Operators

Is this the world’s best job for pubgoers?

18-Oct-2018 By Robert Mann

If you spend your evenings standing around and drinking beer in a pub, a vacancy with your name on it has just opened up.

GBPA-winning LGBTQ+ venue to reopen after £250,000 revamp

18-Oct-2018 By Stuart Stone

The inaugural winner of the LGBTQ+ category at the 2018 John Smith’s Great British Pub Awards is to reopen after a £250,000 investment.

SI Leisure partners with Star for £280,000 refurb

16-Oct-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Operator SI Leisure will see one of its Oxfordshire pubs transformed by a £280,000 refurbishment in a partnership with Star Pubs & Bars.

JDW founder challenges Theresa May to dump tariffs after Brexit

16-Oct-2018 By Robert Mann

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has launched a new poster campaign calling on the Prime Minister to get rid of tariffs after the UK leaves the EU.

Greene King drops PCA judicial review proceedings pursuit

15-Oct-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

Operator Greene King has dropped its call for a judicial review into an MRO advice note from the Pubs Code, over four months after announcing its intentions to bring court action against the office.

Flanders Field beer to mark war anniversary

15-Oct-2018 By Emily Hawkins

A special edition ale will be sold at Greene King pubs to mark 100 years since the end of the First World War.

Sales growth of 8.5% for Oakman Inns

12-Oct-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Oakman Inns has reported a like-for-like sales growth of 8.5%, with the pubco’s performance exceeding its forecasts for the year to date.

Arc Inspiration to launch first Newcastle site

11-Oct-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Bar operator Arc Inspirations has invested £1.5m to open its first site in the north-east.

Revolution Bars breaks off Deltic acquisition talks

11-Oct-2018 By Stuart Stone

Following initial talks over the acquisition of the Deltic Group, a statement on 10 October revealed that Revolution Bars Group had walked away from a potential deal.

Bierkeller parent company placed into administration

10-Oct-2018 By Emily Hawkins

The bar company behind the popular Bierkeller venues has been placed into administration, though its sites will continue to trade as normal.

'Six-figure' refurb for DNA discovery pub

10-Oct-2018 By Emily Hawkins

The Cambridge pub where scientists announced the discovery of DNA will undergo an extensive six-figure refurbishment, its operator said.

Marston’s acquires 15 former M&B pubs from Aprirose

10-Oct-2018 By Stuart Stone

Pub operator and brewer Marston’s has reached an agreement to acquire 15 former Mitchells & Butlers pubs from property investment company Aprirose in a trading update for the year ending 29 September.