All Inventive Leisure articles

  • Revolution Clapham High Street
    News

    Stonegate and Revolution reach agreement on £101.5m deal

    2017-08-24T07:10:00Z

    The boards of Stonegate and Revolution have announced that they have reached agreement on the terms of the recommended cash offer by the former for the latter

  • Stonegate
    Opinion

    In the mixer

    2017-08-01T08:26:00Z

    When Revolution Bar Group’s shares plummeted nearly 40% back in May it felt very much like a case of when, rather than if, Stonegate Pub Company would make its move for the Mark McQuater-led bar chain. With that steep decline in share price in mind, Stonegate’s 200p a share offer looks likely to lead to a positive outcome for all involved

  • News

    Revolucion de Cuba lines up Liverpool & Glasgow sites

    2016-01-05T08:20:00Z

    Revolution Bars Group has lined up openings in Liverpool and Glasgow for its growing Revolución de Cuba brand

  • Revolucion de Cuba
    News

    Revolution secures MK site for de Cuba opening

    2015-04-12T20:56:00Z

    Revolution Bars is set to open a site under its Revoluciòn de Cuba brand in Milton Keynes this September

  • News

    Revolution IPO placed at lower end of price range

    2015-03-13T07:18:00Z

    Revolution Bars Groip has announced that the offer price for its admission to the London Stock Exchange later this morning has been set at the lower end of its price range, 200p

  • Mark McQuater of Inventive Leisure
    Analysis & Insight

    Shaken-up

    2015-02-17T08:32:00Z

    Over the last two years Revolution Bars and chief executive Mark McQuater have helped each other restore their reputations. From a failed sales process, the company has dusted itself down and under McQuater impressively re-invented itself leading to a re-engaged consumer and an uplift in sales

  • Revolution Clapham High Street
    News

    GK’s Lowery joins Inventive

    2015-02-05T08:17:09.993Z

    Nik Lowery has left Greene King to join New Inventive Bar Company, the owner of the Revolution vodka bar chain, as it new UK acquisitions manager

  • Revolution Clapham High Street
    News

    Inventive eyes IPO

    2014-11-07T16:30:00Z

    The New Inventive Bar Company, owner of the Revolution vodka bar chain, is close to appointing advisors to work on a stock market listing for next year

  • Mark McQuater of Inventive Leisure
    News

    Revolution operator completes Rift & Co conversions

    2014-09-19T15:57:00Z

    New Inventive Bar Company, the Revolution bar operator led by Mark McQuater, has completed the conversion of the 12 sites in its Nightjar Bars arm into the new Rift & Co concept, M&C Report has learnt

  • Revolution new look
    News

    New Inventive Bar Co relaunches cocktail masterclasses

    2014-09-10T22:42:37.327Z

    The New Inventive Bar Company has relaunched its cocktail masterclass programme for its Revolution brand, which the group said currently has annual sales of £3.9m and attracts 150,000 customers a year

  • Mark McQuater of Inventive Leisure
    News

    Revolution operator develops new concept

    2014-08-21T08:02:00Z

    New Inventive Bar Company, the Revolution bar operator led by Mark McQuater, has converted a number of sites to a new concept called Rift & Co, M&C Report has learnt

  • Revolution bar
    News

    ​Inventive Bar Co names first head of sales

    2014-07-25T09:44:00Z

    Inventive Bar Company, the Revolution and Revolución de Cuba operator, has named its first head of sales responsible for growing pre-booked sales across the group

  • Revolution bar
    News

    Revolution operator grows H1 EBITDA 41%

    2014-03-27T15:13:00Z

    New Inventive Bar Company, the Revolution bar operator formerly known as Inventive Leisure, saw EBITDA grow 41% to £6.7m in the six months to 31 December 2013

  • Mark McQuater of Inventive Leisure
    News

    Revolution gets 'cocktails and kitchen' makeover

    2014-03-18T07:34:00Z

    The New Inventive Bar Company, the Revolution bar operator previously known as Inventive Leisure, is tweaking the branding of its venues in the latest stage of its Evolution programme, M&C Report has learnt

  • Revolution bar
    News

    Inventive renamed; unveils Nightjar Bars

    2014-03-04T07:52:00Z

    Inventive Leisure has changed its name to The New Inventive Bar Company and reorganised its estate into three operating companies, one of which, Nightjar Bars Limited, is to eventually operate its 11 venues under a “local non-branded format”, M&C Report has learnt

  • News

    Inventive updates website for smartphones and tablets

    2014-02-05T16:52:00Z

    Inventive Leisure, the Revolution bar operator, has relaunched its website to make it easy to navigate using smartphones and tablets after research showed most users were accessing it via their mobiles

  • Revolution bar
    News

    Inventive completes refinancing, eyes acquisitions

    2014-02-04T12:25:00Z

    Inventive Leisure, the Revolution bar operator, says it now plans to return to the acquisition trail after successfully refinancing its bank facilities

  • Inventive Leisure
    News

    Inventive grows beer sales

    2014-01-17T07:52:00Z

    Inventive Leisure, the Revolution bar operator, says it has grown its bottled and draught beer sales since overhauling the offer. Bottled beer and cider sales have grown 12% since the introduction of a new range that combines “the best of the high street with the best of the independents”. The ...

  • Revolution new look
    News

    Inventive reveals latest investments

    2014-01-06T19:51:00Z

    Inventive Leisure, the Revolution bar operator, has revealed its most recent four investments under the company’s Evolution programme

  • Revolution bar
    News

    Inventive announces £3m extension to investment programme

    2013-11-28T13:42:00Z

    Inventive Leisure, the Revolution bar operator, has announced a £3m extension to its investment programme that will see more than half of its estate (37 outlets) undergo refurbishments by May 2014