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Pubs are preparing for another year of tight margins and shifting consumer behaviour, but chefs say 2026 will be defined less by novelty trends and more by disciplined creativity, operational clarity and food that justifies its value.
PROPERTY ROUND-UP
This property round-up includes mentions from Greene King, Proper Pubs, NEOS Hospitality and more.
Pub operators have reacted to Sir Keir Starmer’s suggestion that the Government could offer “further support” to hospitality businesses facing sharp increases in business rates, with JDW’s Tim Martin calling for “fairness and tax equality”.
PROPERTY ROUND-UP
This property round-up includes investments from Admiral Taverns, Robinsons, Fuller’s, Wells & Co, and more.
PROPERTY ROUND-UP
This property round-up includes mentions from Mulligans, Star, Brunning & Price and more.
Admiral Taverns aims to reach 2,000 pubs after procuring 21 sites from RedCat, chief executive Chris Jowsey told The Morning Advertiser (The MA).
PROPERTY ROUND-UP
This property round-up includes mentions from Admiral Taverns, Camerons Brewery, Bird House London and more.
Admiral Taverns has injected £1.05m into three pubs over the past month.
Tenant satisfaction with the UK’s major pub companies varies far more widely than headline figures suggest, according to new company level data released by the pubs code adjudicator (PCA).
Britain’s traditional wet-led pubs appear to be finding a firmer footing after years of decline, driven by changes in consumer behaviour and smarter operator strategies.
Admiral Taverns will keep capital investment broadly steady this year, targeting growth-led refurbishments across its 1,350-strong community pub estate while stepping up spend on energy-efficiency measures.
PROPERTY ROUND-UP
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Admiral Taverns has invested £890,000 into three sites in its community wet-led operator division, Proper Pubs, in the past month.
Located in Witney, Oxfordshire, the Three Horseshoes operates with Tommy Higgs and Mike Dove at the helm - two friends turned publicans who are redefining what it means to run a modern community pub.
Admiral Taverns has appointed Nathan Wall as managing director (MD) of its Proper Pubs division.
The community wet-led operator division of Admiral Taverns has launched its first ‘Proper Pubs Awards Gala’.
Admiral Taverns has injected £35m into its estate over the past year, CEO Chris Jowsey told The Morning Advertiser (The MA).
The Valiant in Grimsby has reopened following an investment of nearly £315,000.
Proper Pubs, the community wet-led division of Admiral Taverns, has collected 20,500 chocolate Easter eggs to donate to local communities and groups in need across the UK.
Admiral Taverns has believes there will be a “further structural shift” towards its leased and tenanted pubs after announcing trade is ahead of expectations.
Proper Pubs, the community wet-led division of Admiral Taverns, has collected more than 16,000 advent calendars to donate to community groups.
Funding plans to paint a mural on the side of an Admiral Taverns pub as a tribute to late bass guitarist Any Rourke of The Smiths have skyrocketed since the project’s launch.
An Admiral Taverns licensee has celebrated "incredible achievement" of 50 years of service at the same pub.
Admiral Taverns has procured more than 50 sites in the past five months as part of its ongoing growth strategy.
Chester-based pub company Admiral Taverns has reached an agreement to acquire 18 freehold, wet-led pubs from Marston’s.
Admiral Taverns has reported a 122% uplift in draught sales thanks the Euros 2024 tournament.
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Admiral Taverns has reached an agreement to purchase 37 pubs from Fuller, Smith & Turner’s Tenanted Inns Division for £18.3m
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As a vital pub in a village less than five miles from the centre of Sheffield, the Blue Ball Inn has plenty going on.
PROPERTY ROUND-UP
This week’s property round-up features investments from Admiral Taverns, Fuller’s, and Mitchells & Butlers (M&B).
Pubs code adjudicator Fiona Dickie has praised pub companies for taking the principles of the pubs code to heart but also warned them they must be proactive when the code is breached.
Admiral Taverns has announced the launch of its first mid-market pub concept as part of its community led Proper Pubs division.
Community pub company Admiral Taverns ploughed more than £27m into refurbishments and updates across its Proper Pubs and tenanted and leased estate in England, Scotland and Wales last year.
Admiral Taverns has ended the year with a nearly £700,000 investment project across two pubs in the north east on the same road.
Admiral Taverns has invested close to £1m in the renovation and reopening of four of its pubs in the past month.
The Bush Inn, Aberdare, South Wales, reopened on Thursday 7 December after a major investment from Admiral Taverns of £250,000.
Admiral Taverns’ community wet-led Proper Pubs division has announced a trio of winners for its Community Hero Awards.
Admiral Taverns has opened the 200th site in its Proper Pubs division in time for Christmas.
Villagers have come together to save the last pub in King’s Walden which has been labelled the “heart of the community”.
Admiral Taverns operators have raised more than £1m for local causes over the past 18-months, the pubco has announced.
EXCLUSIVE
Admiral Taverns has hit back at claims it has allowed a north Lincolnshire pub to go to “rack and ruin” in a bid to make way for building developments on the site.
Despite economic headwinds creating a “challenging backdrop” for its licensees, Admiral Taverns has posted improved turnover and EBITDA figures in its 2023 financial year (FY23) results.
An Admiral Taverns site in north Lincolnshire is at risk of demolition to make way for flats.
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) is among many in the industry to call on the Government to allow pubs to serve beer from 10am this Sunday so both pubs and customers can benefit from England reaching the Women’s World Cup final.
Admiral Taverns pub the Maindee in Newport, South Wales, re-opened on Wednesday 9 August following a major investment of £215,000.
Two Admiral Taverns pubs have reopened following a combined £430k investment into renovations.
PROPERTY ROUND-UP
A combined sum of £2.1m has been invested in pubs this week by Admiral Taverns and Shepherd Neame.
The Gardeners Arms in Northampton, Northamptonshire, reopened on Friday 9 June following a major investment of £217,000.
An Admiral Taverns site in Chester has reopened following a £160,000 refurbishment.
Admiral Taverns, which operates nearly 1,500 pubs across the UK, has raised £100,000 for its charity partner Chasing the Stigma.