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.

Apr- 2019 -

11 April

Cock ‘N’ Bull to open second site

Green Salmon Public Houses Ltd has announced it has acquired the former site of So Aromatic in Sutton Coldfield, to open its second Cock ‘N’ Bull restaurant. Cock ‘N’ Bull, serves both burgers and chicken, using only locally sourced produce and also offers an extensive drinks menu. The new chain’s…
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10 April

City Pub Group returns to profit

City Pub Group has reported profits of £2m in its audited results for the 52 weeks ended 30 December 2018, a turnaround from its loss of £200,000 in the previous year. The pub operator’s revenue saw a 22% increase to £47.5m, up from 2017’s revenue of £37.4m and during the…
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9 April

Chequers Inn set for reopening

The Chequers Inn at Ettington, in Stratford-Upon-Avon, has announced it is set to reopen in time for Easter after undergoing an extensive renovation. The 18th century pub features a 38-cover restaurant which has been refreshed, with intimate snug areas and spaces for larger parties. A new spring menu will include…
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8 April

Healy Group takes on fourth Star Pubs & Bars substantive lease

Southern pub operator, the Healy Group, has taken on its fourth substantive agreement with Star Pubs & Bars and is undertaking its first major investment with the company to refurbish the Regent’s Park Hotel in Southampton. As much as £412,000 is being spent on the site which will see food…
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4 April

Ei revives Winscombe pub with £185,000 investment

Ei Publican Partnerships, the leased and tenanted division of pub company Ei Group, have revitalised the Churchill Inn, Winscombe, near Bristol, following a substantial £185,000 investment. Ei worked with the pub’s managers local mother and son duo, Berny O’Reilly and Russell Wakefield, for the project. As well as running the…
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3 April

New Botanist restaurant opens in Bath

The Botanist’s new bar and restaurant in Bath has opened its doors with over 400 guests present at its launch party. The 8000 sq ft bar and restaurant has opened in the city’s Grade II listed Octagon building offering a menu of deli, grill and rotisserie dishes as well as…
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2 April

Lincoln Green Brewery adds sixth pub with Star Pubs & Bars acquisition

Brewery, Lincoln Green Brewery and Pub Company, has taken the lease on The Railway Hotel at Belper in Derbyshire, increasing its pub estate to six sites. The Railway is Lincoln Green’s second leased pub with Star Pubs & Bars and closes this week for a joint £275,000 refurbishment. Following its…
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2 April

Hospitality gender pay gap in London narrows to 5.9%

The gender pay gap in London’s top hospitality establishments has narrowed to 5.9% (£1,784) in 2018 as a result of salaries for female employees increasing at a higher level than those for male employees. The gender pay gap in 2017 was 9.7% (£2,712), the figures are based on analysis of…
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1 April

Aprirose acquires British Land pub portfolio for c.£130m

Aprirose, the real estate investment company, has acquired a 45-asset Spirit Pub Company branded portfolio from FTSE-100 property company British Land for c.£130m. The portfolio comprises of 45 pubs geographically located across England, including in Brighton, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Nottingham and Twickenham, with the majority in the north west and south…
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Mar- 2019 -

29 March

Notting Hill’s The Little Yellow Door returns with permanent home

Following its pop up at Notting Hill Gate, cocktail bar and restaurant, The Little Yellow Door, will open a new permanent home on the All Saints Road in London’s Notting Hill. Based on a fictional flatshare between friends from all walks of life, the bar offers “inventive” cocktails in the…
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