Pubs, Bars & Clubs News – Page 308
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NewsOakman Inns to grow to 13 sites by early 2015
Peter Borg-Neal, chief executive of Oakman Inns, has told M&C Report that he is on the verge of agreeing deals on two new sites.
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NewsGreat Inns of Britain grows to 17 pubs
The Great Inns of Britain has grown to 17 with the announcement that the White Horse and Griffin, Whitby, has become a member.
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NewsSt Austell looking at whether smokehouse and craft beer concept could be rolled out
St Austell, the Cornish brewer and pub operator, has said it is considering whether its new smokehouse and craft beer concept could be rolled out.
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M&B gift cards now available in big four supermarkets
Mitchells & Butlers has expanded the reach of its dining out gift cards, which are now available in Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda as well as Morrisons.
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NewsMcMullen’s announces 10th Chicken & Grill site
Hertfordshire-based brewer and pub operator McMullen’s is to open its tenth Chicken & Grill site.
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Simmons opens fourth London bar
Simmons, the London-based bar group, is opening its second London pub this year at Fitzrovia to bring its estate to four
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NewsRutland Inn Company to sell second site
The Rutland Inn Company has put the Red Lion Inn in Stathern, Leicestershire, on the market, in order to focus on their remianining pub.
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NewsMarston’s launches Ebb & Flow café bar concept
Marston’s is to launch its first Ebb & Flow café bar concept on the site of a former Que Pasa next week.
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NewsCategory focus: Letting rooms
Many pubs are looking at adding letting rooms to their existing offer, but how do you stand out from the crowd and compete against hotels and budget accommodation?
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NewsMarston's signs deal to build pub in Stafford business park
Marston’s has signed up as the first tenant of an extension to the Beacon Business Park in Stafford to develop a pub and 180-cover restaurant.
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Gov’t make parallel rent assessment claim
The parallel rent assessment provision in the pub statutory code could suggest that a tied tenant pays no rent, the Government has claimed
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Family brewers ‘not ruled out’ of pub statutory code
The Government has not ruled out reinserting family brewers back into the scope of the pub statutory code but insisted that smaller pubcos have “nothing to fear” from its proposals.
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Tim Martin: Sales slow at motorway pub
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has admitted drink sales have been poor at its first motorway services site because ‘people just want a coffee’.
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NewsJD Wetherspoon analyst round-up: 'Disappointing margins'
Analysts have highlighted “disappointing margins” in Wetherspoon’s Q1 results, which showed like-for-like sales up but slower growth in October.
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NewsJDW reports lfls up 6.3% for Q1 but sales sales growth slowed in October
JD Wetherspoon has reported a slowdown in sales growth in October, but said like-for-likes for the 13 weeks to 26 October were up 6.3%.
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Punch ordered to pay damages to tenant in latest PICAS hearing
Damages have been awarded against Punch Taverns for breaches of its code of practice following the latest case to go through the Pubs Independent Conciliation & Arbitration Service (PICA-Service).
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NewsOakman Inns joins Stock Exchange ELITE business support scheme
Oakman Inns has joined the London Stock Exchange’s ELITE programme, designed to support “high growth private companies”.
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NewsMoorhouse's launches beer festivals with Burnley FC
Lancashire brewer and pub operator Moorhouse’s has joined forces with Burnley FC to host a series of beer festivals.
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NewsAnand says Spirit is 'transformational deal'
Greene King CEO Rooney Anand has not ruled out further acquisitions despite the brewer reaching agreement this morning on its £773m takeover of Spirit Pub Company.
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NewsPunch rolling out Mighty Local and Champs formats
Punch Taverns is rolling out two new retail formats which it says will allow it to “become more involved with the running of some sites”.