All Pubs articles – Page 291
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NewsGreene King plans full house
Greene King, the brewer and pub operator, could be about to make a significant move into the bingo sector after applying for two separate bingo licences
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NewsMarston's places 26 pubs on the market
Marston’s, the brewer and pub operator, has placed a package of 26 pubs on the market with Sidney Phillips, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsDraft House reports double-digit growth
Draft House has reported double-digit like-for-like sales growth over the last three months and said it was close to adding a further two sites to its estate for openings in the first quarter of next year
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Craft Beer Co eyes regional expansion
Craft Beer Co is to look at further opportunities outside London next year as it looks to double its five-strong estate over the next few years before considering its next stage of growth
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NewsSheps: mandatory free-of-tie would shut brewery
Shepherd Neame has told the Government that a mandatory free-of-tie option would “almost certainly” result in the closure of its brewery
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NewsRollo: M&B to resume dividend payments in 2015
Leading analyst Jamie Rollo says he believes Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) will not resume dividend payments until 2015 and that he “struggles to see” the investment case in the company
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Thorley Taverns has three sites on the market
Phil Thorley, operations director of Kent-based pub, restaurant and hotel group Thorley Taverns, has told M&C Report the company currently has three sites on the market and has its “ear close to the ground” for potential acquisitions
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NewsPubco critic MP to oversee code decision
The new Government minister charged with overseeing proposals for a statutory code in the pubco/tenant relationship is an outspoken critic of pub companies
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OpinionTaking M&B back to the top of its game
A year into his role as chief executive of Mitchells & Butlers, AlistairDarby has got under the skin of the UK’s largest managed eating and drinking-out operator and started to lay the foundations to put it back to its position as the leader of the sector’s pack
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JDW to open Hope & Champion at services
JD Wetherspoon has named the pub and opening date for its debut at a service station
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NewsTuppen's FY pay falls
Enterprise Inns chief executive Ted Tuppen saw his total pay for 2013 fall from £1,159,00 to £1,024,000 after a 42% fall in his annual bonus (£192,000)
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BBPA returns to pre-tax profit
The British Beer & Pub Association returned to pre-tax profit in the year to 30 September, a period described by chief executive Brigid Simmonds as “very successful” for the trade body
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Imbiba looks to raise £6m
Imbiba Partnership is looking to raise £6m from its latest round of fundraising as it looks to add further sites to its Darwin & Wallace (D&W) and Camm & Hooper (C&H) vehicles
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NewsNo annual bonuses for Marston’s exec directors
No annual bonuses were paid to Marston’s executive directors in its most recent financial year and the company plans to limit future payments under its long term incentive plan (LTIP), according to Marston’s Annual Report
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Davy's PBT grows five-fold
Davy’s, the historic London wine bar operator, saw pre-tax profits increase more than five-fold to £706,488 in the year to 30 March as profitability improved in core units and following the closure of “weaker” sites
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Antic seeks head of marketing
London-based multi-site operator Antic, led by Anthony Thomas and backed by Downing, is seeking to appoint its first head of marketing as it lines up seven new openings for the first half of 2014
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Gresham Inns sells Old Street pub
Gresham Inns, the London-based business led by Will Clayton, has sold a pub near Old Street as it looks to concentrate on expanding its Cork & Bottle wine bar concept
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Analysis & Insight
Operators report 1.7% lfls growth in November
Like-for-like sales among 27 leading pub and restaurant groups increased 1.7% in November compared to the same month last year, with managed pub operators the main drivers of growth, new figures show
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BISC chair’s letter to Cable
BISC chair Adrian Bailey writes to Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, urging to stop delaying and get on with introducing a statutory code for pub companies
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NewsMPs urge Cable to 'act now' on statutory pubco code
An influential committee of MPs has written to Business Secretary Vince Cable urging the Government not to delay in introducing a statutory code of conduct for the pubco/tenant relationship