Other operators

Loungers hits ‘exciting milestone’ with 150th site

12-Jun-2019 By Stuart Stone

The operator behind the Lounge and Cosy Club brands has today (12 June) unveiled its 150th venue – its 11th new site since the start of 2019.

Beds & Bars to invest £7.5m in new and existing venues

11-Jun-2019 By Stuart Stone

The operator of hostels, bars and pubs across 10 cities in seven countries, Beds & Bars, is planning to treble the amount spent on new and existing sites during its next financial year.

Liberation Group appoints new chiefs at Butcombe Brewery

10-Jun-2019 By Stuart Stone

Channel Islands and West Country-based pub company Liberation Group has recruited a new managing director and a new sales director for Butcombe Brewery.

Chris Jowsey to head up Admiral Taverns

06-Jun-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Heineken’s head of on-trade Chris Jowsey has been announced as current Admiral Taverns' chief executive Kevin Georgel’s successor next month.

Loungers hits £153m revenue in the last 12 months

06-Jun-2019 By Stuart Stone

The operator of behind 148 Cosy Club and Lounge bar sites across the UK revealed a £31.9m year-on-year increase in revenue during the 52 weeks ended 21 April.

Investigation after Fuller's bouncer seen kicking homeless man

05-Jun-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Fuller’s has asked its security firm to investigate after a video showing one of its door staff kicking and chasing a homeless man outside one of its London pubs drew criticism.

London pub’s £4m National Lottery-funded transformation

03-Jun-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Historic south London pub the Fellowship and Star in Bellingham will reopen later this month following £4m makeover funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

NewRiver aims for £2.8m spend on pub projects

24-May-2019 By Stuart Stone

Following what NewRiver’s CFO Mark Davies described as a “pretty eventful” year – both he and Hawthorn Leisure’s CEO Gerry Carroll believe that the company’s pub business is well placed to develop further.

Sales up at Young’s despite ‘tough start’ to 2019

23-May-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Pub group Young’s has celebrated strong annual growth, attributing a sales lift to the unexpected World Cup success and warm weather.

NewRiver income from pub portfolio increases by £9.2m

23-May-2019 By Stuart Stone

NewRiver’s pub net property income rose from £12.7m to £21.9m despite the FTSE 250 company’s overall loss of £36.9m after tax, according to its latest financial results.

The most popular pub names in 2019

22-May-2019 By Christopher Lowe

Ever wondered what the most popular pub names in the UK are?

Number of premium and all-day bars increases by 4.1%

22-May-2019 By Stuart Stone

CGA Insight and AlixPartners’ latest quarterly Market Growth Monitor has revealed the number of premium bars and licensed cafés has increased by 4.1% in the year to March 2019.

Pubco Beerhouses celebrates 25 years with events series

20-May-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Northern pub group Beerhouses is celebrating a quarter of a century in business with a series of charity events.

Pub openings boost TRG sales

20-May-2019 By Emily Hawkins

The Restaurant Group’s (TRG) pub openings contributed to a total sales boost of 57% for the first part of its financial year.

Inn Collection Group taps into water bottle refill campaign

20-May-2019 By Stuart Stone

North-east-based operator the Inn Collection Group has partnered with award-winning environmental campaign Refill to slash the number of plastic bottles dumped in the world’s oceans.