Pubs, Bars & Clubs News – Page 298
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Enterprise lessee takes on Punch site
An Enterprise Inns lessee has taken on her second site after agreeing to work with Punch Taverns to turn around an underperforming Sussex pub.
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NewsEnterprise revamps website
Enterprise Inns has revamped its website in a bid to boost recruitment among potential publicans.
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NewsMarston’s launches Generous George concept
Marston’s has unveiled its new all-day mass market concept, Generous George.
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NewsPeach appoints ops director and targets growth
Peach Pubs has appointed Chris Stagg as its new operations director as it targets growth, including another site in Birmingham.
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Bocca di Lupo boss reveals frustration at pub hunt
A leading London restaurateur has spoken of how he spent a year knocking on the doors of different pubs before finding a suitable outlet to buy.
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Anglian lfl sales up 11.7% for FY14
Anglian Country Inns, the pub and restaurant group led by James Nye, has reported a rise in like-for-like sales of 11.7% to £6.7m in the year to 31st March 2014.
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London multiple operator creates Distinct Pubs
The team behind two London pubs have acquired a third and brought them under the banner of Distinct Pubs.
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NewsJDW to open 100-room hotel and pub in Dublin
JD Wetherspoon has bought Camden Hall Hostel in Dublin city centre and intends to open a pub with a 100-room hotel.
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Arkley secures brace of sites
Alistair Arkley, chairman of Chameleon Bar & Dining, has teamed up with his son David to acquire two of the best-known residential inns in the Lake District
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Enterprise Inns reviews all lease renewals, assignments and investments
Enterprise Inns is reviewing all lease renewals, assignments and investments on a case-by-case basis, citing uncertainty surrounding new government legislation.
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NewsAnalyst corner: Rollo on JDW
Leading analyst Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley says he expects Q2 like-for-like sales growth at JD Wetherspoon to slow down to c3-4%
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Bar operator enters Virgin Rail deal
The operator of a new bar in Carlisle Railway Station is working with Virgin Rail to study the feasibility of introducing the concept to more stations across the network, M&C Report has learnt
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Moo Bar owner seeks funding for roll-out
The owner of a north-west independent pub called Moo Bar has identified 55 areas of the UK where he believes the concept will work and is seeking up to £5.5m investment to roll the craft beer bar concept out, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsBacon: London will be our next hub
Living Ventures Group co-founder Tim Bacon has said that London is set to become the company’s next trading hub
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Baa Bar to move away from branded bars
Baa Bar, the northwest leisure operator, is disposing of sites in cities where it has multiple bars to move away from a branded image, Elaine Clarke told M&C Report
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City Pub Co East opens latest brewhouse
City Pub Company East has opened its tenth site, The Temple Brewhouse, which is situated just off The Strand, complete with its own smokehouse
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NewsBradford multiple operators eye expansion
A couple set to open their second site in a burgeoning corner of Bradford are targeting expansion, M&C Report understands.
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NewsBatram: Platform in place at M&B for improvement
Leading analyst Nick Batram has said that the platform is now in place to drive through an improvement in revenues at M&B
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CTC outlines expansion plans
A group of experienced bartenders who have formed a cocktail company are launching their first bar in London’s Oxford Circus in February called the Cocktail Trading Company (CTC) Development Bar & Table, which will be followed by two more concepts in 2015, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsTown & Country Inns in talks to sell Apres Bar chain
Keith Williams, director of Town & Country Inns, has told M&C Report the company is in talks to sell its five-strong Apres bar chain as it focusses on rolling out its Fleet Street Kitchen.