Operators

JDW pub closed after mouse spotted

12-Dec-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

A JD Wetherspoon (JDW) pub in Essex was closed for a short period after a mouse was discovered, which the pub group put down to local building activity.

Fuller’s reveals £164.5m profit from beer business sale

12-Dec-2019 By Stuart Stone

Pub operator Fuller, Smith & Turner has revealed that it made a £164.5m profit from the £250m sale of Fuller’s Beer Business to Asahi in April.

JDW to plough more than £200m into estate expansion

10-Dec-2019 By Alice Leader

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has announced it will launch a £200m spending spree as the giant pubco is set to develop its estate over the next four years.

Festive pub partnership aims to call time on loneliness for elderly

09-Dec-2019 By Stuart Stone

Housing and care charity The Abbeyfield Society, Age UK County Durham, and northern pub operator The Inn Collection Group have joined forces to host a three-course Christmas dinner for elderly people at risk of isolation.

Stonegate-Ei Group takeover must address ‘local concerns’

09-Dec-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Stonegate Pub Company must assure a watchdog that its prices will not rise in the aftermath of its proposed acquisition of Ei Group’s portfolio.

Thornbridge to open Leeds and Birmingham venues

06-Dec-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Multiple operator Thornbridge & Co is set to open its Leeds and Birmingham sites this month (December).

The secrets behind Barworks' success

06-Dec-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

The trio of businessmen behind Barworks unveiled their first site more than 20 years ago but the ethos is still to make places look great and offer great value for great food.

Opinion

Could awarding shares to pub employees help the sector’s recruitment and retention crisis?

05-Dec-2019 By Catherine Gannon

Catherine Gannon, founder of Gannons Solicitors, reviews the option of share schemes as an employee incentive.

Robinsons Brewery acquires Individual Inns

05-Dec-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Cheshire-based Robinsons Brewery has announced the acquisition of Individual Inns, which comprises six sites.

Ei Group estate to save 80m litres of water a year

05-Dec-2019 By Alice Leader

Pubco Ei Group is rolling out a new initiative that is set to save 80m litres of water per year in washrooms across its managed estate.

Strike ballot as GK brewery staff ‘hit brick wall’ over pay deal

04-Dec-2019 By Alice Leader

A ballot for strike action for Greene King brewery staff has been confirmed after ‘hitting a brick wall’ with pay negotiations, but union Unite says there is still time to talk.

‘Having a specific, very niche offer and keeping on-trend can be dangerous’

04-Dec-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

When private funding came in for The Inn Collection Group in 2013, its expansion was fast.

Moorhouse’s Brewery back in profit after seven years

04-Dec-2019 By Alice Leader

Moorhouse’s Brewery has hit top form once again after its turnaround plans resulted in a £37,000 pre-tax profit.

‘2020 will be the year of stability for the pub sector’

03-Dec-2019 By Alice Leader

Despite high levels of pub insolvencies over the past 10 years, Hawthorn Leisure chief executive Mark Davies says the current “robust economy” is stabilising the sector.

‘Too many Star pubs in Otley’

03-Dec-2019 By Emily Hawkins

A pub giant owns too many sites in one Yorkshire town and should sell some pubs to local operators, according to an historic pub campaign group.