Pubs, Bars & Clubs News – Page 236
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Simmons to open in Soho
London bar operator Simmons is preparing to open its third venue this year after securing a site in Soho on Bateman Street
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Liberation Group acquires second hotel
Liberation Group chief executive Mark Crowther has told M&C the group’s latest acquisition – the Chez Andre on the island of Alderney is likely to be launched in the Spring.
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Forum Cafe Bars rebrands and expands
Forum Café Bars, the Sheffield-based pub company owned by Kane Yeardley, has re-branded as the True North Brew Co and added two venues to its portfolio
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Laine Pubco rebrands Brighton pub
Laine Pub Company has completed the latest refurbishment in its Brighton estate and brought a successful feature at one of its London pubs down south.
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BrewDog takes on Roast head chef to develop food offer
BrewDog is working with Wyatt Shevloff, who has spent the past four years as executive head chef at Roast, to develop its food offer.
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NewsBrewhouse & Kitchen has potential to be 50-strong venture
Brewhouse and Kitchen has a vision of building a group of more than 50 pubs across the country
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Novus wins safety award
Novus Leisure saw its flagship Forge Bar share the ‘Premises of the Year’ award at the recent Safety Thirst Awards
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Rollo: Blurring format boundaries an opportunity and threat
Leading analyst Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley has said that the blurring of the boundaries between formats is an opportunity as well as a threat for Greene King
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NewsGreene King to reduce number of brands
Leading analyst Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley believes that Greene King’s main thrust for achieving revenue synergies on the back of its acquisition of Spirit will come from simplification and improvement of its brands
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Braehead Bars to consolidate after three openings in seven months
John Cairns, the founder of Braehead Bars has todl M&C 2016 will be a year of consolidation for the group after opening his first three venues in the space of just seven months – all with Hawthorn.
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Grand Union unveils partnership concept
Grand Union has unveiled a new concept for its next site, at Thomas More Square in Wapping.
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Fuller’s head of food: only education can solve chef shortage
British schools and colleges are not doing enough to teach children what it takes to work in the hospitality industry, according to Paul Dickinson, head of food at Fuller’s
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Young swaps Travelodge for Stonegate
Stonegate Pub Company has appointed Matthew Young, formerly of Travelodge, as its new IT director
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Trade bodies support night mayor move
Trade bodies have welcomed the creation of a night mayor to support the capital late night economy.
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NewsNewRiver set to complete first pub development by December
NewRiver Retail has now submitted 48 planning applications to develop surplus land across its pub estate.
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NewsTim Martin slams Oliver’s sugar tax plans
Wetherspoon founder and chairman Tim Martin has said Jamie Oliver’s “showboating” over a sugar tax “will close pubs”.
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NewsHall & Woodhouse grows FY turnover and PBT
Hall & Woodhouse managing director Anthony Woodhouse has told M&C the company is focussed on growing accommodation income, as it reported profit growth in excess of 10% for the third consecutive year.
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JDW drops plans to sell two pubs from package
JD Wetherspoon has taken two pubs off the market from a 20-strong package put up for sale in July, M&C understands.
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Cornerstone plans to grow to 20
Cornerstone Inns founder Damon Horrill has told M&C he plans to expand his free-of-tie community pub model to 20 sites across three Cheshire towns, with the eventual goal of the company being entirely employee-owned.
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Dark Star secures new site
Dark Star Brewery will open the first site under its fledgling pub company early next year, after securing a former cocktail bar site in Haywards Heath