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Pergola Group adds The Prince pop-up to its west London portfolio

13-Oct-2017 By Georgia Bronte

The Prince, a restaurant and bar pop up from the team behind Pergola on the Roof, will open next month in Earls Court.

Seafood Pub Company announces second Yorkshire site

03-Apr-2017 By Hannah Thompson

The Seafood Pub Company (SPC) is to open its second venue in Yorkshire, after acquiring The Fleece in Addingham village as part of its continued expansion push.

Restaurant sales rise amid challenging conditions

15-Mar-2017 By Sophie Witts

Restaurants saw another rise in sales in February in the face of increasingly difficult trading conditions, new data shows.

Pub’s trade doubles with arrival of Harry Ramsden’s

18-May-2016 By Emma Eversham

Trade at the first Punch Taverns pub to partner with Harry Ramsden’s has doubled since the iconic fish and chips brand took over its operations according to its head of pub operations Gavin Mansfield.

New show for bar and pub sector to run alongside The Restaurant Show

03-Mar-2016 By Emma Eversham

A new trade show dedicated to the bar and pub industry is to run alongside this year's Restaurant Show. 

Marston's keeps pushing food after positive results

28-Nov-2014 By Carina Perkins

Pub group Marston’s plans to open 25 more pub-restaurants over the next two years as it continues to shift its focus towards food.

#TaxEqualityDay: Pubs and restaurants unite for VAT cut

24-Sep-2014 By Melodie Michel

Over 15,000 pubs and restaurants across the UK cut their prices by at least 7.5 per cent on 24 September to show the positive impact reducing VAT to 5 per cent would have on the hospitality sector.

Tax Equality Day: 15,000 pubs and restaurants prepare to cut prices

08-Sep-2014 By Carina Perkins

Thousands of pubs and restaurants across the UK will slash food and drink prices on 24 September to highlight the benefits of cutting hospitality VAT.

Continued growth for pubs and restaurant chains

14-Aug-2014 By Melodie Michel

Average like-for-like sales for restaurant and pubs in July were up 2.2 per cent – the 16th consecutive month of growth for the sector.

Omni Taverns group to open Charwood restaurant in Edinburgh

11-Jun-2014 By Lauren Houghton

Omni Taverns, which owns two WHISKI branded ventures in Edinburgh, is launching Charwood bar and restaurant in Fairmilehead this month. 

Sustainable burger restaurant launching in Brighton

21-Mar-2014 By Lauren Houghton

Former hotelier and gastro-pub owner Andrew Coggings will open a sustainable burger restaurant, Coggings and Co, in Brighton next month. 

Toasties, BBQ joints and Greek wine: Restaurant magazine predicts what will be hot in 2014

07-Jan-2014 By Emma Eversham

The toastie, barbecue restaurants and Greek wine are all tipped to make it big in 2014 according to predictions by the team at Restaurant magazine, whose first edition of the year is out on Wednesday 8 January.

Restaurant magazine: How can the hospitality industry tackle the recruitment challenge?

03-Dec-2013 By Emma Eversham

Restaurant magazine looks at the hospitality industry's current recruitment challenges and discusses how they can be tackled in its latest issue, out tomorrow. 

Amber Taverns ramps up expansion plans with £27.5m funding deal

16-Sep-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Amber Taverns, the Lancashire-based community pub operator, is set to acquire around 30 more sites over the next three years after agreeing a major funding deal with Lloyds Bank.

Restaurant & Bar Design Awards 2013: Winners revealed

16-Sep-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Tramshed, Kitchen Table and the Atrium Champagne Bar were among the UK winners of the 2013 Restaurant & Bar Design Awards, held last week in London.

Pub of the Future: Wi-Fi crucial for attracting more young people, finds report

19-Aug-2013 By Luke Nicholls

A report into the use of technology and marketing in pubs has found that members of ‘Generation Y’ are 67 per cent more likely than their elders to choose a pub offering Wi-Fi, yet the exact same percentage of venues still don’t offer any connectivity. 

Amber Taverns to extend wet-led pub model further south with Midlands acquisitions

19-Jun-2013 By Peter Ruddick

James Baer, managing director of successful community pub operator Amber Taverns, has told BigHospitality he believes the company's wet-led pub model could work in areas in the south of the country.

Oisin Rogers: Career Profile

26-Apr-2013 By Peter Ruddick

As general manager of two Young's-owned pubs, the Ship in Wandsworth and the Thatched House in Hammersmith, Oisin Rogers is well placed to explain how to develop a career in the industry and get what he calls 'the best job in the world'.

Admiral reports ‘significant progress’ with debt pay-back

28-Feb-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Two-and-a-half-years after Admiral Taverns was hit by the recession, the tenanted pub group has reported a ‘robust’ performance for the 52 weeks to May 2012, disposing of 259 sites for £48.8m and spending £8m on capex to put the business ahead of its...

The Greyhound on the Test: Country pub with rooms to open in Stockbridge next month

21-Feb-2013 By Luke Nicholls

After a four month closure, the Greyhound Inn in Hampshire is set to re-open under new management next month as The Greyhound on the Test – a country pub with rooms and a classic British restaurant. 

Punch Taverns presses on with pub disposals, 65 venues up for sale

08-Jan-2013 By Peter Ruddick

Punch Taverns is continuing with its pub disposal programme after putting 65 sites across the country up for sale through specialist property agent Christie & Co. 

Nando's named best UK restaurant chain at 2012 R200 Awards

15-Nov-2012 By Emma Eversham

Nando's was named Best Overall Restaurant Chain at last night's R200 Awards where Geronimo Inns, Banana Tree and Byron were also rewarded for their work within the eating-out sector. 

The Lucky Onion group adds third food-led pub to portfolio ahead of further expansion

08-Nov-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Cotswolds-based hospitality group The Lucky Onion has this week opened The Chequers, a recently acquired food-led pub in Oxfordshire, ahead of further planned expansion for the company next year.

Hospitality industry veteran launches second Heritage Inns venue - Baroque Café Bar & Grill

05-Sep-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Andrew Marler, the businessman behind the refurb and launch of the Shepherd's Bush Empire and several pub businesses, has opened Baroque Café Bar & Grill; the second venue in his Hertfordshire-based Heritage Inns company.

Pub licensees should be turning a profit sooner, according to pub consultant and former M&B operations director

15-Mar-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Pub licensees should not be content to see their pubs turning a profit in six months but aim to make money sooner, according to Alastair Scott, pub consultant and founder of Malvern Inns and former operations director at Mitchells & Butlers (M&B).

The Sustainable Restaurant Association signs up pub companies Peach and Renaissance

15-Mar-2012 By Emma Eversham

Pub companies Peach and Renaissance have pledged to become more environmentally friendly and continue to improve on areas such as dealing with food waste and sourcing food locally by signing up to the Sustainable Restaurant Association's (SRA) rating...

Pesto plans three more Pesto in the Pub openings

21-Feb-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Pesto, the Italian restaurant chain founded by La Tasca founder Neil Gatt, is to open three more sites under the Pesto in the Pub concept in the next six months after the first under the brand was successfully opened at a Punch Taverns site in Cheshire...

Enterprise Inns announces new chairman and slight trading boost

09-Feb-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Enterprise Inns has announced the appointment of Robert Walker as chairman and released its interim management statement ahead of an AGM with figures revealing a slight boost in trade as like-for-like income per pub rose by 1 per cent in the 18 weeks...

New Moon Pub Company plan two new venues after just six months trading

09-Jan-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Less than a year after launching the New Moon Pub Company Paul Newman, former marketing director of Living Ventures, and chef David Mooney are planning to add two new pubs to their portfolio.

Gastropub chef Craig Minto opens third venture after acquiring The Fleece in Addingham

05-Dec-2011 By Emma Eversham

Gastropub chef Craig Minto has re-opened former Punch Taverns pub The Fleece in Addingham, West Yorkshire as a pub, deli and cook school.

Heineken buys entire RBS Galaxy pub estate for £412m

02-Dec-2011 By Luke Nicholls

Royal bank of Scotland (RBS) has sold its entire Galaxy estate, a portfolio consisting of 918 pubs, to Heineken in a deal worth £412m.

How to run a sustainable restaurant or pub

01-Dec-2011 By Emma Eversham

It is now almost two years since the Sustainable Restaurant Association launched in a bid to help restaurants, pubs and caterers become more sustainable and hundreds of businesses have since been audited and rated.

Yorkshire pub named Michelin Pub of the Year

03-Nov-2011 By Luke Nicholls

The Pipe and Glass Inn, in South Dalton near Beverly, has been named the 2012 Michelin Pub of the Year.

Redefining the gastropub: Definition 2 - the bona-fide gastropub

17-Aug-2011

The third part of our feature series, first published in Restaurant magazine, looks at what kind of pub really makes the grade as a 'bona-fide gastropub'.

Punch: Spirit demerger set for 1 August

07-Jul-2011 By Lorraine Heller

Punch Taverns has confirmed that its Spirit managed pub division will demerge on 1 August, and will be positioned to exploit the growing eating-out market.

Punch launches Original Pub format

24-Feb-2011 By Mark Wingett

Punch Pub Company, the managed arm of Punch Taverns, is to roll out a new pub format – Original Pub Company – as part of its continued focus on concept strategy.

England triumphs with 14 new Michelin stars

18-Jan-2011 By Becky Paskin

Helene Darroze and Nathan Outlaw have both been awarded two Michelin stars, as the UK & Ireland guide announces 14 new awards this year.

Pub closures blamed on consumer shift to ‘continental eating’

23-Aug-2010 By Becky Paskin

A new café or restaurant will open for every pub or bar that closes over the next three years, as consumers adopt a more ‘European’ lifestyle

Marston's sees improved performance from its pubs

04-Aug-2010 By Mark Stretton

Pub company Marston’s Taverns has seen improved trading at its pubs, although it remains cautious about consumer spending in the coming months

Charlie McVeigh targeting early 2011 for Draft House number four

21-Jun-2010 By Chris Druce

Pub operator and restaurateur Charlie McVeigh is targeting an early 2011 launch for Draft House number four, having just exchanged contracts on a third site at London’s Tower Bridge

Fuller Thomson buys seventh site

01-Oct-2009 By Marta Karcz

Scottish bar and restaurant operator, Fuller Thomson, has enlarged its estate to seven with the purchase of the freehold interest of the Doghouse in Dundee

The lights go on at the Gas Lamp

03-Jul-2008 By Emma Eversham

Scottish bar and restaurant group Gastro Taverns re-launches its Aberdeen caf? bar The Gas Lamp.

Regent Inns buys 31 Old Orleans restaurants from Punch Taverns

30-Aug-2006 By Restaurant

Regent Inns has bought 31 Old Orleans restaurants from Punch Taverns for £26million. Of the estate, 27 are short leasehold. The cash proceeds from the sale will be used to reduce debt. Chief Executive of Punch Taverns, Giles Thorley, said, ...