Companies

Red Oak Taverns acquires three pubs from Liberation Group

29-Jun-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Multiple operator Red Oak Taverns has completed the acquisition of three tied tenanted pubs this week from Liberation Group for an undisclosed sum.

Inside the new look O’Neill’s

29-Jun-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Mitchells & Butlers brand O’Neill’s is being remodelled with a new look and feel, bringing a focus on showing women’s sports, starting with The Women’s Euros next month (July).

GK – career advice must be same for bar work as uni degrees

29-Jun-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Greene King (GK) has called for training in bar and restaurant staff to be given equal footing to university degrees in terms of career advice after its research found almost half of young people (48%) believe the hospitality sector does not offer good...

Shepherd Neame ‘actively pursuing growth’

29-Jun-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Operator and brewer Shepherd Neame has revealed the business had emerged from the pandemic in a strong position and is actively pursuing opportunities again to invest and grow.

Admiral disposes of pub package

24-Jun-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Admiral Taverns has sold seven pubs, as part of its requirements from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), after its purchase of Hawthorn, the Community Pub Company.

The MA's Review of the Week

‘You can’t have a bad operation and charge a premium’

24-Jun-2022 By Ed Bedington

Operators continue to stare down the barrels of inflation as Ed Bedington catches up with the Little and Large Pub Co’s Manu Bhatt to get his take on the week’s news.

Fuller's raises more than £10,000 for Ukraine

23-Jun-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Large multi-site operator and brewer Fuller, Smith & Turner has raised more than £10,000 in aid of those impacted by the war in Ukraine.

Star Pubs & Bars strikes energy deal for its licensees

22-Jun-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Star Pubs & Bars has used its bulk-buying power to thrash out a money-saving energy deal for its licensees that will last for a year.

Operator calls on MPs to help sector amid soaring energy costs

22-Jun-2022 By Rebecca Weller

A Canterbury based operator has written to local MPs in desperation as his pubs utility bills face an increase of some £60,000, stating many hospitality businesses are already in survival mode.

Inn Collection Group relocates HQ

22-Jun-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Northern pubco the Inn Collection Group has relocated its head office to larger premises in Newcastle to accommodate ongoing growth across its operations.

Brewers Fayre to open first site in 5 years

20-Jun-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Whitbread’s family pub brand, Brewers Fayre, has announced its first opening in five years with the launch of a new site, the Willen Dragon, in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.

Prior Hungry Horse pub opens after six-figure refurb

20-Jun-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Surrey-based pub, Cornerstone, Kingston-Upon-Thames, has reopened for the first time since 2020 after a six-figure investment.

Punch explores possibility of Amber Taverns takeover

17-Jun-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Multiple operator Punch Pubs is looking into the possibility of taking over Blackpool-based Amber Taverns.

The MA's Review of the Week

‘Deliveroo, over my dead body’

17-Jun-2022 By Ed Bedington

Hospitality and experience will be key in the fight for the consumer spend according to Sarah Weir as she discusses the events of the week and the market challenges with the MA's Ed Bedington.

NQ64 launches ninth site in Newcastle

16-Jun-2022 By Rebecca Weller

NQ64 has launched its immersive arcade bar experiences with nightlife vibes and retro games in Newcastle, the operators first site in the Northeast.

Whitbread sales 'approaching pre-pandemic' levels

15-Jun-2022 By Shwetali Sapte

Whitbread has announced its food and beverage sales recovered throughout FY22 and are approaching pre-pandemic levels, with like-for-like (lfl) sales 566.5% ahead vs FY22 but 7.6% behind vs FY20.

Inglenook acquires 9 pubs from Bolton operator Tonge Leisure

15-Jun-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Multiple operator Inglenook Inns & Taverns has completed the acquisition of nine pubs from Tonga Leisure.

Warwickshire pub opens new microbrewery

15-Jun-2022 By Rebecca Weller

A Punch Pubs & Co site in Warwickshire has announced the launch of a craft ale microbrewery following its official opening by MP for Stratford upon Avon and Secretary of State for Education Nadhim Zahawi on Friday 10 June.

Greene King announces 'milestone' tenth Hive pub

14-Jun-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Greene King pub partners has announced the launch of its “milestone” tenth Hive pub following a £100,000 investment.

Revolution Bars Group confident in trading update

14-Jun-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Multiple operator Revolution Bars Group has announced it is confident of delivering EBITDA results “slightly ahead” of market expectations that currently stand at £10m.

JDW repeats call for tax equality between pubs and supermarkets

14-Jun-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub behemoth JD Wetherspoon has reiterated its request to the Government that tax between the on and off-trade is equal.

MA Leaders Club

MA Leaders September location revealed

13-Jun-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Morning Advertiser can now announce the MA Leaders Club event in September will be taking place in Brighton.

Licensee forced to leave pub amid soaring energy costs

10-Jun-2022 By Rebecca Weller

A Northamptonshire licensee has been forced to give up her pub due to rocketing energy and operating costs.

Admiral Taverns invests £300k into Lancashire town pubs

09-Jun-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Community pub group Admiral Taverns has ploughed more than £300,000 into two pubs in Accrington, Lancashire.

Fuller’s pumped £26m into estate during last financial year

09-Jun-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

London-based pub company Fuller’s has revealed it continued to maintain capital investment across its portfolio, putting £26m into its portfolio across the year.

Two from pub sector celebrated in Chefs’ Chef Awards

09-Jun-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Pub chefs Michael Wignall, the Angel at Hetton, north Yorkshire and Paul Ainsworth of the Mariners, Rock, and other Cornish venues, feature in this year’s AA Chefs’ Chef Award shortlist.

City Pub Group like-for-like sales up 5% on 2019

08-Jun-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Multiple operator City Pub Group has said its like-for-like sales have continued to strengthen faster than predicted as its May 2022 figures are 5% ahead of the same period in 2019.

£3.5m pumped into first Revolution Bars to open since Covid

07-Jun-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Revolution Bars group has ploughed £3.5m into its new Exeter, Devon and Preston, Lancashire venues – its first openings since the start of the pandemic.

Being a bartender ‘coolest job in the world’

07-Jun-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Blue Boar in Westminster, central London manager George Dean believed valuing staff, creative strategy and making hospitality fun again was key to overcoming challenges in the sector, after his pub was dubbed the ‘One to Watch’ at the 2022 Top 50...

Liberation Group chief hails ‘sector-leading’ performance

07-Jun-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Channel Islands and West Country-based brewer and operator Liberation Group has announced its managed UK pubs have seen like-for-like (lfl) sales grow 18.6% for the final three quarters of its financial year ended 29 January 2022, versus the same period...

Red Oak Taverns renovates the Horseshoes pub

06-Jun-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Multiple operator Red Oak Taverns has renovated the Horseshoes pub in Blunham, near Bedford, to the delight of its licensees.

opinion

'At this moment of acute danger, speed is of the essence'

01-Jun-2022 By Sacha Lord, night-time economy adviser for Greater Manchester

After it emerged that he is spending half a million pounds of taxpayers’ money on a focus group vanity exercise to try to repair his battered image, the Chancellor has finally come forward with a package of support to help people struggling to pay their...

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