Pubs, Bars & Clubs News – Page 201
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Peach confirms boutique hotel opening
Peach is to open the first project funded by its recent £9.5m refinancing next week.
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Baer: Poor England showing at Euros could harm sector
Amber Taverns managing director James Baer has warned that while the Euros can act as a fillip to the pub sector, a poor performance by England can actually have a detrimental impact on overall trade.
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NewsBrasserie Bar Co eyes cluster approach for pubs
Brasserie Bar Co is eyeing a cluster approach for the expansion of its White Brasseries portfolio as the pub operation gears up to make its debut in the North West
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NewsMarket Town Taverns MD steps down
Al Cross has left his role as managing director of Market Town Taverns after less than a year in the post.
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Coffee#1 licensed site ‘ not flying’
Scott Waddington, chief executive of SA Brain, has told MCA that Coffee#1’s experiment with a licensed café offer “is not flying” and there are no plans to roll the concept out.
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Antic confirms Norbury Mews plans
Downing’s Steven Kenee has told MCA that work on Antic London’s long-anticipated ‘Norbury Mews’ project is likely to start in the new year but said the site could host a pop-up offer in the meantime.
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West Berkshire Brewery buys first pub
West Berkshire Brewery has secured its first pub – Shillibeer’s in Islington - MCA has learnt.
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Pubs minister: system for calculating business rates ‘unlikely’ to change
Pubs minister Marcus Jones has said that the current system for calculating pub business rates is unlikely to change ahead of next year’s revaluation
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NewsWalkabout to live stream Euros preview across estate
In what it describes as an industry first, Intertain will live stream a Euros preview event at its Walkabout Temple bar tonight across the estate.
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JDW prints anti-IMF beer mats
JD Wetherspoon has printed 200,000 beer mats with messages hitting out at the International Monetary Fund, in its latest pro-Brexit stunt.
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Strawbridge to help with new St Austell site
James Strawbridge is to become executive head chef of St Austell Brewery’s new opening, Havener’s Bar and Grill, in Fowey, Cornwall
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City Pub Co to appoint employee representatives to board
City Pub Company is to allow representatives of its pub employees to attend all future board meetings, MCA understands.
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Hodgson: Firezza could be aggressively rolled out
Richard Hodgson, chief executive of PizzaExpress, has told MCA that the company is currently deciding on whether it aggressively rolls out its Delivered concept or its recently acquired Firezza concept
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Greene King completes £300m secured bond issuance
Greene King has announced that it has finalised the terms of a tap of its secured financing vehicle, which will raise c£300m
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Intertain eyes rollout of ‘stick hall’ concept
Intertain chief executive John Leslie has told MCA that he hopes to rollout the company’s ‘stick hall’ concept Felson’s following its launch in Bournemouth, as part of a strategy to utilise previously unused spaces.
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Redcomb Pubs exploring package deals
Redcomb Pubs is looking at a couple of pub “package deals” as it plans to further expand in the south east,
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Bath Ales sees sales growth of 7%
Brewer and pub operator Bath Ales has reported sales growth of 7% to £15.6m in 2015.
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Wear Inns acquires Leeds pub
Wear Inns has acquired the Whistlestop pub in Beeston, Leeds, with plans for a £150,000 refurb to improve its food and sport offer.
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Harry Ramsden’s eyes pubs for Fishworks rollout
Harry Ramsden’s chief executive Joe Teixeira has told MCA that the company is talking to pub operators about possible sites for the expansion of the Fishworks brand.
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MNKY HSE club & restaurant to open in Mayfair
MNKY HSE, a new restaurant, bar and club, is to launch on the former Dover Street Wine Bar site in London’s Mayfair