All Pubs articles – Page 298
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NewsPunch posts 1.4% rise in lfl core estate net income
Punch Taverns, the tenanted and leased pub operator, has reported a 1.4% rise in like-for-like net income in its core estate in the 12 weeks to 9 November, and maintained its view that it intends to announce restructuring proposals in December
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Fuller's bans e-cigs from pubs
Fuller’s has banned the use of e-cigarettes inside all its pubs, because the product causes “anxiety” among customers and staff
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NewsCollyer reiterates Buy for Greene King
Leading analyst Geof Collyer has reiterated his Buy recommendation for Greene King ahead of its half-year results next Tuesday (3 December), saying that the company remains his favourite in the sector
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NewsM&B: Expansion, Crown Carvery, promos, analysts
M&C Report takes a closer look at the full-year results for Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) and reports from an analyst presentation featuring chief executive Alistair Darby and finance director Tim Jones
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Alcohol promotions ban fails to reduce amount purchased
Banning multi-buy promotions for alcohol, implemented in Scotland in October 2011 as part of the Alcohol Act 2010, failed to reduce the amount of alcohol purchased, according to a new study
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M&B’s market review
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) said that 2013 has not been an easy year for UK consumers and pointed out five key trends currently impacting the market: Food remains the primary long term route to sustainable growth in this sector, the market is large but fragmented, leisure spending has been protected, the importance of brands is increasing, significant economic disparities by region and by economic grouping.
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M&B to take M&C north
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has lined up a further two sites for its steakhouse concept Miller & Carter (M&C) in Scotland and the north east, M&C Report understands
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OpinionSpirit of evolution
Chris Welham was faced with a “blank sheet of paper” when he took charge of Spirit Pub Company’s leased estate 18 months ago. With the decline in net income across the division now halted, Welham is busy evolving the estate, with new agreements and support packages aimed at leveraging the benefits of the group’s managed arm. John Harrington caught up with him
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Moorhouse's eyes disposals and investments
Moorhouse’s, the Lancashire brewer and pub operator, is looking to place a number of sites on the market at it prepares to make acquisitions, managing director David Grant has told M&C Report
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TCG refurbs flagship pub
TCG, the managed operator, has invested £225,000 in one of its flagship community pubs, the Fatling in Hornchurch, Essex
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Kornicis promotes Hall to ops director
Kornicis, the London-based bar and restaurant group, has promoted area manager Michelle Hall to the role of director of operations with immediate effect
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Pubwatch and BBN praised by think tank
Partnership schemes National Pubwatch and Best Bar None have been praised in a report that focuses on tackling the UK’s drinking culture
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NewsM&B FY lfls grow 0.4%
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), the managed operator, has reported a 0.4% rise in like-for-like sales in the year to 28 September as pre-tax profit grew from £82m to £150m
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NewsWillcock to become MD of Brunning & Price
Mary Willcock, the managing director of the Stonegate-owned Slug & Lettuce chain, is to become managing director of Brunning & Price (B&P), The Restaurant Group-owned pub group, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsJDW secures first pub in Ireland
JD Wetherspoon, the managed operator, has exchanged contracts to purchase its first pub in the Republic of Ireland and says it plans to open between 10 and 20 in the country over the next five to 10 years
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Fuller’s reveals new look for The Pilot
Fuller’s, the London-based family brewer, will today re-open its Greenwich pub The Pilot after a six-figure refurbishment
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NewsFrench: Marston’s strategy “relatively risky”
A leading analyst has said that he believes Marston’s strategy of accelerating disposals of bottom-end wet-led pubs whilst allocating more capital to new build food-focussed managed pubs remains relatively risky given the step up in industry supply
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Glendola to launch Glasgow concepts
Glendola, the bar and restaurant group, is to launch a new coffee shop concept and steak and burger restaurant in Glasgow before the end of the year
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Stonegate names Carlsberg its supplier of the year
Stonegate Pub Company, the managed operator, has named Carlsberg UK its Supplier of the Year at its annual supplier conference
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Four ex-Botanic sites sold again
Four of the seven former Botanic Inns pubs bought last month by brothers Seamus and Henry Downey have been sold once more to new owners, according to the Belfast Telegraph