The Star's Andrew Pern opens restaurant in York
Top chef Andrew Pern of the Star at Harome, North Yorkshire has opened new York restaurant venture Star in the City.
Archives for October 22, 2013
RICS urges Government to clarify energy regulations for listed buildings
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is actively lobbying the Government to clarify stipulations of the Energy Act 2011 that state from 1 April 2018 all commercial property must be energy efficient or face being removed from the rental market.
M&B spends £13.3m acquiring four pubs
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is to spend more than £13.3m buying four sites from Convivial London Pubs, including the Mitre Hotel in Greenwich, south-east London, which had a guide price of £6m.
The Imperial reopens on Chelsea's King's Road
The Imperial in Chelsea, London reopens this month following a refurbishment under new owners.
Save the Chesham campaign urges Hackney Council to make compulsory purchase order
Members of the Save the Chesham campaign group are lobbying Hackney Borough Council to make a compulsory purchase order after winning a landmark tribunal hearing to keep the pub listed as an asset of community value (ACV).
Beds & Bars lines up target cities
Beds & Bars’ new managing director Murray Roberts has identified a number of target cities for new openings and said that he expects to expand via joint ventures or franchises.
Warning for licensees over 10-fold increase in premises licence fees
Operators should prepare for 10-fold increases in premises licence fees, a leading sector lobbyist has warned.
Town & Country Pub Company up for sale
Town & Country Pub Company, the south east-based pub group led by Desmond Jones, has been placed on the market after falling into administration.
Heineken unveils draught beer dispense innovation
Heineken UK has introduced dispense technology that chills beer as it leaves the keg, removing the need for cellar or under-bar cooling systems.
BrewDog reports record growth and hits recruitment trail
BrewDog has reported a fifth consecutive year of record growth and said it was on track to turnover £20m, up from £12m in 2012.
Time to unpick tied beer prices
Often the best tied licensees are making the least profit because beer discounts are not passed on fairly, argues Phil Dixon.
Pubcos must stop this beer-price escalator
The tenanted pub companies have been putting their houses in order (literally and figuratively) in recent years. None but the most one-eyed of pubco critics can deny that — though I will doubtless, as ever, receive plenty of abusive trolling on social...