MY PUB
MY PUB: The Lamb Inn, Little Milton, Oxfordshire
Located in a thatched roof property, the Lamb Inn in the Oxfordshire countryside provides a blissful sight.
MY PUB
Located in a thatched roof property, the Lamb Inn in the Oxfordshire countryside provides a blissful sight.
The Alchemist plans to open a site “further east” next year, the next step in its international expansion plans, according to CEO Simon Potts.
Oakman Group has ended the potential sale of its business after it sold two pubs to McMullen that will give it funds to repay a debt by January 2025.
Electric Shuffle is set to open its third London site with King’s Cross named as the location for the competitive socialising bar.
A leading family brewer has blasted the Budget as “anti-business” and left his seventh-generation business facing the “greatest challenge of our lives”.
A Norfolk-based pub operator is hoping to go head to head with John Lewis on the Christmas advert front with the launch of its own video card for customers.
A financial expert has described BrewDog’s loss before tax as “ballooning” from £30.5m in its 2022 results to £59.2m in its latest audited accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023.
Two non-executive directors at The Revel Collective, formerly Revolution Bars Group, will step down from the board at the company’s AGM on 3 December.
OPINION
I own two good old-fashioned boozers, both of my which were built in the Victorian era and have survived many changes over the decades and years.
OPINION
So here we are again…
Roxy Leisure, operator of 19 competitive socialising sites across the UK, has appointed Leane King as operations director.
Review of the Week
The MA's Ed Bedington caught up with Our Yummy Collection founder Anthony Pender to get his take on the week's news.
Frisco Pubs boss Heath Ball has revealed he has taken on another site a four-minute walk from his award-winning Red Lion & Sun.
Beds & Bars, the leading backpacker hostel, pub and bar operator, has announced a top team shake up following the announcement that managing director Murray Roberts is taking retirement.
The Revel Collective CEO Rob Pitcher has demanded an immediate reform to business rates as the group announced the completion of its restructuring programme and fundraising reached £12.5m.
Kent brewer and pub & rooms operator Shepherd Neame has launched a new Belgian-style beer and installed a bar at Millwall FC.
BrewDog co-founder James Watt has revealed his frustration over the Scottish brewer and bar operator’s narrow failure in returning to profit in its 2023 results.
Whitbread, which operates pub-restaurant brands Beefeater and Brewer’s Fayre, has accepted offers on 51 of its sites for £56m.
The latest opening from multisite operator Inception Group is the 'first of many', co-founder Charlie Gilkes told The Morning Advertiser.
The Revel Collective, formerly Revolution Bars Group, has appointed two industry heavyweights as non-executive directors to its board.
The loss of independent pubs in London is “frightening” and support for these “unique” venues is more important than ever.
Revolution Bars Group, which operates more than 60 sites mainly under the Revolucion de Cuba, Revolution and Peach Pub brands, is changing its name to The Revel Collective.
Thornbridge & Co, the joint venture between Derbyshire brewer Thornbridge and wholesaler and bar operator Pivovar, is to open its first pub in London.
The owners of Britain’s Best Beer Pub have been awarded Freeman of the Borough in recognition of their innovative entrepreneurship and championing of their local area.
Marston’s has stated the sale of its 40% share in Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) has been a contributory factor in strong results for the 52 weeks ended 28 September 2024.
Staying true to the communities that it serves is within the very fabric of pubs, hotels and beer business Joseph Holt.
A Chester craft beer bar has stepped up to lead the campaign to reopen a rival business that was closed following a devastating fire at the weekend.
All-day bar-café-restaurant brand Loungers has announced a 4.7% leap in like-for-like (lfl) sales in its trading update for the 24 weeks ended 6 October 2024.
Inception Group, which operates brands including Mr Fogg’s, Cahoots and Bunga Bunga, expects to deliver record-breaking revenues of £29m for 2024 if forecasts bear out.
Joseph Holt CEO Richard Kershaw has said rumours of a potential smoking ban outside pubs is causing “extreme concern” for independent brewers and pubcos.
Shepherd Neame has reported “record revenues and a good uplift in profit” but beer volumes brewed have fallen.
The pub is the “final bastion” as almost all other hubs of the community close and the Government needs to recognise that.
MA LEADERS CLUB
The MA Leaders club will be taking to the streets of Oxford today (Wednesday 2 October).
Camden Market’s “first ever pub” has shared plans to close its doors in a bid to explore new opportunities.
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.
BrewDog Bars CEO James Brown has announced he is stepping down from his role at the Scottish brewer and pub operator and will be unveiled as CEO of casual dining chain Prezzo on Thursday (26 September).
RedCat Pub Company, founded and chaired by Rooney Anand, is rolling out an £8m capital investment programme across its estate during the upcoming six to 12 months.
Review of the Week
The MA's Ed Bedington caught up with Great British Pub Award winner Joe Buckley of the Tollemache Arms to get his take on the week's events.
North-west brewer and pub operator Robinsons has reported record turnover and profit despite the sector’s “challenging trading conditions”.
Joseph Holt has reported £73.5m in turnover for the year ended 31 December 2023, up from £70.2m in 2022.
Chester-based pub company Admiral Taverns has reached an agreement to acquire 18 freehold, wet-led pubs from Marston’s.
MY PUB
Life is often hectic in London but the Brown Cow in Fulham offers customers a chance to escape the rat race.
Wet-led, community pub operator Blind Tiger Inns is based in the north-west of England. Managing director Chris Tulloch gives an overview of the growing business.
Food and retail park firm Boxpark has confirmed its new site in Camden, London will open later this month.
Multi-site operator Inception Group is set to launch its second venue within its Cahoots Network next month (11 October).
NEOS Hospitality, previously known as Rekom, has announced plans to launch two new party bar concepts to the UK market, with £25m in fresh capital.
BIG INTERVIEW
“I love hospitality, I love the buzz of a shift, the buzz of serving beers on a busy Christmas Eve,” says Suzanne Baker, although her days of running a shift are now behind her.
Brewer and pub operator Joseph Holt has issued an open invitation to the Liam and Noel Gallagher of Oasis after having a mural painted on the side of its Coach & Horses pub in Whitefield, Manchester.
London-based multiple operator Urban Pubs & Bars has bought 11 former Antic sites out of administration.