca Weller

A Northampton based Wells & Co pub has hoped to increase footfall and reduce its energy usage by launching a new ‘Dining in the Dark’ event for this Winter in honour of the battle hospitality businesses currently face regarding energy bill price hikes.

Cornish Inns takes on 5th site with St Austell

27-Oct-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Multi-site operator Cornish Inns has announced it will be taking on its fifth site in conjunction with St Austell Brewery.

NWTC unveils new brand, site to open in 2023

25-Oct-2022 By Gary Lloyd

New World Trading Company (NWTC) has launched a new bar-restaurant concept called North Light with a site set to open early in the new year.

Stonegate pub shuts doors

24-Oct-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Elwes Arms in Carlton, Nottinghamshire has shut its doors after the owners decided to step back after deciding they were “getting too old”.

Last orders at Victorian pub

24-Oct-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Victorian pub the Crown in Birmingham, West Midlands, is facing last orders at the end of October after 134 years in business.

FEATURE

FEATURE – How to become a self-employed pub operator

24-Oct-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Many people have considered quitting it all and getting into the pub trade – plenty of you reading this have already done so – but for those who haven't, how do you go about it?

‘The more you give back, the more they support you’

21-Oct-2022 By Ed Bedington

The Morning Advertiser's Ed Bedington caught up with award winning operator Adrian Emmett of The Lion Treorchy to hear his take on the week's news which has seen yet another Prime Minister brought step down.

Yummy adds ex-Punch MD to management team

21-Oct-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Our Yummy Collection has announced the appointment of Paul Pavli – former managing director of Punch Pubs and sector adviser – as a non-executive director as the business eyes growth.

Anglian Country Inns posts revenue boost

20-Oct-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Revenue at Anglian Country Inns increased to £14.3m (£5.4m: 2021) which represented a 20% increase in like-for-likes on 2019, according to its annual report for the 52 weeks ended 3 April 2022.

Craft Union donates £37,000 to local projects

19-Oct-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Craft Union Pub Company, part of Stonegate’s managed pubs division, has donated more than £37,000 to local projects as part of its ‘Love your Local’ campaign.

Fuller’s bid to get older people back to work

19-Oct-2022 By Gary Lloyd

London-based pubs and hotels operator Fuller, Turner & Smith (Fuller’s) has launched an initiative to get older people back into the workplace.

Revolution turns £26m profit loss into £2m gain

19-Oct-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Revolution Bars Group has return to profitability having turned a £26.3m loss before tax in 2021 into a positive £2.1m gain, according to its preliminary results for the 52 weeks ended 2 July 2022.

Peach Pubs sold to Revolution

19-Oct-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Revolution Bars Group has acquired The Peach Pub Company for a consideration of £16.5m in a bid to accelerate and diversify Revolution’s growth strategy.

St Austell acquires 3rd site in recent months

18-Oct-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

St Austell Brewery has acquired its third site in recent months – the Blue Ball Inn, Lynmouth, Devon, bringing its portfolio to a total of 178 pubs, inns and hotels across the West Country.

Stonegate ruling sets 'dangerous precedent'

18-Oct-2022 By Rebecca Weller

The outcome of pub company Stonegate’s legal battle against insurers MS Amlin, announced yesterday (Monday 17 October), sets a “dangerous precedent” and is “far from conclusive”.

Revolution delays results as acquisition nears completion

18-Oct-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Revolution Bars Group has delayed publication of its preliminary results while it attempts to finalise a new acquisition.

Greene King offers free food to over-66s

17-Oct-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Greene King is launching a competition which will allow some people aged 66 and over to bag free food and drink during the 2022 World Cup.

Inn Collection Group completes on Welsh sequel

17-Oct-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Multiple pubs with rooms operator The Inn Collection Group has taken a second site in Wales after completing on the purchase of the Bull in Beaumaris on the Isle of Anglesey.

Loungers reports 17% lfl growth, will open 30 sites

14-Oct-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Bar group Loungers has credited its brands’ “relevance and resilience” for a 17% growth in like-for-like (lfl) sales versus 2019 in a trading update for the 24 weeks ended 2 October 2022.

Islington pub is second opening for renowned chef

12-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

Chef Pip Lacey and business partner Gordy McIntyre are to open a pub in Islington next month.

NWTC ‘aiming to open 5 to 8 sites a year’

12-Oct-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

New World Trading Company (NWTC) is planning to open between five and eight venues a year going forward, it revealed in its latest financial results.

Energy crisis: Pubcos offer ‘work from pub’ deals

12-Oct-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Pubcos are offering work from pub (WFP) deals to boost business and draw in workers seeking a break from their energy bills.

Hickory’s acquired by Greene King

11-Oct-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

North west-based business Hickory’s has been acquired by Greene King for an undisclosed sum.

Omicron variant hits Marston’s FY sales

11-Oct-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Total like-for-like (lfl) sales at community-focused pub operator Marston’s were 1% down on the same period in 2019 – the last time unrestricted trading was possible – the group said in its trading update for the 52 weeks to 1 October 2022.

Greene King opens 'milestone' Hive pub site

11-Oct-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Greene King Pub Partners, the leased, tenanted and franchise division of Greene King, has launched its 20th Hive Pubs Site following a £450,000 investment.

Whitbread pumps £15m into staff pay rises

10-Oct-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub, restaurant and hotel firm Whitbread has laid out a pay support package in a bid to help its UK-based hourly paid employees tackle the cost-of-living crisis.

JDW reports £30m loss

07-Oct-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub behemoth JD Wetherspoon (JDW) revealed a loss before tax of £30.4m and said getting customers back to the on-trade was a "momentous challenge" in its latest trading update.

Brakspear creates a buzz with initiatives

06-Oct-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Pub operator and brewer Brakspear has announced it will launch an initiative called ‘Brakspear’s Giving Back’ that will support worthy causes chosen by its 120 pubs through a fund-matching scheme and upscale its efforts to protect Britain’s bee population.

Yummy rebrands and sells 'iconic' site

05-Oct-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Multi-site operator Yummy Pubs has sold lakeside site the Wiremill, near Lingfield in Surrey to brewer and pub company Hall & Woodhouse for an undisclosed sum.

Licensee takes on pub that was first date venue

03-Oct-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Love is certainly in the air for a licensee who has taken on a second pub that was the setting for her first date with her partner.

RedCat appoints new CEO

03-Oct-2022 By Rebecca Weller

RedCat Pub Company has announced former Whitbread managing director Phil Birbeck will take over from Chris Hill as the company’s chief executive officer from today (Monday 3 October).

Arc Inspirations to open five sites after record year

03-Oct-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Leeds-based multiple operator Arc Inspirations has posted record figures and is set to open five sites in the next five months that will create 500 jobs.

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BIG INTERVIEW: There’s always time for a Nightcap

03-Oct-2022 By Gary Lloyd

While most businesses hit the wall during the pandemic, Sarah Willingham saw there was a pent-up demand for socialising in hospitality together with a power shift towards tenants from landlords and decided to form Nightcap to get the party started.

Not Tonight Josephine, it’s Tonight Sophie

30-Sep-2022 By Gary Lloyd

A new Tonight Josephine bar that opened on Friday 30 September has been renamed Tonight Sophie after a social media competition to rebrand the bar in the name of a woman was won by resident Sophie Turner.

Opinion

Why finding the right funding partner is essential

30-Sep-2022 By Mark Grunnell, co-founder and CEO of Red Oak Taverns

I launched Red Oak Taverns 11 years ago with my co-founder, Aaron Brown and, since then, we’ve grown our portfolio to 208 pubs.

Shepherd Neame: ‘ambition there to scale retail business’

29-Sep-2022 By Georgi Gyton, deputy editor, MCA

Shepherd Neame is planning build its retail pubs and hotels business through a mixture of tenanted conversions and selective acquisitions, chief executive Jonathan Neame has told MCA.

£650k pumped into traditional pub

29-Sep-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Multiple operator Roseacre Inns and Star Pubs & Bars have jointly invested £650,000 in the upgrade of a Midlands pub.

Food drives trade at M&B but drink sales down

29-Sep-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), the operator of brands including All Bar One, Premium Country Pubs, Nicholson’s, Ember Inns, Toby Carvery and Harvester, has reported a 5.2% lift in like-for-like (lfl) food sales and a 4.1% loss in drinks sales for...

Shepherd Neame reports return to profit

28-Sep-2022 By Shwetali Sapte

Shepherd Neame has announced a return to profit and significant revenue growth in its results for the 52 weeks ending 25 June 2022.

JDW appoints agents to dispose of 32 pubs

26-Sep-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Managed pubs and hotels operator JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has appointed property agents CBRE and Savills to sell 32 of its pubs.

Pubs need to be 'bold' to expand in 'difficult market'

22-Sep-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Operators need to be the “storytellers” of their own businesses to survive this “turbulent six months”, according to Interpath Advisory head of debt advisory John Miesner.