Phil Mellows
Analysis & InsightSpirit in the Tye
As Mike Tye nears the end of his time at Spirit Pub Company, Phil Mellows finds out about what he’s achieved, his hopes for the merger with Greene King and his chances of playing more golf
NewsTye reflects on implications of GK/Spirit deal
Spirit Pub Company chief executive Mike Tye has said he expects to see consolidation of brands when Greene King completes its takeover.
- Opinion
Shifting Sands
John Sands’ retirement is not going well. Eleven years after leaving the industry, his love of pubs has drawn him back into a leading role. Phil Mellows meets the new chairman of Admiral Taverns
- Opinion
Learning from a dry society
Sipping tentatively at a freshly-squeezed organic beetroot juice, Phil Mellows meets dry bar entrepreneur Catherine Salway of Redemption Bar and finds out what the licensed trade could possibly learn from a pub with no beer
NewsCharles Wells' managed move 'will help tenants'
Charles Wells’ return to managed houses will provide an important resource for the Bedford-based brewer’s 200 tenants, managing director Peter Wells has told M&C Report
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Happy hour 'still important'
Happy hours continue to play an important role in driving trade in pubs and restaurants on weekdays, new research has suggested, with customers looking for deals on food and soft drinks as well as alcohol
Analysis & InsightPubs grow share of eating-out market
Pubs are increasing their share of the UK eating-out market at the expense of restaurants, new research for M&C Report by Allegra Foodservice has found
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Oaka Group targets second London site
Oaka Group, the sister company to the Peterborough-based Oakham Ales, is still actively seeking a second site in the capital, director Paul Hook has told M&C Report
- News
Chameleon eyes investments over acquisitions
Chameleon Bar & Dining, the food-led pub group run by former Punch operations director Phil Strong, is expanding through investing in its six existing sites after struggling to find suitable new premises, M&C Report has learnt
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Elgood's targets bespoke support for pubs
Elgood’s, the Cambridgeshire brewer and pub operator, is to undergo a period of more focused support to build business across its tenanted estate, M&C Report has learnt
NewsThwaites opens third pub under microbrewer free-of-tie deal
Thwaites, the Lancashire brewer and pub operator, has opened its third partnership pub with a microbrewer, M&C Report has learnt
NewsBrakspear to open Mexican restaurant
Brakspear, the Oxfordshire-based pub operator, has leased a pub in its home town of Henley to be operated as a Mexican restaurant
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Moorhouse's puts two on market; eyes micropubs
Moorhouse’s, the Lancashire brewer and pub operator, is to sell two more of its pubs and is considering a move into ‘micropubs’, M&C Report has learnt
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Downing eyes £100m fundraising
Downing LLP is aiming to raise another £100m this year to add to its existing £430m pub industry fund, M&C Report has learnt
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Pure Craft Bars targets growth
Pure Craft Bars, a collaboration between Paul Halsey’s Purity Brewing in Warwickshire and former Michelin-star chef Andreas Antona, is on course to open a bar a year over the next five years after opening its first site
Analysis & InsightRestaurants have 16 minutes to serve customers
Restaurants have just 16 minutes to serve an average customer before they walk out, new research has shown, while casual dining pubs such as JD Wetherspoon and Harvester have to be even quicker, with 13 minutes before someone will go elsewhere
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Hardknott Brewery eyes rail pub chain
Cumbria-based Hardknott Brewery’s new bar could be the first in a chain of rail trail pubs targeting craft beer drinkers, co-founder Dave Bailey has told M&C Report
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RB & AH becomes Pearmain Pubs
RB & AH, the six-strong food-led Surrey pub group run by former Blubecker’s chief Richard Brown, has changed its name to Pearmain Pubs
NewsLondon named world's best city for eating-out
London has been named the world’s best destination for eating-out in a poll conducted by lifestyle magazine Elite Traveler
- News
Growler Brewery in administration
Growler Brewery, the Essex brewer chaired by former Molson Coors managing director John Holberry, has been placed in administration, M&C Report has learnt