All Pubs articles – Page 34
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NewsPubcos need to evolve offer to multiple operators
A group of leading multiple pub operators have called for the large pubcos to be more flexible in the way they support evolving businesses.
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NewsMountstevens outlines Star's five-year investment plan
Heineken-owned Star Pubs & Bars is prepared to pump millions of pounds into its tenanted and leased estate this year, managing director Lawson Mountstevens has indicated.
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NewsStonegate starts Be At One and Sports Bar & Grill conversions
Stonegate has completed its first conversion of an existing site to the Sports Bar & Grill brand and is about to launch three new Be At One sites, chief executive Simon Longbottom told MCA.
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NewsBrains sees lfls pick up as investment drive begins
Alistair Darby, the chief executive of SA Brain, has told MCA that there is huge scope to drive like-for-like sales within the existing pub estate before the company returns to the acquisition trail.
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NewsOperator agreements “will not replace the tied model”
Ei Group chief executive Simon Townsend has vowed that the operator agreement is “categorically not going to replace the tied model”.
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NewsCatling returns to sector with The Belle in Cambridgeshire
Urban Inns co-founder David Catling has returned to the pub sector after taking on The Belle in Bassingbourne, Cambridgeshire.
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NewsCity Pub Group acquires Pride of Paddington
City Pub Group has grown its London estate to 18 with the acquisition of the Pride of Paddington, MCA has learnt.
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NewsACI to explore funding options
Anglian Country Inns is to examine its options this year as it seeks to fund the next stage of its growth, MCA understands.
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NewsBlind Tiger Inns grows to 15
Blind Tiger Inns, the Chris Tulloch-led operator, has opened its 15th site after taking on the The Grapes in Liverpool’s Matthew Street.
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NewsCamerons acquires York site
Camerons, the North East-based brewer and pub operator, has acquired Sutlers bar in York from a private vendor.
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NewsRufus Hall to head new management team at Epic
Rufus Hall, the former Orchid Group chief executive, has been appointed chairman of the 11-strong Epic Pubs estate, with Jo Probert, formerly of Slug & Lettuce coming in as MD.
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NewsMosaic takes on Antic site, wraps up two other deals
Mosaic Pub & Dining has taken on the Jam Circus in Brockley from Antic as well as acquiring The Admiral Hardy in Greenwich Market.
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WBB acquires City Pub site in Oxford
West Berkshire Brewery, the David Bruce-led group, has taken on its first wholly-owned pub, MCA has learnt.
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NewsAmber to focus on retail units for growth
Amber Taverns managing director James Baer has told MCA that the group’s main focus for expansion is now the acquisition of retail units.
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Former DM Group founders to open new Fulham pub
Mark Dyer and Eamonn Manson, founders of DM Group, are to open a new brasserie-style restaurant next month – Brook House on Fulham Broadway, MCA has learnt.
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Ei Group agrees corporate partnership with charity The Clink
Ei Group has embarked on a corporate partnership with charity The Clink, as part of efforts to strengthen the work it does around social responsibility.
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EiG to focus on regions for Managed Expert expansion
Ei Group’s focus for its Managed Investments business going forward is to bolster its partnerships outside of London, while acquisitions will now be considered as a way to grow the businesses under this umbrella.
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NewsMCA Introduces: Ninth Life
MCA visits Laine’s latest venue, Ninth Life, an ambitious festival-themed multi-storey venue in Catford.
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NewsBison team take former Doctor Brightons pub
Radfox, a Brighton based operator from the team behind Bison Beer, has taken the former Doctor Brightons pub, MCA understands.
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NewsAinsworth takes on The Mariners in Rock with Sharp's
Paul and Emma Ainsworth have acquired the lease of The Mariners in Rock, Cornwall, in a joint venture with Sharp’s Brewery.