All Pubs articles – Page 258

  • News

    Scottish Beer & Pub Association CEO leaves

    2014-03-17T12:34:00Z

    Scottish Beer & Pub Association chief executive Patrick Browne has left the organisation after changes in the management and structure of the association were agreed at its AGM last week. There will be no new CEO appointment

  • Tim Martin of JD Wetherspoon
    Opinion

    See through the fog

    2014-03-17T10:32:00Z

    Excise duty for pubs increased last year despite the beer duty cut, points out JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin, who challenges the industry to see through the “illusory economic benefits” of policies that are supposed to help pubs

  • Pitcher & Piano in Newcastle
    News

    Newcastle P&P site sold for £7.6m

    2014-03-17T07:40:00Z

    The freehold of a landmark Pitcher & Piano site in Newcastle has been sold for £7.6m

  • Interviews

    Friday five-minute interview

    2014-03-14T16:20:00Z

    M&C Report talks to Mick Horan, former operations director for Ha Ha Bar & Grill and the Living Room and owner of the new Study Room concept, about his best investment, his best business decision, and the best piece of advice he’s ever received

  • News

    Davy's names first head of sales and marketing

    2014-03-14T16:18:00Z

    London-based wine bar operator Davy’s has appointed Simon Gaske, who has previously helped with marketing for a number of high-profile leisure groups, to the new position of head of sales and marketing

  • News

    Pub industry playing tech catch-up with its customers

    2014-03-14T16:18:00Z

    The pub industry is lagging behind its customers when it comes to the adoption of technology, according to new research

  • Spirit logo
    News

    Analyst corner

    2014-03-14T16:18:00Z

    Simon French at Panmure Gordon looks ahead to the H1 pre-close update from Spirit Pub Company on Tuesday (18 March), with the analyst “strongly” reiterating his Buy recommendation and 110p Target Price for the group

  • Joseph Holt
    News

    Holts seeks new tenanted food position

    2014-03-14T16:16:00Z

    Joseph Holt, the Manchester-based brewer and pub operator, is recruiting for a new role aimed at building the food business in its tenanted estate

  • Wetherspoon motorway pub
    News

    JDW: Ireland, property, World Cup, M40, analysts

    2014-03-14T14:10:00Z

    M&C Report takes a closer look at the H1 results to 26 January for JD Wetherspoon and reports from a press briefing with chief executive John Hutson and finance director Kirk Davis

  • Parliament
    News

    Action on pubcos this Parliament 'unlikely'

    2014-03-14T07:52:00Z

    It’s “increasingly unlikely” that tenanted pub companies will be subject to legislation during this Parliament, according to leading analyst Nigel Parson

  • News

    Drygate to launch The Vintage

    2014-03-14T07:38:00Z

    Drygate Brewing Company, C&C Group’s new craft beer brewery in collaboration with the Williams Bros Brewing Company, is to open a new gastropub this spring, called The Vintage

  • News

    Yummy reports February lfls up 15%

    2014-03-14T07:30:00Z

    Yummy Pub Co, the four-strong pub operator, has reported like-for-like sales were up 15.6% across its sites in February

  • News

    Butcombe takes top prize at SIBA Business Awards

    2014-03-14T07:17:00Z

    Butcombe Brewery was named Overall Brewery Business of the Year, yesterday at the organisation’s BeerX event in Sheffield

  • JD Wetherspoon management team
    News

    JDW H1 lfls rise 5.2%

    2014-03-14T07:12:00Z

    JD Wetherspoon has reported a 5.2% rise in like-for-like sales in the 26 weeks to 26 January, with profits before tax and exceptionals up 8.5% to £37.8m

  • News

    Lloyd-Jones exits Notting Hill pub

    2014-03-14T06:54:00Z

    The lease on a west London pub operated by former Gourmet Holdings chief executive Gareth Lloyd-Jones has been sold to a private operator

  • Chris Welham of Spirit Leased
    News

    Spirit Leased sees four-fold rise in applicants

    2014-03-13T20:40:26.277Z

    Spirit Leased, the leased pub arm of Spirit Pub Company, has reported a four-fold increase in licensee applications over the first three months of 2014

  • News

    Weston Castle takes three Star pubs

    2014-03-13T17:02:00Z

    Weston Castle, the northern England-based pub operator, has secured leases on three pubs owned by Star Pubs & Bars

  • News

    World Cup pub hours consultation opens

    2014-03-13T11:59:00Z

    The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) is urging operators to respond to the Home Office’s consultation to decide whether to relax licensing hours during England matches in the World Cup 2014

  • Mitchells & Butlers logo
    News

    M&B creates innovative cattle scheme

    2014-03-13T08:10:00Z

    Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has created an innovative cattle scheme offering direct contracts with British beef farmers

  • News

    Imbiba secures £4m of new funding

    2014-03-13T08:02:00Z

    Imbiba Partnership, the investment vehicle led by John Connell, has so far raised £4.1m out of the £6m it is looking to secure from its latest round of fundraising