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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Oct- 2020 -2 October
Greene King partners with International Slavery Museum
Greene King has partnered with the International Slavery Museum in an effort to ‘‘raise awareness and educate’’ about the slave trade. The collaboration will see the pub company’s employees get the opportunity to take part in online workshops teaching them about the subject. The museum will also work alongside the…
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1 October
Fuller’s set to axe one in ten jobs
Fuller’s may end up laying off one in ten of its staff, according to chief executive Simon Emeny, who confirmed the ‘‘inevitable’’ plans in an interview with the BBC. Currently, the pub chain employs around 5,000 members of staff, which means 500 jobs are likely to be lost. Emeny criticised…
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Sep- 2020 -28 September
Revolution Bars eyes CVA
Revolution Bars Group has announced it is considering a CVA after the company admitted it is “exacerbated “ by the further COVID-19 related restrictions announced by the Government last week. In a statement the board of Revolution confirmed that it “has been working with advisers to assess various strategic options for…
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25 September
Star Pubs and Bars re-opens Dundee pub after four year closure
A local Dundee pub has re-opened its doors following a four-year closure and a £630,000 investment from Star Pubs and Bars. Previously called the Mercantile pub, the bar has been renamed The Barrelman and has undergone a £630,000 refurbishment by Heineken-owned company and its new licensees Tommy and Jacqueline Fox. …
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22 September
Wetherspoon to cut almost half of airport pub jobs
JD Wetherspoon has reportedly written a letter to 1,000 staff employed at six of its airport locations, warning that around 450 roles may cut According to the BBC, the pub group said that a serious downturn in the aviation industry and lack of holiday-makers travelling through airports this summer has…
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16 September
Star Pubs & Bars sees post-lockdown confidence in L&T sector
Star Pubs and Bars has revealed it is experiencing a “post-lockdown surge” in experienced leased and tenanted applicants and a willingness to invest in pubs by licensees, indicating a “high level of confidence” in the leased and tenanted sector despite the pandemic. The leased pub business of Heineken said application…
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15 September
JD Wetherspoon confirms 66 staff Covid cases but insists pubs are ‘low risk’
Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has confirmed 66 of its 41,000 members of staff have tested positive for Covid-19, but insists its pubs remain safe for customers. In a statement published on Monday (14 September), Wetherspoon reported an estimated 32 million visitors to its 861 establishments in the 10 weeks beginning…
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8 September
Red Fox & Peacock to open first freehold site
Red Fox and Peacock, formerly known as Lytham Hospitality Group, is to open its first freehold site later this month, a new bar, restaurant and live entertainment venue called Lytham House. The new venture is the latest addition to a portfolio which includes The Queens Hotel, Lytham; The Eagle at…
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8 September
Thwaites launches redundancy programme
Thwaites is set to initiate a programme of redundancies in a bid to shore up cash following the crisis. Despite noting that trade has “built steadily” since its estate reopened in July, the pub operator said it has “become very clear in reopening that the visibility we had last year…
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7 September
The Inn Collection Group acquires Cumbrian Inn
The Inn Collection Group has acquired the Churchill Inn in the Cumbrian town of Ambleside for an undisclosed sum. The coaching Inn features 18 en-suite guest rooms and sits in a five-storey detached property dating back to circa 1854. To the rear of the property there is also a separate…
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