Orchid boss Rufus Hall is on a charm offensive as he tells Rob Willock the story of the group’s rise and rise from the ashes of a pre-pack to a successful estate of 250 pubs that are positively blooming.
Punch Taverns is “on track” to have all of its area managers pass an industry-recognised qualification in hospitality management, after it revealed more than half had already qualified.
EPoS provider Zonal has been appointed technology partner of the Hospitality Guild’s virtual training centre Hospitality House, which is due to open this month.
Gatecrasher, the nightclub business, is looking to expand in key city locations across the world including New York, Miami and Singapore, as well as London, and make a significant investment in its UK sites after completing a pre-pack administration.
Bar and restaurant group Drake & Morgan hopes to open its seventh site early next year as it eyes expansion opportunities inside and outside London, managing director Jillian MacLean has said.
Trade associations, licensees and pubcos are currently completing their submissions to the consultation on a pub industry statutory code and adjudicator, which closes on 14 June.
Meantime Brewing Company, the London brewer led by Nick Miller, has appointed Gary Whitlie, former managing director of Miller Brands, as its non-executive chairman.
A new regulatory board is to be put in place in May to oversee the operation of the Pubs Independent Rent Review Service and the Pubs Independent Conciliation and Arbitration Service (PICA-Service).
KPMG says it plans to sell Botanic Inns as a going concern after confirming its appointment as administrator of the 14-strong Belfast-based pub, restaurant and hotel group.
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) is to celebrate the best in BDM and area manager talent for another year through its annual Operations Managers Awards
A licensee, bar manager and a customer service head have been shortlisted for the coveted BII (British Institute of Innkeeping) and Poppleston Allen Jeremy Allen Award.
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) decision to close its tax enquiry centres could further hurt struggling licensees, according to Odette Gibson, managing director of accounting firm Volensis.
A group of nine business development managers from Greene King have completed a post-graduate degree in Multi-Unit Leadership and Strategy at Birmingham City University (BCU).
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has appointed a new chief executive – David McHattie, a former operations director at Fuller’s and The Restaurant Group, and operations manager at Mitchells & Butlers.
Greene King will “embrace the consultation process” for statutory regulation of the pubco/tenant relationship, according to managing director Simon Longbottom, despite his reservations about the government’s abandonment of the self-regulation process.
Steve Richards, who has overseen the impressive growth of Novus Leisure, has been singled out by his peers as the stand-out individual in the eating-out and drinking-out market.
The People 1st Training Company is hosting an afternoon of free, interactive seminars at Vinopolis, London, on 28 February 2013 to help businesses improve performance by training and developing their people.
Be At One, the cocktail bar chain, has agreed a new £4m banking facility and secured three new sites, including its first outside the capital, M&C Report understands.
Atmosphere Bars & Clubs, the late-night bar operator that last week announced the departure of chief executive Paul Harbottle, plans to open two more venues in 2013 before ramping up expansion over subsequent years, the Publican's Morning Advertiser...
Cerberus Capital Management, one of the world’s leading private investment firms, has acquired Admiral Taverns, the c1,100-strong tenanted pub company, from Lloyds Banking Group, in a deal believed to be valued at around £200m.
Hook Norton, the Oxfordshire brewer and pub operator, is set to reopen its first managed site, the Coach & Horses in the centre of Banbury, under tenancy, after reportedly terminating a management agreement with Flagstone Inns.
More than a third of licensed premises in London have failed a fire safety audit over the past 12 months, according to a new report by fire expert Safety Management (UK).
Donny McIntyre of Spirit Pub Company and Heike Funke of Punch Taverns are this year’s Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers’ (ALMR) Area Manager and Business Development Manager of the Year.
A mixture of private equity groups and trade buyers are believed to have shown an interest in Drake & Morgan, the highly-regarded bar-restaurant operator.
Punch Taverns licensees from across the UK attended a National Partner Forum last month to discuss issues about their business with fellow Punch Partners and senior figures in the company.
Accolade Wines, the Champ Private Equity-backed business, has announced that Troy Christensen has decided to step down as the wine company’s chief executive with immediate effect.
In my role I visit hundreds of pubs every year and one question I always ask the business owner is: “What are you trying to achieve in your pub — what goals do you have for your business and how will you know how you are doing?”
Pubs will no longer be restricted in choosing first aid training that has been accredited by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), if proposed plans go ahead.
The survival rate among pub, restaurant and hotel businesses that were on the brink of collapse in 2006 was significantly lower than the average among troubled UK firms, new figures show.
Shepherd Neame, the Kent brewer and pub operator, plans to undertake between 20 and 25 significant investments in its pubs during this financial year and aims to extend the support offered to its tenants.
WaverleyTBS, the drinks distributor, which was placed into administration earlier this week, has ceased trading with immediate effect after administrator Deloitte failed to find a buyer for the business.
Barracuda Pub Company has completed a restructure, which will see the separation of its operating company (opco) from its property company (propco), with ex-Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) chief executive Adam Fowle becoming chairman of the newly formed...
Busy location on coastal main road
Extensively renovated detached public house
Five trade areas (100)
Sizeable refurbished 4-5 bedroom accommodation
Newly created beer garden (125)
Established and popular business...
