All Pubs articles – Page 134
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Co-Op agrees pub development guidelines
The Co-Operative Group has agreed to a set of guidelines when developing convenience stores on pub sites.
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Urban ups stake in M&B
Phil Urban, who was appointed chief executive of Mitchells & Butlers in September, has more than doubled the number of shares he owns in the company.
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Redcomb director sets up new pubco
Cotton Tree Pubs, a new venture set up by Redcomb Pubs director John Anderson, is to open its first site on the edge of the New Forest.
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Twisted Bars eyes 10-strong estate
Twisted Bars Ltd is set to open its first venue with eyes on a ten-strong estate in its Yorkshire heartland.
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Harvester donates 5,000 meals to local causes
Harvester, the Mitchells & Butlers-owned chain, has treated a multitude of charities local based near its 230 sites to free Christmas meals
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BrewDog seeks to protect itself from takeovers
BrewDog is proposing amending its articles of association ruling out a takeover by any “monolithic purveyor of bland industrial beer”.
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H&W eyes tenanted growth and more investment
Hall & Woodhouse is gearing up for expansion in its tenanted arm and is likely to match this year’s record capex spend of £3.5m in the estate, M&C has learnt.
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Camden Town: ‘AB InBev know how to handle craft beer’
Camden Town Brewery founder Jasper Cuppaidge has told M&C that AB InBev’s handling of Goose Island and other US craft brewers gave him confidence to agree to the global giant’s £85m takeover.
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Laine Pub Co grows FY sales 9%
The Laine Pub Company, the Luke Johnson backed operator of pubs in Brighton and London, has recorded sales increases of 9% in the year to 30 June.
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Charles Wells opens second Paris site
Charles Wells has opened its second pub in Paris, bringing its French estate to a total of 12 across five cities.
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Sector on target for emissions reduction
The UK beer and pub industry is on track to hit its targets of reducing emissions and other measures to tackle climate change, according to the British Beer & Pub Association.
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Batemans sees early success from ‘manchise’
Stuart Bateman, managing director of Batemans, has told M&C the first two sites under the company’s ‘manchise’ agreement have seen strong sales surges.
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Hulme to step down as BII CEO
The British Institute of Innkeeping has announced that Tim Hulme is to leave his role as chief executive.
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Analysis & Insight
Hospitality workers enjoy a slight rise in wages
Hospitality workers in the UK enjoyed a slight rise in wages in October, according to the latest information from the Office for National Statistics
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Analysis & Insight
A tale of two Cities
City Pub Company East and West – the latest venture from the Capital Pub Company founders – is targeting 30 sites by 2017 and a listing on AIM. James Wallin met the chief executives of both companies to find out about the focus on hubs, incentivising staff and why gimmicks don’t work
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H&W record spend in tenanted arm
Dorset-based family brewer and pub operator, Hall & Woodhouse, has announced record high investments in its tenanted estate in 2015 – with almost £3.5m spent.
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Distinct Group moves into hotels
London-based pub company Distinct Group has bought its first hotel.
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Winners of ALMR Ops manager awards announced
Mitchells & Butlers, Admiral Taverns and Thwaites are all celebrating after their staff were named as winners in the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers Operations Mangers Awards.
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Retailers’ Retailer of the Year Awards 2016 finalists announced
The finalists for next year’s Retailers’ Retailer of the Year Awards (RROTY) have been revealed, with the Bridgepoint-backed Azzurri Group leading the list of nominees, closely followed by Wagamama