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Midlands-based managed pub operator, Pub People Company, will continue to prioritise capital investment across its estate, with MD Andy Crawford confirming the group remains focused on refurbishment and sustainability projects despite cost pressures.
Operators across the pub sector are preparing for Halloween 2025 with a mix of themed menus, family events and late-night parties designed to boost footfall over the final weekend of October.
Urban Pubs & Bars has acquired Albion & East, adding four all-day venues to its growing London estate and strengthening its position as the capital’s largest independent pub group.
The Revel Collective (TRC) has launched a strategic review including a formal sales process after a “continued period of external challenges”.
Multi-site pub group Urban Pubs & Bars is set to reopen an ‘iconic’ Victorian pub following a £1m investment.
Mitchells & Butlers has announced the appointment of Emma Harris, who is expected to succeed Tim Jones as CFO in 2026.
The Inn Collection Group CEO Sean Donkin is stepping down after 15 years with the company.
Three top Norwich-based operators revealed what the city is like to trade in at the most recent MA Leaders Club event.
After shifting its focus away from brewing, Laine Pub Company is set to inject around £3m into its estate next year, with the Gen Z market firmly in its sights, managing director Russ Danks told The Morning Advertiser (The MA).
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Amber Taverns has reported a 3.5% uptick in like-for-like sales and shared plans to open 17 new sites in the next 12-months, demonstrating its “resilience”.
The private equity backer of The Alchemist bar group is understood to have put the business up for sale.
The Alchemist has posted a turnover of £56.2m for the year ending 31 March 2025, down from £58.6m the previous year.
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Barons has its sights set on more freehold acquisitions after reporting a year of solid trading in 2024, director Clive Price told The Morning Advertiser (The MA)
BrewDog boss James Taylor has said the fourth quarter of this financial year will be “critical” for the business after it announced job cuts.
Experts have praised JD Wetherspoon’s (JDW) ability to “adapt and grow” following its latest results, but warned cost pressures are “far from over”.
Scottish brewer and pub operator BrewDog has announced the sale of its Lost Forest.
JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has reported robust preliminary results for the financial year ending July 2025, with like-for-like sales up 5.1% compared to the previous year.
London-based business Inception Group reported total group revenue of £28.9m in 2024 - up 9.4% from the previous year in its latest financial update, where it also revealed future growth plans.
Licensees Jo and Keith Walkley-Pratt are marking 30 years of running pubs with Arkell’s Brewery.
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has continued to outperform the market, increasing like-for-like sales by 4.2% in the 51 weeks to 20 September.
The Beckford Group has announced “ambitious” plans to open three new sites in Wiltshire in early 2026, including its first hotel.
London-based pubco Young’s has reported a 5.6% rise in like-for-like sales in its interim trading update.
Amber Wood said she was excited to lead the team into New World Trading Company (NWTC)’s next phase of evolution as she was appointed CEO of the business.
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Three Cheers Pub Co. has unveiled its first new site in six years, shaped by its non-cookie-cutter and old-fashioned ethos, co-founder Tom Peake explained.
Mel Marriott, the founder and former ceo of Darwin & Wallace has joined Prestige Purchasing as commercial director.
Shepherd Neame pub the White Horse and Bower in Westminster has reopened after a three-month closure following an investment of £950,000.
JD Wetherspoon (JDW) chairman Tim Martin has demanded tax equality for hospitality while labelling the disadvantage the on-trade deals with as “enormous”.
Arc Inspirations has released a first look at its new London venue, Box Piccadilly, set to open in October.
JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has signed a franchise agreement with family-owned business, the Papas Group, taking on 15 new sites.
BrewDog has reportedly posted a pre-tax loss of almost £37m after slumping sales.
Pub giant JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has stopped accepting Scottish £20 banknotes in England, with the exception of some towns and cities with close links to Scotland.
BrewDog co-founder Martin Dickie has stepped down from his role, citing personal reasons.
Red Engine, the group behind Flight Club and Electric Shuffle, has announced the opening date and location for its latest new site.
Café bar and restaurant group Loungers has opened its 300th site - Antico Lounge in Alton, Hampshire.
Simmons Bars has been sold to its founder-director and private equity backer for £6.05m in a pre-pack administration deal.
With an “inherently complex” funding structure, the pub and restaurant company founded by Peter Borg-Neal found itself with a limited ability to absorb trading shocks and generate sustainable profits.
Bristol-based pub operator Butcombe Group has reported strong sales for the first half of the year despite weak consumer confidence.
Red Engine CEO Steve Moore has told The Morning Advertiser hospitality operators have got to be “bad ass” to succeed in the current economic climate.
Cardiff-based Croeso Pubs has added another pub to its growing pub chain.
Simmons Bars has completed a “strategic restructuring process”, exiting four sites in the process.
The Revel Collective’s full year revenue has fallen 7.9% to £113.2m on a like-for-like basis (FY24: £122.9m).
Warm weather and major events failed to stop drinks sales falling in managed venues in the first week of July.
Great weather and an impressive Easter period has helped Mitchells & Butlers’ (M&B) sales grow at pace, ahead of the market.
St Austell Brewery has announced the appointment of Don Davis as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Dorset-based pub operator and brewer Hall & Woodhouse (H&W) has appointed two eighth-generation family directors to its board.
Oakman Group has entered administration, closing six sites with 159 redundancies.
Scottish brewer and bar operator BrewDog has announced it is shuttering 10 sites.
Brewer and pub operator JW Lees has said it feels “aggrieved” the Government would want to disadvantage UK businesses when they are fragile enough.