Pub & Bar

Gary Usher's pub crowdfund closes having topped £220k

08-Nov-2022 By James McAllister

Gary Usher's latest Kickstarter campaign to support the opening of his restaurant group's first pub site has closed having raised more than £220,000.

Gary Usher smashes £200k crowdfund within 24 hours

03-Nov-2022 By James McAllister

Gary Usher has successfully smashed his latest crowdfund target of £200,000 within 24 hours of the campaign going live.

New World Trading Company to launch The North Light concept

26-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

New World Trading Company (NWTC) is opening a new bar and restaurant concept in Chester early next year.

Saintly acquisition expands Welsh presence for The Inn Collection Group

24-Oct-2022 By James McAllister

The Inn Collection Group (ICG) has added a third site in Wales to its growing pubs with rooms estate with the acquisition of the historic St Kilda Hotel in Llandudno.

Peach Pub Company bought by Revolution for £16.5m

19-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

Revolution Bar Group has acquired The Peach Pub Company in a deal worth £16.5m.

Cocktail bar Viajante87 to open in Notting Hill

18-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

Restaurateur Markus Thesleff is opening a cocktail bar in London's Notting Hill.

Islington pub Compton Arms' future secured following licence review

18-Oct-2022 By James McAllister

A popular Islington pub that came under fire from neighbours alleging it was a public nuisance has seen its future secured following a licensing review.

The Spiteri brothers are opening a floating cocktail bar

12-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

Brothers Fin and Lorcan Spiteri are opening a floating cocktail bar housed in a converted barge moored on the Regent’s Canal.

Pip Lacey and Gordy McIntyre to open Islington pub Hicce Hart

12-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

Chef Pip Lacey and business partner Gordy McIntyre are to open a pub in Islington next month.

New World Trading Company to open 'five to eight' sites a year

12-Oct-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

New World Trading Company (NWTC) is planning to open between five and eight venues a year going forward, it latest financial results show.

Greene King acquires Hickory’s

11-Oct-2022 By Finn Scott-Delany

Greene King has acquired American barbecue brand Hickory’s, with an ambition to grow it into a national dining chain.

50 pubs closing every month as numbers hit record low

10-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

The number of pubs closing across England and Wales has hit a rate of 50 a month, new figures show.

'The Maestro' to open Velvet bar at Corinthia London

10-Oct-2022 By BigHospotality

Corinthia London is next month opening a new bar in partnership with acclaimed bartender Salvatore Calabrese.

Henry Harris and Dave Strauss partner to reopen Three Compasses in Farringdon

06-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

Henry Harris is joining forces with former restaurant director at Rockfish and operations director at Goodman David Strauss to reopen Farringdon pub Three Compasses.

Yummy Pubs rebrands and sells flagship Wiremill site

06-Oct-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub group Yummy Pubs has sold its lakeside site the Wiremill to brewer and pub company Hall & Woodhouse, with two of its founders leaving the business.

Urban Pubs and Bars reaches 40 sites

05-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

Urban Pubs and Bars has added three new London pubs to its portfolio, including the venue that was the birthplace of Camden Town Brewery.

Shepherd Neame returns to profit

28-Sep-2022 By Shwetali Sapte

Shepherd Neame has announced a return to profit and significant revenue growth in its results for the 52 weeks ending 25 June 2022.

Nathan Richardson to open The Lamb Tavern

27-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

Nathan Richardson, the former head chef at Mayfair’s The Guinea Grill, will open The Lamb Tavern in Oxfordshire this month.

North brewery to open first venue outside of Yorkshire

21-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

Independent Leeds-based brewery North will open its ninth venue this year and the first outside of its home county of Yorkshire.

Inflation wipes out August growth for hospitality groups

21-Sep-2022 By James McAllister

Like-for-like sales at Britain’s managed restaurant, pub and bar groups in August were 2% ahead of the equivalent 2019 pre-Covid period, the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker shows.

Fuller’s to see energy bills rise by £10m

20-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

Pub group Fuller’s says it expects its combined energy bill to be £10m more than the previous year.

Liberation Group boosted by 'encouraging recovery' in Channel Islands

13-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

South-west based pub and brewer Liberation Group has reported strong summer of trading across the UK and the Channel Islands within its pubs, brewing and drinks businesses, including its highest ever single week of revenue during August.

Bar Control Room B to open in Battersea Power Station

12-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

The team behind Mr Fogg’s is opening a large bar within the former control room of London’s Battersea Power Station.

Chef Tony Parkin leaves The Brickmakers Arms after two months in the role

12-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

Tony Parkin has left his role as head chef at The Brickmakers Arms in Surrey just months after taking on the role.

The Holland to open in Kensington this month

08-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

Chef Max de Nahlik, co-founder of London pop-up restaurant Oxalis, is to open pub and dining room The Holland later this month.

Heineken UK becomes full owner of Beavertown

07-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

Heineken UK has purchased the remaining shares in Beavertown Brewery assuming full ownership of London’s largest brewery.

Pubs warned they need to charge £20 a pint to cover energy bills

05-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

The price of a pint would need to rise to £15-£20 to keep pubs afloat during the cost of living crisis, an expert has warned.

Night time economy's future 'finely balanced' as operators demand support package

05-Sep-2022 By James McAllister

More than 6,000 night time economy and hospitality businesses have written to their MPs demanding an emergency financial package to support them through the current cost of living crisis.

Hospitality faces 'existential threat' as soaring energy bills leave sector facing 'mass business failures'

30-Aug-2022 By James McAllister and Stefan Chomka

The soaring cost of energy threatens to cause 'mass business failures' across the hospitality sector, industry leaders have warned amid desperate calls for the Government to take immediate action.

Trade bodies renew call for Government help as energy crisis deepens

26-Aug-2022 By Restaurant

Hospitality trade bodies have renewed their call for urgent Government help amid soaring energy costs following today’s (26 August) energy price cap announcement from Ofgem.

Simon Bonwick: “If I can’t be myself at his point of the game it’s not worth doing”

26-Aug-2022 By Stefan Chomka

From next month the former The Crown chef-patron takes over the stoves at The Princess of Shoreditch from Ruth Hansom to start a new chapter at the award-winning gastropub.

The Cocktail Club to open in Canary Wharf

26-Aug-2022 By Restaurant

The Cocktail Club, formerly known as London Cocktail Club, has chosen Canary Wharf as the destination for its eleventh London site.

The White Brasserie Company to open its first new site post pandemic

24-Aug-2022 By Restaurant

The White Brasserie Company will open its first new restaurant since the pandemic this autumn.

Time at the bar: three quarters of pubs facing extinction

24-Aug-2022 By Ed Bedington

More than 70% of operators do not expect to make it through the winter without Government intervention, according to a new survey.

Scandinavian pub brand Proud Mary to make its UK debut

24-Aug-2022 By Restaurant

Scandinavian pub brand Proud Mary is making its UK debut this winter with the opening of a venue in Cardiff.

How I Got Here: Patrick Frawley

23-Aug-2022 By James McAllister

The Irish-born CEO and founder of East London Pub Co oversees a group of pubs that includes The Gun on Artillery Lane and The Ten Bells on Spitalfields' Commercial Street.

Islington pub Compton Arms under threat after neighbours file complaint

22-Aug-2022 By BgHospitality

Islington pub the Compton Arms is calling on its customers and locals for support against a review of its licence after complaints were made about it to the council by four of its neighbours.

Arcade bar group NQ64 secures £2.5m to grow

22-Aug-2022 By Restaurant

Fast growing arcade bar operator NQ64 has received £2.5m in growth capital to help it expand across the UK.

Barrio Familia to open flagship Covent Garden venue

22-Aug-2022 By Restaurant

Barrio Familia will open its largest bar to date in London’s Covent Garden.

Latest opening: The Baring

19-Aug-2022 By James McAllister

Chef Rob Tecwyn and general manager Adam Symonds have reunited to open a gastropub in London's Islington, 10 years after they first met at Highgate’s renowned The Bull and Last.

Peckham Cellars team to launch Camberwell wine bar

18-Aug-2022 By James McAllister

The team behind south east London’s neighbourhood restaurant and wine bar Peckham Cellars are to launch a second site with adjacent bottle shop in the capital next year, in Camberwell.

How I Got Here: Tom Warner

17-Aug-2022 By James McAllister

The founder and CEO of Warner's Gin on combing his passions for food, drink and farming, championing sustainability in the spirits trade, and his recently launched pub accreditation scheme.

Nightcap secures £10m debt facility

17-Aug-2022 By Restaurant

The Cocktail Club owner Nightcap has agreed a £10m debt refinancing facility that will be used partly to continue its expansion.

Like-for-like sales remain flat for managed groups

16-Aug-2022 By James McAllister

July’s like-for-like (LFL) sales at Britain’s top managed pub, bar and restaurant groups held steady against pre-Covid levels of July 2019, the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker reveals.

Incipio acquires former Aster site for new wet led concept

15-Aug-2022 By James McAllister

Incipio Group is to launch a new wet led concept next month on the site previously occupied by D&D London's Aster restaurant in London Victoria’s Nova development.

Inception Group secures first Soho site for Mr Fogg’s

09-Aug-2022 By James McAllister

Bunga Bunga, Maggies and Cahoots operator Inception Group will open its first Mr Fogg’s bar in Soho early next year.

One in five nightclubs lost in last three years, figures show

02-Aug-2022 By James McAllister

Recent figures released by the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) through CGA show that one fifth of the UK's nightclubs have closed in the last three years.

Nightcap launches Bar Academy

01-Aug-2022 By James McAllister

Tonight Josephine and The Cocktail Club owner Nightcap has launched a dedicated training facility in Camden Market, London.

Relief for night-time economy as full Night Tube service restored

29-Jul-2022 By James McAllister

Transport for London (TfL) has announced that from this weekend all Night Tube services will be fully restored, after they were suspended in March 2020 due to the pandemic.

Heatwave brings mixed results for on trade

28-Jul-2022 By James McAllister

Recent hot weather has delivered both boosts and challenges for the on trade, CGA by NielsenIQ’s Drinks Recovery Tracker shows.