All Pubs articles – Page 275
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Furness-Smith attacks ex-minister for pubco code support
McMullen’s managing director Peter Furness-Smith has written to former pubs minsiter Bob Neill criticising his support of the proposed statutory code for pub companies, saying: “Robert Mugabe would be proud of you.”
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InterviewsFriday five-minute interview
M&C Report talks to Robin Couling, managing director of Bath Ales, about his best investment, his best business decision and the best piece of advice he’s ever received
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Lambeth adjourns EMRO hearing
Lambeth Council has adjourned a hearing into a proposed early morning restriction order (EMRO), to allow more time for businesses and local residents opposed to the measure to give evidence
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Kornicis festive lfls rise 5.5%
Kornicis, the London-based bar and restaurant group, has reported a 5.5% rise in like-for-like sales in its City and Canary Wharf heartland in the five weeks leading up to the New Year
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Malaysian acquires Convivial site for £3.2m
A Hong Kong-based Malaysian lawyer has acquired the Clifton Hotel in London’s St John’s Wood for £3.2m and plans to let it as a “going concern”
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NewsCharles Wells to return to UK managed sector
Charles Wells Pub Company is to return to the UK’s managed pub sector with the launch of a new pilot site in Cambridge under the umbrella Seadog Inns
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BrewDog secures first Bottle Dog
BrewDog, the Scottish brewer and pub operator, has secured a site for its first Bottle Dog off-licence format in London’s King’s Cross
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So! secures fourth site
North Yorkshire group So! Bar & Eats has a secured a Punch Taverns site near Leeds for a new opening in late April/early May
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TLC to open next Grand Central
TLC Inns, the multiple operator led by Steve and Jo Haslam, is to covert its new site in Cambridge into its American-style steakhouse format Grand Central, reports the Ely News
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Ribble Valley December lfls grow 15.5%
Ribble Valley Inns, the four-strong food-led pub business owned by the Northcote Group, saw like-for-like sales grow 15.5% during December and said it has further acquisitions in the pipeline.
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CAMRA petitions for 'Pubs Watchdog'
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has launched a petition to “build pressure” on the Government in advance of a Parliamentary Debate next Tuesday (21 January) calling for a “Pubs Watchdog”
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Star plans £18.5m estate investment
Star Pubs & Bars, the Heineken-owned leased pub operator, is to invest £18.5m in its estate during 2014, the biggest capex programme the estate has ever received
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NewsGreene King to focus on signage
Greene King, the brewer and pub operator, has said it will add new signs to many of its Pub Partners pubs over the next two years
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Analysis & Insight
Average publican 'bordering on obese'
The average pub licensee is bordering on obese, according to research conducted by M&C Report’s sister title the Publican’s Morning Advertiser with Channel 5
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Minister rules out pub rates changes
Community pubs minister Brandon Lewis has told M&C Report’s sister title the Publican’s Morning Advertiser that the Government has no plans to change the current way of working out the business rates of pub premises
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Pubs ‘n’ Bars portfolio sold
The 31 pubs formerly operated by Pubs ‘n’ Bars, which were placed on the market at the start of last year, have either been sold or had deals agreed on them
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Geronimo wins highest rating for sustainability
Geronimo Inns, the Young’s-owned pub company, says it’s the first pub group to receive the highest possible rating from the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA)
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Punch and noteholders clash over restructure process
Punch Taverns executive chairman Stephen Billingham and a committee representing senior Punch noteholders have clashed over the process of the company’s debt restructure
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NewsSt Austell enters coffee market
St Austell Brewery has announced plans to become the latest pub operator to enter the coffee market, with the launch of its Brewer & Bean brand
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Analysis & InsightAverage sale price of pubs up 3.3%
The average sale price of a pub has increased for the first time since 2007 and a record number of pubs are remaining as pubs after sale, according to the latest research from property agent Christie + Co