Pubs and Bars
The latest news and updates on pubs and bars, from the business journalists at Catering Today. We bring you the latest on what’s happening in the restaurants, bars and catering industry, with exclusive stories, analysis, best practice and industry comment.
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Jan- 2019 -16 January
Greene King appoints Merlin exec as new boss
Nick Mackenzie, a member of Merlin Entertainments’ executive committee, has been appointed as the chief executive of pub group Greene…
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16 January
Strong festive trading boosts eating and drinking-out market
Britain’s managed pub and restaurant companies escaped recent high street woes over the six-week festive period with collective like-for-like sales…
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14 January
Revolution Bars sees 6.4% revenue increase in latest update
Revolution Bars Group, operator of 79 premium bars trading across the UK under the Revolution and Revolucion de Cuba brands,…
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11 January
ETM Group reports record Christmas trading
The 14-strong bar and restaurant group, ETM, has reported its “best ever Christmas” with overall revenue up 16% and like-for-like…
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11 January
Pub operator Ei Group to sell 370 properties for £348m
Ei Group, the largest owner and operator of pubs in the UK, has announced it has agreed to sell 370…
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10 January
Pubs and restaurants provide boost as consumer spending reaches low
Consumer spending grew 1.8% year-on-year in December, the lowest rate of growth seen since March 2016. With inflation at 2.3%,…
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10 January
Tech entrepreneurs Michael and Xochi Birch reopen 17th Century pub
The Farmer’s Arms, a Grade II listed, thatched roof local pub dating back to the mid-17th Century, has undergone a…
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8 January
Greene King Christmas day sales hit £7.7m record despite cost cutting
Greene King has announced it hit a record sales figure of £7.7m for Christmas day despite cost cutting amid food…
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4 January
Man ordered to demolish ‘secret’ garden pub
A Kidderminster man has been ordered to demolish his “secret” pub located in his garden after inspectors claimed it was…
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2 January
Award winning licensees to reopen and refurbish Oxfordshire pub as second site
Kate Hayden and Paul Warriner are taking their second site with Star Pubs & Bars – The Hare at West…
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