All Pubs articles – Page 275
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NewsEnterprise Inns: Managed move, Beacon update, disposals, trading formats
M&C Report takes a closer look at this morning’s update from Enterprise Inns and talks to chief executive Simon Townsend and finance director Neil Smith about the group’s move into the managed arena, the promising progress of Project Beacon, innovation across its agreements, its disposal plan and investments
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BII Licensee of the Year named
BII Licensee of the Year was awarded to Lee Price of The Royal Pier in Aberysthwyth, Wales, at the British Institute of Innkeeping annual lunch yesterday
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Enterprise and Brakes partnership to put food first
Pub operator Enterprise Inns has entered a partnership with Brakes to launch Food Club to provide support for publicans by helping them to ensure they have the best menu for their customers, while providing deals, discounts and promotions to members
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Analysis & InsightSector lfls grow 4.4% in April
Pub and restaurant groups experienced another strong period of trading in April, with like-for-like sales across 28 leading companies up 4.4% during the month
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Collyer upbeat on Enterprise
Leading analyst Geof Collyer has said he’s “very confident” of his full-year forecast for Enterprise Inns following its H1 results this morning, with the possibility that the company could report EPS growth for 2014
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NewsYates swaps Grand Union for Urban Pubs & Bars
Tim Yates has stepped down as finance director of Grand Union to return to working with his former Realpubs colleagues Nick Pring and Malcom Heap under their new fledgling vehicle Urban Pubs & Bars
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Bitters ‘n’ Twisted expands Bodega concept
Bitters ‘n’ Twisted, the Birmingham-based multiple operator of restaurants and pubs, is opening a second Bodega restaurant which will be its first venue away from Birmingham
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NWTC closes in on first London site
The New World Trading Company (NWTC) is understood to have taken a step closer to securing its first London site, which will operate under the name The Trading House
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Inception eyes pub opening
Inception Group, the London bar and restaurant operator, has reportedly set its sights on opening a pub in the capital
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NewsEnterprise lfl net income grows 1.1%
Enterprise Inns, the tenanted and leased pub operator, has reported a turnaround in like-for-like net income in the six months to 31 March, with growth of 1.1% against a decline of 4.3% in H1 2013
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NewsJack predicts lfl profit lift at M&B
Leading analyst Douglas Jack has forecast that Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) will report a 2% rise in H1 pre-tax profit and 1% rise in like-for-like sales at its interim results on 22 May
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NewsPunch invests over £2m into Lancashire estate
Punch Taverns has invested more than £2m into its pubs across Lancashire over the past six months to refresh menus and enhance the use of local produce
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NewsBermondsey Pub Co opens first Enterprise Inns managed site
More details are emerging about Enterprise Inns’ new managed pub business – which will operate initially in London under the name The Bermondsey Pub Company
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NewsSuitors circle Orchid
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), Greene King and Starwood Capital, are amongst six firms believed to be set to bid for all or part of Orchid Pub Company
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Bavarian Beerhouse grows franchise network
Bavarian Beerhouse, the London-based group specialising in German-style bierkellers, is looking to expand its network of franchised beer houses with new openings across the UK
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Miller's Collection eyeing market towns
Miller’s Collection, the Hampshire based country sport pub group, is looking to acquire a fifth pub later this year following the opening of its fourth site, the English Partridge at Brighton, Hampshire
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NewsJoseph Holt agrees £20m refinancing deal
Joseph Holt is set to embark on an expansion drive focused on food-led sites, after agreeing a £20m refinancing deal with the Royal Bank of Scotland
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NewsSt Austell to double refurb spend
St Austell, the brewer and pub operator, is to invest £3.3m this year on refurbishments across its estate, up from £1.7m last year
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Ribble Valley Inns expands pipeline
Ribble Valley Inns, food-led pub company owned by the Northcote Group, is opening its fifth pub in June and has signed a contract for a sixth site in Cheshire
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Downing set for further £20m fundraising
Downing LLP has closed its latest round of fundraising with a total of £18.6m raised and is set to launch a new fund soon which will target raising a further £20m