All Pubs articles – Page 2
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NewsBarons Pub Company reports year of solid trading
The Surrey-based business, which operates 11 pubs and a café, said the 2024 financial year had required “careful financial management”, but that it would continue to explore strategic expansion opportunities
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NewsHospitality staff turnover decreases
New ‘first-of-its-kind’ data shows that investing in internal career pathways is the most effective strategy for building stable, high-performing hospitality teams
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NewsOne in three pubs risk closure without tax relief, BII warns
Over a third of pub operators could be forced to shut their businesses if the Government fails to ease the sector’s tax burden in the upcoming Autumn Budget, according to the British Institute of Innkeeping
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NewsRedCat reports profit surge after ‘transformational’ year
For the year to 30 March 2025, adjusted EBITDA rose 290% to £8.8m, with site EBITDA up 42% to £18.7m and like-for-like sales increasing 2%
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Event NewsHow pub operators are adapting in a tough trading climate
Leaders from RedCat, Seafood Pub Co and Peach Pubs say the route through today’s pressures lies in investing behind proven formats, cutting dead space and giving guests fresh reasons to visit
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InterviewsGreene King: ‘We want our pubs to be relevant and welcoming to all’
The pub group has been a driver of change on equity, diversity and inclusion in recent years. MCA speaks to its chief experience officer Andrew Bush on the progress to date, challenges around targets and why these issues matter, in the first of a spotlight series on EDI, sponsored by Carlsberg Britvic
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Event NewsPub leaders on early dining, breakfast and local events
Leaders from Seafood Pub Company, RedCat Hospitality and Peach Pubs speak about adapting to shifting guest habits, margin pressures and government uncertainty
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NewsM&B reports ‘robust’ mid-market performance
The pub and restaurant group traded well at mid-market pubs and pub-restaurants, balanced against slightly weaker sales in London and in its more premium brands
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NewsInside Greggs' new pub concept The Golden Flake Tavern
The 88-cover pub, developed in partnership with Fenwick, will offer a menu of traditional pub classics with a Greggs spin, including Chicken Bake Parmo and Sausage Roll & Mash
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NewsHeavitree exec director moving into NED role
Former managing director and finance director Graham Crocker will be retiring from his current executive director role on 30 April 2026, and will step into a non-executive director position, as deputy chairman
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NewsJonathon Swaine joins Randalls as CEO
Clive Watson, non-executive chairman of the 44-strong, Jersey-based pub group, tells MCA that Swaine and his team will focus on organic growth
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OpinionMore room at the inn: observations on current pub sector M&A
Prospective buyers in the UK’s pub sector are increasingly focused on what the transaction can do for their existing business, AlixPartners’ director Craig Rachel writes in MCA
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Analysis & InsightPubs see sales lift in August as restaurants dip
Warm weather boosted Britain’s managed pub groups in August, but restaurants and bars saw trading slip, according CGA RSM’s latest Hospitality Business Tracker
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InterviewsThree Cheers Pub Co. co-founders on opening their 10th site
As it prepares to launch The Trafalgar in Kings Road, Three Cheers Pub Co. is maintaining a cautious approach to growth. Co-founders Mark Reynolds and Tom Peake discuss their strategy
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NewsOkell’s Inns launches ‘Independent’ pub model to back new operators
The 29-strong pub operator has launched Okell’s Independent, designed to give aspiring operators the chance to run their own businesses without the financial barriers of traditional leases
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NewsYoung’s sees strong momentum through summer
The pubco reported healthy demand, with like-for-like sales were up 5.6% in the 24 weeks ended 15 September and total sales up 5.3%
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NewsHydes Brewery ‘eclipses’ last year’s turnover with new record
The brewer and pub operator achieved a 3.9% increase in turnover for the year to 30 March 2025, to £40.8m, with the majority of its sales growth driven by performance its managed estate
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NewsGreene King launches new app and loyalty scheme
The evolved app is designed to represent all Greene King brands and solve consumer pain points, while the loyalty programme presents exclusive and personalised offers, discounts, and rewards
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NewsStonegate looking to sell 23 free-of-tie pubs
The available sites, which are all located in England, include: Admiral Macbride, Plymouth; Crown & Anchor, Bromley; and Dartmouth Arms, Forest Hill – the location of Scott Collins’ MeatLiquor pub-restaurant
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NewsTim Martin: Profits-based business rates risk ‘undermining’ UKH efforts
In response to a recent proposal from Greene King, the Wetherspoon chairman argued that business rates based on profits would create “a nightmare of complexity”