Pubs and Bars

The Pubs and Bars section on Catering Today covers the business developments, market trends, and operational challenges shaping the UK’s pub and bar sector. It reports on acquisitions, brand expansions, drinks innovation, and regulatory updates, alongside insights into staffing, sustainability, and consumer behaviour. With expert commentary and commercial analysis, Catering Today provides industry professionals with the intelligence needed to navigate a competitive and fast-evolving on-trade environment.

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22 December

Leicestershire County Council offers one-off payment to pubs

Leicestershire County Council has announced it is offering a one-off payment of £1,000 to support small village pubs which are unable to open due to Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. The council said the initiative has been designed to keep people in jobs, maintain the role of the pub as a community…
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22 December

Maxwell’s Restaurant Limited calls in liquidators, 400 jobs lost

Maxwell’s Restaurant Limited has gone into liquidation resulting in 400 members of staff being left redundant. The restaurant group, which owned popular London venues such as Maxwell’s Bar and Grill, Cafe de Paris and Palm Court Brasserie said “reduced customer numbers” due to Covid-19 was one of the reasons for…
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18 December

Deltic saved by Nordic buyout

Deltic, the UK’s largest operator of late-night bars and clubs, has been bought out of administration by Rekom UK, the British subsidiary of the Nordics’ largest nightlife group. The deal will see Rekom takeover 42 bars and pubs across the UK, possibly saving over 1,300 jobs in the process. Rekom…
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17 December

Revolution Bars swings to £32m loss in full-year results

Revolution Bars Group, the city centre bar chain that trades as Revolution and Revolución de Cuba, has announced a statutory loss before tax of £31.7m for the full-year ended 27 June 2020. The group, which had operated over 74 properties at the period end, also saw total revenue fall from…
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14 December

Nightcap floats amid contradictory acquisition

Nightcap, a chain of bars owned by Sarah Willingham, is gearing up to float its business in an effort to raise funds, according to the Times. The move, which aims to raise £6m at a valuation of £14m, is in direct opposition to the firm’s agreed acquisition of the London…
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11 December

Oakman Group aims to raise £4.5m in capital

Oakman Group, an independent pub group, has opened up its investment opportunities with an aim to raise £4.5m in capital. The company, which currently operates 27 sites across the south of England and the West Midlands, is offering the minimum buy-in to the company at 350 shares, or £962.50 per…
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10 December

Marston’s swings to £397m loss

Marston’s, the British brewery, pub and hotel operator, has reported a loss of £397m in the 53 weeks ended 3 October 2020. The company’s total revenue fell sharply from £1.17bn in 2019 to £821m this year, as sales were greatly reduced by the 15-week closure of pubs from the end…
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9 December

Stonegate Pub Company to continue business support

Stonegate Pub Company has announced its continued business support within its leased and tenanted business and Ei Publican Partnership in response to the government’s new Covid-19 tier system. The additional support will include credits of 90% for rent, “tie release fees and fixtures” and fitting rental charges for all tied…
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7 December

Star Pubs and Bars offers licensees up to 90% rent concessions

Star Pubs and Bars has announced it is investing £5m in rent concessions this December, as its venues across the UK are still unable to operate fully due to Covid-19. The group’s support has been devised in line with the new tiered system, with Tier one licensees being offered a…
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27 November

Fullers swings to £22m pre-tax loss

Pub chain Fullers has reported a £22.2m pre tax loss from the six months ending in September, with chief executive Simon Emeny adding it will be a “tough winter” for the company. In the businesses financial results for the 26 weeks to 26 September 2020 it revealed it had made…
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