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M&B to trial own coffee blend

23-Feb-2016 By MC Allegra FS

Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is to trial its own coffee blend across it Ember Inns and Sizzling Pubs estates.

Pinegar nets new position with M&B

04-May-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Nigel Pinegar, formerly of Paramount Restaurants, has joined Mitchells & Butlers as an operations development manager for Ember Inns.

New foodier format for Ember Inns

01-Apr-2011 By Jo Bruce

Mitchells & Butlers has launched Ember Pub & Dining. The new format moves Ember's traditional pub offer to a more premium food and family...

Ember Inns reveals results of its brew-your-own competition

30-Jun-2010 By Robyn Black

Ember Inns has unveiled the results of its national competition, which gave four of its regulars the chance to brew their own beer

Ember Inns asks What's Your Wine?

08-Mar-2010 By Lesley Foottit

Pub group Ember Inns is launching a What's Your Wine quiz alongside its new wine menu, to encourage customers to try a new tipple.

Ember Inns customer brews her own beer

30-Jun-2009 By Gemma McKenna

An Ember Inns customer has won a national competition to brew her own ale, which will be sold in 170 pubs nationwide. Michelle Martin, who has named...

Pink drinks at Ember Inns for charity

12-May-2009 By Ewan Turney

Ember Inns customers are being asked to swap their regular drink for a pink tipple to help raise money for charity Against Breast Cancer. The...

Tennis ace Rusedski to help Ember Inns' campaign

12-May-2009

Ember Inns has launched its annual Drink Pink campaign in a bid to raise £50,000 for charity Against Breast Cancer.The four week campaign will be...

Get ready to toast Cask Ale Week

02-Apr-2009 By Matt Eley Matt

Pubs across the country will be encouraging customers to raise a glass next weekend in an attempt to break a world record. Around half a million...

Ember Inns offers a better class of burger

27-Mar-2009

As has been pointed outt before, there are plenty of 'one-trick pony' food operations out there, from steak houses to sandwich bars. Doing just one...

Ember Inns launches gourmet burger range

04-Dec-2008

The Ember Inns pub brand is looking to grab a slice of the growing market for gourmet burgers.The Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) brand is...

Ember Inns runs 10km for charity

01-Aug-2008

Staff from Ember Inns South joined forces to compete in the recent Bupa Great Capital Run.The 120 members of the team ran 10km run through Hyde Park...

Food the star performer for M&B

20-May-2008

Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is on the hunt for acquisitions as is seeks to extend its market-leading position in the pub food market.Announcing...

Food Excellence Awards

01-Mar-2008

Pub company of the year - branded Barracuda Brands: Smith & Jones, Varsity, Cape, Barracuda Bar, Juniper. Key innovations in 2007: The last...

Ember Inns enjoy best of British ales

27-Nov-2007

Ember Inns has embraced the diversity of England's micro breweries by offering a selection of locally-brewed guest ales in the final week of its...

NewsDigest

25-Oct-2007

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) says it has held "constructive" talks with Chancellor Alistair Darling over plans to abolish taper relief on...

Drink Pink as Ember Inns teams up with cancer charity

13-Mar-2007 By Lucy Britner

Ember Inns is urging customers to drink pink this month to help raise money for a breast cancer charity. Pub goers will raise a glass of rosé wine...

Image of beer: Beer-fest

25-Apr-2005

Beer festival introduces drinkers to the world of lager, while the Brewing Industry International Awards go continental.It isn't just cask ales that...

M&B announces £1.7bn pub finance plans

22-May-2003

Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has annouced plans to ward off predators by raising a war chest of cash.Britain's biggest managed house group will...

M&B puts £1.5m into Ember chain

08-May-2003

Mitchells & Butlers has unveiled a £1.5m investment plan to boost its fastest-growing pub brand, the Ember Inns chain. The pub retailer has...

Property briefs

08-May-2003

Mitchells & Butlers is spending £1.5m refurbishing four pubs on its estate. The sites will join Ember Inns as part of the 135-strong chain. The...

Hall & Woodhouse will be introducing a new seasonal ale in M

20-Mar-2003

Marketing manager Rick Payne said: "Badger has established a good track record of attracting new consumers to cask ale through product innovation...

Ember burns brightly

20-Feb-2002

Six Continents has spent £80m taking its pub brand Ember Inns from zero to 120 outlets in just over two years. Mark Stretton reports.The bright...

Ember Inns: "estate could hit 400

06-Feb-2002

Ember Inns, Six Continents' award-winning local pub chain, is set for further expansion that could see the brand estate treble.The roll-out programme...