All Pubs articles – Page 6
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NewsBrunning & Price ready to step up acquisitions
The Restaurant Group-owned pub company is actively seeking new sites to grow its c.89-strong portfolio after a “relatively quiet 2024”
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NewsGreene King sets out proposals for business rates relief
The pubco recommends the business rates multiplier for pubs should be reduced by 20p, and that rates should be calculated based on profit rather than turnover
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InterviewsBrewhouse & Kitchen: ‘We have less people doing more and more hours’
The pub operator may have reduced its workforce through natural attrition, but the impact of April’s extra labour costs is inhibiting growth and new job creation, CEO Kris Gumbrell tells MCA
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Weekend Press‘Too hot to shop’: Misery for High Street retailers as UK heatwave sees shopping trips melt away
June’s heat caused a meltdown on Britain’s high streets. Shopper numbers fell 1.8 per cent year-on-year as it was ‘too hot to shop’, said the British Retail Consortium
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Weekend PressHow Labour gave British pubs an almighty hangover
As tax bills go through the roof, the pint glass looks decidedly half-empty for publicans, The Telegraph reports
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Analysis & Insight‘People are choosing pubs based on sustainability credentials’
Mitchells & Butlers, Punch Pubs and Shepherd Neame shared insights on sustainability strategies, investment challenges and the operational realities of decarbonisation at this year’s Pub Conference.
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NewsChestnut Group announces senior appointments as part of growth plan
Henry Fairbanks has been promoted from director of operations to director of acquisitions and wholesale, while Ollie Tresize joins the business as head of operations.
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InterviewsMarston’s: ‘We are laser focused on productivity’
Labour efficiency, the use of technology and a focus on staff retention are just some of the ways operators are dealing with the influx of extra labour costs, MCA’s Pub Conference heard.
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NewsM&A outlook in pubs: why buyers are back on the hunt
Stabilising consumer spending, improving debt availability and a shift in operator strategy are setting the stage for renewed M&A activity across the UK pub sector, according to Craig Rachel, director at AlixPartners
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NewsMarston’s launches new family pub concept
The pub group will refurbish existing sites to include new family-focused spaces, play areas, games, craft activities, confectionary bars, and special events
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Analysis & InsightAlmost 400 pubs forecast to close this year
At least one pub is set to close every single day of 2025, with the closures resulting in around 5,600 job losses, figures published by the British Beer & Pub Association have shown.
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NewsYoung’s ‘confident’ about the year ahead
The premium pub operator achieved like-for-like sales growth of 7% in the 14 weeks to 8 July 2025 – boosted by the warmer weather this spring and summer – as its strong sales momentum continues.
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InterviewsSt Austell: ‘We’re very much on a growth trajectory’
Speaking at MCA’s Pub Conference, COO Andrew Turner said the Cornish brewer remains fiercely committed to both its brewing heritage and pub estate
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InterviewsGreene King: ‘The future of socialising is changing’
Jodie Tate, MD of Destination Brands and Ventures, told MCA’s Pub Conference that experiential venues will be key investments for the pub company
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InterviewsButcombe Group: ‘Loyalty is driving a disproportionate amount of growth’
More than half of the pub and inn operator’s like-for-like growth was connected to loyalty transactions last year, CEO Jonathan Lawson told MCA’s Pub Conference
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Weekend PressStruggling pubs and cafes to get lifeline under new rules
Struggling pubs, cafes and clubs around the country could be rescued under new a new law to let locals take them over, The Mirror reports
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InterviewsPunch sees managed partnership model as ‘key growth engine’
The pub group is investing heavily in its managed partnerships model and sees it as “one of the key growth engines of our business over the coming years”, CEO Andy Spencer told MCA’s Pub Conference
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NewsPortobello Pub Company ‘consistently ahead of market peers’
The Zetland-backed, 27-strong pub group said like-for-like growth remains strong in a challenged market, with group revenue of £29m
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NewsUrban Pubs & Bars on track to deliver turnover in excess of £100m
As the wider sector saw a 1% dip in May, managing director Chris Hill revealed the pub group achieved growth of 6.2% as it continues to expand its 56-strong estate
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Event NewsParogon Group: ‘We’ve still got growth’
The pub-restaurant operator continues to look for sites that fit its portfolio, but will expand via measured, sustainable growth, co-founder Richard Colclough told MCA’s Pub Conference