All Pubs articles – Page 191

  • News

    Whiting & Hammond to invest £750k in eighth site

    2015-05-08T08:24:00Z

    Whiting & Hammond, the gastropub operator, has confirmed its acquisition of the Blue Ball in Walton on the Hill in Surrey, which it has said will be the first of two new sites added this year

  • News

    Brains to open Cardiff craft beer site

    2015-05-08T08:16:00Z

    SA Brain, the Welsh brewer and pub operator, is to re-open its Kitty Flynn’s site in Cardiff as a craft beer bar.

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    Analysis & Insight

    Poll shows confidence improving among publicans

    2015-05-07T08:18:00Z

    Publicans are experiencing a more positive trading environment with more than half reporting a rise in turnover during the past year and almost six in 10 licensees planning to invest in their pub in the coming 12 months, according to a poll by M&C Report’s sister title the Publican’s Morning Advertiser.

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    News

    TCG submits three-year business case to owners

    2015-05-07T08:18:00Z

    Nigel Wright, chief operating officer of managed pub and bar company TCG, has told M&C Report the company is continuing to keep pace with its rivals despite the disparity in the levels of investment.

  • News

    Jack: Expect gradual progress from M&B

    2015-05-07T08:17:43.167Z

    Leading analyst Douglas Jack, of Numis, has said he expects to see gradual progress from Mitchells & Butlers when it reports its H1 results next week.

  • News

    Fuller’s launches London Pride Twitter promotion

    2015-05-07T07:53:00Z

    Fuller’s has launched a new social media promotion that will see drinkers given a free pint of London Pride in response to a tweet with the hashtag #TweetAt12.

  • News

    Spirit’s Bell joins Rank board

    2015-05-06T08:26:49.537Z

    Christopher Bell, a non-executive director of Spirit Pub Company, is to be appointed as non-executive director of The Rank Group

  • News

    Brumby: JDW should draw clear from the pack

    2015-05-06T08:26:00Z

    Mark Brumby at Langton Capital has said that JDW now seems to be saying that its like-for-like sales could trend towards flat for the rest of the year

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    News

    Parson: GK’s update reminder of Spirit deal importance

    2015-05-06T08:26:00Z

    Nigel Parson at Canaccord Genuity has argued that Greene King’s “lacklustre” trading statement served as a reminder of the importance of its acquisition of Spirit

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    News

    Old Street site will see evolution of Draft House

    2015-05-06T08:26:00Z

    Draft House founder Charlie McVeigh has told M&C Report that the group’s ninth site – at The Bower development in London’s Old Street – will represent an evolution of the concept.

  • News

    Marston's rejoins Beer Group

    2015-05-06T08:25:00Z

    Marston’s has rejoined the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group - three years after withdrawing its backing.

  • News

    Sadler’s Brewery targets six pubs

    2015-05-06T07:23:00Z

    Midlands-based Sadler’s Brewery is planning to open another four tap houses in the region after launching its second pub.

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    News

    JDW Q3 lfls up 1.7%

    2015-05-06T07:10:00Z

    JD Wetherspoon has reported like-for-like sales up 1.7% for the 13 weeks to 26 April and 3.6% for the year to date.

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    News

    Walkabout spends £400k on second refurb of 2015

    2015-05-05T14:53:00Z

    Walkabout operator Intertain has invested £400,000 in its second refurbishment project of the year – in Newquay, Cornwall. It follows the unveiling of the newly modernised Walkabout in Bristol in March. The refurbishment at Newquay includes a ‘Reef Bar’ for the main bar area, where linked-screens show under-sea and beach ...

  • News

    Jack: Expect strong underlying trade for Marston’s H1

    2015-05-05T08:06:00Z

    Leading analyst Douglas Jack, of Numis, has said he expects Marston’s to report strong underlying trade when it presents its H1 results next week.

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    News

    Greene King FY lfls up 0.4%

    2015-05-05T07:15:00Z

    Greene King has reported like-for-like sales up 0.4% for the 51 weeks to 26 April in its Retail division but said it had seen record Valentine’s Day sales of £4m and a 2.4% like-for-like increase over Easter.

  • News

    Rollo: Expect flat H1 lfls at ETI

    2015-05-01T16:55:17.590Z

    Leading analyst Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley says he expects Enterprise Inns to report flat H1 LfLs and EBITDA of £144m (-2%)

  • Pizza Kitchen & Bar
    Analysis & Insight

    The Crucible

    2015-05-01T16:55:10.180Z

    Catering is the only area of chain shop expansion to have seen unbroken growth in branch numbers for more than two decades. London has become the crucible for change

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    News

    Analyst corner: Collyer on Marston’s

    2015-05-01T16:55:06.260Z

    Leading analyst Geof Collyer at Deutsche Bank forecasts that Marston’s will report strong sales growth across its Retail estate when it gives its H1 update

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    News

    Rollo: M&B needs a strong H2

    2015-05-01T16:55:00Z

    Leading analyst Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley argues that M&B needs a much stronger H2 performance to meet full-year expectations