All Amber Taverns articles
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InterviewsAmber Taverns: ‘We’re seeing real momentum’
The community pub operator is targeting 17 new sites including southern expansion this year as it looks to become a nationwide operator, chairman James Baer tells MCA
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NewsAmber Taverns delivers record turnover of £120m
The community pub operator, which trades from 184 pubs across the UK, saw turnover increase 9% year-on-year, with profit before tax up 7% to £19.1m
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InterviewsPunch sees managed partnership model as ‘key growth engine’
The pub group is investing heavily in its managed partnerships model and sees it as “one of the key growth engines of our business over the coming years”, CEO Andy Spencer told MCA’s Pub Conference
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EventsHow leading pub groups are powering performance through partnerships
Leaders from Admiral Taverns, Amber Taverns and Punch Pubs will discuss how operator-managed partnerships can drive performance and unlock shared success at this year’s Pub Conference
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NewsAmber Taverns appoints Mark Brooke as CEO
Mark Brooke will assume the role of CEO from mid-August, as founder and current chief executive James Baer steps into the role of chairman
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Analysis & InsightFriends reunited at Amber Taverns
Bill Priestly, whose firm Epiris has acquired Amber Taverns, previously backed a management buyout of the James Baer-led community pub company in 2010 as part of LGV, when it had just 56 pubs
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NewsAmber Taverns acquired by Epiris
CEO James Baer said the undisclosed investment would enable the community pub operator to enter its next growth phase and support its ambitious expansion plans
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NewsAmber Taverns pursued by Epiris
Big Table Group-backer Epriris is going head to head with Guy Hands’ Terra Firma private equity firm in pursuit of the wet-led community pub company, Mark Kleinman writes for City A.M.
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NewsAmber Taverns achieves record turnover
The community pub operator reported turnover of £110m, with an 11.3% rise in like-for-like sales, underpinning continued demand for its value offer
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NewsAmber Taverns reports strong festive trading
The wet-led pub operator, which is targeting an estate of 185 by the end of the year, has seen like-for-like sales up 20% over the holiday season
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NewsAmber Taverns kickstarts 2024 expansion
The 170-strong pub operator has completed on four new sites in Derby, Bridgend, Airdrie, and Motherwell amid strong pre-Christmas trading
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InterviewsAmber Taverns open to equity investment
The wet-led community pub operator is benefiting from a struggling high street retail sector and high interest rates as it builds its pipeline
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NewsAmber Taverns plans 14-16 new openings this year
The community wet-led pub operator reported a 70% increase in revenue to £95.7m in FY2023
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NewsAmber Taverns announces multiple new openings
The community wet-led pub operator is opening sites in Cheshire, Country Durham and Ayrshire, in June, as part of plans to open 14-16 new sites per year
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InterviewsAmber Taverns: ‘We have the infrastructure and support to grow faster’
The wet-led operator is already averaging between 14-16 new openings year and could grow at an even faster pace if further aquisition opportunities arise, CEO James Baer tells MCA
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NewsNo food and cheap beer fuel pubs chain’s growth
A northern pubs company is bucking a national trend of closures by acquiring locals that are close to calling last orders or are already boarded up, The Times reports
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News‘Our industry needs a level playing field’
Pub companies and brewers tell MCA they welcome news alcohol duty will not rise till August - but warn a “lighter touch on unnecessary regulation” is needed in the current trading environment
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Analysis & InsightCost of living: ‘Everyone has to take a bit of pain’
As consumers face an unparalleled squeeze to their personal finances, MCA speaks to the leaders of Amber Taverns, New World Trading Company, Vagabond Wines, Tampopo and Smoky Boys about how they’re facing up to the challenge
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NewsPunch shows interest in Amber Taverns acquisition
Punch Pubs & Co is exploring a potential takeover of Blackpool-based pub company Amber Taverns, alongside interest from several other pub companies, Sky News has reported.
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NewsAmber Taverns eyes South West and Wales
The community pub operator has opened three sites in the UK this year, which have all been retail conversions