All Pubs articles – Page 240

  • News

    Simmons Bar operator opens first pub

    2014-08-28T07:42:00Z

    Nick Campbell, owner and operator of the Simmons Bar concept, has opened his first pub venture, the Chelsea Pensioner in London’s Fulham

  • Upham Brewery
    News

    Upham raises further £2.6m; buys two pubs

    2014-08-27T07:58:00Z

    Hampshire-based Upham Pub Company has continued its expansion and fundraising drive, raising a further £2.6m and buying two pubs, M&C Report has learnt

  • Spirit premium site
    News

    Jack: Momentum strong at Spirit

    2014-08-27T07:54:00Z

    A leading analyst said he expects tougher LFL comps (Q4: 4.1% / Q1-3: 0.7%) for Spirit Pub Company, which should reduce LFL sales to c.2% in Q4

  • Sports Bar and Grill
    News

    Evans converts West End site to Sports Bar & Grill

    2014-08-27T07:52:00Z

    David Evans has confirmed he will convert his Shaftesbury Belle Steakhouse & Grill in London’s West End to his core Sports Bar & Grill brand

  • News

    Experienced operators launch Holme Valley Inns

    2014-08-27T07:46:00Z

    A pair of experienced operators have launched a new umbrella vehicle for their growing estate of pubs in Yorkshire

  • News

    Good Food Guide lists pubs for first time

    2014-08-27T07:45:00Z

    The guide put the Freemasons in Wiswell, Lancashire, run by Steven Smith, at the top of the list. L’Enclume in Cumbria is named as the top restaurant

  • News

    Foundation Inns eyes expansion for Craft & Grill

    2014-08-27T07:44:00Z

    Foundation Inns, the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS)-funded venture headed by Ian Grundy and Gavin Drew, has confirmed plans to open its first Craft & Grill concept and outlined its ambition to open more

  • News

    Record entries for Enterprise community charity awards

    2014-08-27T07:32:00Z

    Enterprise’s Community Heroes awards, a scheme that recognises and rewards publicans who have gone the extra mile to benefit local people, has attracted a record number of entries this year 

  • News

    CPL Training creates e-learning package for Novus

    2014-08-27T07:29:00Z

    CPL Online, part of CPL Training Group has created bespoke human resources management system for bar operator Novus Leisure

  • Rooney Anand
    News

    Greene King exceeds charity target

    2014-08-26T21:05:39.550Z

    Greene King has exceeded its £1m charity fundraising target and raised £1.2m for charity partner Macmillan Cancer, eight months ahead of schedule

  • News

    WHO urges indoor e-cig ban

    2014-08-26T21:05:32.230Z

    The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for a ban on the use of e-cigrattes indoors

  • Greene King logo
    News

    Jack upgrades Greene King to Buy

    2014-08-26T07:56:00Z

    Leading analyst Douglas Jack has upgraded his recommendation for Greene King to Buy to reflect faster expansion and progress with the company’s repositioning towards food-led managed pubs

  • News

    Pub People Co reports pre-tax loss

    2014-08-23T12:50:00Z

    The parent company of Midlands-based Pub People Company saw its pre-tax profit turn into a pre-tax loss in the year to 31 March 2014 after incurring significantly higher interest charges, and said it would continue to exit “underperforming” pubs

  • Camerons new logo
    News

    Camerons continues estate revamp; first new Head of Steam

    2014-08-22T16:35:00Z

    Camerons Brewery, the Hartlepool-based brewer and pub operator, has announced plans to refurbish almost one third of its estate and has reopened eight closed sites from its disposal list, M&C Report has learnt

  • News

    ​Little Gems set for expansion

    2014-08-22T16:31:00Z

    Little Gems Country Dining, the Bedfordshire-based pub operator owned by Steve Wilkins, has returned to the acquisition trail, after securing its fourth site

  • Marstons
    News

    Marston's to rollout evolved Que Pasa

    2014-08-22T16:25:00Z

    Marston’s is to rollout an evolved version of its Que Pasa bar brand with a greater focus on all-day dining and featuring a cafe concept, M&C Report has learnt

  • News

    Five Points targets new brewery to triple capacity

    2014-08-22T16:21:00Z

    Five Points Brewing Company, the east London craft brewer, is looking to move to a new production site featuring a brewery tap that would triple capacity, M&C Report has learnt

  • Yates Brighton
    Analysis & Insight

    ​Brand watch: Yates

    2014-08-22T16:19:00Z

    M&C Report talks to Stonegate chief executive Toby Smith about the launch of the new generation Yates format, and the thinking behind the new design, drink and food offers, and introducing a breakfast offer

  • Ralph Findlay of Marstons
    News

    Findlay reiterates lodges plan

    2014-08-22T16:19:00Z

    Marston’s chief executive Ralph Findlay has reiterated plans to grow its lodge business in an interview with Reuter

  • David Bruce
    Opinion

    The original punk brewer

    2014-08-22T16:18:00Z

    From founding Firkin pubs to selling Capital Pub Company for £93m and helping Americans fall in love with craft beer, David Bruce has been there and done it. But with several exciting new ventures bubbling away, Bruce’s enthusiasm is as strong as ever – while the craft revival has given him a spring in his step