All Pubs articles – Page 75
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NewsMarston’s: Charles Wells; pub deals; pricing and lodges
MCA talks to Marston’s chief executive Ralph Findlay and managing director of Marston’s Beer Company, Richard Westwood, on the back of the £55m acquisition of Charles Wells.
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Shepherd Neame to launch keg-only format
Shepherd Neame’s new opening in a retail unit at Chatham’s marinas will be a keg-only offer, MCA understands.
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Townsend: Punch deal great for sector
Simon Townsend, chief executive of Ei Group, has told MCA that he sees Heineken’s imminent acquisition of rival Punch as “a great statement of confidence in the future of UK pubs”
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Couchman swaps GK for SSP
Shirley Couchman has stepped down as operations director at Greene King to join SSP
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Prime time for pubs in Q1
Pub restaurants were the most frequently visited channel in the eating out sector, despite a fall in the proportion of consumers visiting the channel overall, MCA analysis has found.
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Chapmans extend South Coast Inns estate
South Coast Inns has acquired the Royal Victoria & Bull Hotel in Dartford, Kent, for its ninth site and first in Kent
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Cloverleaf founders exit JV with Joseph Holt
John Winder and Gary Douglas, the Cloverleaf founders, have told MCA their joint venture with Joseph Holt – Touchwood Restaurants - has now reached a conclusion.
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Analysis & InsightTim Martin: How to negotiate with EU prima donnas
JD Wetherspoon founder and chairman, Tim Martin, gives his view on why the UK Government should adopt a tough stance in its negotiations over leaving the EU, including a pledge to grant EU workers in Britain the right to stay.
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NewRiver to extend LT Management link
NewRiver Retail has said this morning that it is to extend its working relationship with LT Management
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EIG H1 like-for-like net income up 1.6%
Ei Group has reported a 1.6% increase in like-for-like net income across its tenanted and leased estate for the six months ended 31 March 2017
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Cattle Grid to launch second pub site
Steve Novak, the owner of Cattle Grid, the steakhouse concept, is to launch a second pub site in Southwark, London
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Miller & Carter to make London debut
Mitchells & Butlers is set to open the first London-based site for its fast-growing steakhouse brand, Miller & Carter
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M&B partners with Flypay on Flyt
Mitchells & Butlers has become the latest operator to partner with FlyPay on its Flyt platform.
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Three Cheers grows to eight, eyes faster rollout
Three Cheers Pub Co has taken on its eighth site with the acquisition of the lease of the Bedford, Balham, from hospitality entrepreneurs Karl Harrison and Scott Illman. Co-founder Tom Peake told MCA that the group intended to trade the site as it stands for the rest of the year ...
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Charles Wells launches licensee networking scheme
Charles Wells has launched a new networking event for licensees – aimed at providing insight and sharing best practice.
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Liberation realigns estate, Brooks leaves
Liberation chief executive Mark Crowther has told MCA the pub group’s reorganisation into a single managed and tenanted estate will support its acquisitions programme moving forward.
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Star investing £3m in outside areas
Star Pubs & Bars will spend c£3m developing external areas at around 100 of its pubs in 2017 – part of a £20m investment this year across its estate.
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Punch free pint promotion returns
Punch has launched its latest free drink promotion, with more than 900 pubs taking part and 80,000 pints available to give away
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CMA sets new deadline for Punch/Heineken investigation
The Competition and Markets Authority has set a new deadline for the first phase of its investigation into the proposed takeover of Punch.
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McManus considers accommodation at pubs
McManus, the 18-strong Northamptonshire-based group, is looking to add accommodation to its estate as well as will as some major refurbishments of it free houses.