Ei Group

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.

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Ei Group eyes 100 managed sites a year

29-Nov-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

With a growing portfolio of managed businesses under its belt, how does Ei Group strategy and retail director James Croft view the future?

Ei publican saves £14k on energy costs

19-Nov-2019 By Alice Leader

Ei Group is to drive its publicans towards a “greater profitability” with the launch of ‘Pub Energy’ scheme.

Ei Group sales up ahead of takeover

19-Nov-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Pub giant Ei Group has announced a like-for-like sales increase across its managed sites as it approaches its takeover by Stonegate.

Ei Publican Partnerships contributes £140k for pub refurb

06-Nov-2019 By Alice Leader

Ei Publican Partnerships has joined forces with pub group Sheldon Inns to pump £180,000 into a reviving the Chequers Inn pub.

CMA investigating Stonegate/Ei Group merger

14-Oct-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating the anticipated acquisition by of Ei Group by Stonegate Pub Company.

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'Please judge us on our track record' says Stonegate boss

11-Oct-2019 By Ed Bedington

It’s been a tumultuous year in the pub trade on the acquisition front but the news that Stonegate was bidding for the much larger Ei Group still caught many by surprise. One of the leading architects of the deal Simon Longbottom reveals all.

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‘We’ll lose one big beer brand soon’ says Curious Brewery boss

07-Oct-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

The boss of Curious Brewery Gareth Bath has outlined what he thinks the future of the UK's beer sector could look like.

Ei Group pumps £1.7m into new Craft Union HQ

20-Sep-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

The country’s biggest pub company, Ei Group, has invested £1.7m into a ‘pub support hub’ and headquarters for its Craft Union division.

Ei shareholders approve acquisition by Stonegate

12-Sep-2019 By Stuart Stone

Ei Group shareholders have given the company’s £3bn acquisition by Stonegate Pub Company near unanimous approval.

Ei refunds tenants following withdrawal of PCA advice note

12-Aug-2019 By Stuart Stone

Stating that it ‘does not necessarily’ agree with advice issued by the pubs code adjudicator (PCA), Ei Group has refunded tenants who experienced rent increases following the serving of an market-rent-only (MRO) notice.

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Stonegate could ‘possibly improve’ drinks range across Ei Group

30-Jul-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Stonegate’s intention to buy Ei Group for £1.27bn could make the latter business stronger than ever under the leadership of boss Simon Longbottom, one industry spectator has ventured.

Licensee shares advice after ‘challenging’ free-of-tie battle

29-Jul-2019 By Emily Hawkins

A Sheffield licensee has said she wants publicans who are thinking about beginning the process to go free of tie from their pubco/brewery to know “there is light at the end of the tunnel”.

UK’s 3 big pubcos invest £600m in two years

29-Jul-2019 By Emily Hawkins

More than half a billion pounds has been invested into UK pubs by several of the country’s largest pubcos.

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Ei Group and Stonegate deal only in the pipeline since May

18-Jul-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Ei Group and Stonegate had only been discussing an acquisition deal since May, before deciding on a “generous” £1.27bn price, The Morning Advertiser (MA) understands.