All Pubs articles – Page 306
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NewsCamerons acquires Head of Steam group
Camerons Brewery, the Hartlepool-based brewer and pub operator, has acquired the seven-strong Head of Steam group, as it looks to triple its now c75-strong estate over the next three years
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Davy's eyes refurbs; opens cocktail bar
Davy’s, the historic London wine bar operator, has identified two more sites for major refurbishments in 2014 after completing three projects in recent months and opening a new cocktail bar in Greenwich, chairman James Davy has told M&C Report
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NewsGreene King: William Pears, newbuilds, franchise, analysts
M&C Report takes a closer look at Greene King’s results for the 24 weeks to 13 October and speaks to chief executive Rooney Anand
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Cirrus expansion continues
Cirrus Inns has secured its 11th site and strengthened its management team with the appointment of a head of sales and marketing
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Vianet hopes to accelerate installations
Vianet is confident it will match or exceed the number of installations of its beer flow monitoring equipment at pubs in the second half of its financial year compared to H1, despite uncertainty around Government intervention
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NewsSector brands dominate High St happiness list
Leading eating and drinking-out sector operators have dominated the top 10 of the latest High Street Happiness Survey, which looks into the levels of customer satisfaction being provided by the UK’s top high street brands
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NewsOakman raises £5.5m for expansion; names new FD
Oakman Inns & Restaurants, the Peter Borg-Neal-led group, has raised £5.5m for further expansion and announced the appointment of Joseph Evans, currently financial controller of Whitbread Hotel and Restaurant Division, as its new finance director
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Pubco code 'uncertainty' hits Vianet
Profits for Vianet, the beer flow monitoring company, declined in the six months to 30 September as a “direct result” of factors including continuing pub disposals and fewer iDraught installations due to the “uncertainty” around Government intervention via the proposed Statutory Code
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Leslau vehicle reports uplift in ETI portfolio
Max Property Group which acquired 29 Enterprise Inns in a £44.4m sale-and-leaseback deal in January 2011, has reported a 6.6% uplift in the value of the portfolio for the six months to the end of September 2013
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NewsFuller’s targets service consistency
Fuller’s expects to “win” on the issue of offering consistently high levels of service at its managed pubs in the next year, something that’s not currently happening on a consistent basis, according to chief executive Simon Emeny
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OpinionI predict a…
Stefan Chomka looks ahead to what 2014 has in store, with 10 predictions, some “dead-certs” like Alan Yau’s opening of ‘Asian gastropub’ Duck & Rice rekindling publicans’ desires to return to the heady days of the mid 1990s where a Thai restaurant was the pub accessory du jour; and some more avant-garde, including the possible opening of bread and butter concept called B&B
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NewsMarston’s accelerating towards managed pub operator status
A leading analyst has said that the recent full-year results from Marston’s provided further evidence of the company accelerating the transformation process to become a predominately managed pub operator
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Realpubs founders launch new company
Nick Pring and Malcolm Heap, the founders of Realpubs which was acquired by Greene King two year for £53.1m, have named their new company Urban Pubs and Bars and said they hoped to grow an estate of up to 20 sites across London’s “urban villages” over the next four years
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NewsGreene King Retail lfls grow 3.5%
Greene King, the brewer and pub operator, has reported a 3.5% rise in like-for-like sales in the 24 weeks to 13 October and said it’s planning a further 90 acquisitions for its managed Retail estate over the next 18 months
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TCG launches 'most innovative' cocktail menu
TCG says it will be the first mainstream operator to offer American cocktail craze Pickleback in its new cocktail menu launched this month, which is billed as the most innovative in the mainstream pub and bar sector
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A surprise and a space race
After a long interview process, which allowed him to get to know Mitchells & Butlers’ (M&B) people, and business fundamentals, and also hear a candid assessment from the board on what they thought needed to be done to transform the company, Alistair Darby admits that there was only one surprise awaiting him when he took up his new role as chief executive last October
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Bathams PBT falls 4.8%
Daniel Batham & Son, the West Midlands brewer and pub operator, saw pre-tax profits fall 4.8% to £1.3m in the year to 30 June 2013
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NewsSpirit eyes brands expansion
Spirit Group plans to open up to 20 new sites across the UK over the next 15 months under its Flaming Grill, Fayre & Square and Taylor Walker brands
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NewsFrench predicts robust H1 for Greene King
Leading analyst Simon French has reiterated his Hold recommendation and 750p Target Price for Greene King ahead of its half-year results on 3 December, predicting a “robust” performance for the brewer and pub operator
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Former Fat Cat leaseholds sold for £50k-£95k
The leases of three bars formerly operated by Fat Cat Café Bars, which was placed in administration in April, have been sold for sums between £50,000 and £95,000 each, according to a new report from its administrator Cooper Parry