Pubs, Bars & Clubs News – Page 96
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NewsCity Pub Group secures Cardiff site
City Pub Group has taken on its second pub in Cardiff, after acquiring the Chapel Bar & Restaurant in Churchill Way, MCA has learnt.
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NewsBrewhouse & Kitchen to open first pub with rooms
Brewhouse & Kitchen co-founder Simon Bunn has told MCA that its new Worthing site is likely to be its first pub with traditional rooms.
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NewsRobinsons acquires Anglesey pub
Family brewer and pub operator Robinsons has acquired the Seacroft in Trearddur Bay on Anglesey.
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NewsSt Austell acquires first Dorset pub
St Austell has made its first acquisitions in Dorset, taking on two sites in Lyme Regis.
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NewsFrontier grows to nine pubs
Frontier Pubs, the Ei Group Managed Investment joint venture with Karen Jones’ Pioneer Hospitality, is to grow to nine pubs by Christmas.
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NewsInnis & Gunn to rebrand Beer Kitchen in 2019
Innis & Gunn is to rebrand its three-strong Beer Kitchen brand next year, as part of an overhaul of its bar estate in advance of expansion, MCA has learnt.
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NewsMarston’s rolls out rapid EV chargers
Marston’s has unveiled a partnership with electric vehicle (EV) rapid charging network operator Engenie.
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NewsGK: Brands, dark kitchens and local decision-making
Following yesterday’s half-year results announcement from Greene King, MCA spoke to chief executive Rooney Anand. He discussed moving the Greene King pub model into food for the first time; the company’s experiments with dark kitchens; the changing patterns of consumer behaviour and why the best innovation begins at pub level
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NewsSmith & Western secures seventh site
Smith & Western, the South coast-based US-style restaurant chain, has lined up a seventh opening.
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Swindon’s North Star Village scheme secures planning
SevenCapital has secured full planning consent for a £270m leisure complex in Swindon, Wiltshire.
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East London Pub Co takes on Spitalfields The Gun
The East London Pub Co. is to reopen the historic Spitalfields’ pub The Gun, in December.
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Cocktail Trading Co to double up in London
Cocktail Trading Co, the award-winning bar business, is lining up a second site in the capital, MCA understands.
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NewsGK managed lfls up 2.7% in H1
Greene King has reported like-for-like (lfl) sales up 2.7% in its managed Pub Company arm over the 24 weeks to 14 October and said lfl net income in its tenanted and leased Pub Partners estate had also risen.
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NewsOrange Tree sells two more sites
Orange Tree, the Leicestershire-based pub group, has sold two further sites from its portfolio.
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NewsPubs shed 11k sites - employment up 6%
The number of jobs in the pub industry is up 6% since 2008 – despite the number of pubs falling by 11,000, an analysis by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals.
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NewsUrban acquires Salt Yard Group
Urban Pubs & Bars has completed the acquisition of the remaining Salt Yard Group, after taking on the Opera Tavern in Covent Garden in August.
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NewsStonegate converts three Yates bars to Slug & Lettuce
Stonegate is to open four additional Slug & Lettuce site – three of which were formerly Yates bars, and the fourth a Stonegate pub called The Goose, in Doncaster.
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NewsFuller’s evaluating scope for Bel & Dragon brand
Fuller’s chief executive Simon Emeny has told MCA the group is now evaluating the potential for the Bel & The Dragon brand – including possible conversions within the Fuller’s managed estate.
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NewsETM reports FY turnover up 34.7%
ETM, the 14-strong bar and restaurant group, saw turnover grow 34.7% to £27m in the year to 29 February 2018.
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NewsHeartstone Inns acquires first Channel Islands pub
Heartstone Inns has acquired its first site in the Channel Islands – former Liberation Group bar and restaurant, The Auberge, in St Martins, Guernsey, MCA has learnt.