All Pubs articles – Page 272
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Candy Bar to relocate
Candy Bar, the popular central London lesbian bar, is to relocate to another site in Soho after its existing premises was sold for conversion to a strip club
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Analysis & InsightHybridisation breeding new competition
The increased hybridisation between the pub and restaurant sectors is set to breed new definitions for operators and consumers alike, as each sector continues to encroach on their respective key trading touch points
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Amber festive lfls grow 6%; eyes century of pubs
Amber Taverns, the fast growing operator of community wet-led pubs, saw like-for-like sales grow 6% over the 12-day festive period and said it planned to reach 100 sites by the end of 2014
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NewsFluid Group owner starts new bar venture
David King, the Newcastle-based entrepreneur who last year sold his leisure business Fluid Group, has secured a first venue under a new venture called Bar Hound
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Cubitt House arrives into King's Cross
Upmarket pub operator Cubitt House will open a new venue on Granary Square within the Kings Cross redevelopment in London in mid-2015.
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December lfls up 1.8% at Chameleon
Chameleon Bar & Dining, the Yorkshire and Lancashire-based multiple operator, has reported a positive end to 2013 with like-for-like sales up by 1.8% in December
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Analysis & InsightVenturing forward
If I had to put forward one man who could dominate the UK’s eating and drinking-out scene over the coming 12 months, I would be hard pressed to look past Tim Bacon, the chief executive of Living Ventures
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PubOpsClub – a new event for pub operations managers
A new networking, learning and development event for pub operations managers launches next month with the inaugural meeting of the PubOpsClub
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NewsLoungers reveals Brighton and Bristol plans
Loungers, the Piper-backed cafe bar operator, has revealed details of its next two openings in Brighton, plus another in Bristol, as it prepares to launch its 42nd site in Glossop, Derbyshire
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Furness-Smith attacks ex-minister for pubco code support
McMullen’s managing director Peter Furness-Smith has written to former pubs minsiter Bob Neill criticising his support of the proposed statutory code for pub companies, saying: “Robert Mugabe would be proud of you.”
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InterviewsFriday five-minute interview
M&C Report talks to Robin Couling, managing director of Bath Ales, about his best investment, his best business decision and the best piece of advice he’s ever received
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Lambeth adjourns EMRO hearing
Lambeth Council has adjourned a hearing into a proposed early morning restriction order (EMRO), to allow more time for businesses and local residents opposed to the measure to give evidence
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Kornicis festive lfls rise 5.5%
Kornicis, the London-based bar and restaurant group, has reported a 5.5% rise in like-for-like sales in its City and Canary Wharf heartland in the five weeks leading up to the New Year
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Malaysian acquires Convivial site for £3.2m
A Hong Kong-based Malaysian lawyer has acquired the Clifton Hotel in London’s St John’s Wood for £3.2m and plans to let it as a “going concern”
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NewsCharles Wells to return to UK managed sector
Charles Wells Pub Company is to return to the UK’s managed pub sector with the launch of a new pilot site in Cambridge under the umbrella Seadog Inns
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BrewDog secures first Bottle Dog
BrewDog, the Scottish brewer and pub operator, has secured a site for its first Bottle Dog off-licence format in London’s King’s Cross
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So! secures fourth site
North Yorkshire group So! Bar & Eats has a secured a Punch Taverns site near Leeds for a new opening in late April/early May
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TLC to open next Grand Central
TLC Inns, the multiple operator led by Steve and Jo Haslam, is to covert its new site in Cambridge into its American-style steakhouse format Grand Central, reports the Ely News
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Ribble Valley December lfls grow 15.5%
Ribble Valley Inns, the four-strong food-led pub business owned by the Northcote Group, saw like-for-like sales grow 15.5% during December and said it has further acquisitions in the pipeline.
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CAMRA petitions for 'Pubs Watchdog'
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has launched a petition to “build pressure” on the Government in advance of a Parliamentary Debate next Tuesday (21 January) calling for a “Pubs Watchdog”