Operators

£150k crowdfunding target to save music venue

14-May-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

A Cheshire music venue has launched a crowdfunding campaign to transform it into a community-owned venue and keep it in business.

£180k fine for pub with mouse droppings found in kitchen

10-May-2019 By Emily Hawkins

A south London pub has been fined £180,000 after inspectors found mouse droppings in its kitchen and dirty utilities.

People power rules at Free Spirit pubco

10-May-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

One award-winning licensee reveals his secrets to success after becoming a multiple operator – and they begin with staff who love what they do.

The lowdown on Rockpoint Leisure

10-May-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Ahead of Manchester MA500 where he will be speaking about his new venture, Daniel Davies gives a preview of his Rockpoint Leisure project, which aims to regenerate high streets with retail and licensed sites.

Business profile: the Liberation Group

10-May-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

From its conception in 2008, the Liberation Group has grown far and wide with expansion of the brand and its sites.

Parliament move could be blow to Westminster pub

10-May-2019 By Emily Hawkins

The relocation of the House of Commons could have ‘negative consequences’ for a pub in the heart of Westminster, its pubco has said.

JDW sorry after breastfeeding demand

10-May-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has apologised after a breastfeeding mother was asked to cover her baby’s head by a member of staff.

Greene King sales crowning

09-May-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Greene King’s pub arm saw like-for-like volume sales for the 52 weeks to 28 April 2019 rise by 2.9%, the pubco revealed in a trading statement.

JDW plans two new pubs as profits rise

08-May-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has announced its like-for-like sales for the 13 weeks to 28 April 2019 have increased by 7.6% and total sales by 8.4% in its third quarter trading update.

McMullen reveals plans for Milton Keynes site

08-May-2019 By Stuart Stone

Hertfordshire-based independent pub company McMullen & Sons has announced plans to develop a recently purchased waterside site in Buckinghamshire.

‘Pubs will prosper’ under Heineken’s proposed £50m investment

07-May-2019 By Robert Mann

Heineken’s bold £50m investment programme, that will see the refurbishment of 150 pubs, has been hailed as a ‘much-needed’ boost to the industry.

Customers ‘devastated’ as award-winning gastropub announces closure

03-May-2019 By Stuart Stone

The closure of an east Lancashire gastropub once transformed by Michelin-starred chef Nigel Haworth has been described as the ‘end of an era’ by customers.

Star revises refurbishment plans for historic pubs

02-May-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Campaigners who lobbied a pubco to prevent the transformation of two historic pubs have celebrated a victory, as the company said it would revise its plans.

The Florist opens at £180m intu expansion

01-May-2019 By Stuart Stone

The New World Trading Company (NWTC) opened the latest branch of its award-winning bar and restaurant concept the Florist at intu Watford on 22 April.

Little interview

Beer sommelier: ‘I want to shape the future of the category’

30-Apr-2019 By Robert Mann

Being a beer sommelier is an important role that relies on them being one step ahead of what's happening in the market as well as keeping a close eye on consumer trends.