Pubs, Bars & Clubs News – Page 172
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Bill seeks to scrap permitted development rights for pubs
MP and pub campaigner Greg Mulholland is to table an amendment to the Neighbourhood Planning Bill today, aimed at removing permitted development rights for pubs.
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NewsPunch to restructure following Healy departure
Punch is to further restructure its senior management team following the decision of commercial director John Healy to retire after 10 years on in the role.
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Pub company insolvencies fall 7%
The number of pub and bar companies going insolvent has dropped by 7%, decreasing from 521 to 480 in just one year, according to Ortus Secured Finance.
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Red Lounge Group to open second Kassia
Red Lounge Group, the Hampshire-based operator, is to open its fifth site – its second under the Kassia Indian tapas and cocktail concept.
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Franks Hamburger operator adds to pub estate
Tom Hewer Enterprises, the Northamptonshire-based operator of the Franks Hamburger House chain, has added to its pub estate.
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Upham extends debts facility, eyes further growth
Upham Pub Company has doubled its debt facility with HSBC as it seeks further growth into 2017, MCA has learnt.
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Robinsons to open eighth managed site
Robinsons Brewery is to open its eighth managed pub – meaning it will have doubled its managed estate in just over a year.
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Publican Awards 2017 finalists announced
Stonegate Pub Company and New World Trading Company (NWTC) are leading the shortlist for the 2017 Publican Awards with six nominations apiece.
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Coaching Inn Group acquires Conwy site for £3.4m
The Coaching Inn Group has announced its fourth acquisition of the year, with the £3.35m acquisition of the Castle Hotel, Conwy, taking the Group to 13 properties.
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CAMRA and SLTA attack report on Scottish pubs
A Scottish Government report into the tenanted pub market has been labelled too limited, failing to collect data from a representative sample and making conclusions of “an extremely limited value”.
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Unity Bars eyes clusters for rollout of formats
Unity Bars & Clubs, the nine-strong group led by former Brook Leisure operations director Bill Muirhead, is planning a three-pronged growth strategy, MCA has learnt.
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Laine acquires Forest Hill pub
Laine Pub Company has acquired the lease of the Honor Oak pub Forest Hill from Camden Dining Group.
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NewsSimmons to add four more pubs in new year
Simmons Bars, the 10-strong London-based pub group, is looking to complete on four more sites in the new year, including its first outside the capital, MCA has learnt.
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GK partners with Coca-Cola for designated driver offer
More than 1,000 of Greene King pubs will be taking part in the annual Christmas anti-drink drive campaign with Coca-Cola, by offering nominated drivers a free soft drink. All drivers who are eating a main meal in pubs across the UK, including Hungry Horse, Fayre & Square and Greene King ...
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Mash Inns unveils first openings
Mash Inns, the joint venture between Enterprise Inns and Laine Pub Company, has unveiled its first two pubs.
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Leslie and Foster to leave Intertain following acquisition
Intertain chief executive John Leslie and chief financial officer Mike Foster are to leave the group following the £39.5m acquisition of the group by Stonegate, MCA has learnt.
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ETI signs up sixth ‘managed expert’
Enterprise Inns’ sixth managed expert partnership will be with Jobo Developments founders Hugh O’Boyle and Caroline Jones, MCA has learnt.
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Fuller’s launches seasonal beer for charity
Fuller’s has launched Wise Men – a seasonal beer that will also raise money for Prostate Cancer UK
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JW Lees acquires GK package
JW Lees, the Manchester-based brewer and pub operator, has completed the acquisition of four pubs from Greene King.
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Pubs code adjudicator has received 79 referrals
The pubs code adjudicator received 79 arbitration referrals in the four months since the legislation came into force.