All Draft House articles – Page 4
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NewsDraft House sees January wet sales climb
Draft House founder Charlie McVeigh has said the Dry January effect on the pub trade is beginning to fade.
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Draft House sets out expansion plans
Draft House, the London-based craft beer bar concept led by Charlie McVeigh, has set out its growth plans for the next three years
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Draft House introduces NLW early
The Draft House has started to pay its staff the National Living Wage this week.
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OpinionIn conversation with Luke Johnson
The prolific sector investor behind Risk Capital Partners on what it takes to be an entrepreneur in hospitality, the risks around crowdfunding, the dangers of deep discounting and passing up a certain Portuguese chicken concept
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NewsBump Caves co-creator to leave Draft House
Max Chater, the distiller and brand guru who created the Bump Caves concept with Draft House, has left the company to work freelance.
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Enoteca De Luca set for Old Street
Osteria Group, the London-based restaurant and bar business, has secured a fifth site for its Enoteca De Luca concept
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NewsOld Street site will see evolution of Draft House
Draft House founder Charlie McVeigh has told M&C Report that the group’s ninth site – at The Bower development in London’s Old Street – will represent an evolution of the concept.
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NewsNew Draft House sites ‘continue to break records’
Charlie McVeigh, the managing director of Draft House, has told M&C Report the London-based craft beer bar operator will “continue to break records” after reporting double-digit sales increases.
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Bone Daddies set for Bower Development
Bone Daddies, the informal Japanese restaurant led by former Zuma head chef Ross Shonhan, has secured a site in east London at Bower Development, Old Street, M&C Report understands
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Draft House to roll out optics cocktail range
Draft House, the London-based craft beer bar concept, is to roll out the optics cocktail range from its Bump Caves site across its estate, starting with its latest acquisition, the Laurie Arms on Shepherds Bush Road.
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Analysis & Insight
Speakeasies - blind pigs might fly
That disused room that doesn’t attract passers-by could be a highly marketable ‘open secret’ venue, says Jessica Mason.
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NewsManaged operators embrace January sales
A number of managed pub companies are replicating high street shops by running January sales of their own
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Festive like-for-like sales up across the sector
Operators have told M&C Report that Christmas and New Year trading was strong for 2014 while early figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker showed collective like-for-like sales up 3.3% on last year.
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NewsDraft House seeks FD
Draft House, the London-based craft beer bar concept, is seeking a new finance director to aid the business with its next stage of growth
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NewsMiller Brands UK sees NPR rise 11% in H1
Miller Brands, the UK arm of SABMiller, has reported net producer revenue up 11% for the first half of the year, driven by growth of its premium brands.
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NewsRejecting JDW's Newcastle levy application would be "unlawful"
The decision by Newcastle City Council to refuse JD Wetherspoon’s application to reduce its hours to dodge the city’s late night levy is likely to be overturned if there is a legal challenge, industry lawyers have claimed
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NewsDraft House poised for next stage of development
Draft House is poised for its next stage of development after securing its sixth site in the capital
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OpinionComing full circle
After more than 11 years writing about the pub industry, M&C Report’s departing deputy editor John Harrington presents his valedictory on a sector that has been through the mill and come out stronger the other side
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Analysis & InsightVintage in the mix
If you think you’ve seen it all, then the chances are you probably have done. Everyone is looking backwards to look forwards, and nowhere is that more prevalent than in the new vogue for vintage cocktails, argues Jessica Mason
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NewsFranco Manca secures central London double
Franco Manca, the pizza chain led by David Page and Italian chef Giuseppe Mascoli, has secured two central London sites for openings next year