All Pubs articles – Page 271
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NewsPub sector 'in best shape for three decades'
The pub sector is in the best shape its been for three decades and it has plenty of scope to grow and take market share as the economy improves, according to leasing analyst Geof Collyer in an extensive report on the UK’s pub and restaurant industries
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NewsCollyer raises TP for major pub groups
Leading analyst Geof Collyer of Deutsche Bank gives a generally upbeat assessment of six major listed pub companies. He raised his Target Price for all but Enterprise and upgraded Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) from Hold to Buy
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Amber nears 100-site milestone
Amber Taverns, the operator of wet-led community pubs, has continued its expansion with the acquisition of a former Bramwell Pub Company site in Derbyshire, and is in the process of adding a further four, M&C Report has learnt
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LV to dispose of Red Door site
Living Ventures, the Tim Bacon-led group, is to dispose of its Red Door bar and lounge site in West Kirby
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Wraith Trading acquires two pubs
Wraith Trading, the pub group led by John Wraith, has secured a pub in London and one in Surrey as it targets expansion in the capital and the Home Counties
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InterviewsFriday five-minute interview
M&C Report talks to Steve Ball, owner of the Columbo Group, about his best investment, his best his best business decision and the best piece of advice he’s ever received
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NewsCloverleaf founders form joint venture with Holts
Joseph Holt, the Manchester-based brewer and pub operator, has entered a joint venture with Cloverleaf Restaurants founders John Winder and Gary Douglas to acquire and develop sites for a number of new-build pub restaurant concepts, M&C Report has learnt
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Star begins £1.8m World Cup refurb programme
Star Pubs & Bars, the Heineken-owned leased pub operator, has begun a £1.8m programme to prepare 100 of its pubs for the football World Cup
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TCG online presence boosts pubs' sales
TCG, the operator of 69 pubs, has reported a rise in online bookings after driving up its website traffic by 1500% as part of a three-month project to boost the website’s visibility in search engines
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NewsJDW to set Olympic benchmark for training
JD Wetherspoon has announced that it is aiming to train all 32,000 of its front-line staff in customer service using the WorldHost training programmes
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NewsSpirit: Growth plans, 'posh local', premium, leased innovation
M&C Report takes a closer look at Spirit Pub Company’s half-year results to the 1 March, reports from a presentation featuring chief executive Mike Tye and finance director Paddy Gallagher, and talks to Tye
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NewsSt Austell eyes expansion for coffee brand
St Austell Brewery is looking at plans to introduce its Brewer & Bean coffee brand into the company’s tenanted pubs and potentially its freetrade business, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsCamerons eyes more sites for Head of Steam
Camerons has identified more sites with the potential to be converted to The Head of Steam (THoS) concept, but it’s not planning “loads” of conversions to the format, M&C Report has learnt
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Ridge & Furrow to double up
Ridge and Furrow Inns, the company set up by former Ever So Sensible Group director Scott Whittaker, will open its second pub in Nottinghamshire, later this year
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Offers accepted on five HK Taverns pubs
Offers have been accepted on all five freehold pubs formerly part of HK Taverns, the 50-strong Midlands-based operator that collapsed in May last year
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Leopard Leisure sells bar to manager
Leopard Leisure, the north east pub operator owned by former Pubmaster operations director Harry Costigan, has disposed of The Empress in Newcastle to focus on its real ale pubs
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Imbiba extends latest fundraising round
Imbiba Partnership has extended its latest round of fundraising by another month as it looks to add further sites to its Darwin & Wallace (D&W) and Camm & Hooper (C&H) vehicles
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Pubs to be protected in the capital
Pubs that are sold could be protected from developers who want to change the use of a venue under a proposed amendment to planning policy Westminster City Council
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Redcomb undertakes major refurb, plans expansion
Redcomb Pubs, the company run by Dan Shotton and Mark Draper, has begun a major refurbishment of two of its pubs to expand on the dining and accommodation arm of its pubs
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Jack reiterates Buy for Spirit
Leading analyst Douglas Jack has reiterated his Buy recommendation for Spirit Pub Company following its H1 results this morning, and said forecast risk for Spirit is “on the upside”