All Pubs articles – Page 268
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Varsity Bars builds team
Varsity Bars, a new company that in December secured 18 former Bramwell Pub Company venues, has appointed a former Bramwell executive as area manager for its northern sites, M&C Report has learnt
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Barworks secures former Fat Cat site
Barworks, the London-based bar and pub operator, has secured the former Fat Cat Café site in Bow Wharf
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Pubs ‘n’ Bars site sells for in excess of £1m asking price
The freehold of the Hampton Court Palace hotel site in Southwark has been acquired for well in excess of its £1m asking price by a local hotelier
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NewsNext few days 'crucial' for Punch
The next few days will be some of the most important in the history of Punch Taverns, the group’s executive chairman Stephen Billingham has said as it nears the date where noteholders vote on its debt restructuring proposals
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NewsYoung's completes Heartstone Inns site acquisition
Young’s, the London-based pub group, has completed the acquisition of The Weyside pub – formerly known as The Boatman – in Guildford, Surrey, from Heartstone Inns
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NewsPM orders rethink over World Cup opening hours
The Prime Minister has “ordered a rethink” on pub opening times for England’s World Cup games in Brazil this summer, a day after the Home Office said it had ruled out extending licensing hours
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NewsCubitt House team secure Fitzrovia site
The team behind Cubitt House has confirmed plans for a new venue at Fitzroy Place, W1
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NewsIntertain signs Jongleurs deal
Comedy club brand Jongleurs is to return to the operator of the Walkabout bar brand for the first time in over four years
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TCG introduces app-based ordering system
TCG is the latest operator to embrace app-based ordering and payment systems at its flagship Henry’s Café Bar in London’s Covent Garden
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Stonegate unveils Classic Inns refurb
Stonegate has invested £220,000 on the latest refurbishment of a site in its Classic Inns format
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NewsAdmiral names new chairman and CEO
Admiral Taverns has announced that Jonathan Paveley has decided to step down as executive chairman after four years in the role. The group has announced the appointment of John Sands as non-executive chairman and Kevin Georgel as chief executive, effective immediately
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Analysis & InsightAccess all areas
As a debate rages on the meaning of informality in the fine-dining sector, operators further down the cheque-range are looking at ways to grow volumes through making their offers more informal and subsequently more accessible. At the same time, the UK’s managed pub sector has started the year in fine fettle, but what does this mean for one its main players Orchid and backer Deutsche Bank, which is currently reviewing its options for the business
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NewsNWTC secures new funding for expansion
The New World Trading Company (NWTC), the Living Ventures and Hill Capital backed business, plans to accelerate its roll out plans and more than double its estate this year after securing a new bank facility of £2.2m from Lloyds Banking Group
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NewsCerberus acquires further Punch portfolio
Cerberus Capital Management, the US private equity owner of Admiral Taverns, has acquired a further 32 pubs let to Punch Taverns from Nick Leslau’s Prestbury Holdings, in a deal valued at c£30m
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Upham sets fundraising timetable
Hampshire-based Upham Pub Company hopes to complete its latest £15m fundraising drive in July, company co-founder David Butcher has told M&C Report
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NewsAnalyst corner
Simon French at Panmure Gordon looks ahead to Enterprise Inns’ interim management statement on 6 February, saying he expects to see no change to consensus forecasts
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Interviews
Friday five-minute interview
M&C Report talks to William Robinson, managing director (pub division) at Cheshire-based brewer and pub operator Robinsons, about his best investment, his best business decision and the best piece of advice he’s ever received
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Crown Carveries extends its offer
Crown Carveries pubs have extended their classic roast dinner offer to incorporate traditional pub dishes
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Wilson Hotels up to five
The company plans to open a café and shop at the Old Brewery House Hotel in Reepham, Norfolk, this summer
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NewsCollyer: M&B requires 'Herculean effort'
Leading analyst Geof Collyer has said that Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) will need a much stronger performance in H2 if it’s to recover its position, and a “Herculean effort” is still required to turn around the bottom quartile of the estate