All Pubs articles – Page 141
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Analysis & Insight
Increase in M&A activity shows there is still belief in tenanted pubs
NewRiver Retail’s purchase of a 158-strong package of Punch pubs show there is still belief in the tenanted model from emerging and more traditional buyers, according to the latest research from CBRE.
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News
Boddy to step down from Thwaites board
Daniel Thwaites has announced that Peter Boddy is to step down from the board.
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Analysis & Insight
Report calls for drink drive cut and ‘more assertive’ licensing
A report based on surveys of emergency service workers has concluded that councils should do more to scale back late licences and that the drink drive limit should be cut.
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News
City Pub Co doubles up in Bristol, eyes hubs
Clive Watson, chairman of City Pub Company, has said the company’s second site in Bristol is part of a strategy of developing hubs in key locations.
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Chapman Group rolls out microbrewery concept
The Chapman Group is rolling out a new casual dining and microbrewery concept to selected sites across its 36-strong estate
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Shepherd Neame opens second Todd’s Wine Bar
Shepherd Neame has expanded its wine bar concept Todd’s with a redevelopment of a function room at Blackheath pub, The Crown.
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Pickles Pub eyes growth, takes on first hotel
Neil Pickles, founder of Yorkshire-based Pickles Pubs, has told M&C that he plans to get to ten sites in this stage of growth after taking on his first hotel.
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Draco Pub Co secures £4m funding
Rob Greacen, managing director of Draco Pub Co, has told M&C the company’s £4m refinancing deal will allow it to ramp up its expansion plans – with a deal close on its fourth site.
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News
True North Brew Co plans organic growth
True North Brew Co., the pub operator formerly known as Forum Café Bars, has plans to continue growing organically adding one to two venues each year
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Gloucester pub crowned Michelin Pub of the Year 2016
A Gloucester pub has been named Pub of the Year by Michelin ahead of the release of its Eating Out in Pubs Guide 2016 next week
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ULG to add five sites by April
Adrian Hartley, the newly appointed managing director of Urban Leisure Group, has told M&C the group will open five sites in the next six months – with a sixth planned for the end of 2016.
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News
Simmons to open in Soho
London bar operator Simmons is preparing to open its third venue this year after securing a site in Soho on Bateman Street
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News
Laine Pubco rebrands Brighton pub
Laine Pub Company has completed the latest refurbishment in its Brighton estate and brought a successful feature at one of its London pubs down south.
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Forum Cafe Bars rebrands and expands
Forum Café Bars, the Sheffield-based pub company owned by Kane Yeardley, has re-branded as the True North Brew Co and added two venues to its portfolio
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Liberation Group acquires second hotel
Liberation Group chief executive Mark Crowther has told M&C the group’s latest acquisition – the Chez Andre on the island of Alderney is likely to be launched in the Spring.
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BrewDog takes on Roast head chef to develop food offer
BrewDog is working with Wyatt Shevloff, who has spent the past four years as executive head chef at Roast, to develop its food offer.
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Brewhouse & Kitchen has potential to be 50-strong venture
Brewhouse and Kitchen has a vision of building a group of more than 50 pubs across the country
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News
Rollo: Blurring format boundaries an opportunity and threat
Leading analyst Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley has said that the blurring of the boundaries between formats is an opportunity as well as a threat for Greene King
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News
Greene King to reduce number of brands
Leading analyst Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley believes that Greene King’s main thrust for achieving revenue synergies on the back of its acquisition of Spirit will come from simplification and improvement of its brands