All Stonegate Pub Company Limited articles – Page 7
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NewsDevelopment programme for Craft Union
The regional manager programme is part of Stonegate’s award-winning ‘Albert’s Theory of Progression’
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Analysis & InsightBudget reaction: Wet-led community pubs hailed as winners
Alcohol duty reform was received positively and “should be introduced as soon as possible” while the one year 50% discount on business rates was seen to favour smaller operators and community pubs.
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NewsHospitality boosted by return of office workers
Footfall and trading levels continue to improve week-on-week as we progress through September, with quick service outlets such as Pret A Manger and Black Sheep Coffee reporting significant increases in sales in key city centre locations. Restaurant operators such as Fulham Shore are also seeing improvements ...
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NewsStonegate reports ‘small uplift’ in city sites
Stonegate has reported a small, encouraging uplift in sales as workers return to offices, but has warned uncertainty over Covid passports could yet hamper the recovery of the late-night sector it operates in.
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NewsStonegate to launch £165m secured notes offering
Stonegate Group is to launch a senior secured notes offering in a bid to raise £165m, in part to finance the capital expenditure in its pubs.
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NewsStonegate files £845m lawsuit against insurers
Stonegate Group has filed a £845m lawsuit against its insurers: MS Amlin, Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe and Zurich, in the latest sector dispute over business interruption policies.
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NewsStonegate celebrates pub yarns
Stonegate Group has launched a book, Short Stories from down the Pub, celebrating the people and tales from pubs across the country, and the role they play in their communities.
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NewsScrapping of Test and Trace self-isolation requirement ‘fundamental to recovery’ of hospitality
Abolishing the requirement for staff to self-isolate for ten days when pinged by the NHS Test and Trace app is vital for the recovery of the hospitality sector, MCA has heard.
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NewsStonegate launches multi-unit leadership diploma
Stonegate Group has launched a new Multi-Unit Leadership Diploma, in keeping with the company’s ‘bar to boardroom’ ethos.
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InterviewsNTIA: ‘We were blown away by the lack of regard for the sector’
The government’s plan to give one week’s notice to reopen shows little respect for the nightlife sector, Michael Kill, chief executive of the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has told MCA.
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NewsStonegate appoints new property director
Stonegate Group has announced the appointment of David Roberts as property director.
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Analysis & InsightOpening night: ‘All very calm, well behaved and respectful’
Having waited months to welcome customers back inside, for one operator, 17 May was just like a normal Monday.
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NewsPubs poised to bring back drinking at the bar
Senior leaders at some of the UK’s biggest pub companies are gearing up for customers to be able to drink at the bar from 21 June, the Telegraph has reported.
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EventsRetailer’s Retailer Awards 2021 winners
The best of the best in the hospitality industry were recognised at MCA’s 2021 Retailer’s Retailer Awards, which were broadcast live on 11 March.
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NewsPub sector rebuffs calorie labelling proposals
The pub sector has challenged the logic of introducing calorie labelling for on-trade drinks at a time when many operators in the hospitality industry are battling for survival.
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NewsStonegate to sell 42 pubs to RedCat
Stonegate has confirmed it has agreed to dispose of a package of 42 pubs to RedCat Pub Company for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition is expected to complete in the Summer.
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NewsStonegate announces fresh support for Ei Pub Partners
Stonegate Pub Company has announced new financial support for Ei Publican Partners with rent and trade credits. It will give publicans “significantly” reduced rents and trade credits, together with government grants that include the latest restart grants of £8,000-£18,000. Stonegate, the UK’s largest pub company, will give rent and trade ...
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News‘Significant increase in debt’ at Stonegate
Stonegate Pub Company made a loss before tax of £746m in the full year to 27 September 2020, following the purchase of Ei Group, and as a result of the pandemic.
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Analysis & InsightRoadmap ‘too little too late’ and ‘worse than the worst-case scenario’
Sector leaders have criticised the Government for once again “penalising hospitality” with its reopening strategy, forcing pubs and restaurants to wait a further three months before they can operate inside. The proposed reopening timeline has been branded “too little too late,” and “worse than the worst-case scenario” by operators from all corners of the sector, who have warned that without significant support in next week’s Budget, there will be a “devastating” fallout for businesses.
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InterviewsHero Award: ‘I had an enormous synergy target going into lockdown’
Effectively managing relationships with a huge and diverse supply chain throughout a merger which saw Stonegate become the UK’s largest pub company would be no small task at the best of times. Factor in that Stonegate’s acquisition of Ei group happened around two weeks before the first lockdown in March last year and you can at least imagine the scale of the challenges that faced Suzanne Baker, commercial and property director at Stonegate.