Pubs, Bars & Clubs News – Page 310
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NewsAward-winning publicans buy two new sites in Scotland
The owners of an award-winning Edinburgh pub have become multiple operators with the acquisition of two pubs in Fife.
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Let There Be Beer campaign kicks off new £10m marketing drive
A new £10m marketing drive by the pan-industry Let There Be Beer campaign kicks-off this weekend with a renewed focus on the quality, diversity and versatility of beer.
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NewsGreene King gets Spirit bid extension
Spirit Pub Company has announced that it remains in talks with Greene King regarding the terms of a possible offer for the company, but has agreed an extension for these discussions to continue to 4 November.
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Thatchers enters managed pub market
Somerset-based cider maker Thatchers is to make its first foray into the managed pub sector by directly running the Railway Inn, adjacent to its farm in Sandford, north Somerset.
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Heineken predicts 3.5% sales rise for Halloween
Heineken is predicting a Halloween sales increase of 3.5% on last year and has urged licensees to participate in its Strongbow ‘Saint or Sinner?’ campaign.
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Tadcaster Pub Company MD rules out further managed expansion
Tadcaster Pub Company managing director, James Crawford-Parker, says the company has no plans to convert more of its pubs from tenanted to managed.
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Seafood Pub Company eyes seventh site and prepares to enter wedding market
The Seafood Pub Company is close to securing its seventh site and is planning a major refurbishment of one of its existing sites to allow it to cater for weddings.
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NewsJDW fails in bid to cut hours at Newcastle pubs ahead of late-night levy
Newcastle City Council has refused JD Wetherspoon’s attempt to dodge the city’s late-night levy by cutting back its hours at three pubs.
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Faucet opens the Tap Room
Faucet Inns has opened the first site under its new joint venture with the Downing Pub EIS Fund – The Tap Room in Southampton
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Noble Inns plans second Smokehouse
London-based gastropub operator Noble Inns has secured a second site for its Smokehouse concept in Chiswick
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NewsParks Trust puts pub investment package on the market
The Parks Trust has placed the investment interest of four pubs based in and around Milton Keynes on the market, for a combined sum of just under £1.5m
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Former Luminar chairman Geffert to leave business
Nightclub operator Luminar has announced former chairman Alex Geffert has stepped as a non-executive director of the board.
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Pubs and restaurants ‘at perfect point’ to take advantage of EIS funding
Gastro pubs and fast casual dining are perfectly poised to capitalise from investments under the Enterprise Investment Scheme, a specialist has said.
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NewsNew bar concept secures Giant Robot site
Ruth & Robinson, the new Brooklyn-inspired concept, has secured its first site in London, after acquiring the Giant Robot site in Clerkenwell,
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NewsNew Moon in talks over second Beef & Pudding in Chester
New Moon Pub Company is close to agreeing a deal for its second Beef & Pudding site in Chester, M&C Report understands.
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Lovely Pubs to open a hotel
Lovely Pubs, the venture headed by gastropub entrepreneur Paul Salisbury, is to add an 18-room hotel and retail space to one of its sites.
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NewsAnalyst corner: Brumby on Spirit bid(s) in 60 seconds
Mark Brumby at Langton Capital takes a quick look at the current state of bidding for Spirit Pub Company and the possible fall out”
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NewsM&C lines up Bromley opening
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is to convert the former Orchid site, the Pickhurst Tavern near Bromley, to its Miller & Carter steakhouse brand
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NewsLucky Voice launches commercial karaoke system
Lucky Voice has launched a commercial system which it claims simplifies the process of offering karaoke in a venue.
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NewsJack: JDW to maintain momentum
Leading analyst Douglas Jack expects Q1 like-for-like sales at JD Wetherspoon to be up at least 5%, maintaining the momentum the company generated during the first seven weeks