Pubs, Bars & Clubs News – Page 306
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Marston’s eyeing investment opportunities in casual dining
Marston’s chief executive Ralph Findlay has said the company is considering investing in small casual dining operators.
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NewsNew smokehouse concept to drive St Austell national growth
St Austell managing director, James Staughton, has told M&C Report that its new smokehouse and craft beer concept could be the vehicle to drive its growth across the UK.
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Pubs need to tackle food waste
Geronimo Inns says pubs could save £8,000 per year by their reducing food waste.
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Redcomb Pubs eyeing a war chest of £15m
Redcomb Pubs, the company run by Dan Shotton and Mark Draper, has a war chest of £5m and is “aggressively” looking to acquire pubs while seeking £10m through the Enterprise Investment Scheme to build an estate of 25 pubs in five years, M&C Report has learnt
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ETM teams up with Jägermeister for Alpine lodge
The Gun in Docklands, an ETM pub, has created an Alpine lodge-inspired ski-lodge on the River Thames serving Jägermeister cocktails in a fully heated, enclosed outdoors bar
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NewsJD Wetherspoon secures Ramsgate site
JD Wetherspoon has exchanged contracts with Thanet District Council over a site in Ramsgate.
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NewsLuminar eyes three new Chicago sites as Rose steps down
Luminar chief executive Peter Marks has said outgoing Chicago Leisure boss Christian Rose had a pipeline of three sites lined up for Chicago Leisure’s new operating style.
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NewsMarston’s looks at branding food pubs
Marston’s chief executive Ralph Findlay has said the company is looking at operating some of its pubs as brands.
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NewsHeavy metal bar concept could be rolled out
Multiple operator Tom Russell has said he would like to look at rolling out his heavy metal/rock bar Anvil and his student-friendly concept Buffalo.
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Greene King to support Text Santa charity appeal
Greene King has announced it will support ITV’s Text Santa fundraising appeal by hosting pub quizzes across the country.
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Fever on the expansion trail
Fever Bars, the retro music bar operator, is opening its 20th site this week in Aylesbury and has unveiled plans to open a new club every six to eight weeks
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NewsCraft beer pop-up is Charles Wells tenth French site
Charles Wells has expanded its French arms, John Bull Pub Company, with an urban craft beer bar run as a pop-up.
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NewsJack: Solid H1 results expected for Fuller’s
Leading analyst Douglas Jack, of Numis, has predicted a pre-tax profit rise of 5% to £19m for Fuller’s when its interim results are released on Friday 21 November.
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Beannchor to open second Belfast nightclub
Beannchor, the largest hospitality group in Northern Ireland, is opening its second nightclub in Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter in December
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Weston Castle expansion continues
Weston Castle, the northern England-based pub operator, is opening its 32nd site, and its fifth Star Pubs & Bars lease, this week
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Lucky Onion strengthens kitchen team
Multiplegastropub operator The Lucky Onion has appointed two chefs at its southwest pubs the The Wheatsheaf Inn, Northleach and The Chequers, in Churchill
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Whiting & Hammond returns to acquisition trail
Whiting & Hammond, the Kent-based pub operator, is seeking its first freehold pub opportunity to grow its estate to eight after exiting the Old Dunnings Mill in East Grinstead in September
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Analyst corner: Brumby on Punch
Mark Brumby at Langton Capital says that whilst some observers would say ‘not before time’, others would marvel that Punch Taverns has been able to keep its underlying business to the extent that it has
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NewsPunch Taverns roadshow attracts 2,331
Punch Taverns says 64% of its pubs attended one of its 2014 roadshows, making it the most successful in its 11-year run.
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Golfrate acquires Lost Society for £1.24m
The freehold of a south London pub called Lost Society has been sold for £1.24m to Hussein Aziz’s Golfrate