All Pubs articles – Page 211
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Opinion
Unbranded managed pubs – the ‘Cinderella Segment’
At the ‘Pub Ball’ there has been one ‘Cinderella’ not yet invited. One whose attributes have yet to be fully appreciated but who may achieve recognition and success after a period of obscurity and neglect. This is the area of the smaller, unbranded managed pub, argues advisory firm CBRE
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NewsEnterprise agrees new £138m revolving credit facility
Enterprise Inns has announced that it has agreed the terms of a partial refinancing of its 2018 bonds, and agreed terms to replace its existing bank facility with a new £138m revolving credit facility on improved terms
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NewsJDW’s Davis to become Greene King CFO
Kirk Davis, the current finance director at JD Wetherspoon, is to join rival Greene King from the start of next year as its new chief financial officer.
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Police object to JDW levy hours bid
Nottinghamshire Police has objected to an application from JD Wetherspoon (JDW) to reduce one of its pub’s hours to avoid paying a late-night levy, on the grounds of “crime and disorder, public safety and the prevention of public nuisance”
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NewsComedian Manford and Momo's Elphick form comedy club venture
High profile comedian Jason Manford and David Elphick, the former managing director of comedy brand Jongleurs, have founded a new venture to operate comedy clubs across the UK, M&C Report has learnt
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City Pub Co secures Covent Garden site
City Pub Company, the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS)-funded group, has secured its sixth site in London, in Covent Garden
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NewsFour more for Amber
Amber Taverns, the fast-growing operator of wet-led community pubs, has continued its expansion with the addition of a further four sites, M&C Report has learnt
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Wandsworth looks to protect pubs and curb fast food outlets
Wandsworth Council in south London is proposing new powers to stop pubs being converted into shops while also restricting new openings of fast food outlets
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Positive signs for south west pub market
The south west pub market is continuing to show “positive signs of recovery”, with 34% of buyers new to the sector, latest research from Christie & Co has revealed
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NewsCity Pub Co eyes further £5m-£10m fundraising
City Pub Company, the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS)-funded group, plans to raise a further £5m to £10m through the issuing of convertible preference shares as it targets an estate of 25 to 30 pubs
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Here For You Hospitality pubs had a 'poor year'
Here For You Hospitality, the parent of Yard Glass Pub Company that also operates hotels and fitness clubs, saw pre-tax profits rise from £456,851 to £613,855 in 2013 although its pubs had a “poor year”
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Oakman takes free-of-tie Punch lease
Oakman Inns and Restaurants, the operator led by Peter Borg-Neal, has secured its 11th site, taking the free-of-tie lease of Punch Taverns’ White Hart in Ampthill, Bedfordshire
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Late Knights plans bakery/pub concept
Late Knights, the London-based brewer and pub operator, has told M&C Report about ambitious plans to open a pub housing a bakery, café, cinema and eventually a farm
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NewsAnalyst corner: Rollo on Spirit/Greene King
Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley looks at Greene King’s offer for Spirit, and says that integration could drive material synergies of around £50m
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Scunthorpe considers EMRO
North Lincolnshire Council has begun “informal discussions” about implementing an early morning restriction order (EMRO) in Scunthorpe town centre
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NewsDarby distances M&B from Spirit bid
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) chief executive Alistair Darby has distanced the company from a counter approach for Spirit, saying that incorporating the Orchid estate and turning around the core business is its focus
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NewsCraft beer ‘could follow mistakes of gastropubs'
Craft beer is in danger of following the gastropub phenomenon and being misrepresented to consumers, Craft Beer Co’s Martin Hayes claimed at the MA300 Business Club in Brighton
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News'No limits' for new Oakman/Downing JV
No limits or targets have been set for the number of sites that could operate under the new joint venture between Oakman Inns and the Downing Pub Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) Fund
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New Bowland Brewery owners form sister pub company
The new owners of Lancashire-based Bowland Brewery have formed an offshoot pub company, M&C Report has learnt
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Titanic adds eighth pub
Titanic Brewery, the Stoke-based brewer and pub operator, has added its first pub in Cheshire to grow its estate to eight