Pubs, Bars & Clubs News – Page 243
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Late-night levy drive gathering pace
The drive for late-night levies is gathering pace with three more UK councils mulling over their potential introduction
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NewsM&B plans All Bar One flagship site
M&B is to close its All Bar One site at London Bridge at the end of this month as part of the final phase of the Shard development
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Darwin & Wallace secures Chiswick site
Darwin & Wallace has secured its fourth site after acquiring the All Bar One in Chiswick from M&B
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NewsPunch further tweaks management team
Punch Taverns has further tweaked its management team, as it gears up to unveil its future strategy in November
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Punch supports cask ale week for fifth year running
Punch Taverns is once again preparing to support Cask Ale Week by running the UK’s largest free pint promotion
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NewsCollyer: Prudent for M&B to announce NLW plans
Leading analyst Geof Collyer has said that it might be prudent for M&B to announce what it plans to do in terms of the National Living Wage (NLW) now
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Young’s launches recruitment drive
Young’s is launching a drive with a series of roadshows throughout September and October to find staff to work across its pubs including Geronimo Inns
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NewsOakman Inns gears up for Christmas
Oakman Inns, the multi-site operator, is gearing up for the festive season with a dedicated website and Christmas campaign
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NewsHospitality sector to be hit hardest by NLW
Around half of all employees set to benefit from the National Living Wage (NLW) work in industries where the resulting wage bill increase will be just 0.6% or less – though the impact in hospitality, retail and support services will be significantly larger
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Chestnut Inns prepares for further growth
Chestnut Inns, the pub group set up by former banker Philip Turner, has appointed its first general manager as it prepares for expansion
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NewsHawthorn to expand Nectar concept
Hawthorn Leisure is to explore converting a number of its sites to the Last Orders concept it inherited from Nectar Taverns
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NewsPunch markets three central London freeholds
Punch Taverns is selling three central London freehold pubs for investment as part of its on-going estate review
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NewsWelham to become Wadworth CEO
Chris Welham, who recently stepped down as managing director of Spirit Leased at Spirit Pub Company, is to become chief executive of Wiltshire-based pub operator and brewer Wadworth
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Collyer: First time no net increase in JDW estate size since FY07
On the back of JD Wetherspoon’s full-year update on Friday, leading analyst Geof Collyer has suggested that the group’s net openings figure for its current year could be zero
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NewsJDW: breakfast, Ireland, sales mix, people
On the back of its full year results this morning, John Hutson, chief executive of JD Wetherspoon talks about how the group’s breakfast sales, its performance in Ireland, staff retention, hotels pipeline, its investment on property and its changing sales mix
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NewsCraft Beer Co reports record turnover
Craft beer bar operator Craft Beer Co has reported an uplift of 22% in its turnover across its six bars as it prepares to make its debut in the City
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NewsBe at One strengthens pipeline; lfls up 6%
Be At One, the Piper-backed cocktail bar chain, has secured new openings in Camden and Sheffield, as it saw like-for-like sales in the first half of its current financial year increase 6%
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PubAid takes on World Record challenge
PubAid is teaming up with online fundraising platform JustGiving to break the world record for the largest multi-venue pub quiz
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M&B launches sport-tied discount app
Mitchells & Butlers is introducing Eagle Eye Solutions Green Card payment app to give sports fans discounts on food and drinks during major sporting events
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NewsBarnfather: JDW stuck in a strategic vortex
Leading analyst Anna Barnfather at Panmure Gordon has said that JD Wetherspoon is stuck in a strategic vortex and that its value offer is “losing resonance in the current aspirational consumer climate”