All Stonegate Pub Company Limited articles – Page 2
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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
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NewsShepherd Neame calls on government to back businesses
Speaking to The Sunday Times, CEO Jonathan Neame said the rise in employment costs had curtailed growth and forced price increases, while making new entrants to the job market less appealing to hire
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NewsStonegate eyes £1bn sale of 1,000 sites
The group has held talks with advisers about calling time on prime freehold properties as it battles to bring down debts of more than £3bn