Pubs, Bars & Clubs News – Page 315
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NewsAnalyst corner: Jamie Rollo on JDW
Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley says he expects Q1 like for like sales growth of c. 5-6% for JD Wetherspoon, in-line with the first six weeks of the quarter.
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Rural pubs worth up to £120k to their communities
The first scientific study of the impact of pubs on rural communities has branded them “a vital service the countryside cannot afford to lose”
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NewsJonathan Neame denounces ‘anti-alcohol forces’
The chairman of the British Beer & Pub Association, Jonathan Neame, has insisted partnerships should guide the future of the sector not “blanket measures”
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NewsM&B appoints Phil Urban as new COO
Mitchells & Butlers has appointed Phil Urban, outgoing managing director of Grosvenor Casinos, as its new chief operating officer
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New LTC chairman announced
Roy Boulter has been announced as the new chairman of the Licensed Trade Charity (LTC)
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BBPA teams up with VisitEngland
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has announced a new collaboration with VisitEngland with the aim of celebrating the Great British Pub as a tourist attraction
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NewsStar starts to simplify its pubs business structure
Star Pubs & Bars Ltd reported lower levels of sales and profit for the calendar year 2013 as it began the process of reorganising its internal trading relationships
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Thwaites adds to its Chester estate
Thwaites, the Lancashire brewer and pub operator, has added The Ship Inn, Handbridge, Chester to its pub estate
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NewsToby Smith becomes new CEO at Novus
Toby Smith, who recently stepped down from Stonegate Pub Company, has been appointed the new chief executive of Novus Leisure
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M&B ends Toby Express trial
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is to end the trial of its Toby Express format, which it had rolled out to two shopping scheme locations
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NewsCottrell to leave Enterprise
Enterprise’s commercial director Ed Cottrell is to leave the business to pursue opportunities within the brewing and brands sector
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Parity Bars freeholds marketed
A nine-strong package of freehold pubs, six of which have Parity Bars as the tenant, has been placed on the market with CBRE
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NewsJoule’s buys three pubs
Joule’s, the Shropshire brewer and pub operator, has taken its estate to 40 sites with three new acquisitions, one of which will be the first new opening under the company’s fledgling craft beer concept, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsFY losses narrow for GRS Pubs
GRS Pubs, the tenanted pub group formerly owned by London Town, reduced operating losses from £626k to £66k in 2013 as it sold a further 15 pubs and saw “significant trading improvement”, M&C Report has learnt
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Cirrus halfway to estate target
Cirrus Inns has reached halfway in its goal of operating 30 sites, after securing the award-winning Crab at Chieveley in Hampshire
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JDW to convert Belfast church
JD Wetherspoon has plans to open a new pub in Belfast on the site of a Methodist church on University Street in the Northern Ireland city
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BII could take a pub
The BII could operate its own pub, chief executive Tim Hulme has told M&C Report
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NewsBII 'could extend beyond publicans'
The BII could provide services for leisure and hospitality operators beyond its traditional publican base, chief executive Tim Hulme has told M&C Report
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NewsLuminar's Marks: IPO 'the right place to go'
sLuminar chief executive Peter Marks has said he would consider multi-site acquisitions if the right deal came along and admitted a public listing could be “the right place to go”
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NewsPunch looks to future as restructure approaches
Punch Taverns is set to enter a new phase from today, with the group finally set to complete the final restructure of its £2.4bn debt after more than two years of negotiation