Mitchells & Butlers

Latest opening: Orleans Smokehouse

23-Feb-2024 By James McAllister

Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has launched its first new concept in more than 15 years – a barbecue smokehouse brand inspired by the spirit and cuisine of New Orleans.

BBQ wars? Mitchells & Butlers to launch Smokehouse concept on Hickory’s doorstep

08-Feb-2024 By Restaurant

Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is launching its first new concept since Miller and Carter with a brand that will see it go head-to-head with rival Greene King.

Mitchells & Butlers posts 'record outperformance' against the market

30-Nov-2023 By James McAllister

Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has reported like-for-like (LFL) sales growth of 9.1% in its latest financial results covering the year ended 30 September 2023.

Waiters refuse to cooperate with new tipping policy at Miller & Carter restaurants

27-Oct-2023 By James McAllister

Over 100 waiters across five Miller & Carter restaurants have said they will no longer cooperate with a new tipping policy that’s been labelled ‘deeply unfair’ by the Unite Union.

Miller & Carter criticised for ‘deeply unfair’ new tipping policy

19-Oct-2023 By James McAllister

Miller & Carter is facing criticism for a new policy that requires front-of-house staff to 'tip-out' up to 2% of gross sales to the kitchen, bar and management.

M&B tipped as frontrunner in £600m Whitbread sale process

16-Jun-2023 By Georgi Gyton

Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has been tipped as the frontrunner in the sale of 250 of Whitbread’s 440 pub-restaurants.

Mitchells & Butlers to acquire remaining stake in Ego Restaurants

19-Apr-2023 By Shwetali Sapte

Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is to acquire the remaining 60% stake in Ego Restaurants, with plans to expand the brand across the UK.

Mitchells & Butlers looks to the suburbs for Browns expansion

09-Dec-2022 By Georgi Gyton

Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is looking to grow its Browns brand across suburban areas as part of its plans to reignite its expansion.

Mitchells & Butlers raises £350m to maintain competitive position

11-Mar-2021 By Restaurant

Pub, bar and restaurant group Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has completed its capital fundraise, securing more than £350m from shareholders.

Extension of joint venture arrangements for Ego Restaurants

17-Feb-2021 By Georgi Gyton

Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has reached an agreement with 3Sixty Restaurants CEO James Horler, and its other shareholders, to continue with the joint venture arrangements in relation to Ego Restaurants.

Mitchells & Butlers to raise £350m from shareholders

15-Feb-2021 By Georgia Cronin

Harvester and All Bar One operator Mitchells & Butlers has made strides to ease its significant lockdown cash burn through an equity raise and unsecured revolving credit facility.

Mitchells & Butlers explores equity capital raise to ease cash burn as third lockdown bites

07-Jan-2021 By James McAllister

Harvester and All Bar One operator Mitchells & Butlers is exploring an equity capital raise to increase its 'financial and operational flexibility' in the face of significant lockdown cash burn.

Mitchells & Butlers axes 1,300 jobs

26-Nov-2020 By James McAllister

Harvester and All Bar One operator Mitchells & Butlers has confirmed 1,300 staff have been made redundant as a result of the impact to trade caused by the Coronavirus pandemic.

Mitchells & Butlers set for closures

16-Nov-2020 By James McAllister

Harvester and All Bar One operator Mitchells & Butlers is to close up to 20 of its UK pub and restaurant locations.

National Apprenticeship Week 2014: Hospitality leads the way

07-Mar-2014 By Luke Nicholls

As the seventh annual National Apprenticeship Week draws to a close, BigHospitality has heard from an array of hotels, restaurants and pubs - and even Boris Johnson – all pledging their support for the initiative.

Tampopo chef to develop pan-Asian food offering for Mitchells & Butlers

04-Jul-2011 By Emma Eversham

Tampopo's former executive chef Adrian McCormack has joined pub group Mitchells & Butlers to help develop its pan-Asian food offering.

Mitchells & Butlers to ‘rapidly reshape’ into food-led business

24-Mar-2010 By Becky Paskin

Mitchells & Butlers is to ‘rapidly reshape’ its portfolio into a food-led business by reducing exposure to its ‘price sensitive’ drink-led pubs

PubChef Food Excellence Awards 2008

29-Feb-2008 By Lucy Britner

Former PR man Ross Williams, who only entered the pub trade five years ago, scoops the top prize at tonights glitzy awards bash at the Dorchester hotel in London.