All Pubs articles – Page 314
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NewsJDW secures £100m expansion fund
JD Wetherspoon has secured an extra £100m facility for its expansion plan, chairman Tim Martin has told M&C Report
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NewsThwaites eyes disposals and acquisitions
Rick Bailey, chief executive of Lancashire-based brewer and pub operator Daniel Thwaites, has told M&C Report he expects the company to dispose of more bottom end pubs and reiterated plans to acquire additional high quality sites
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NewsFurther Bramwell closures expected
Further closures of pubs operated by Bramwell are expected after another six of the group’s sites were closed and placed on the market, following the company being placed into administration last week
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Charles Wells creates new digital role
Charles Wells, the brewer and pub operator, has created a new role that focuses on improving its on-line presence
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Spirit promotes Young to facilities director
Spirit Pub Company has promoted David Young from head of investments to investments and facilities director
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Pint Shop concept launches
Pint Shop, the contemporary beer house concept, founded by Benny Peverelli and Richard Holmes, formerly executive chef and head of operations respectively at Leon, has launched in Cambridge
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OpinionPubco for sale, two careful owners
Orchid boss Rufus Hall is on a charm offensive as he tells Rob Willock the story of the group’s rise and rise from the ashes of a pre-pack to a successful estate of 250 pubs that are positively blooming
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Tommy Flynn's pub brand up to four
London Metropolitan Taverns, the London-based pub operator led by Sean Flynn, has opened its fourth pub under the Tommy Flynn’s brand and its first outside the capital, in Northampton
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Ideal launches new build Boat House Cafe
Ideal Collection is opening its seventh site in Chichester, West Sussex next week (15 November)
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NewsJDW raises openings target; Q1 lfls rise 3.7%
JD Wetherspoon, the managed pub operator, has increased its full-year openings target to between 40 to 50 as it reported a 3.7% rise in like-for-like sales in the 13 weeks to 27 October, with a slight dip in operating margin
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NewsThwaites H1 PBT grows 24.5%
Daniel Thwaites, the Lancashire brewer and pub operator, saw pre-tax profits rise 24.5% to £4.9m in the six months to 30 September and said it has witnessed an improvement in consumer confidence
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Balfour Lynn eyes London pub estate
Richard Balfour-Lynn, the founder of MWB Group Holdings, the former owner of the Hotel du Vin and Malmaison chains, is looking to build an estate of pubs in London, M&C Report understands
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NewsCollyer: Muted lfl growth at JDW expected
A leading analyst has said that he expects JD Wetherspoon to report muted like-for-like growth when it updates on first quarter trading tomorrow and that he continued to believe the key for the company is to deliver margin improvements and grow the FCF and dividends
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NewsStonegate's Missoula launches US-inspired menu
Missoula, the Stonegate-owned high street bar brand, has launched a new American-influenced menu
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Bar Holdings to open second Belle site
Bar Holdings, operator of the Sports Bar & Grill brand, is set to open the second site under its Belle bar and restaurant with rooms format, M&C Report understands
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Analysis & InsightThat’s the Spirit
Spirit Pub Company has come a long way since its demerger from Punch Taverns over two years ago. However, despite consolidation in the pub sector coming back into play, reports that the Mike Tye-led group is considering a bid for rival Orchid seems at the moment a case of the business running before it can walk
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NewsSpirit completes refinancing
Spirit Pub Company has announced the results of its debt re-profiling, achieving its desired target of securing participating levels of 70% for A1 bondholders and 50% for A3 bondholders, which should free up c£53m of cash for expansion
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Sheps to make larger tenanted investments
Shepherd Neame, the Kent-based brewer and pub operator, is focusing on bigger investments in its tenanted estate over this current financial year
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InterviewsFriday five-minute interview
M&C Report talks to Jonathan Neame, chief executive of Kent-based brewer and pub operator Shepherd Neame, about his best investment, his best business decision and the best piece of advice he’s ever received
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NewsFrench: Extension of opening hours at JDW will be a success
A leading analyst has said that JD Wetherspoon’s decision to extend is food serving hours to 11pm will prove another successful strategic move at a time of “ongoing flux amongst the competition”