Managed Pubs

St Austell Brewery and Thatchers agree 10-year deal

09-Apr-2024 By Gary Lloyd

Cask specialist and pub operator St Austell Brewery has penned a 10-year deal with Thatchers Cider to stock its ciders in its managed pub estate.

Butcombe toasts record-breaking March sales

28-Mar-2024 By Gary Lloyd

Butcombe Pubs & Inns has enjoyed a great start to spring after recording record sales for March.

‘Bumper Xmas trading doesn’t resolve ongoing challenges’

18-Jan-2024 By Nikkie Thatcher

Managed pubs saw like-for-like sales growth of 9.6% in December, according to new research, but this doesn’t solve the sector’s continuing challenges.

Knipe re-takes control at Blackrose

20-Dec-2023 By Ed Bedington

Blackrose Pubs has been bought back following the purchase of the business brand by former managing director Daren Knipe.

Admiral invests almost £700k into two sites on same road

20-Dec-2023 By Ed Bedington

Admiral Taverns has ended the year with a nearly £700,000 investment project across two pubs in the north east on the same road.

BIG INTERVIEW

The Big Interview: Tom Davies of Brakspear

23-Oct-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Regrets? Tom Davies of Brakspear doesn’t dwell on them.

Pubs ‘performed below market average’ in July

18-Aug-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Managed pub groups reported 7% sales growth last month (July), with wet weather and stagnant temperatures largely to blame.

May’s like-for-like sales up 8.8%

21-Jun-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Warm weather and a trio of bank holidays resulted in like-for-like sales in pubs having increased by 8.8% year on year.

Arc to open biggest Box site to date

05-May-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Multiple operator Arc Inspirations is preparing to open its largest Box site in Brindleyplace, Birmingham next month (June).

BrewDog’s McDowall replacing Stonegate’s Longbottom

09-Nov-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Stonegate Group chief executive officer Simon Longbottom is stepping down from the role at the country's biggest pub company and is set to be replaced by BrewDog’s David McDowall in February 2023.

Young’s adds 2 new pubs to portfolio

02-Nov-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Young’s has announced two acquisitions to its estate, meaning it now has a 226-strong pub portfolio.

JDW boss reiterates calls for tax equality

22-Aug-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) chairman Tim Martin has repeated his calls for pubs to have tax equality with supermarkets in order to “survive and thrive in the future”.

Stonegate announces operational shake up

02-Aug-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

The UK’s largest pub company Stonegate Group has revealed a number of new senior operational roles.

Inside the new look O’Neill’s

29-Jun-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Mitchells & Butlers brand O’Neill’s is being remodelled with a new look and feel, bringing a focus on showing women’s sports, starting with The Women’s Euros next month (July).

Fuller’s pumped £26m into estate during last financial year

09-Jun-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

London-based pub company Fuller’s has revealed it continued to maintain capital investment across its portfolio, putting £26m into its portfolio across the year.

City Pub Group aiming for 65 to 70 pubs by end of 2023

27-Apr-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Multiple operator City Pub Group is looking to increase its estate by almost two thirds by the end of next year, it has revealed in its preliminary results.

Bars and restaurants sales outperforming pubs

22-Apr-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Like-for-like sales reported in managed pubs were behind those in the managed bar and restaurant sector, figures have found.

publican awards 2022

Best Managed Pub Company (51+ sites) sponsored by Diageo - Liberation Group

06-Apr-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

The Liberation Group is excellently run and well-invested pub business that delivers brilliant consumer experiences across food, drink and their accommodation offer.

Publican Awards 2022

Best Managed Pub Company (2 - 50 sites) sponsored by Molson Coors – Arc Inspirations

05-Apr-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

Leeds-based multiple operator Arc Inspirations certainly didn’t rest on its laurels over the past 12 months.

Publican Awards 2022

Best Community Pub Operator sponsored by Britvic – Craft Union Pub Company

04-Apr-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

Craft Union is a business that has community at its core. With more than 400 sites across the nation, its ethos of putting pubs back into the heart of communities is something it executes and then some.

Publican Awards 2022

Meet the finalists – Best Managed Pub Company (51+ sites) sponsored by Diageo

23-Mar-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

The business crowned the Best Managed Pub Company for 51+ sites will have a highly successful managed retail estate, which has shown strong innovation and business performance in the past year.

Publican Awards 2022

Meet the finalists – Best Managed Pub Company (2-50 sites) sponsored by Molson Coors

23-Mar-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

This year’s Best Managed Pub Company (2 to 50 sites) champion will have a highly successful managed retail estate, which has shown strong innovation and business performance in the past year.

The Inn Collection Group given go ahead for major redevelopment

10-Mar-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Multi-site pub operator The Inn Collection Group has had plans approved to redevelop two of its existing sites in Lancashire.

JDW paid 83% of free shares and bonuses to pub staff

02-Mar-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub group JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has revealed it has awarded 83% of its free shares and bonus scheme to employees working in the sites over the past 16 years.

Star to double Scottish managed portfolio

21-Feb-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Large pub operator Star Pubs & Bars has announced plans to double the amount of its managed operator pubs in Scotland during 2022 as part of it Just Add Talent (JAT) estate.

Stonegate buys remaining 25% share of Hippo Inns

11-Jan-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Large pub company Stonegate has acquired 25% of the issued share capital in Hippo Inns from Rupert Clevely and Ian Edward for an undisclosed sum.

Arc Inspirations ‘set for record year of growth’

24-Dec-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Multiple operator Arc Inspirations has reported its results for the financial year to 31 March 2021, showing a 42% rise in sales from July to November this year, against 2019.

Fuller’s has good opportunity for M&A

08-Dec-2021 By MCA

Fuller Smith & Turner has a good opportunity to participate in M&A activity within the pub sector, by disposing of its tenanted inns division, and using these funds to acquire City Pub Group (CPC), an analyst note from Panmure Gordon has suggested...

Spending in pubs up by a third

07-Dec-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Consumer spending in bars, pubs and clubs was up by 34.2% in November against October, according to recent data.

A look back at Fuller's mergers and acquisitions

30-Nov-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Brewer and operator Fuller’s has a long history for its pub and brewing business and The Morning Advertiser has taken a deep dive into the company’s merger and acquisition deals.

Fuller’s ‘being careful about price increases’

18-Nov-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Fuller’s is concentrating on getting higher footfall, in a bid to avoid increasing prices, CEO Simon Emeny told The Morning Advertiser.

Christmas bookings ‘in good shape’ for Fuller’s

18-Nov-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

South east-based firm Fuller’s has reported Christmas bookings are in “good shape” in a trading update for the first half of this financial year.

Young’s ‘well-positioned for long-term sustainable growth’

12-Nov-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Young’s boss Patrick Dardis expects the business to benefit from further years of planned capital expenditure, he revealed in the company’s latest trading update.

Cocktail and spirits sales up, ale sales down for JDW

10-Nov-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Cocktail, vodka and rum sales have risen for pub giant JD Wetherspoon (JDW) but draught products including traditional ale and stout sales have declined.

JDW to slash food prices by 16% for 3 months

09-Nov-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon (JDW) is dropping its prices on a variety of meals across 660 of its sites until the end of February next year.

Brakspear looking to expand managed arm by ‘at least 2 a year’

03-Nov-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

South east-based operator Brakspear has revealed is growth plans for its newly renamed managed division.

The story of Marston's mergers and acquisitions

03-Nov-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Morning Advertiser has delved into the history of Marston’s, looking at the company’s biggest deals across the years.

Hall & Woodhouse sees turnover drop of more than a third

20-Oct-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Dorset-based brewer and operator Hall & Woodhouse reported a fall in turnover of 38.7% to £71.5m for the year ending 30 January 2021.

Greene King's merger and acquisition history

05-Oct-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Morning Advertiser takes a look back along memory lane at Greene King’s merger and acquisition trail throughout its rich 200-year history.

Robinsons Brewery in pint giveaway for Cask Ale Week

21-Sep-2021 By Michelle Perrett

Stockport based Robinsons Brewery, is launching a 500-pint giveaway campaign for Cask Ale Week, which will run from Thursday 23 September to Sunday 3 October.

Hawthorn unveils new operator managed division – Proper Pubs

25-Aug-2021 By Michelle Perrett

Hawthorn, the company recently purchased by Admiral Taverns, has unveiled the creation of its new operator managed division – Proper Pubs.

Trading positive for managed pubs

17-Aug-2021 By Michelle Perrett

Britain’s managed pub, restaurant and bar groups lifted sales back close to pre-Covid-19 levels in July to continue hospitality’s recovery from the pandemic, the new edition of the Coffer CGA Business Tracker has revealed

Over 7,000 licensed premises still in limbo following 'freedom day'

16-Aug-2021 By Michelle Perrett

More than 7,000 licensed premises are in limbo, not yet reopening after last month's 'freedom day' and not yet permanently closed, the latest Market Recovery Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners has revealed.

Shepherd Neame ‘back on path to recovery’

30-Jul-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Kent-based brewer and pub group Shepherd Neame has reported near pre-pandemic levels of trading since reopening.

JDW to sell 7 pubs

20-Jul-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has appointed two agents to dispose of seven of its sites in England and Wales for an undisclosed sum.

Branded pub and bar decline levelling off versus 2018-19 numbers

06-Jul-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

According to the latest data from the Lumina Intelligence Operator Data Index, the branded pub and bar restaurant segment is expected to total 3,753 sites at Dec 2021 – a net loss of 29 sites.

Real estate adviser appointed to sell 8 Marston's pubs for £21.6m

16-Jun-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Global real estate adviser CBRE has been appointed by Aviva Investors to sell a collection of Marston's sites worth more than £20m.

Tim Martin claims most businesses would support visa system for EU workers

02-Jun-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) boss Tim Martin has suggested most hospitality firms would be likely to be in favour of a preferential visa scheme for European Union workers to tackle the recruitment issues in the sector.

Robinsons pub investment continues

26-May-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

North-west based brewer and operator Robinsons has invested millions into its pub estate amid the coronavirus crisis.

St Austell reopens managed pubs

30-Apr-2021 By MCA Insight

St Austell Brewery reopened 18 of its managed houses for outdoor service on 29 April, having made significant investments in its al fresco spaces.