Pubs, Bars & Clubs News – Page 194
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Shepherd Neame completes eighth ETI acquisition
Shepherd Neame has completed the acquisition of the eighth and final pub in a package from Enterprise Inns, MCA understands.
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NewsSeafood Pub Co founder eyes national rollout
Joycelyn Neve, the founder of Seafood Pub Company, has told MCA her long-term goal is to roll the estate out nationwide.
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NewsCan Punch’s takeaway plan really deliver?
MCA talks to Punch’s development director David Wigham about how the group’s new partnership with Just Eat will work in practice, and looks at whether this can be a valuable driver of trade or simply one more encouragement for customers to swap the snug for the sofa.
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Snug Bars to grow to 10 by October
Snug Bars co-founder Giles Fry has told MCA he expects to open a further two sites by October.
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BrewDog appoints head of Equity for Punks
BrewDog has extended the responsibilities of marketing director Sarah Warman to include its Equity for Punks crowdfunding programme.
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South African multiple operator secures first UK site
The new owners of a Bath restaurant have plans to create a champagne and whisky bar in the building.
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NewsKennedy: Managed pubs likely to be hit hardest by Brexit
Pub sector veteran Ted Kennedy has said he has already had several approaches from investors in struggling pub companies worried by the impact of Brexit.
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Laine Pub Co to launch full-scale brewery
Laine Pub Company is to launch a full-scale brewery in Sussex as it “moves towards a more vertically integrated business”, MCA has learnt.
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Snug Bars appoints first people director
Snug Bars has appointed YO! Sushi’s Patrick Lippett to the newly created head of people role, MCA has learnt.
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Purecraft Bars to redraw growth strategy
Purecraft Bar & Kitchen is redrawing its strategic plan and is likely to seek funding for a full rollout of the format later this year, MCA understands.
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Crawshay becomes chair of Useyourlocal.com
Willie Crawshay, the former managing director of Scottish & Newcastle’s pub company, has become chairman of Useyourlocal.com
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NewsSeafood Pub Co secures £18m funding packaging
Seafood Pub Company has secured an £18m funding package from former EAT and La Tasca backer Penta Capital
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Punch partners with Just Eat
Punch has partnered with Just Eat in two trials – one that sees pubs offering a takeaway service and one allowing pubs without kitchens to have food delivered for their customers.
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Dirty Martini trading up 6% YTD
Dirty Martini, the CG Restaurants & Bars-owned chain, has seen a 6% increase in like-for-like sales in the year to date
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NewsUrban: M&B more likely to focus on start-ups
Phil Urban, chief executive at M&B said that the company is more likely to look at start-ups or small chains as future acquisition targets
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Regional pub closure figures revealed
The Midlands and the North West England were the worst hit by pub closures according to figures released to MCA, which also show Western Scotland as the only area to see a net increase in pub numbers.
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Clevely’s Hippo Inns adds two more pubs
Hippo Inns, the Rupert Clevely-led group, is to launch two new pubs in the coming weeks, taking its total to six, MCA understands. The group, which was the first of Enterprise Inns’ Managed Expert partnerships, is in the process of refurbishing the Lillie Langtree, in London’s West Brompton. As previously ...
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Deltic faces capacity cut at Kingston venue
Deltic has agreed to cut capacity by 30% and stop serving drinks at 3am at its Kingston Pryzm venue, following a request by police for a licence review.
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NewsJDW: Craft beer, Sunday trading and hotels
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has told MCA that all areas of the business were in growth in the last year – with craft beer sales up c10%.
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Sharp spike in pub business failures in Q2
There was a 53% increase in the number of pub businesses being dissolved in the second quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2015.