All Pubs articles – Page 309
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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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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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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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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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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
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B&P secures Hampton Court site
Brunning & Price (B&P) is to take over a further site from sister group Home Counties Pubs at the start of next year in the Hampton Court area
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NewsAnalyst corner
Simon French at Panmure Gordon looks ahead to the full-year results for Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) next Tuesday (26 November) and says he expects “few surprises”
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NewsSpirit all-but ends leased disposals
Spirit Leased, the leased arm of Spirit Pub Company, has all-but completed its disposals programme and could add sites over the longer term, managing director Chris Welham has told M&C Report
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NewsStonegate promotes ex-Bramwell sites on new website
Stonegate Pub Company has created a new website to promote the 78 former Bramwell Pub Company pubs that it bought last week to customers, M&C Report has learnt
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Jack upgrades PBT Fuller's estimates for 2015 and 2016
Leading analyst Douglas Jack has upgraded his pre-tax profit estimates for 2015 and 2016 for Fuller’s following the London-based brewer and pub operator’s H1 results this morning
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NewsFuller's H1 EBITDA grows 4%
Fuller’s, the London-based brewer and pub operator, has reported a 4% rise in EBITDA to £28.1m in the six months to 28 September as like-for-likes in its managed estate grew 7.9%
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NewsP&P refurbs Tunbridge Wells site
Pitcher & Piano, the Marston’s-owned bar chain, is to open its site in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, following a £400,000 refurbishment that will see it move away from being a late-night venue