All Pubs articles – Page 255
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Thwaites plans £10m brewery investment
Thwaites, the Lancashire brewer and pub operator, expects to invest c£10m in its new brewery and hopes to start production there in the next 18 months to two years, chief executive Rick Bailey has told M&C Report
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Blood to join AtWill Pubs board
Industry veteran Jeremy Blood, the former interim chief executive of Mitchells & Butlers and ex-managing director of Scottish & Newcastle, has joined the board of Chester-based pub group AtWill Pubs, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsHansen: pub sector enters 'active M&A period'
The pub sector is entering an “active period of M&A activity”, according to Peter Hansen, founder of Sapient Corporate Finance
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NewsJack upgrades Greene King to Hold
Leading analyst Douglas Jack has upgraded Greene King from Add to Hold following “recent weakness”
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NewsThwaites secures new brewery site as FY PBT grows
Daniel Thwaites, the Lancashire brewer and pub operator, saw profits before tax and exceptionals grow from £6m to £7.8m in the year to 31 March following the culmination of a three-year restructure process at the company, and said it expects to complete on the purchase of a new brewery and head office towards the end of the year
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NewsJoule's to develop craft beer bar concept
Joule’s, the Shropshire brewer and pub operator, is developing a new craft beer bar concept that it wants to roll out into five sites initially, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsCollyer: Greene King a long term winner
Greene King’s 2020 strategy for growth should see it generate above the long term market average growth rate, whilst also continuing to grow dividends in line with earnings, according to leading analyst Geof Collyer
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NewsInventive invests £500k in double refurb
The New Inventive Bar Company, formerly Inventive Leisure, has spent £500k refurbishing two bars in Clapham, south London, as part of its £10m investment programme for the Revolution bar estate
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Forum Cafe Bars acquires ex-Varsity site
Forum Café Bars, the Sheffield-based pub company owned by Kane Yeardley, has bought the freehold of the ex-Varsity site in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
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Reymark Inns takes fourth pub
Reymark Inns, a Sheffield-based pub operator, is acquiring the lease of its fourth pub in West Yorkshire while also refurbishing a pub in Barnsley to include accommodation, M&C Report has learnt
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News“2,000 wet-led pubs to change hands”
A leading sector advisor has stated that he believes up to 2,000 wet-led pubs will change hands over the next couple of years, with the majority remaining as pubs
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NewsSt Austell expands coffee shop brand
St Austell, the Cornish brewer and pub operator, has continued the rollout of its branded Brewer & Bean coffee shops into its managed estate and has not adding them to three outlets, M&C Report has learnt
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King’s Cross voted best station in the world for F&B
King’s Cross has been voted the best railway station in the world for food and drink, and the station’s The Parcel Yard pub the best individual food and drink outlet
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Interviews
Friday five-minute interview
M&C Report talks to Matt Scriven, managing director of Bitters ‘n Twisted, the Midland-based pub and restaurant operator, about his best investment, his best business decision and the best piece of advice he’s ever received
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OpinionAvoiding chain-gang perceptions
Mastering the art of brand differentiation helps bond customers emotionally to your product – whatever the scale of your business, argues Ian Dunstall
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NewsCamerons converts two pubs to Blue Lounge concept
Camerons, the Hartlepool-based brewer and pub operator, has announced the conversion of two pubs from its managed estate to the company’s Blue Lounge Pub & Kitchen brands, representing a total spend of c£100,000
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NewsMcMullen's managed lfls accelerate to 6.7%
Like-for-like managed sales growth for McMullen’s, the Hertfordshire-based brewer and pub operator, has accelerated to 6.7% in the six months to the end of March 2014 after growing by 4.2% in the year to 28 September 2013
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Analysis & Insight
Malt whiskey and sparkling wine surge in on-trade
Sales of malt whisky and sparkling wine have grew sharply in the pub sector over the last year while beer sales saw a dip
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Liberation Group buys flagship pub, eyes more
The Liberation Group, the Jersey-based pub and drinks business, would like to make more acquisitions this year after buying a flagship managed pub, chief executive Mark Crowther has told M&C Report
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Timothy Taylor pre-exceptional operating profit grows 3.2%
Timothy Taylor, the West Yorkshire brewer and pub operator, saw pre-exceptional operating profits rise 3.2% to £2.1m in the year to 30 September