Pubs, Bars & Clubs News – Page 297
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NewsRival pubs donate to Tower of London charity
Pubs from five rival companies have teamed up to make a joint donation to The Tower of London Remembers Project
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NewsC&C given Spirit bid deadline
C&C Group, the drinks group behind Magners, has been given a deadline of 5pm on 6 January to clarify its position on Spirit Pub Company
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LCC secures sixth site
London Cocktail Club, the concept backed by Raymond Blanc, has secured its sixth site in London’s Islington
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Operators back #TryJanuary
Craft Beer Co, Meatliquor, North Bar, Dark Star Brewing Co and Charles Wells have all agreed to participate in #TryJanuary.
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Leelex grows to six
Leelex, the bar and restaurant group, is set to open its sixth site – a tapas restaurant in Leeds.
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Industry exceeds alcohol units target
The drinks industry has exceeded its target of removing one billion units of alcohol in the market two years early, a new report shows
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Gambling Commission to appeal GK bingo appeal
The Gambling Commission is looking to appeal the First-Tier Tribunal’s decision to allow Greene King a bingo licence, in order to stop commercial gambling “spreading to pubs”.
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NewsJDW acquires Head of Steam in Liverpool
JD Wetherspoon has secured its fifth site in Liverpool – the Head of Steam at Lime Street station.
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Operators braced for Black Friday
Operators are braced for one of the biggest nights of the year dubbed “the black Friday of booze”
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Marston’s CEO paid £1.1m in FY14
Marston’s paid its chief executive Ralph Findlay £1.1m in 2014, up from £937,000 the year before, the company’s annual report has revealed.
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M&B CEO sees earnings fall for FY2014
Mitchells & Butlers paid its chief executive Alistair Darby £340,000 less in FY2014 compared to the year before.
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FY PBT up 37% at Chameleon
Chameleon Bar & Dining has reported an increase in pre-tax profit of 37% to £115k in the year versus £84k in the previous year
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Winners of ALMR Operations Managers Awards revealed
Menesh Modhwadia of New Inventive Pub Company and Darren King of Greene King Pub Partners collect top ALMR ops prizes
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NewsJDW makes internal FD appointment
JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has looked internally to cover its vacant finance director role, promoting Ben Whitley, who has been with the company since 1999, on an interim basis
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NewsCraft Beer Co eyes national presence
Martin Hayes, managing director of The Craft Beer Co, has said that 2015 will be the year the business becomes a national player
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M&B: Over 1m will dine out on Christmas Day
Mitchells & Butlers has revealed research that estimates over one million people will dine out on Christmas Day this year.
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NewsBrewDog launches Helsinki site
Scottish brewer and pub operator BrewDog has launched its Helsinki bar - its 12th outlet this year.
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NewsRobinsons: 35 refurbs next year and rollout of tenancy innovations
William Robinson, joint managing director of Robinsons, has told M&C Report he expects the company to complete 35 refurbishments in 2015 as its new branding is rolled out.
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Camden Town Brewery takes on Horseshoe pub and offers living wage
Camden Town Brewery is to bring the running of the Horseshoe pub in Hampstead in house as it officially becomes a Living Wage employer.
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NewsBe At One to launch ‘Try January’ campaign
Be At One, the Piper-backed cocktail chain, is planning a new marketing campaign for the new year called “Try January”.