Pubs, Bars & Clubs News – Page 5
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BrewDog toasts ‘busiest ever week’ with £3.54m bar sales
CEO James Watt revealed that the craft brewer has welcomed 16.7m customers to BrewDog bars in 2023.
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Wells & Co adds two French sites
It marks the Bedford-based brewery’s first purchase in France since 2019 with the addition of two pubs, the House of Parliament and HMS Victory in Bordeaux
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Failure to designate spiking as distinct crime ‘disheartening’
Michael Kill, CEO of the Night Time Industries Association, is urging the government to reconsider its stance on the laws related to drink spiking
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Square Mile set for flurry of new pubs as City footfall rises
Transport for London (TfL) figures show the Underground reached 4m journeys in a single day, with overall journeys close to pre-pandemic levels
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Greene King launches prison training academy in Scotland
The ‘Greene King Training Academy’ offers a 12-week programme, seeking to improve people’s chances of successfully reintegrating into their communities upon leaving prison
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Stonegate set to complete Apollo-backed refinancing
The private equity firm is reportedly nearing a deal to provide as much as £630m of debt, allowing the pub chain to pay down existing borrowings
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Improved pay deal for workers who deliver to Greene King brewery
Members of the Unite union who deliver beer for the Greene King brewery have accepted a pay offer following industrial action
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Amber Taverns kickstarts 2024 expansion
The 170-strong pub operator has completed on four new sites in Derby, Bridgend, Airdrie, and Motherwell amid strong pre-Christmas trading
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RedCat launches campaign for better mental health awareness
The pub investment vehicle has joined up with Hospitality Action to launch the #CheckPlease campaign
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BrewDog to roll back to 1999 prices for New Year’s Eve
BrewDog will roll back drink prices across its bars nationwide to what they would have cost more than 20 years ago
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Tom Kidd joins Windmill Taverns
The Adventure Bar Group co-founder will help roll out the company’s Mc & Sons Irish pub concept
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35.9 million pints sold in first week countdown to Christmas
In the first week of December, draught pint sales are up by +2.3% year-on-year, with stout and ale seeing the largest gains during the period
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‘Immersive events’ drive sales for Drake & Morgan
The London-based bar and restaurant group reported turnover of £43.3m for FY23, as it successfully exited its CVA earlier this year
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Nightclub operator swaps discos for bars as students stay in
The Danish owners of Rekom, operator of the Pryzm, Fiction and Eden brands, have hired AlixPartners to help pivot the business towards bars and away from nightclubs, The Sunday Times reports
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Oakman signs up for Batchwood Hall
The group will make a multimillion-pound investment in the hisoric hall in St Albans, and will operate it as a restaurant, bar and wedding venue, with luxury hotel rooms.
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Ian Payne MBE to retire
The Stonegate chairman and founder has decided to retire at the end of January 2024 and step down from his role with the group after thirteen years
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Former Wear Inns pubs on the market
The portfolio of pubs owned by real estate investment firm Aprirose has entered into administration, with 25 sites coming up for sale
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Young’s makes bid to acquire City Pubs, valuing it at £162m
According to Young’s, it has closely followed the City Pubs estate for some time and holds the premium, well-invested, and wet-led approach in high regard, presenting an attractive opportunity for Young’s to drive future growth
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Wetherspoon sees continued ‘gradual improvement’ in trading
Like-for-like sales were ahead of the market and up 9.5% in the first 14 weeks of the year, with inflationary pressures easing
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BrewDog shuts Hawkes taproom
The craft brewery cited a slowdown in trade on the Bermondsey beer mile, combined with “exorbitant rent increases”