Pubs, Bars & Clubs News – Page 4
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NewsSoho pubs urged to host ‘quiet nights’
Westminster City Council has announced a controversial new strategy proposing ‘quiet nights’ in pubs, alcohol-free activities, and a late-night levy on hospitality businesses
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NewsPCA considers innovative agreement types
The Pubs Code Adjudicator does not currently require compliance for operator-managed or profit share agreements – but said it will “keep the matter under review”
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NewsETM appoints new people director
The premium sports bar and restaurant group has appointed former Scoffs Group people director Amanda Smyth.
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NewsFuller’s agrees new £185m banking facility
The facility provides the pub company with “significant headroom” to pursue growth through acquisitions; while it is launching another around of share buybacks of up to one million ‘A’ shares
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NewsLandmark Brighton venues acquired
Concorde 2 and Volks, which specialise in live music and late night events, have been acquired by independent music company All Things Considered
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NewsNew recycling rules could cost pubs £60m a year
The BBPA has warned that new Extended Producer Responsibility rules will force pubs to pay twice for the recycling of glass bottles, adding £60m in extra costs
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NewsSt Austell Brewery CFO Colin Stratton to step down
The brewery has announced that chief financial officer Colin Stratton will step down from his role at the end of September after nearly three decades with the business
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NewsNightcap promotes Sarah Miller to COO
Miller joined the night time operator as group director of business operations in June 2024, after five years with Stonegate
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NewsBrewDog appoints new CEO
James Arrow is stepping down for personal reasons, with CFO James Taylor succeeding him, effective immediately
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NewsXP Factory ‘well positioned to benefit’ from industry consolidation
CEO Richard Harpham said the Escape Hunt and Boom Battle Bar operator will leverage its industry-leading product, unit economics, and scale to take advantage of growth in the experiential leisure market
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NewsDiageo must tackle ‘inadequate’ production of cash cow Guinness
Cheshire Cat Pubs & Bars owner Tim Bird warned publicans could turn their backs on the stout brand if it did not invest price rises into improved capacity
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NewsIn pictures: Permit Room Oxford
Dishoom’s sister brand’s latest opening has seen a concrete shell transformed into a hospitality space to transport guests to mid-century Bombay
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NewsThe Revel Collective records slower than expected recovery
The Revolution and Peach Pubs operator said recovery is running “several months” behind expectations due to reduced consumer confidence and the challenged night time economy
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NewsHayleigh Lupino to step down as Marston’s CFO
Lupino will remain with Marston’s as CFO and an executive director until October 2025 to ensure a smooth transition while her successor is appointed
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NewsSteve Cox joins Keystone Brewing as CEO
Cox, the former CEO of beer business In Good Company, joins the Breal Capital-backed investor following its acquisitions of Fourpure and Magic Rock
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NewsMinister rejects Tory claim that pubs will be banned from selling pints
An Opposition motion had suggested new legislation would allow ministers to replace the British pint
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NewsStar Pubs to add 30 operator managed pubs in 2025
The pub company’s Just Add Talent model is performing well with over 30% of applications for JAT pubs, Star operations director Mick Howard tells MCA
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NewsYoung’s appoints interim ops director
Operations manager Adam Bowers has been promoted to the role of interim director of operations at the pub company. It follows the recent promotion of Kara Alderin to COO.
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NewsGovernment-backed hospitality employment programme launches
SWAP, which offers hospitality jobseekers fast-tracked training and work experience, has launched in Liverpool, with plans for a nationwide rollout later this year
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NewsHeineken to reduce strength of Sol lager
The Dutch brewer will reduce the strength of the drink from 4.2% ABV to 3.4%, paying a lower duty band on the product