All Pubs articles – Page 328
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NewsGreene King Retail LfLs rise 4.6%; reaches 1,000 managed sites
Greene King has reported a 4.6% rise in like-for-like sales across its Retail arm in the 18 weeks to 1 September, with “difficult” comparatives of the Jubilee and Euro 2012 “offset by the better summer weather”, and says it reached 1,000 managed sites
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NewsUpham Pub Co raises £11m for expansion
Hampshire-based Upham Pub Company has raised about £11m for expansion under the Enterprise Investment Scheme and hopes to increase this to £15m by the end of the year, co-founder David Butcher has told M&C Report
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NewsPunch lfls up 0.4%, to launch restructuring
Punch Taverns has reported a 0.4% rise in like-for-like net income across its core estate for the 12 weeks to 17 August 2013 and believes a consensual restructuring can be launched in H2
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Spirit reveals second Premium pub
Spirit Pub Company has converted a second site to its new Premium Pub concept with a £260,000 investment at the Cricketers in Kew Green, Richmond
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OpinionEnd of complacency
Parts of the British restaurant scene traditionally dominated by independents are facing fresh competition from dynamic new entrants. It’s a reminder that complacency is not an option, a lesson that’s equally important for the pub trade
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NewsJDW eyes Ireland debut
JD Wetherspoon is close to securing its first pub in Ireland, in Dublin, and has made offers on a number of outlets in the Republic. The managed operator has confirmed reports that it’s looking to spend €1 million buying the freehold of the Tonic pub in Blackrock. Contracts are expected to be signed over the next week
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Bloomsbury reveals Waterloo plans
Bloomsbury Leisure, the pub and leisure venue operator led by Jonathan Dalton, hopes to open its latest beer-focused tap pub concept at London’s Waterloo station in November, M&C Report has learnt
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Joule's buys three Punch pubs
Joule’s, the Shropshire-based brewer and pub operator, has bought a further three pubs from Punch Taverns for undisclosed amounts, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsCamerons puts 10 on the market
The Hartlepool-based brewer and pub operator has placed a package of 10 “non-core” freehold pubs on the market with Colliers International
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NewsPro-pub campaign urges mass tweet
The industry-funded national pro-pub campaign It’s Better Down the Pub is set to launch its third stage of activity by urging supporters to send out a mass tweet to over two million people on Tuesday 17 September
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Nicholson's sells more cask
The proportion of cask ale sales in Mitchells & Butlers’ Nicholson’s estate have grown from 11% of total drink sales three years ago to 20% now, the company has said
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Barworks takes Islington pub
Barworks, the bar and diner operator, has continued its expansion by taking the lease on a North London pub
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Faucet Inn to rollout Living Wage scheme
Faucet Inn is to become the first UK pub company to rollout the Living Wage scheme across its entire 21-strong estate
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NewsManagement initiatives to aid Spirit trading
A leading analyst is forecasting a pick-up in managed LFL sales in Q4 to c.4% for Spirit Pub Company, which he said will be due to a combination of more favourable weather and management initiatives
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Pubs reduce meal prices
A typical two-course meal at a pub costs 9% less than it did last year, according to research included in the Good Pub Guide, which is released today
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Locale opens craft beer BBQ concept
Locale, the Italian neighbourhood restaurant group set up by the Henry J Beans founders, has converted a site into a craft beer and barbecue pub concept, M&C Report has learnt
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Veterans eye growth for pub management/operating firm
Two industry veterans have set up the venture with plans to operate 14 sites on long-term leases by end of 2014, M&C Report has learnt
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Star looks to raise AWP income
Star Pubs & Bars, the Heineken-owned leased pub operator, is to roll out new technology across its estate that will help increase revenue for Amusement with Prizes machines
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NewsBrewDog eyes India for next overseas bar
BrewDog, the Scottish brewer and pub operator, is set to open its second bar overseas in New Delhi, India, before the end of this year, M&C Report has learnt
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Former Punch CEO joins IHG board
Ian Dyson, the former chief executive of Punch Taverns has joined Jill McDonald, the chief executive of McDonald’s UK, on the board of InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)