All Pubs articles – Page 279
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Analysis & InsightTime to check in?
The need to provide room service has always been one of the main stumbling blocks barring a successful partnership between hotel and restaurant operators. However, a proposal by Hilton Worldwide to replace room service at its full service properties with cafeteria-style eateries as the company moves toward a more limited-service offer could finally open up new partnerships and avenues to expansion
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Trust Inns PBT grows 6.8% in 'satisfactory' year
Trust Inns, the tenanted pub operator, saw pre-tax profits grow 6.8% to £2.3m in the year to 31 March.
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NewsLoungers eyes Cosy Club expansion; December lfls rise 8.6%
Loungers, the Piper-backed cafe bar operator, says its Cosy Club concept has the potential to expand to at least 70 sites, on top of at least 250 potential Lounge outlets
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Greek investor acquires Camden Barfly
A private Greek investor has acquired the freehold of iconic London music venue, the Camden Barfly, from property company Solitaire Group for £3.8m – a 5.5% yield
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Analyst corner
Leading analyst Nicholas Batram of Peel Hunt looks ahead to forthcoming trading updates from Domino’s, The Restaurant Group (TRG), Spirit Pub Company, JD Wetherspoon, Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) and Cineworld
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Gerard to develop site with Charles Wells
Chris Gerard, the founder of pub group Innventure, is to develop and open a venue in partnership with Bedford-based brewer and pub operator Charles Wells under a new venture called Apostrophe Pubs
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NewsFestive trade: how was it for you?
M&C Report speaks to a number of leading operators about how trade fared over the festive break
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OFT warns on pubco intervention
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has warned the Government that plans to intervene in the tenanted pub model could lead to higher rent for tenants and higher prices for customers
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Palmers PBT falls 19.4%
Palmers, the Dorset-based brewer and pub operator, has reported a drop in profits and turnover in the year to 31 March 2013 as it suffered from poor weather and the Olympic “stay away factor”
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NewsVarsity Bars targets growth
Varsity Bars, a new company that last month secured 18 former Bramwell Pub Company venues, is targeting an estate of 30 sites and will look to diversify the retail offer, operations/area manager Christian Kent has told M&C Report
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Miller & Carter set for Hereford
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is close to securing a further site for its steakhouse concept Miller & Carter (M&C) in Hereford
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Hook Norton returns to profit
Hook Norton has returned to profit in the year to 30 September and said it would dispose of more pubs and “potentially” make acquisitions
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NewsAlmost 10,000 invest in latest BrewDog scheme
Almost 10,000 people invested in the latest £4.25m fundraising drive from BrewDog, the company has said
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TCG festive turnover grows 7%
Turnover for TCG, the managed operator, grew 7% over the Christmas and New Year period, the company has said
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AtWill Pubs eyes 30-strong estate
AtWill Pubs, the Chester-based pub group, is planning to grow to 30 sites by the end of 2015, after strengthening its board and raising further investment
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Majority oppose Lambeth EMRO
Almost four times as many people have openly opposed plans by Lambeth Council in London to implement an Early Morning Restriction Order (EMRO) than have supported for the measure
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West Berkshire Brewery launches share offer
West Berkshire Brewery (WBB), the independent brewer, which is chaired by brewing and pub entrepreneur David Bruce, is to launch a share offer in the New Year
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Hydes targets acquisitions; swings into the black
Hydes, the Manchester-based brewer and pub operator, plans to trial a value dining concept and says it is “actively seeking” acquisitions for its managed arm
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NewsJDW January Sale to last three weeks
JD Wetherspoon, the managed operator, is to reduce the duration of its annual January Sale promotion by one week when it returns next month
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NewsMartin warns of high street blight
JD Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin has warned that pub closures risk creating a “high street blight”