All Pubs articles – Page 284
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NewsDeutsche considers IPO for Orchid
Deutsche Bank is understood to be conducting a beauty parade of potential advisers to a possible IPO of Orchid Group
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NewsSheps: investments, services, coffee, state of trade
M&C Report takes a closer look at the H1 results to 28 December for Shepherd Neame, and speaks to chief executive Jonathan Neame about the company’s approach to investments; which of its additional services are proving most popular with tenants; plus insights into acquisitions, disposals and coffee
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Analysis & Insight
Tenant/pubco relations improve
Pub tenants have reported a significant improvement in their relationships with their pub companies over the past year, according to new research
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Digital advertising 'must be more targeted'
Digital advertising needs to be “much more targeted” at individual pub customers, a leading marketing expert told the Future Pub Conference
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Local authorities show little appetite to set licensing fees
There seems little appetite from local authorities for the power to set licensing fees locally “with all the administration and probable hassle this would bring”
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Fuller’s appoints agency to highlight food credentials
Fuller’s has appointed brand and marketing agency WE ARE Spectacular to oversee a long-term brief to make ‘Fuller’s even more famous for food’
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NewsPunch targets restructure agreement in weeks
Punch Taverns says it’s aiming to agree the terms of a consensual restructuring of its debt over the next few weeks
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NewsOrchid reveals investment plan; eyes ownership options
Orchid Group, the managed operator, says it plans to invest a “millions more” in 13 sites this financial quarter, with more to follow in the remainder of 2014, as it outlines its options regarding its future financing and ownership structure
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NewsEmeny: service is the new battleground
Service is the “new battleground” for pubs, and an area where the sector has not necessarily improved noticeably since the 1970s, Fuller’s chief executive Simon Emeny told the Future Pub Conference
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Ex-M&B director launches Pug Pubs
Nigel Pinegar, former retail director at Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), has launched a new pub venture called Pug Pubs
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NewsJack: JDW PBT to grow 6%
Leading analyst Douglas Jack has forecast that JD Wetherspoon will report a 6% rise in pre-tax profit to £37m, with earnings up 9%, at its interim results next Friday (14 March)
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NewsSheps growth accelerates
Shepherd Neame, the Kent-based brewer and pub operator, saw growth accelerate across its tenanted and managed pubs, its hotels and core brands in the 26 weeks ended 28 December, with managed like-for-likes up 7.5% in the period
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Greene King and Stonegate make apprenticeship commitments
Greene King and Stonegate have announced UK-wide apprenticeship schemes to boost the skills profiles of their employees as part of National Apprenticeship Week
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NewsToby Smith to leave Stonegate
Stonegate, the managed operator, has announced that chief executive Toby Smith is to leave the company as soon as a suitable successor can be appointed
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NewsDarby: sector must be 'bigger, braver, bolder'
The pub industry needs to be “bigger, braver and bolder” to encourage young people to seek a career in the sector, according to Mitchells & Butlers chief executive Alistair Darby
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NewsBrewDog secures Cardiff licence; opens in Tokyo
BrewDog, the Scottish brewer and pub operator, has been granted a licence for a new bar in Cardiff as it opens its third venue overseas, in Tokyo
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New owners found for Singer Inns sites
Administrators from FRP Advisory have announced they have already found owners for three of the six Singer Inns sites, after the company was placed into administration last month following a period of “unsustainable pressure on the company’s cash flow”.
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Stonegate investments continue
Stonegate has continued its investment programme by spending £160,000 refurbishing the Wellington in Wolviston, County Durham
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NewsPunch demands Cable meeting
Punch Taverns executive chairman Stephen Billingham has written to Vince Cable demanding a meeting after the Business Secretary’s ‘gaffe’ last week
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NewsM&B pledges 1,000 new apprenticeships
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has pledged it will recruit 1,000 new skills-based apprentices over the next two years, to work across its brands as part of its commitment to developing young talent