Operators

Trust Inns’ managing director steps down

04-Oct-2019 By Emily Hawkins

The managing director of tenanted pub company Trust Inns is set to step down from her role next month, it has been announced.

Star buying club ‘could save operators up to £7,500’

01-Oct-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Star Pubs & Bars has launched a buying club, which it claims could help an average pub save up to £7,000 each year.

Adjusted profits and like-for-like sales fall at Revolution Bars Group

01-Oct-2019 By Stuart Stone

Despite a drop in adjusted profits and like-for-like sales over the past 12 months, Revolution Bars Group remains ‘stable’ according to its latest results statement.

JD Wetherspoon in pub carpet row with town council

01-Oct-2019 By Emily Hawkins

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) may have to defend a decision to use a town crest on a pub carpet in an ancient court after council officials' asked for it to be ripped up.

Marston’s to sell off 150 pubs

30-Sep-2019 By Stuart Stone

Pub operator and brewer Marston’s is looking to sell 150 of its pubs for around £45m, The Morning Advertiser (MA) understands.

90% of clubbers on a budget

30-Sep-2019 By Stuart Stone

Only one-in-ten Brits head out on the tiles without money on their mind according to late night bar and club operator Deltic’s latest Night Index,

Justin Phillimore to step down as Wells & Co boss

27-Sep-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Justin Phillimore is to step down from his role as chief executive of pubco and brewer Wells & Co at the end of the year following 13 years with the business.

Drinks sales drive M&B performance

26-Sep-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) announced its sales have outperformed the market, thanks to a boost in drinks sales this summer.

Greene King signs double pledge on food waste

26-Sep-2019 By Alice Leader

Greene King has enlisted in two national schemes with the goal to reduce food waste and further promote its sustainability credentials.

Big interview

‘We’re not into world domination’

26-Sep-2019 By Ed Bedington

A change of tack from the men behind Three Cheers has seen the pubco build a little empire in London and enjoy a productive partnership with Ei Group.

Uncertainty is the only certainty, says Shepherd Neame boss

25-Sep-2019 By Stuart Stone

Following the disclosure of Shepherd Neame’s latest financial results, chief executive Jonathan Neame discussed the brewer-operator’s approach to Brexit and growing its managed estate.

The future of the Inn Collection Group

25-Sep-2019 By Finn Scott-Delany

With a model of lucrative sites in statement tourist locations, The Inn Collection Group has its sights set on the Lake District. Managing director Sean Donkin lays out these plans from the group’s flagship Bamburgh Castle Inn, and explains why he won’t...

Debt refinancing dents strong trading at Shepherd Neame

25-Sep-2019 By Stuart Stone

Despite strong year-on-year trading across its managed and tenanted pub estate, costs incurred by refinancing debt saw profits and turnover dip at Shepherd Neame.

Admiral Taverns acquires 150 pubs from Star Pubs & Bars

25-Sep-2019 By Stuart Stone

Community pub operator Admiral Taverns has agreed to take over 150 tenanted community pubs from Heineken’s pub-arm Star Pubs & Bars.

Kevin Georgel to join Shepherd Neame

24-Sep-2019 By Stuart Stone

Kent-based brewer and pub operator Shepherd Neame has announced a boardroom reshuffle that will see Miles Templeman step down as chairman and Kevin Georgel join the company next year.