All Pubs articles – Page 226
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New Moon Pubco takes sixth site
New Moon Pub Company, the Cheshire-based business co-founded by Paul Newman, has added a sixth site to its northwest estate.
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D-R London takes second site
D-R London, the team behind Clerkenwell pub The Blacksmith & The Toffeemaker, is opening a second site in Stoke Newington, London, called 125 Church Street
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NewsCastle Rock expands world beer concept
Castle Rock, the Nottinghamshire-based brewer and pub operator, has now rolled out its Discover World Beers concept to seven of its 20 sites, including the first addition of the brand to one of the company’s tenanted pubs, M&C Report has learnt
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Thwaites president John Yerburgh dies
John Yerburgh, president of Lancahsire-based brewer and pub operator Thwaites, has died aged 91
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OpinionQ2 trading update
M&C Report talks to pub, bar and restaurant groups about trading in the second quarter of 2014, with reflections on the first six months of the calendar year. The consensus is that the strong first quarter had broadly continued in Q2, aided to some extent by the weather and sporting fixtures, and operators are largely optimistic about the year ahead
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NewsJack: Spirit offering attractive growth
A leading analyst has said that in his view Spirit’s shares offer attractive growth and re-rating potential
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OpinionRising stars needed to beat talent timebomb
The ability to attract and retain new talent is one of the eating and drinking-out industry’s most significant challenges. Many school and university leavers continue to believe that the sector is not a viable career path for them to embark on
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Geronimo offers free customer chargers at Heathrow
Geronimo Inns, the Young’s-owned pub group, says it will provide complementary chargers for phones and computers for customers at its two Heathrow landside pubs following new security measures on flights
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Interviews
Friday five-minute interview: Bryan Pietersen
M&C Report talks to Bryan Pietersen, managing director of London-based cocktail bar Purl - who has opened a second site in Surbiton this summer with his brother, England cricketer Kevin Pietersen - about his best investment, his best business decision and the best piece of advice he’s ever received
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Chestnut Inns doubles accommodation capacity
Chestnut Inns, the pub vehicle set up by former banker Philip Turner, has doubled its accommodation capacity at its original pub site The Packhorse Inn in Moulton, Suffolk
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NewsAnalyst corner: Jamie Rollo on JDW
Jamie Rollo of Morgan Stanley takes a look back at this week’s Q4 update from JD Wetherspoon and says that for the full year he now expects total revenue growth of 9.7% and an EBIT margin of 8.1%
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OpinionBean there, done that
By diversifying his Beannchor family business, Bill Wolsey is intent on meeting an increasing range of customer tastes in Northern Ireland’s uncertain political and economic climate – and beyond
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Weston Castle eyes finance options for expansion
Weston Castle, the northern England-based pub operator, is exploring different finance options including crowdfunding to fund acquisitions and investments under the leadership of Lesley Humphreys, who became managing director in February, M&C Report has learnt
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Robert Humphreys named Beer Drinker of the Year
Robert Humphreys was named Beer Drinker of the Year at the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG) annual dinner last night
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Pub and restaurant freeholds sold at auction
Several freehold properties let to major pub and restaurant operators were sold at an Allsops auction on Tuesday
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NewsInnBrighton FY EBITDA grows 4.5%
InnBrighton, the multiple pub operator that was this month renamed Laine Pub Company after receiving an investment from Risk Capital Partners, has reported a 4.5% rise in EBITDA to £3.2m in the year to 30 June 2013
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NewsHolts names new chair as PBT falls
Joseph Holt, the Manchester-based brewer and pub operator, saw its pre-tax profit fall to £2.8m from £3.5m in the year to 31 December 2013 and announced that chairman David Tully is to step down
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BCI sale 'likely'
A sale of the 19-strong British Country Inns (BCI) estate is the most likely outcome for the business, executive director Tim Udell has told M&C Report
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NewsAnalysts reiterate JDW margin concerns
Leading analysts have held their recommendations for JD Wetherspoon following its quarterly results yesterday, with concerns about its margins again highlighted
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Ellis & Rimmer raise £4m for new venture
Roy Ellis and Neil Macleod, the founders of Inventive Leisure, have secured £4m of funding to aid the development and initial roll out of their new venture the Flying Pig & Lobster