All Pubs articles – Page 248
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InterviewsFriday five-minute interview
M&C Report talks to Steve Ball, owner of the Columbo Group, about his best investment, his best his best business decision and the best piece of advice he’s ever received
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NewsCloverleaf founders form joint venture with Holts
Joseph Holt, the Manchester-based brewer and pub operator, has entered a joint venture with Cloverleaf Restaurants founders John Winder and Gary Douglas to acquire and develop sites for a number of new-build pub restaurant concepts, M&C Report has learnt
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Star begins £1.8m World Cup refurb programme
Star Pubs & Bars, the Heineken-owned leased pub operator, has begun a £1.8m programme to prepare 100 of its pubs for the football World Cup
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TCG online presence boosts pubs' sales
TCG, the operator of 69 pubs, has reported a rise in online bookings after driving up its website traffic by 1500% as part of a three-month project to boost the website’s visibility in search engines
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NewsJDW to set Olympic benchmark for training
JD Wetherspoon has announced that it is aiming to train all 32,000 of its front-line staff in customer service using the WorldHost training programmes
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NewsSpirit: Growth plans, 'posh local', premium, leased innovation
M&C Report takes a closer look at Spirit Pub Company’s half-year results to the 1 March, reports from a presentation featuring chief executive Mike Tye and finance director Paddy Gallagher, and talks to Tye
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NewsSt Austell eyes expansion for coffee brand
St Austell Brewery is looking at plans to introduce its Brewer & Bean coffee brand into the company’s tenanted pubs and potentially its freetrade business, M&C Report has learnt
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Ridge & Furrow to double up
Ridge and Furrow Inns, the company set up by former Ever So Sensible Group director Scott Whittaker, will open its second pub in Nottinghamshire, later this year
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NewsCamerons eyes more sites for Head of Steam
Camerons has identified more sites with the potential to be converted to The Head of Steam (THoS) concept, but it’s not planning “loads” of conversions to the format, M&C Report has learnt
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Imbiba extends latest fundraising round
Imbiba Partnership has extended its latest round of fundraising by another month as it looks to add further sites to its Darwin & Wallace (D&W) and Camm & Hooper (C&H) vehicles
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Leopard Leisure sells bar to manager
Leopard Leisure, the north east pub operator owned by former Pubmaster operations director Harry Costigan, has disposed of The Empress in Newcastle to focus on its real ale pubs
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Offers accepted on five HK Taverns pubs
Offers have been accepted on all five freehold pubs formerly part of HK Taverns, the 50-strong Midlands-based operator that collapsed in May last year
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Redcomb undertakes major refurb, plans expansion
Redcomb Pubs, the company run by Dan Shotton and Mark Draper, has begun a major refurbishment of two of its pubs to expand on the dining and accommodation arm of its pubs
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Pubs to be protected in the capital
Pubs that are sold could be protected from developers who want to change the use of a venue under a proposed amendment to planning policy Westminster City Council
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Jack reiterates Buy for Spirit
Leading analyst Douglas Jack has reiterated his Buy recommendation for Spirit Pub Company following its H1 results this morning, and said forecast risk for Spirit is “on the upside”
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NewsSpirit H1 PBT grows 11%; managed lfls up 4.8%
Spirit Pub Company has reported an 11% rise in pre-exceptional pre-tax profits to £22m in the 28 weeks to 1 March, with like-for-like sales up 4.8% in its managed sites and like for like net income up 2.6% in the leased business
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NewsSt Austell opens first Brewer & Bean outlet
St Austell Brewery, the Cornish brewer and pub operator, has opened its first Brewer & Bean coffee retail outlet at the Great Western Hotel in Newquay
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NewsPeach looks for new FD as it eyes expansion
Peach Pub Company has announced that it’s searching for a new financial director as it looks to add two pubs and reach a turnover of £23m by the end of this year
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NewsJack expects 'strong update' from Greene King
Leading analyst Douglas Jack says he expects a “strong update” from Greene King next week, with a “good chance of upgrades”
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Take school children to the pub for lunch, urges minister
Serving school children their school lunches in a pub will help preserve community inns by helping struggling pubs and feeding children “really good quality food”, says Brandon Lewis, the community pubs minister