All Pubs articles – Page 59
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NewsShepherd Neame plans significant investment in managed estate
Shepherd Neame has earmarked significant funds for investment in its managed estate over the course of 2019, with several million pound projects in the offing, MCA has learnt.
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EiG focuses on north for partnership growth
Ei Group is seeking new partnerships with both existing and aspiring multiple operators across the North of England with the launch of a new targeted networking and recruitment event.
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NewsRevere sees opportunities to rebuild Pitcher & Piano’s national presence
Colin Sadler, managing director of Marston’s Revere arm, has said the success of the first Pitcher & Piano opening in five years has emboldened the company to look for more opportunities.
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NewsPied à Terre founder to start pub venture
The restaurateur behind Pied à Terre is making a move in to the London pub sector after acquiring The Devereux, according to MCA’s sister title BigHospitality.
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NewsShepherd Neame managed lfls up 3.7%
Shepherd Neame has reported like-for-like sales (lfls) up 3.7% in its managed estate for the 35 weeks to 2 March.
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OpinionInvesting in the next generation of the pub sector
At the Tenanted Pub Company Summit, Admiral Taverns’ chief executive, Kevin Georgel, gave his thoughts on the continued resurgence of wet-led community pubs and the innovation driving that. However, he also challenged the sector to match investment in property with an equal commitment to developing its people. The following is an extract from his speech.
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Laine promotes Hills to CCO
Laine Pub Company, the Brighton and London-based multiple operator, has promoted Dan Hills to the new role of chief commercial officer.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.