Pubs, Bars & Clubs News – Page 372
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Todd plans to stay in sector
Former Mitchells & Butlers managing director Kevin Todd has told M&C Report that he would like to stay in the industry when he returns to the UK following his resignation as chief executive of Rosinter Restaurants, one of Russia’s largest casual restaurant chains
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NewsM&C20 flat but outperforms All Share index
Growth for the M&C20 slowed to a halt this week, although it still outperformed the FTSE All Share index, which fell by 0.5%
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Timothy Taylor begins new CEO search
Timothy Taylor, the West Yorkshire brewer and pub operator, has begun its search for a new chief executive to replace managing director Charles Dent
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Miller’s Collection secures new MD
Rupert Reeves, former operations director at Longshot has become managing director of Miller’s Collection, the operator of top-end gastropubs
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LBC secures next brewpub, eyes more
The London Brewing Company (LBC), the fledgling operator founded by a former general manager of famous Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) pub the White Horse in Parsons Green, has secured its second site for a brewpub and is targeting at least one more acquisition this year, M&C Report has learnt
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GI puts Orchid pub package on the market
Ten pubs owned by private equity group GI Partners and managed by Orchid Pub Company have been placed on the market with Fleurets, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsStagg steps down from B&P
Chris Stagg has stepped down as deputy managing director of The Restaurant Group’s food-led pub business Brunning & Price (B&P), M&C Report understands
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NewsCollyer: JDW share price 'high enough for now'
Leading analyst Geof Collyer has reiterated his Hold recommendation for JD Wetherspoon ahead of its H1 results next Friday, saying that it’s share price “seems high enough for now”, and suggested that the market is “getting maybe a little ahead of itself” in terms of expected upgrades
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NewsPub companies embrace apprenticeships
The 10 largest managed pub operators expect to employ over 9,000 apprentices during 2014, more than twice as many as last year, as Spirit announces plans to double the number of management apprenticeships over 12 months
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Titanic plans estate and brewery expansion
Titanic Brewery, the Staffordshire brewer and pub operator, is investing £500k in a major extension to its brewery during 2014
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New London distillery to open cocktail bar
A new London-based distillery founded by former Barworks operations manager Alex Wolpert is to open a new cocktail bar
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Thwaites to help fund pubs’ Cask Marque accreditation
Thwaites, the Lancashire-based brewer and pub operator, is to help pubs within its estate achieve Cask Marque status
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Almost all pubs raise money for charity
Almost all UK pubs raise money for charity, according to new research conducted by RPBI on behalf of PubAid
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Lambeth rejects EMRO
Lambeth Council has rejected plans for an early morning restriction order, stating that the legislation needs re-examining to see if it is suitable for solving the problem of late-night nuisance from bars and clubs
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NewsDeutsche considers IPO for Orchid
Deutsche Bank is understood to be conducting a beauty parade of potential advisers to a possible IPO of Orchid Group
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NewsSheps: investments, services, coffee, state of trade
M&C Report takes a closer look at the H1 results to 28 December for Shepherd Neame, and speaks to chief executive Jonathan Neame about the company’s approach to investments; which of its additional services are proving most popular with tenants; plus insights into acquisitions, disposals and coffee
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Digital advertising 'must be more targeted'
Digital advertising needs to be “much more targeted” at individual pub customers, a leading marketing expert told the Future Pub Conference
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Local authorities show little appetite to set licensing fees
There seems little appetite from local authorities for the power to set licensing fees locally “with all the administration and probable hassle this would bring”
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Fuller’s appoints agency to highlight food credentials
Fuller’s has appointed brand and marketing agency WE ARE Spectacular to oversee a long-term brief to make ‘Fuller’s even more famous for food’
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NewsPunch targets restructure agreement in weeks
Punch Taverns says it’s aiming to agree the terms of a consensual restructuring of its debt over the next few weeks