Operators

Ei to invest £1.4m in new Craft Union site

22-Feb-2019 By Stuart Stone

Ei Group is set to transform the Grade II-listed Wakefield & Barnsley Union Bank building on Westgate, Wakefield, in its latest Craft Union venue.

Ei partners with prison restaurant charity

21-Feb-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Ei Group is to help offenders qualify for work as chefs in the pub business after their release, in a partnership with a charity focused on reducing re-offending rates.

£1m revamp at former 'cannabis factory' pub

20-Feb-2019 By Robert Mann

A disused pub that was raided by police after a tip-off it was a site for cannabis production is set to reopen following a big investment.

Revere Pub Company to open 15th site

19-Feb-2019 By Stuart Stone

The premium arm of pub company Marston’s, has revealed plans to open the Lazy Pig in the Pantry in Chesham, Buckinghamshire.

Punch pub reopens after £380k investment

19-Feb-2019 By Stuart Stone

The Rising Sun pub in Bath, Somerset, has reopened as the Claremont following a £380,000 revamp.

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‘We started selling beer from our living room and now we have a pub’

19-Feb-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Minnie Miggins and her husband Frank launched London’s Old Moon in the 1830s. While recent changes in law have thrown a few hurdles in the way of the business, new styles of beer and increasing footfall have seen things go from strength to strength.

Star launches leased and tenanted business booster

18-Feb-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Heineken-owned pubco Star Pubs & Bars has announced a raft of new tools to help tenants and lessees increase sales.

Pubs see January sales slump worsen

18-Feb-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Managed pub and restaurant sales fell in January 2019, following a strong Christmas, according to new figures.

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Businesses must blame themselves for poor trade, says McVeigh

15-Feb-2019 By Robert Mann

With the casual-dining market recently experiencing upheaval and challenges, experienced pub operator Charlie McVeigh says losing sight of their customer is the reason businesses are suffering.

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Ei looks to boost managed portfolio by 15 pubs

14-Feb-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Ei Group is seeking partners outside London to open three pubs per year, for the next five years, to its Managed Investments division of the business.

JDW boss hits back at Guardian journalist

12-Feb-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) founder Tim Martin has lambasted claims made by a journalist Owen Jones from The Guardian, who criticised the wages the pub group pays.

Stonegate plans more ‘targeted’ acquisitions

12-Feb-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Stonegate will seek more acquisitions in the year ahead, after growing its portfolio to almost 800 sites, the pub company’s latest financial results state.

Award-winning freehouse on sale for £900k

11-Feb-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

After 15 years of ownership, husband and wife team Ashley and Kelly McCarthy have decided to sell the Ye Old Sun Inn, Colton, North Yorkshire, for £900,000 to pursue “numerous other business interests”.

Inn Collection Group ‘pubs with rooms’ portfolio hits double figures

11-Feb-2019 By Stuart Stone

North-east UK-based operator, The Inn Collection Group has expanded to 10 sites with the purchase of the Queens Hotel in Ambleside, Cumbria – its second property in the Lake District.

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14 pubs of historical significance

11-Feb-2019 By Stuart Stone

For as long as modern society has been shaped by pivotal decisions, there have been pubs for those wielding power to ponder them in.