All Pubs articles – Page 7
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NewsOne in eight pubs now ‘technically insolvent’
New analysis by accountancy firm Price Bailey show pub insolvencies surged during the spring and summer of 2025 with June recording the highest number of business failures in over a decade
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NewsGreene King invests over £6m into London pubs
The investments have contributed to a significant rise in sales at a number of sites, including The Railway and The City of Quebec
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Analysis & InsightDrinks giant Diageo gambles on Guinness Zero boom
Diageo is pinning its hopes on a boom in sales of its non-alcoholic Guinness Zero to revive investor confidence, the Daily Mail reports
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NewsLaine Pub Company founder Gavin George joins Chickpea Group board
George, who stepped down as CEO of Laine in 2024, will work closely with the Chickpea board to advise on and support its next period of growth
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InterviewsUrban Pubs & Bars: ‘We’re very much an opportunity driven business’
The pub group’s acquisition of Albion & East adds two more postcodes to its growing London estate, and further purchases could be on the cards
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NewsGovernment urged to rethink inheritance tax reforms
Oak Taverns and Milsom Hotels & Restaurants are among the family-owned businesses calling on the government to change course amid fears the reforms could leave many operators forced to sell
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NewsInn Collection aiming to grow to 40 sites by 2030
The North-East based group is also looking to create more than 700 jobs as part of the five-year growth plan, which comes after it secured £125m in funding from HSBC
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NewsUrban Pubs & Bars acquires Albion & East
The Davidson Kempner and Global Mutual-backed pub and bar group said the acquisition of four venues in the capital strengthens its position as ‘London’s leading independent pub group’
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NewsBusiness rates surcharge could cause closures, UKH warns
The trade body has untied with the British Retail Consortium to warn that the planned surcharge could leave hundreds of high street properties at risk of closure
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NewsPunch Pubs sees ‘strong uplift’ from conversions
CFO Steve Dando commented on increased profitability from sites converted to the pub partnerships model, while saying the business remains ‘opportunistic’ on acquisitions
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NewsUrban Village looks to secure EIS liquidity requirement
The 10-strong operator has appointed Savills to conduct a strategic review as the 10-site operator seeks a liquidity event for Enterprise Investment Scheme investors
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Analysis & InsightFlat September for hospitality as groups deliver like-for-like sales growth of 0.2%
Britain’s top restaurant, pub and bar groups delivered a second period of fractional growth in a row and only the fourth positive month since the start of 2025
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NewsRestaurant and hotel prices rise marginally as UK inflation holds at 3.8%
The 12-month inflation rate for restaurant and hotel prices rose to 3.9% in September, up from 3.8% in August
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InterviewsValiant Pubs set to break through 100-site mark by year end
The Njord Partners-backed pub company added 24 sites to its estate in the last finanical year, with the current cycle likely to result in a similar number of acquisitions, CEO Mark McGinty tells MCA
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Analysis & InsightInvestors still see sustainability as ‘a key element of the sector’
According to Burger King UK CFO Tim Doubleday, running a responsible business and having a strong sustainability agenda are “massively linked together”
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InterviewsAmber Taverns: ‘We’re seeing real momentum’
The community pub operator is targeting 17 new sites including southern expansion this year as it looks to become a nationwide operator, chairman James Baer tells MCA
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NewsGreene King boss: Cafés and delivery apps are ‘taking away leisure time from the pub’
Nick Mackenzie has said that pubs across the UK are having to adapt to bring in a generation of Brits who drink less and less often
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NewsAmber Taverns delivers record turnover of £120m
The community pub operator, which trades from 184 pubs across the UK, saw turnover increase 9% year-on-year, with profit before tax up 7% to £19.1m
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NewsValiant achieves positive EBITDA in FY25
The community-focused pub company, founded in 2021 by Gerry Carroll and Mark McGinty, added 24 sites to its estate last year, with its estate totalling 80 pubs by the year end.
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Analysis & InsightHow business inheritance changes could cause shockwaves for the historic family brewing sector
There are fears Britain’s family brewers could be forced to sell up to large corporations or be broken up due to changes to the business inheritance rules, Simon Brooke reports