Lost Society set to unveil new Clapham outlet
The team behind London-based bar and restaurant sites Lost Society and Blind Tiger are set to launch a fifth outlet in the capital, after buying the leasehold interest on a site in Clapham.
Archives for September 25, 2011
Barcrest deal creates pub gaming "powerhouse"
Barcrest, the designer and maker of gambling games and games machines to the UK pub and amusement arcade market, has been acquired by Scientific Games Corporation, a US-based business with significant pub operations in the UK, in a deal thought to be...
Food pubs struggle with higher operating costs
Food-led operators are struggling against operating costs that are up to 7% higher than their wet-led counterparts, according to the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR).
Moleface launches Gourmet fish and chip shop
Moleface Pub Company is adding a gourmet fish and chip shop to its portfolio.
Devonshire Arms takes Scotch egg crown
The Devonshire Arms in Chiswick officially makes the best pub Scotch egg in the UK, as it was crowned champion at last week’s Scotch Egg Challenge.
Good news for beer, but what about the pub?
When it comes to British beer, to quote Harold Macmillan, we have never had it so good. Nationally, we now have 840 breweries, with almost 100 new ones opening across the UK in the past year, with a remarkable 5,500 beers now in regular production, a new...
Dyson to step down at the end of the year
Spirit chief executive Ian Dyson is expected to stand down by the end of the year, according to a report in the Sunday Times.
Peach pubs go for coffee-making record
Peach Pub Company is gearing up to smash the current cappaccino-making record as part of the Macmillan World’s Biggest Coffee Morning this Friday (30 September).
CAMRA calls for review of alcohol units
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is calling on the Government to review its daily alcohol unit guidelines with a view to increasing the limits.
Moleface offers customers chance to trade in vegetables
Moleface Pub Company has initiated a successful produce trade off with its locals, raking in £2,000-worth of products.
Downey sells London Match Bar
Jonathan Downey, the bar entrepreneur, has taken a further step away from the high-street bar sector with the sale of his remaining Match Bar site in London’s West End.
Singing consultation’s praises
It seems that the very persistent lobbying by the music industry, coupled with the sterling efforts of Lord Clement-Jones and his advisors, has at last borne fruit.