All Pubs articles – Page 196
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OpinionKerridge pub is no slow coach
Chef Tom Kerridge’s Coach pub in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, opened earlier this month. Jo Bruce spoke to him and head chef Nick Beardshaw about the concept
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NewsUntied Pub Company launched
A group of CAMRA “nerds” have formed their own pub company and secured their first site through an Enterprise Investment Scheme.
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NewsGreene King wins bingo appeal
Greene King has won its appeal against the Gambling Commission’s refusal to allow it a bingo licence, opening the door for larger pubcos to operate commercial bingo.
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NewsBrewDog introduces table service
Scottish brewer and pub operator BrewDog has rolled out table service to all its UK bars and announced new bar snacks and an initiative for designated drivers.
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Jester Pubs founder wants to roll out franchise model
A former Tailor Made Dining operations manager has said he hopes his new venture will act as a launchpad for a franchise model aimed at small pubs.+
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NewsFuller’s secures prime Reading site
Fuller’s, the brewer and pub operator, has further strengthened its managed estate with the acquisition of a prime site in Reading – The Three Guineas
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Town & Country Inns turnover up 2%
Town & Country Inns, the Lancashire-based pub operator, reported a 2% increase in turnover for the year to 31 May 2014 to £7.6m.
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Greene King retains property advisor
Retailer and brewer Greene King has retained property adviser Carter Jonas to help source sites
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Analyst corner: Brumby on pub asset valuations
On the back of the annual pub valuation report from property advisor Fleurets, leading analyst Mark Brumby says that the market is now much more nuanced
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Carlisle pub operator doubles up
Carlisle pub operator Nigel Tarn who operates independent bar is opening a café bar at Carlisle’s railway station, called the Waiting Room
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NewsUK coffee market ‘set to reach £16.5bn turnover by 2020’
A new report predicts the UK coffee market will reach turnover of £16.5bn from 27,000 outlets by 2020 with branded coffee shops and non-specialist operators such as pubs driving growth.
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NewsSpirit chief executive paid £2.6m last year
Spirit Pub Company chief executive Mike Tye was paid £2.6m in 2013/14 after being given a 106%-of-salary bonus and a £1.4m long-term incentive payment, according to the company’s annual report.
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Mulholland calls for BBPA to be scrapped
Save the Pub Group chair Greg Mulholland MP has tabled a motion in Parliament calling for the British Beer and Pub Association to dissolve and be replaced by a new representative body.
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NewsMarston’s begins Ebb & Flow rollout
Marston’s, the brewer and pub operator, has begun the roll out of its new all-day dining, café bar concept Ebb & Flow
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Interviews
Friday five-minute interview: Andrew Buchanan of Thwaites
M&C Report talks to Andrew Buchanan, operations director at Thwaites, about his top priority, the best advice he’s been given and who is doing something special in the industry.
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Autogrill to open pub and deli formats at Manchester Airport
Autogrill Catering UK is set to open two new concepts in Terminal 3 at Manchester Airport next year
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Analysis & Insight
The life of Brian
“I am Mr Average,” says Brian Whiting, the driving force behind Whiting & Hammond (W&H), the now seven-strong pub and restaurant business. But don’t read that as boring and safe – neither of those terms apply to this easy-to-chat-to, 48-year-old, self-declared (accurately) “natural host”
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Brakspear opens urban bar
A multiple operator trialling Brakspear’s first concept specifically targeting an urban demographic says he would like to work with the company to roll it out.
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NewsThwaites appoints first acquisitions manger
Thwaites has appointed its first acquisitions manager as it seeks to build its estate, including “an aggressive expansion” of its Inns of Character managed division.
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Anchor & Hope voted Harden’s top London food pub
The Anchor & Hope in Waterloo has been voted London’s best food pub for the tenth consecutive year.