Pubs, Bars & Clubs News – Page 54
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NewsBeer prices up by 45p a pint
The price of a pint of beer has gone up by 20-45p a pint at Marston’s and by up to 20p a pint extra at Wetherspoons, it has been reported
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NewsSoaring energy prices threaten last orders for pubs
Hospitality and leisure sector businesses are struggling to secure manageable gas and electricity deals, the Financial Times reports
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NewsTim Martin: Post-lockdown boom hasn’t materialised
Despite a return to more normal trading patterns, the Wetherspoon chairman told MCA sales have been slow to recover
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NewsCubbitt House plots ‘aggressive plan of growth’
The London-based pub and hotel group will open sites in Chelsea, Notting Hill, Mayfair and Clerkenwell this year, with another three in the pipeline for 2023
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NewsNightcap: ‘The window of opportunity is still open’
The bar group is continuing to see favourable rents and landlord incentives and hopes to open five or six sites for each of its core brands per year
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NewsRed Oak has ‘significant capital’ following recapitalisation
The business completed five portfolio acquisitions in 2021, with the refinancing enabling it to enter the next stage of its acquisition programme
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NewsIn pictures: Rekom opens debut Heidi’s in Cardiff
The late-night operator has brought the Scandinavian brand to the UK as part of its wider growth and acquisition strategy
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NewsRedCat takes estate to around 100
The Rooney Anand-founded pub investment vehicle has acquired the Wynnstay Hotel & Spa in Oswestry, to be operated by subsidiary The Coaching Inn Group
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NewsPubs being refused energy contracts
The BBPA says there has been an increase in the number of utilities providers refusing to take on new accounts or renew contracts if they are linked with hospitality
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NewsRedCat appoints new CFO
RedCat Pub Company has appointed Steve Trowbridge as its new chief financial officer, replacing Sharon Badelek
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NewsBarkby appoints pubs MD
Previously group MD, Rupert Fraser will now focus exclusively on delivering the growth plans of Barkby Pub Co
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NewsPunch JV will ‘double in size very quickly’
The partnership with Big Smoke Brew Co has grown rapidly, with eight pubs opening under the JV in the last year, the Morning Advertiser’s MA Leaders event heard
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NewsStar to build operator managed estate in Scotland
The pubco will use insights from its growing Just Add Talent (JAT) estate in Scotland to help build its leased & tenanted estate
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NewsState of Play back with a Bounce
The competitive socialising operator is to open its first Bounce site in seven years, and has appointed a new development director to oversee the group’s growth in the UK
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NewsNightcap pushes ahead with growth plan
Nightcap has lined up its next two openings, in Exeter and Cardiff, with another 24 sites currently in legals or under offer, as it continues to see favourable conditions in the property market
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NewsChickpea Group eyes visitor attractions
The group, which runs a string of pubs and pizza shops near the A303, is gearing up to relaunch the Bell & Crown in the Wiltshire village of Zeals next month
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NewsHeavitree saw revenue fall 8% in 2021
Chairman Nicholas Tucker said that while the trading environment remained testing, there were plenty of customers determined to enjoy the offering provided by its pubs
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NewsInn Collection Group poised for £300m sale
The Inn Collection Group is set to be sold by Alchemy Partners to a new company backed by Bourne Leisure tycoons the Harris family, in a deal valued in the region of £300m
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NewsInside the battle to be Britain’s oldest pub
Covid is threatening to call last orders on what alleges to be our most ancient inn – and pretenders to its crown are staking their claims, the Sunday Telegraph reports
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NewsGreene King rolls out ‘Magic Pints’ discount beer
The pub company and brewer is working with Too Good To Go to save surplus pints of beer being poured down the drain