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.

Sep- 2024 -

3 September

Revolution resumes AIM trading as restructuring plan completes

Revolution Bars Group has resumed trading on the AIM after officially completing its fundraising and restructuring plan. The bar operator, which trades under the Revolution, Revolucion de Cuba and Peach Pubs brands, has reissued a total of 1,267,768,705 new ordinary shares following the completion. The restructuring plan, which was first announced…
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2 September

Drinks sales down for fourth week in five

Drinks sales in the UK’s managed venues saw a year-on-year drop of 5% for the week ended Saturday 24 August, according to CGA data. It follows mixed weather in many parts of Britain and an increase in overseas travel this year, which have both reduced spending over the summer holiday…
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2 September

Urban Pubs and Bars acquires 11 new sites

Pub and dining group Urban Pubs and Bars (UPB) has recently acquired 11 new sites. The group has announced the acquisition of eight trading leasehold businesses and three vacant freehold sites from the administrators of Elflock Limited, Babel Silk Limited, Brocade Limited and De Gremio Limited. The leisure group, which…
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Aug- 2024 -

30 August

Revolution Bars gives go ahead to restructuring plan

Revolution Bars Group has announced the completion of its fundraising and restructuring plan which is set to go ahead as planned on 3 September. As previously announced, the plan, which was launched on 31 May, will enable the company to restructure certain of its liabilities. This includes amending and extending…
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30 August

St Austell Brewery acquires The Bell at Broadway

St Austell Brewery has announced the acquisition of The Bell at Broadway near Ilminster for an undisclosed amount. This latest pub will join the independent brewer’s estate of 122 leased and tenanted pubs across the West Country. As the oldest pub in the area, it was sold by local businessman…
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28 August

Dronfield Woodhouse pub The Miners Arms closes for £310k refurb

Dronfield Woodhouse pub The Miners Arms has shut its doors in order to undergo a £310,000 refurbishment. The refurbishment is being carried out by Heineken-owned Star Pubs and new licensee Jon Church, who comes from Meadowhead and has worked in pubs around Derbyshire and South Yorkshire for the past 20…
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27 August

Hydes achieves ‘record’ FY turnover of £39.3m

Brewer and pub chain, Hydes, has reported that its turnover rose £5m to £39.3m for the year ended 31 March. Hydes also saw its overall pre-tax profits rise from £2.3m to £2.6m during the period. The family-owned business has attributed its “record” results to its investment in refurbishments, the opening…
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27 August

Drinks sales dip 1% amid civic unrest and patchy weather

Drink sales in managed venues recorded a 1% drop in the seven days to 17 August 2024, according to CGA by NIQ’s latest Daily Drinks Tracker. This is the third year-on-year drop in four weeks in the wake of civic unrest and patchy weather. The heatwave led to year-on-year growth…
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23 August

Shepherd Neame launches first pub pizza wagon

Independent family brewer and pub company Shepherd Neame has unveiled its first pizza wagon, Little Tom, offering handmade sourdough pizzas to eat in or take away at its pubs. The wagon, titled Little Tom due to its tomato-red colour, has been adapted to incorporate a bespoke pizza oven along with…
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22 August

Robinsons Brewery completes The Alexandra refurb

Robinsons Brewery has completed the refurbishment of The Alexandra, a Grade II-listed pub in Edgeley, which “preserves and celebrates” the venue’s Victorian heritage. The Alexandra now boasts a new bar area and toilets, where the original black and white Victorian tiled floor was uncovered. Hidden beneath modern tiles for decades,…
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