All Pubs articles – Page 228
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Weymouth rejects late-night levy and EMRO
Weymouth has rejected the idea of consulting on an early morning restriction order or a late-night levy, due to concerns over ‘the terminal hour’ and the financial implications on businesses
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Moorhouse’s: pub acquisitions are years away
David Grant, managing director of Lancashire brewer and pub operator Moorhouse’s, has told M&C Report that he doesn’t expect to restart pub acquisitions for another two or three years
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NewsBrandon Lewis leaves pubs minister role
Brandon Lewis MP has promised that the pub industry will remain “well looked after”, following his promotion to Minister of State for the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) today
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NewsJack: Marston’s trading be ahead despite slowdown
A leading analyst has said that even though like-for-like trading should have slowed at Marston’s due to much tougher comps in Q3, he expect the company to still be ahead after nine months
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NewsFuller's buys Covent Garden pub for c£7m
Fuller’s, the London-based brewer and pub operator, has bought a renowned freehold pub in Covent Garden for a sum believed to be c£7m, M&C Report understands
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Punch backs VAT Tax Equality Day
Punch Taverns has pledged its support for the nationwide VAT Tax Equality Day on 24 September
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Lewis and De Carvalho family top sector rich list
Joe Lewis and the De Carvalho family were the top representatives from the eating and drinking-out sectors in a new rich list of the UK’s food and drink industry
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Nottingham approves late-night levy
Nottingham City Council is the fifth local authority to approve a late-night levy
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New Moon Pubco takes sixth site
New Moon Pub Company, the Cheshire-based business co-founded by Paul Newman, has added a sixth site to its northwest estate.
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D-R London takes second site
D-R London, the team behind Clerkenwell pub The Blacksmith & The Toffeemaker, is opening a second site in Stoke Newington, London, called 125 Church Street
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NewsCastle Rock expands world beer concept
Castle Rock, the Nottinghamshire-based brewer and pub operator, has now rolled out its Discover World Beers concept to seven of its 20 sites, including the first addition of the brand to one of the company’s tenanted pubs, M&C Report has learnt
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Thwaites president John Yerburgh dies
John Yerburgh, president of Lancahsire-based brewer and pub operator Thwaites, has died aged 91
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OpinionQ2 trading update
M&C Report talks to pub, bar and restaurant groups about trading in the second quarter of 2014, with reflections on the first six months of the calendar year. The consensus is that the strong first quarter had broadly continued in Q2, aided to some extent by the weather and sporting fixtures, and operators are largely optimistic about the year ahead
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NewsJack: Spirit offering attractive growth
A leading analyst has said that in his view Spirit’s shares offer attractive growth and re-rating potential
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OpinionRising stars needed to beat talent timebomb
The ability to attract and retain new talent is one of the eating and drinking-out industry’s most significant challenges. Many school and university leavers continue to believe that the sector is not a viable career path for them to embark on
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Geronimo offers free customer chargers at Heathrow
Geronimo Inns, the Young’s-owned pub group, says it will provide complementary chargers for phones and computers for customers at its two Heathrow landside pubs following new security measures on flights
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Interviews
Friday five-minute interview: Bryan Pietersen
M&C Report talks to Bryan Pietersen, managing director of London-based cocktail bar Purl - who has opened a second site in Surbiton this summer with his brother, England cricketer Kevin Pietersen - about his best investment, his best business decision and the best piece of advice he’s ever received
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Chestnut Inns doubles accommodation capacity
Chestnut Inns, the pub vehicle set up by former banker Philip Turner, has doubled its accommodation capacity at its original pub site The Packhorse Inn in Moulton, Suffolk
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NewsAnalyst corner: Jamie Rollo on JDW
Jamie Rollo of Morgan Stanley takes a look back at this week’s Q4 update from JD Wetherspoon and says that for the full year he now expects total revenue growth of 9.7% and an EBIT margin of 8.1%
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OpinionBean there, done that
By diversifying his Beannchor family business, Bill Wolsey is intent on meeting an increasing range of customer tastes in Northern Ireland’s uncertain political and economic climate – and beyond