All Pubs articles – Page 77
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News
Black Lodge to open permanent Oktopus site
Liverpool-based Black Lodge Brewery has secured a permanent site for its seafood and craft beer concept, Oktopus.
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Bermondsey Pub Co passes 40-strong milestone
Bermondsey Pub Company, Ei Group’s managed arm, has grown beyond 40 sites with its latest flurry of openings.
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Windmill Taverns to open in Southwark
Windmill Taverns, the family-run London-based pub group, is set to grow to five sites, MCA has learnt.
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Opinion
The man behind the cask
Marston’s managing director Richard Westwood discusses recent controversy around the quality and price of cask ale with the Morning Advertiser’s Nicholas Robinson.
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News
Weston Castle files CVA
Weston Castle, the once 40-strong north west-based pub group, has filed a Company Voluntary Arrangement, MCA has learnt.
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NewsM&B launches Lunch & Supper Counter concept
Mitchells & Butlers has introduced a new American-inspired concept called Lunch & Supper Counter within its Castle estate, MCA has learnt.
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Arkell’s gains 100% Cask Marque accreditation
Wiltshire-based family brewer Arkell’s has achieved 100% Cask Marque accreditation across its estate.
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Poppleston Allen launches ‘Virtual Pub’
Licensing law firm Poppleston Allen has launched ‘Virtual Pub’ - a video training guide to help operators identify common licensing issues in pubs and how to prevent falling foul of the law.
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Analysis & Insight
BrewDog- more than just lucky punks
BrewDog’s announcement of a £231m investment form a US private equity firm at the weekend prompted praise and dismay in equal order. It is the latest in a series of moves by the Scottish brewer and pub operator which has seen them accused of relinquishing their ‘punk’ status and becoming part of the establishment. James Wallin asks whether the self-proclaimed rebels really have sold out and what the latest chapter in the BrewDog story can tell us about crowdfunding and the craft beer movement.
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Arbuthnot Group to open first pub – the Prince of Peckham
The Arbuthnot Group, led by Clement Ogbonnaya formerly of Kilburn’s Love & Liquor club, is to launch its first pub with plans for further expansion across London.
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NewsSeafood Pub Co eyes further accommodation growth
Seafood Pub Company’s managing director Joycelyn Neve has told MCA that the group is searching for more sites in Yorkshire and developing is accommodation offer.
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Heineken to spend £20m on Star Pubs in 2017
Heineken has announced a further £20m investment in its Star Pubs & Bars estate for 2017 – meaning at has spent £100m on the estate over the last five years.
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Analysis & InsightPub brands ring changes on regional menu pricing
MCA’s Menu Tracker has given Steve Gotham the opportunity to look at the latest menu releases by top leading pub chains Hungry Horse and JD Wetherspoon
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NewsLaine acquires New Pub Co
Laine Pub Company, the Brighton and London-based group, has acquired the New Pub Company from founder Peter Linacre, in a deal thought to be worth just under £4m, MCA has learnt.
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News
Quigley promoted to MD at Cubitt House
Cubitt House, the London-based gastro-pub operator, has promoted Adam Quigley to the role of managing director
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Opinion
Pouring profits down the drain
With much chatter about the external headwinds facing the industry, why would operators allow profit to be poured down the drain due to their own actions? Vianet’s Steve Alton examines just how the much the sector is losing through poor beer quality.
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News
Faucet Inn to open KuPP in Norway next month
Faucet Inn is to open its first overseas KuPP next month, MCA has learnt.
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Analysis & InsightPubs losing £709m in draught beer profits
Pub operators have been urged to react to looming cost pressures by clawing back some of the £709m a year in profit lost to draught beer quality standard issues – the equivalent of £14,600 per pub.
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News
Ashover Brewery to open fifth pub
Derbyshire brewer and pub operator, Ashover Brewery, has taken the lease on the Royal Oak at Old Tupton, near Chesterfieldm with Star Pubs & Bars and is jointly investing £160,000 in the site.
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News
Reet Ale Pubs exits all three sites
Reet Ale Pubs, the Sheffield-based operator, has closed its three pubs and is rumoured to have sold its Blue Bee Brewery.