All Stonegate Pub Company Limited articles
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Weekend PressCan Britain’s biggest pub firm shake its crippling debt hangover?
Stonegate has lost almost £650m in the past three years and is carrying billions in debt. Its boss claims he is finally turning things around, The Sunday Times reports
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NewsStonegate: ‘Constructive discussions ongoing with landlords’
The pub and bar group is working with advisors at FRP to restructure its leasehold business in response to inflationary and tax pressures
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NewsStonegate’s estate transformation strategy ‘delivering’ amid ‘well-documented trading challenges’
The pub giant says the plan has allowed it to mitigate continued inflationary cost pressures, improving the bottom-line performance despite an expected drop in revenue in its latest results
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InterviewsStonegate: ‘We’ve seen the benefits of a significant transformation strategy’
CEO David McDowall tells MCA that positive trading trends have continued into the second quarter of the year, following a step change that has delivered on “culture, strategy, and now performance”
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Analysis & Insight‘This is an industry recalibrating, not declining’: Debt, disposals, and the long-term outlook for pubs
Stonegate and Greene King are among those reviewing their portfolios as cost inflation, changing consumer habits and margin compression force a strategic rethink of the traditional managed pub model. Industry experts say the moves signal a broader sectoral shift towards franchising, partnerships and alternative formats rather than outright decline
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News‘A defining moment for the brand’ - Be At One rolls out concept evolution
The Stonegate-owned bar group says it is entering ‘a new era’ with a refreshed drinks menu and updated guest experience being expanded across its estate following a successful trial
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NewsStonegate reports 'material uplift' in profit margin
CEO David McDowall said it’s estate transformation strategy, which involves converting managed sites to leased & tenanted and operator-managed, is delivering results
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NewsMays Elansari joins Wasabi as marketing director
Elansari, who joins the sushi and bento brand following a stint at Stonegate, will be working alongside recently appointed commercial MD Tony Barr to support the group as it scales
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NewsSocial Pub and Kitchen rolls out menu refresh
The Stonegate Group brand has introduced new menus across 62 sites - with new smash burgers, healthier options, and offers - as it looks to evolve its offering in line with changing consumer trends
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NewsStonegate sets out sustainability achievements
The pub and bar giant says it has achieved zero waste to landfill, reduced energy consumption and eliminated 10,723 single use bottles
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NewsStonegate advisors set out leasehold restructuring proposals
The pub and bar company appointed FRP Advisory last month, with documents seen by MCA outlining proposals for a ‘cross-class cram down’ on dissenting creditors, meaning it can press ahead with the restructure without the approval of all landlords
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OpinionFull circle as Revolution Bars join Neos Hospitality
As Neos Hospitality acquires 20 Revolution and Revolución de Cuba sites out of administration, it’s just the latest in a series of talks the parties have held over the years about joining forces
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Analysis & InsightAnand just like that… has RedCat finally landed on its feet?
The Rooney Anand founded business is exiting its managed estate and bringing together its pubs-with-rooms sites into one division, a canny move that presents significant opportunities
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NewsStonegate announces new charity partnership
The group is aiming to ‘bring suicide prevention into the heart of Britain’s pubs, bars and venues’ thorough a partnership with the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM)
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Opinion‘If a pub disappears it’s a tragedy. A chain restaurant doesn’t have the same cache’
Despite pressure to widen relief to the whole sector, the Chancellor has repeatedly emphasised pubs as the category most in need of support
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NewsStonegate appoints advisers as it seeks to streamline business
The pub company, which has more than 4,300 sites in the UK – and £3m of debt – has appointed restructuring firm FRP Advisory in a bid to “reinforce the group’s long-term resilience and sustainability”.
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NewsStonegate invests ‘record’ £12m in its pubs in first quarter of the year
The pubco has also confirmed a development pipeline of £30m for the remainder of the financial year that includes the launch of a new co-investment programme in early 2026
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OpinionCrisp Pizza on relocating pubs
Carl McCluskey points the finger at the landlord of his family Hammersmith pub; and a flamboyant former pub tycoon joins forces with a former PM for a private members’ club wheeze
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NewsBusiness rates reform promises rapidly unravel
Fury is mounting over eye-watering increases to rateable values, which will see an average pub pay nearly £13k more in business rates over three years, as rates climb 76% for pubs and 115% for hotels
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Analysis & InsightStonegate’s Platinum portfolio: real estate investors on ‘high alert’
With the UK’s biggest pub company looking at options for a 1,000-strong collection of pubs to pay down debts of over £3bn, Simon Brooke explores the potential outcomes and profiles of buyers