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.

Feb- 2025 -

4 February

Park Hyatt London to launch Tamisé Wine Library and Tea Lounge

Park Hyatt London River Thames is set to open Tamisé Wine Library and Tea Lounge, a new wine destination, on 14 February 2025. Inspired by the French word meaning “evoking the gentle dimming of light”, Tamisé has been meticulously crafted by Studio Moren, drawing inspiration from “London’s rich heritage while…
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3 February

Lidl gets greenlight to open first in-store pub in Northern Ireland

Lidl has received permission from a High Court to open its first ever in-store pub inside its store in Dundonald, near Belfast, Sky News reported. This comes after a judge dismissed an appeal from another trader. During the ruling on Monday (27 January), Mr Justice Colton said that he saw…
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Jan- 2025 -

31 January

Brother Marcus and Hagen to open new sites in Canary Wharf

Brother Marcus and Hagen are set to open new F&B sites at YY London, a newly refurbished 415,000 sq ft Canary Wharf office building. Brother Marcus, London’s Eastern Mediterranean restaurant group, founded by duo Tas Gaitanos and Alex Large, is bringing its brunch, mezze, cocktails and Eastern Med wines to…
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31 January

Butcombe sees 7.8% rise in FY24 revenues

Butcombe Group, a privately owned premium pub operator and brewing group, has reported that its full-year LFL revenues were up by 7.8%, including 23% LFL across the two week Christmas period. For the year ended 25 January 2025, its standout performance was in food at 12% growth, with both accommodation…
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30 January

Weymouth pub hits the market for the first time in 40 years

The Weatherbury, a traditional pub with rooms in the coastal town of Weymouth, has hit the market for the first time in nearly 40 years with an asking price of £650,000. Located in a residential neighbourhood a short walk from Weymouth beach, The Weatherbury is a 18th Century pub and…
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29 January

Greene King sees 30% uplift in Xmas Day online bookings

Greene King saw a 30% increase in online Christmas Day bookings in its managed pubs compared to the previous year, with a 13% increase in December alone. With 45 million customers visiting Greene King’s websites annually, the company has delivered a multi-million pound investment which has transformed its online presence.…
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28 January

Urban Pubs and Bars hails ‘record’ FY profits of £8.7m

Urban Pubs and Bars has announced a “record-breaking” rise in EBITDA of 26% to £8.7m for the financial year ended 28 April 2024. The group also reported a 16% rise in turnover to £60.5m and a 4% uplift in like-for-like sales in the period. Since the financial year-end, the independent…
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24 January

Stonegate Group sees LFL sales rise 9.7% over Xmas

Stonegate Group has reported a 9.7% uplift in like-for-like sales in its managed pubs portfolio for the 2024 festive period, with the group’s Craft Union business seeing record sales numbers over the Christmas week. It comes as, across Stonegate’s managed estate, some 234 sites reported record-breaking sales weeks over the…
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23 January

Wetherspoon LFL sales rise 5.1% in H1

Wetherspoon has reported that like-for-like sales rose 5.1% over the 25-week period to 19 January 2025, due to a 4.5% uplift in bar sales, 5.6% rise in food sales, and a 11.7% sales jump in gambling machines. The pub group also benefited from a 6.1% uplift in like-for-like sales for…
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23 January

The Revel Collective sees strong Christmas sales but warns of £4m Budget impact

The Revel Collective has reported “robust” festive trading but has warned that the changes announced in the annual Budget will have a £4m impact on its annual profit. For the weeks from 7 December 2024 to 3 January 2025, the group saw its group like-for-like sales increase by 1.6%. Prebooked…
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