Pubs, Bars & Clubs News – Page 81
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NewsAprirose completes first of 14 revamps
Blackrose, the new pub management company from Aprirose, has launched The Anchor Bexley, the first of 14 pubs in its portfolio to undergo a major refurbishment.
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NewsWetherspoon like-for-likes up 6.9%
J D Wetherspoon has updated on trading, with like-for-like sales up by 6.9% in the 10 weeks to 7 July 2019.
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NewsGreene King defends beer tie model
Pubcos should celebrate the leased and tenanted model, with a change in narrative needed in “unfair” characterisation, Greene King’s Wayne Shurvinton tenanted told MCA’s Pub Conference.
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NewsStar probed over suspected pubs code breach
An investigation has been launched by the Pubs Code Adjudicator into the suspected use of “unreasonable stocking terms” by Star Pubs and Bars in proposed market rent only (MRO) tenancies.
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Calls for Conservative leadership to back beer and pubs
A coalition of industry trade groups has written to both Tory leadership contenders with a hit list of measures it said would support brewers, pubs and other hospitality operators.
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NewsPub sector predicted to outperform wider market
Quality, experience and localisation are all key trends driving the growth of the pub sector, Gareth Nash, insights director at MCA told delegates at the Pub Conference.
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NewsYoung’s stays positive as bad weather dents trading
Young’s has reported like for like sales at its managed house estate were down 2.1% for the first 12 weeks of 2019, blaming poor weather.
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NewsLondon Star Pubs operators expand to West Country
London-based operators The Johnson Collective taken on their first pub in the West Country – The Unicorn On The Beach, as they look to build a portfolio of eight sites over the next five years.
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NewsYummy Pub Company to go freehold
Yummy Pub Company plans to split its business into leasehold and freehold divisions, with the ultimate aim of becoming a “predominantly freehold” operation, MD Anthony Pender has told MCA.
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NewsInn Collection targets originally too ambitious for Alchemy
The Inn Collection’s ambitious expansion targets were reined in by its backers Alchemy Partners, admitted the group’s managing director Sean Donkin, at MCA’s Pub Conference.
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NewsArc Inspirations seeks external investment to double in size
Arc Inspirations has set out its ambitions to double in size over the next five years as it seeks investment for its next stage of growth, chief executive Martin Wolstencroft has told MCA’s Pub Conference.
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NewsFormer Jamie’s ops chef planning portfolio of pubs
Former Jamie Oliver Restaurants operations chef Kanwar Gurmohan has acquired his first pub lease with a view to opening a portfolio of pubs in the home counties.
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Proper Pub Company appoints liquidators
Midlands-based The Proper Pub Company has appointed liquidators to the four-strong business.
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Star markets 150 former Punch pubs
Star Pubs & Bars is marketing 150 pubs that were originally acquired from Punch.
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NewsCity Pub Group optimistic about impact of employee bonus scheme
City Pub Group’s chairman Clive Watson has said he is optimistic about the impact that its new weekly employee bonus scheme will have on sales performance within his pubs.
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NewsDarwin & Wallace would consider regional opportunities
Darwin & Wallace has voiced its desire to open in London’s Soho and the City and would consider venturing into regional cities, MCA has learnt.
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NewsStonegate reports 69% Women’s World Cup sales boost
Stonegate has reported an overall sales uplift of 69% at its venues which screened the Women’s World Cup (WWC) semi-final, which saw England play the United States. The sales boost was based on the average run rate for Tuesday evening between 7-10pm for the previous six weeks. Stonegate said it ...
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Moonshine Bars lines up two London sites for its Bavarian concept
Moonshine Bars has secured two further London sites for its Bavarian concept Munich Cricket Club, including a flagship location in Victoria and another in Canary Wharf.
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NewsEpicurean Club acquires accommodation website Inn Places
The Epicurean Club has acquired Inn Places, the travel accommodation website, with a view to creating the largest collection of invitation-only premium inns and pubs on one direct marketing and booking platform, MCA has learnt.
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NewsBrigid Simmonds to step down from BBPA
Brigid Simmonds will step down as chief executive of the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) after 10 years in the role on 11 October.