All Pubs articles – Page 156
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Analysis & InsightFocused on being simply the best
Forty one years on from managing Whitbread’s Bull Inn in the village of Barming, near Maidstone, Kent, Ian Payne, the chairman of Stonegate Pub Company, is still as enthusiastic about the pub sector as he ever has been
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NewsM&B to open a M&C near Chertsey
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is set to convert its Harvester near Chertsey, Surrey into its Miller & Carter steakhouse brand, M&C understands. The company is set to convert the Otter in Ottershaw to the 36-strong brand before the end of the year. M&B will open its second site under its ...
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Fuller’s to open rugby pop-up in Moorgate
Fuller’s is launching its pop-up London Pride Clubhouse to coincide with the Rugby World Cup.
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Gourmet burger pub operator doubles up
Publican Jim Banks has opened his second London pub - The Grove at Battersea – as an eclectic family-friendly bar as he looks for a third venue
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Urban Pubs & Bars to launch pizza concept
Urban Pubs & Bars is to launch a new pizza concept in London’s Hackney
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NewsNeighbourhood national rollout planned for 2016
Steve Cox, managing director of Faucet inn, has told M&C he has sites lined up for his Neighbourhood all-day dining concept in Bristol, Leeds and central London.
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Grand Union builds online presence
Grand Union, the London-based bar group, has increased traffic to its website by 18% after relaunching its website last month
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Analysis & InsightNearly a fifth of drinkers to reduce alcohol consumption
Almost one in five (17%) British drinkers expect to reduce their consumption over the next year, with saving money being the number one reason for cutting back.
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NewsBrakspear considers brand launch
Tom Davies, chief executive of Brakspear, has told M&C the company is looking at the possibility of operating a brand within its managed estate.
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Oak Taverns in further Punch JV
Thame-based operator, Oak Taverns has signed an agreement with Punch Taverns for a joint £500k investment at the Blarney Stone in Windsor
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NewsStar launches online forum for lessees
Star Pubs & Bars has launched an online forum for its lessees.
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NewsManaged pubs drive FY growth for Brakspear
Brakspear, the Oxfordshire based pub operator, saw its fledgling managed estate drive growth in 2014 and is now eyeing further expansion.
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NewsWelham to step down as Spirit Leased MD
Chris Welham is to step down as managing director of the 450-strong Spirit Leased estate at the end of this month
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NewsDardis: Geronimo sales need to grow in line with Young’s
Patrick Dardis, Young’s retail director, has told M&C his management of the Geronimo Inns estate will focus on bringing sales growth in line with the wider Young’s estate.
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NewsUpham acquires Surrey pub, eyes new brewery site
Upham Group, the Hampshire based pub operator and brewer, has secured its 14th pub – a freehold in Surrey, M&C understands.
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Redcomb acquires ex-Beefeater and Premier Inn
Redcomb Pubs Ltd, the multiple operator led by Dan Shotton and Mark Draper, has acquired a pub and 30 bedroom hotel in Guildford from Whitbread
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NewsCastle Rock mulling micropub estate
Colin Wilde, managing director of Castle Rock Brewery, has told M&C the company may open a series of micropubs as a “low cost serve” which would avoid the legislative burdens of larger sites.
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NewsNWTC: ‘Unparalleled’ training scheme aiding staff retention
An ‘unparalleled’ training scheme for the pub sector which sees all members of staff spend two and a half weeks learning both in the classroom and on-site before opening is aiding staff retention and contributing ‘massively’ to New World Trading Company’s (NWTC) success, says managing director Chris Hill. The Living ...
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NewsThornbridge to open second international site
Thornbridge Brewery has had approaches from “across the world” to open branded bars, M&C has learnt.
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NewsMarket Town Taverns MD steps down
Simon Midgley has stepped down as managing director of Market Town Taverns to join Ossett Brewery as its new commercial director