All Pubs articles – Page 227
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NewsBBPA to make case for duty and red tape cuts
The British Beer & Pub Association is to push for further duty reductions on beer and cuts in red tape in the run-up to next May’s general election
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VOA: some agents to blame for pub rates appeal delays
The Valuation Office Agency has responded to criticism from Star Pubs & Bars, which has claimed the appeal cases for some of its pubs have taken four years to settle
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NewsMarston's launches BBQ concept for pubs
Marston’s, the brewer and pub operator, is to launch a new pop-up style fast-casual barbecue concept at its pubs called the Garden Grill Company, put together by the team that created the design for Red’s True Barbecue
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NewsMartin: Jamie Oliver is causing rents to rise
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has told M&C Report that the willingness of Jamie’s Italian, the restaurant group founded by high-profile chef Jamie Oliver, to accept high rent costs is causing rents for other operators to rise
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NewsGreene King to open first station pub
Greene King is to invest a seven-figure sum launching its first station pub at London’s Euston station
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Manchester ‘co-operative’ takes fifth pub
Jonny Booth, the pub entrepreneur who runs venues as part of a co-operative in Manchester, is opening his fifth pub, the Baker’s Vault, on lease from Robinsons Brewery in the Stockport area of Manchester
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Chelmsford operators criticise 'farcical' late-night levy claims
Chelmsford operators have hit out at the “underhand” and “farcical” use of figures by the local council and police during its late-night levy consultation
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Losses widen at BCI but trade finally recovers
British Country Inns (BCI), the freehold pub operator, saw losses widen across its four Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) companies in the year to 1 February 2014 mainly due to “heavy impairment and depreciation charges” after an estate review
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OpinionLife of Reilley
Loungers co-founder Alex Reilley gave a rundown of the company’s history at the Arena lunch last week, and spoke of the challenges ahead for the cafe/bar group. We present Reilley’s speech in full
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Heineken places pub package on the market
Heineken has placed a package of 111 sites from its leased pub business Star Pubs & Bars vehicle on the market
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NewsFitch upgrades outlook for Marston's
The revised outlook reflects “the on-going strong performance of the managed pub division” and ”gradual improvement in both tenanted estate quality and operating performance”, in addition to ”prepayment-led deleveraging”
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NewsYoung's lfls accelerate over summer
Young’s, the London-based pub operator, saw like-for-like sales accelerate slightly over the latter part of its most recent 13-week trading period, chief executive Stephen Goodyear has told M&C Report
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NewsHolts on expansion trail
Joseph Holt, the Manchester-based brewer and pub operator, is adding seven pubs to its estate and investing in major refurbishments of other sites over the next five years as part of its joint venture Touchwood Restaurants
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Pubs fall behind off-trade in ID checks
Pubs have fallen well behind the off-trade when it comes to staff carrying out age verification checks
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Fullers' Clist to retire
Mike Clist, a veteran of the tenanted pub sector and currently operations director for Fullers’ tenanted pub division, is to retire in November 2015, M&C Report has learnt
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JW Lees to sell directly to customers
JW Lees, the Manchester-based brewer and pub operator, has launched an online platform to sell beer directly to the consumer
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NewsJDW lfls rise 4.9%; operating margins stabilise
JD Wetherspoon has reported a a 4.9% rise in like-for-like sales for the 10 weeks to 6 July, with operating margins stabilising
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Rileys shareholders consider options for group
Shareholders of Rileys, the operator of 60 sports bars across the country, have appointed advisors to oversee options for the group, Sky News reports
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JDW opens controversial Stirling pub
JD Wetherspoon is opening a pub in Stirling next week following a £1.7m investment to convert a former office block into a pub
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NewsJDW to vary licences in late-night levy protest
JD Wetherspoon has pledged to vary the licences of its pubs hit by late-night levies as part of new company policy in protest at the legislation