All Pubs articles – Page 189
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Pubs warned over energy meter tampering
A crime-fighting charity has launched a campaign to prevent meter tampering and energy theft, following the discovery that a number of pub licensees meddled with their supplies in order to save money.
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Vianet and Casio launch next generation of pub management tools
Vianet has partnered with Casio Electronics to combine its iDraught pub management tool set with the latter’s new V-R7000 EPOS solution
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NewsFindlay joins Bovis board
Marston’s chief executive Ralph Findlay will be appointed a non-executive director of Bovis Homes Group PLC with effect from 7 April 2015
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Majority favour smoking rooms in pubs
The majority of the public agree that pubs should be allowed to have private rooms for customers to smoke in if they want to
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JW Bassett to sell two leases to focus on freeholds
Jon Bassett, managing director of Cardiff-based pub operator JW Bassett, has told M&C Report he is selling two tied leases and is close to securing several freehold sites.
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Geronimo Inns appoints food director
Geronimo Inns has appointed former Soho House Group chef Jono Jenkins as its new food director.
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Former M&B man appointed Bath Ales ops director
Former Mitchells & Butlers retail business manager Duncan Zvonek-Little has been appointed operations director at Bath Ales, M&C Report understands.
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NewsBrewDog food-focussed concept planned for Glasgow
BrewDog has announced a “more food-focussed” offering for its second site in Glasgow and said it has secured a site for bars in Leicester and Leeds and for its second Bottledog in Edinburgh.
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Pubs drive sale uplift at train stations
Network Rail has reported a 6% increase in retail sales for the final quarter of 2014, driven by an 18.3% rise in sales across pubs & bars
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Blackcountryman pubs targets national rollout
Steve Letherbarrow, the founder of fledgling West Midlands-based pub company Blackcountryman Ltd, has told M&C Report he is targeting 10 pubs in the area before rolling his brand out nationally.
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Frizzenti outlines potential for Fizz Bars
Prosecco and sparkling wine supplier Frizzenti wants to roll out its Fizz! Bar concept to 10-15 travel and leisure locations across the country, M&C Report has learnt.
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Metro Inns eyeing growth
Sean Driscoll, co-founder of Metro Inns, has told M&C Report the company is targeting growth and hopes to acquire some freehold properties.
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Watchtower Taverns secures first site
Fledgling pubco Watchtower Taverns has secured its first site.
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Thwaites and Fayre Table to open fourth site
Thwaites is to launch its fourth venture with Fayre Table.
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Robinsons Visitor Centre wins top tourism award
Robinsons Visitors Centre has been named as one of 11 attractions across England to receive a ‘Gold’ accolade for outstanding quality as part of VisitEngland’s Visitors Attraction Quality Scheme.
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Analysis & InsightFuture proof?
Rotisseries are the future of the pub sector, according to Michelin-starred chef Tom Kerridge; while leading analyst Simon French suggests larger pub companies could emerge fuelled by the market rent-only option (MRO)
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NewsKennedy would like GRS estate to be 100% free-of-tie
Ted Kennedy, chief executive of tenanted pub group GRS, has said would like his estate to be 100% free-of-tie and has predicted the whole portfolio will be sold in under two years.
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Big10 in talks on third site and considering funding options
Nathan Rivers, the founder of Kent-based pub operator Big10, has told M&C Report he is in negotiations for his third site and is considering funding options for future growth.
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NewsRedwood swaps GK for M&B
Tom Redwood has stepped down as operations director at Greene King to become retail director of the Heartland division at M&B
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‘Sky is the limit’ for Venture Pubco growth
Venture Pub Company founder Darren Peachey has told M&C Report he has been courted by pubcos along the firm’s meteoric rise to 18 pubs in under two years – and said he is now eyeing freeholds.