Multi-Site Pub Operators

Demand outstripped supply in pub property market last year

14-Jan-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Strong demand for pubs rather than a flood of empty sites or failed businesses has been the most significant feature of the pub market in the past year, according to leisure property specialist Fleurets’ Survey of Pub Prices 2021 report.

Star Pubs & Bars reduces rent costs by 30% for Welsh and Scottish pubs

13-Jan-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Star Pubs & Bars has announced a 30% rent reduction for its pubs on core leased & tenanted agreements in Scotland and Wales in a bid to support them through additional Government restrictions.

M&B increases non-alcoholic beer range with Big Drop

12-Jan-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) pubs will be serving a greater range of alcohol-free beer in January after a trial with craft brewer Big Drop has been agreed.

Nightcap sees net sales of £15.5m during its first year of trading

12-Jan-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Nightcap saw a net sales increase of 46.2% with net sales of £15.5m for FY2022 across its 27-bar portfolio during its first full year of trading.

Property round-up

Innis & Gunn to open fifth taproom, freeholds on sale and third site for Vaulkhard and Star

12-Jan-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Among the latest property moves are Innis & Gunn opening a fifth taproom site, the freeholds of sites in Hallaton and Lavenham put on the market and Vaulkhard Leisure joins Star Pubs & Bars for third site.

Fuller's offers all employees private healthcare

10-Jan-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Pub operator and brewer Fuller, Smith, and Turner, has partnered with Medicash to launch to a new healthcare benefit scheme as part of a package of improvements to its pay and benefits system.

Hydes optimistic despite losing £20m in turnover

05-Jan-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Turnover at Manchester-based brewer and pub operator Hydes fell from £29.4m to £8.5m, according to the company’s annual results, ended 28 March 2021.

Inglenook Inns & Taverns acquires 7 pubs

24-Dec-2021 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Lancashire-based pub operator Inglenook Inns & Taverns has acquired seven pubs for £2.4m.

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.

Trust Inns reports £8.5m losses

23-Dec-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Chorley-based pub company Trust Inns has announced losses of £8.5m for the year to 31 March 2021.

Robinsons to cut rents by 10% in January and pushes back annual price hike

22-Dec-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Robinsons Brewery will reduce rents by 10% for its tenants in January and is to postpone its annual price increase by a month to March.

SBPA welcomes financial aid but insists on timeline to end restrictions

22-Dec-2021 By Gary Lloyd

The Scottish Beer & Pub Association (SBPA) has described the financial aid being given to hospitality businesses in Scotland as a “vital lifeline” but added a timeline marking the removal of recently announced restrictions must be implemented.

Hertfields signs third deal with Star, Inn Collection Group opens first Welsh site

22-Dec-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Among the latest property news is Hertfields and Star Pubs & Bars team up for the third time, The Inn Collection Group unveils its inaugural Welsh pub-hotel, Greene King invests in the Lion & Lamb and in a Newcastle speakeasy, brothers sell pub...

UKH welcomes cash support for hospitality from Government

21-Dec-2021 By Rebecca Weller

Rishi Sunak has this afternoon (21 December) announced a new round of grants for the hospitality sector of up to £6,000 per premises.

Trade warnings as UK is in shutdown ‘in all but name’

20-Dec-2021 By Gary Lloyd

UKHospitality has warned of the costs of potential closure for the hospitality sector while Greene King said the trade is already in shutdown “in all but name”.

JDW promotes pub managers to its board

20-Dec-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Managed pub operator JD Wetherspoon has put its faith in its employees by recruiting four current pub managers to its board.

Cash pledge for cafes and fast-food chains ‘utterly indefensible’

20-Dec-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) managing director Colin Wilkinson has branded the move to include cafes, takeaways and fast-food multinationals in funding pledged to help the hospitality sector as “utterly indefensible”.

Cry to Rishi for help or see 10,000 sites shut for good

20-Dec-2021 By Georgi Gyton, MCA

Hospitality leaders have warned Chancellor Rishi Sunak that he must commit to a package of support for businesses within the next 24 hours or risk the permanent closure of thousands of pubs and restaurants.

Running Your Own Pub

Don’t let the chance of running a pub pass you by – download your free guide

20-Dec-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Have the events of the past couple of years made you rethink what you want to do with your life? If so, perhaps escaping to the pub has been a recurring theme. Why not consider running your own pub?

Shepherd Neame announces 10% rent deduction for its licensees

16-Dec-2021 By Rebecca Weller

Shepherd Neame has announced a 10% rent deduction for its licensees from 1 January 2022 in light of the Governments new ‘Plan B’ restrictions and damage to consumer confidence.

Record M&A activity predicted for pub sector next year

15-Dec-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Record M&A activity for the pub sector is forecast for 2022, according to property agent CBRE.

Property round-up

Country Inns takes seventh site while £240k ploughed into north-east pub

15-Dec-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Among the latest property news is the sale of a Stonegate site in Hampshire that builds Country Inns' portfolio to seven, Greene King and pub operator put £240,000 into pub revamp, Red Oak Taverns adds eight-pub package to its books and Prospect...

Sector faces ‘shuddering halt’ and will need financial help

13-Dec-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Plan B will bring the hospitality sector to a “shuddering halt” and financial support will be needed again, according to sector chiefs who have penned a warning letter to the Government.

Oakman Group looking to almost double its estate in the next five years

13-Dec-2021 By Rebecca Weller

Pub operator the Oakman Group has announced its plan to increase its number of sites from 36 to 70 by 2026 after forecasting year-end sales for 2021 to be in excess of £64m.

Red Oak Taverns acquires 8 Euphorium Pubs venues

13-Dec-2021 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Red Oak Taverns has completed the acquisition of eight free-of-tie pubs in Bristol from Euphorium Pubs for an undisclosed sum.

RedCat acquires the White Horse Hotel

13-Dec-2021 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

RedCat Pub Company has acquired the White Horse Hotel in Romsey, Hampshire at an undisclosed price: the sale was completed by Savills on behalf of a private client, and the pub will be operated by the Coaching Inn Group.

Running your own pub

Grab this free guide to operating your own pub

13-Dec-2021 By Gary Lloyd

If you’ve ever harboured ambitions of running a pub or perhaps going multiple then The Morning Advertiser has put together a 12-page guide of essential information for you – and it’s free!

Greene King offers employees a bonus package worth £6m

09-Dec-2021 By Rebecca Weller

Pub operator and brewer Greene King has announced it will reward employees with a share of an incentive package worth more than £6m this Christmas.

Property round-up

Operator and Star undertake £485k joint investment, Inn Collection expands, St Tudy reopens

09-Dec-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

The latest property round up includes and Lancashire operator joining forces to invest almost half a million pounds, alongside the Inn Collection Group further expanding its estate, award-winning Cornish gastropub the St Tudy Inn reopening and more.

JW Lees ready to expand in 2022

06-Dec-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Historic brewer and pub operator JW Lees has hunkered down during the pandemic to concentrate on survival first and foremost but that looks certain to change in the new year.

Stonegate pub to reopen after £500k investment

03-Dec-2021 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Stonegate Group pub the Oak Tree in Norwich has opened its doors after a short period of closure following an investment of half a million pounds.

Review of the week

‘There isn’t security in what’s being said by the Government’

03-Dec-2021 By Ed Bedington

The Morning Advertiser editor Ed Bedington spoke with New World Trading Company's Natasha Waterfield about this week's headlines including the impact of the Omicron variant on trade and how this has affected Christmas bookings for the business.

Dorking pub named overall winner at the 2021 Griffin Trophy Awards

02-Dec-2021 By Rebecca Weller

The Queen’s Head in Dorking has been named the winner of the overall winner of this year’s Fullers Griffin Trophy as well as winning in the Best Town/Local category.

Property round-up

The pub where Liverpool and Everton football clubs were formed on the market at £3.75m

01-Dec-2021 By Gary Lloyd

The property round-up this week includes details of a pub site for sale that was home to the formation of Liverpool and Everton football clubs up for sale, a hip hop speakeasy in Shoreditch to open in February and an Admiral Taverns site reopens after...

Prospect Pubs & Bars to open fifth site

30-Nov-2021 By Rebecca Weller

Prospect Pubs & Bars has announced it will open its fifth site, The Joiners Arms in Bloxham, Oxfordshire after major refurbishment and extension.

Greene King launches Hive Pubs franchise model

30-Nov-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Greene King Pub Partners (GKPP) plans to make a real buzz about its new pub franchise concept – Hive Pubs – which it said is “a branded community pub model”.

JDW signs 20-year deal with Budweiser, ends 41 years with Heineken UK

29-Nov-2021 By Rebecca Weller

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) will end its 41-year association with Heineken UK after announcing a new 20-year supply partnership with Budweiser Brewing Group that will begin on 15 December – it has also signed deals with other industry heavyweights.

‘Policing is almost being pushed on to hospitality to do’

26-Nov-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Morning Advertiser news editor Nikkie Thatcher spoke with Martin Greenhow, managing director of Leeds-based multi-site business Mojo, to discuss the latest headlines.

Greene King wins award for diversity and inclusion work

26-Nov-2021 By Rebecca Weller

Pub operator and brewery Greene King has won an award in recognition of its work to promote diversity and inclusion.

Arc Inspirations ‘actively exploring opportunities in new cities’

26-Nov-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Multiple operator Arc Inspirations is looking to grow its portfolio, it announced while revealing sales since 19 July were up by two fifths (42%) compared to the same period in 2019.

M&B records sales growth in past eight weeks after losses in financial year

25-Nov-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has recorded like-for-like sales growth of 2.7% in the past eight weeks versus 2019 since the end of its financial year, during which its like-for-likes dropped by 9.6%, impacted by Covid-related restrictions.

BII Licensee of the Year 2021 winner is crowned

25-Nov-2021 By Gary Lloyd

The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has crowned Jason and Chris Black from the Pityme Inn in Wadebridge, north Cornwall, as its Licensee of the Year 2021.

Greene King raises more than £10m for Macmillan

23-Nov-2021 By Rebecca Weller

Pub operator and brewer Greene King has beaten its fundraising target to raise more than £10m in under a decade for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Property round-up

Popular bar Folk acquired by first-time buyers, Brunning & Price to reach 80 sites

23-Nov-2021 By Gary Lloyd

A busy time for pub purchasing and renovations has seen new kids on the block Sogbog buys its first site; Brunning & Price builds its portfolio; investments from pubcos including Star, Greene King and Admiral; and a former Great British Pub Awards...

Opinion

'VOA’s current valuation approach is flawed, producing inaccurate and routinely excessive valuations'

23-Nov-2021 By Joe Cussens, managing director, Bath Pub Company

The recent Budget announcement that pubs would receive a 50% reduction in their rates bill for the coming financial year was, of course, welcome, but stopped short of the fundamental review of the rates system many were arguing for.

Nightcap acquires Barrio Familia for £4.9m

22-Nov-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Multiple operator Nightcap has announced the acquisition of Barrio Familia, meaning its estate has expanded by five additional bars.

Have you ever wanted to run your own pub?

22-Nov-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Although pub operators have suffered in the past 18 months or so, the opportunity to run your own site or even expand is potentially greater than ever if you set your mind to it.

Cold River Cider offers the perfect balance

22-Nov-2021 By Gary Lloyd

There’s a new cider on the block and it has the lot. Made by Sharp’s Brewery, in collaboration with Aspall, Cold River Cider offers “a unique blend of bitter-sweet and culinary apples creating a crisp, balanced, refreshing cider”.

Brunning and Price eyes 80 sites

18-Nov-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Multiple pub operator Brunning and Price has acquired two new sites, taking its total estate to 79, with plans for an eightieth in the pipeline.

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Are your products generating high profit levels to the till?

16-Nov-2021 By Venners, expert food and beverage stocktakers and compliance auditors

A recent report looking at the often undervalued and neglected topic of product yield within the pub sector has been launched by Venners, the expert food and beverage stocktakers and compliance auditors to the hospitality industry.