25-Oct-2010 By Ewan Turney
Multiple operator Loungers is set to open two more Cosy Club sites in Bath and Exeter, following its success in Taunton. The company is aiming to...
Luminar posts £36m first half loss
22-Oct-2010 By Hamish Champ
Nightclub operator Luminar Group said it believes it can reverse its declining fortunes after announcing a £36m loss for the first six months of the...
21-Oct-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Luminar confirmed this morning that it was continuing to see a "difficult trading environment" as it reported a like-for-like sales decline of 20.2%.
20-Oct-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Jongleurs, the comedy club brand, has received £2m in funding from Ingenious Media and has announced a tie-up with Luminar.
14-Oct-2010 By The PMA Team
Stonegate Pub Company has dismissed rumours that the company has poached Wetherspoon executives Paul Harbottle and Keith Down.
LGV Capital backs Amber Taverns buyout
13-Oct-2010 By Hamish Champ
LGV Capital, the private equity firm that backed the management buyout of Channel Island-based brewer and pub operator Liberation Group in 2008, has...
Liberation Brewery: The freedom to grow
11-Oct-2010
The Channel Islands might constitute a relatively small land mass, but to visit 65 of its pubs three or four times each during a four-month period is...
30-Sep-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Stephen Thomas, the founder of Luminar, is to launch a new "up market, all seated and fully waiter serviced bar" concept called the Greene Room,
Robinsons reborn
27-Sep-2010 By Caroline Nodder
Rugby player-sized commercial director Oliver Robinson breezes through the main doors of the brewery that bears his surname, joking with reception...
27-Sep-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Luminar, the UK's largest nightclub operator, has reversed its decision to only use polycarbonate glassware in its estate. The group went fully over...
16-Sep-2010 By The PMA Team
A top line-up of speakers has been unveiled for the November meeting of the MA200 club for managed multiple retailers. The event, on Wednesday, 3...
Individual Restaurant Group in hunt for development cash
13-Sep-2010 By Hamish Champ
Individual Restaurant Group (IRC), which runs the Piccolino and Restaurant Bar & Grill eatery chains, is looking for ways to raise cash to expand...
Luminar teams up with Ministry of Sound
06-Sep-2010 By Hamish Champ
Luminar, the debt-laden nightclub operator, has teamed up with record label Ministry of Sound (MoS) to present a series of special club nights across...
Castle Rock Brewery to raise £600,000 to develop pub
01-Sep-2010 By Hamish Champ
An award-winning Nottingham brewery is looking to raise £600,000 via an Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) in order to buy a run-down working men's...
31-Aug-2010 By Ewan Turney
Longshot has acquired the four-strong Bel & Dragon group of pub restaurants from the Orchid Group.
Orchid Group sells Bel & The Dragon chain
31-Aug-2010 By Hamish Champ
Orchid Group has sold its Bel & The Dragon gastro pub chain to Longshot, the London-based leisure group which formely owned the Groucho Club....
26-Aug-2010 By The PMA Team
The south-west café-bar company Loungers is set to open a new casual-dining and drinking concept called the Cosy Club in Taunton next month.
23-Aug-2010 By The PMA Team
Industry veteran Ian Payne is set to become the new non-executive chairman of Stonegate Pub Company, which acquired 333 wet-led pubs from Mitchells...
20-Aug-2010 By The PMA Team
Hartlepool-based Camerons Brewery has won a five-year deal to contract brew for Carlsberg. Camerons, which has 85 staff at its Lion Brewery site, is...
11-Aug-2010 By Ewan Turney
Save the Pub Group chair Greg Mulholland has written to Fergus McMullen to thank him for speaking out against the big pubcos.
05-Aug-2010 By Phil Mellows
Glasgow pub and bar operator G1 Group is spending an unprecedented £5.7m on a dramatic transformation of the Corinthian.
05-Aug-2010 By The PMA Team
Multi-site operator TM Steaks has opened its third Brakspear pub — the iconic Chequers in Marlow, Bucks. The pub was formerly tenanted by Massive...
Town & City Pub Co reaps rewards from value-for-money deals
04-Aug-2010 By Hamish Champ
Offering competitive food and drink deals to cash-strapped customers helped Town & City Pub Company (T&C) drive like-for-like turnover up by...
Orchid appoints new board member
02-Aug-2010
Managed pub operator the Orchid Group has appointed David Bernstein as a non-executive chairman of the board. He has previously worked for Blacks...
02-Aug-2010 By Ewan Turney
New licensees can run a pub for 12 months with no long term financial commitment under a "Try before you Buy" scheme, launched by Hertfordshire...
02-Aug-2010 By Ewan Turney
The 292-strong Orchid Group has appointed former Manchester City chairman David Bernstein non-executive chairman.
30-Jul-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Bristol-based group Loungers' 14th site in Bournemouth smashed the company's record for opening week sales by £14,000.
30-Jul-2010 By Ewan Turney
Wiltshire-based brewer and operator Wadworth has acquired the Black Horse at Sowton, near Exeter — its first pub in Devon. The Black Horse will be...
ALMR: Pubs 'footing the bill' for BSkyB's growth ambitions
29-Jul-2010 By Hamish Champ
UK pubs and bars are "footing the bill" for Sky TV's ambitions to build itself into a larger, more profitable business, according to a leading pub...
28-Jul-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
Luminar, Britain's biggest nightclub group, has attracted the interest of at least two private equity groups according to reports. The troubled...
22-Jul-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Steve Thomas, the founder of nightclub group Luminar, is to enter the restaurant sector, resurrecting the Chicago Pizza Pie Factory brand in the UK,...
16-Jul-2010 By The PMA Team
Wiltshire brewer and retailer Wadworth's has reported turnover up, but profit down for its most recent year. The company saw turn-over rise from...
Orchid names new head of ops
13-Jul-2010
Orchid Group, the privately-backed managed pub operator, has named David Campbell as its new head of operations, Free House division. The Free House...
Luminar loses out to World Cup
13-Jul-2010 By Hamish Champ
Spain may be celebrating their first ever World Cup win but Luminar Group, the UK nightclub operator, will be glad to see the back of the month-long...
13-Jul-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Luminar, the embattled nightclub operator, this morning revealed the full impact of the World Cup on its sales. In an interim management statement...
08-Jul-2010 By The PMA Team
The shortlisted finalists for the MA200 awards for multi-site managed pub companies have been unveiled. In the Best Food Offer category, Anglian...
29-Jun-2010 By The PMA Team
Hertfordshire brewer and pub operator McMullen's has reported increased sales but operating profit down in its most recent financial year. Sales...
16-Jun-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
Analysts at Goldman Sachs have warned that Luminar, Britain's biggest nightclub group, is in danger of breaching banking covenants. The banking...
Orchid Group to buy 150 pubs over next two years
08-Jun-2010 By Hamish Champ
Orchid Group, the privately-backed managed pub operator which recently acquired the Premium Bars & Restaurants business, is looking to add a...
02-Jun-2010 By Ewan Turney
Orchid has bought the freehold of the Peeping Tom in Coventry and plans to convert the site to its Value Carvery format. The Peeping Tom, a former...
01-Jun-2010 By Ewan Turney
Peach Pub Company has opened the book on a new chapter in its development by launching a publishing company. Peach Publishing hopes to use its pubs...
01-Jun-2010 By Ewan Turney
London cocktail bar operator Be At One plans to almost double the size of its estate inside two years. The group, run by former TGI Fridays...
28-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Intertain, the owner of live stand-up comedy chain Highlight, is giving away £5,000 to the person who tweets the best one-liner. The competition is...
27-May-2010 By Gemma McKenna
The speaker line-up for the next free Morning Advertiser seminar for members of our managed multiples club, MA200, has been unveiled. The meeting,...
24-May-2010 By Ewan Turney
North West brewer and pub operator JW Lees has acquired two ex-Mercury Inns pubs out of administration. JW Lees bought the freeholds of the Red Lion...
24-May-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
Luminar, Britain's biggest nightclub group, has approached the majority of its landlords with a request for a significant reduction in rents — as...
14-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Wadworth is splitting its pubs into a Football Heaven and a Football Haven to keep all its customers happy this summer.
InnBrighton buys flagship Old Orleans site in Brighton
13-May-2010 By The PMA Team
InnBrighton has added a flagship site to its 43-strong estate — the city's former Old Orleans outlet in the Lanes area.
13-May-2010 By The PMA Team
Nightclub company Luminar has reported a loss of £123.1m for the year to 25 February with trade worsening in its current year — like-for-like...
Luminar Group finance boss quits
13-May-2010 By Hamish Champ
Robert McDonald is to quit his job as finance director of Luminar Group, the nightclub operator, at the end of next month to "pursue other...
