All Pubs articles – Page 213
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OpinionMartin hits out at corporate governance
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has criticised bad paractice in corporate governance in an article alongside the company’s full-year results announcement -
NewsJDW FY PBT grows 3.1%, operating margins dip
JD Wetherspoon has reported a 5.5% rise in like-for-like sales in the year to 27 July, with profit before tax and exceptionals up +3.1% to £79.4m, although pre-exceptional operating margin declined
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Southampton late-night levy moves closer
Southampton is one step closer to implementing a late-night levy, after the council’s licensing committee today voted in favour of adopting the fee
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NewsFlaming Grill gives 30% off... to red heads
Spirit Pub Company’s Flaming Grill brand is offering 30% off food for people with red hair for one day only to mark Prince Harry’s 30th birthday on Monday (15 September)
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White Brasserie grows pipeline
Brasserie Bar Co has a further four sites in the pipeline for its pub venture, White Brasserie Company, as part of plans to reach 25 sites in the next three years, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsNicholls replaces McHattie as ALMR CEO
David McHattie has stood down as chief executive of the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) 16 months after starting the role, and has been replaced by Kate Nicholls, the organisation’s director of strategic affairs
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Glasgow operator opens fifth site
Kained Holdings, the Glasgow-based bar and restaurant operator is opening its fifth site with a new concept called The Crafty Pig Brewhouse and Smoke Pit.
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Expansion continues for Everards' Project William
Everards, the Leicestershire-based brewer and pub operator, has opened its latest site under the Project William scheme, which has been praised in the latest edition of the Good Beer Guide
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Freehouses 'to overtake tenanted pubs by number'
The number of privately-owned freehouses will overtake the number of tenanted and leased pubs “by the end of 2015”, a leading property agent has predicted
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CAMRA’s Pub of the Year finalists announced
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has announced its Top 16 pubs as the 2015 Good Beer Guide hits the shelves today
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Sector bemoans alcohol health 'propaganda'
Leading pub industry figures are calling on the Government to produce more accurate and balanced statistics on alcohol, after claiming recent council reports include “flawed” data that amount to “meaningless propaganda”
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NewsNew Inventive Bar Co relaunches cocktail masterclasses
The New Inventive Bar Company has relaunched its cocktail masterclass programme for its Revolution brand, which the group said currently has annual sales of £3.9m and attracts 150,000 customers a year
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Pint Shop signs up to Tax Equality Day
Pint Shop, the Cambridge-based British meat and beer concept, is the latest operator to sign up to Tax Equality Day on 24 September
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MOJO plans to extend beyond heartland
Three-strong bar group MOJO has announced plans to extend to at least 10 sites with its sights initially set on London after securing £700,000 of funding from HSBC
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Liberation Group to develop former hotel
Liberation Group, the Jersey-based pub and drinks business, is to open a new bar and restaurant at a former hotel
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Rita's to open cocktail bar
Rita’s Bar and Dining, the highly-regarded pop-up venture, is to open a cocktail bar underneath its first permanent restaurant in London’s Hackney
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NewsGreene King Retail lfls rise 0.4%
Greene King, the brewer and pub operator, has reported a 0.4% rise in like-for-like sales in its managed Retail arm in the 18 weeks to 7 September, with “tough comparatives” from last year’s “excellent” summer, “compounded by a disappointing World Cup”
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Nottingham next for Living Room/Missoula conversion
The Living Room in Nottingham’s Lace Market is the latest to be converted to the Missoula - Montanan Bar & Grill by owner Stonegate
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Fayre & Square adds to menus
Fayre & Square, Spirit Pub Company’s 159-strong family pub brand, has added new items to its main menu and also launched its new children’s menu chosen by children themselves
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PS to open second Blue's and first freehold
PS - the Pub Company, the Oxfordshire-based gastropub operator, is to open a second site under its Blue’s Smokehouse concept in Twickenham, west London, and is also set to buy its first freehold venue for conversion to a deli/restaurant featuring rooms, M&C Report has learnt