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- 2021 -

15 April

Spalding inn to reopen under new ownership

The Red Lion Hotel in Market Place, Spalding is set to reopen its doors from Monday 19 April with a new owner. The news follows the decision by long-time owner of the inn, Nigel Wilkins, who will be retiring after 35 years at the helm. Wilkins will now be succeeded…
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14 April

Hawthorn eyes IPO as standalone business

Hawthorn, a community pub company, has announced its intentions to list on the London stock exchange as a standalone quoted business. NewRiver REIT, Hawthorn’s owner, claimed that the group’s IPO decision will follow a strategic review that would see the pub group launched as a separate company. Led by Mark…
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13 April

Revolution Bar Group swings to £17.7m pre-tax loss

Revolutions Bar Group has swung to a pre-tax loss of £17.7m for the 26-week period ended 26 December 2020. Revenue dropped to £21.6m for the period from £81.2m the previous year following the increased levels of restriction particularly in November and December 2020. In July 2020, the group’s liquidity was…
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6 April

East Devon pub ‘significantly damaged’ after roof fire

The thatched roof of a pub in East Devon has been “significantly damaged”, after it caught fire on Sunday 4 April. Local Firefighters in the area arrived at the White Hart in Wilmington after 12pm on Sunday to treat the blaze – with the team working until 17:25pm to ensure…
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1 April

Fuller’s raises over £53m through share placing

Fuller, Smith, and Turner (Fuller’s) has announced the successful placing of over almost 6.5 million ordinary shares in the capital of the company, raising approximately £53.6m. Valued at 40 pence per share, the 6,455,447 new A ordinary shares equate to roughly 20% of the group existing issued A ordinary share…
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Mar- 2021 -

31 March

Adam Handling launches The Loch & The Tyne

Chef Adam Handling has announced the opening of his first venue outside of London, with the launch of Old Windsor’s The Loch and The Tyne. Open seven days a week, the pub and restaurant will also provide luxury bedrooms for overnight guests. Steven Kerr, group executive chef, and Jonny McNeil,…
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30 March

RedCat eyes Stonegate sites for inaugural acquisition

RedCat Pub Company, owned by ex-Greene King boss Rooney Anand, is reportedly on the brink of acquiring over 40 pubs from Stonegate. According to Sky News, the deal could see the owner of Yates’s and Slug and Lettuce offload 42 of its sites as early as this week. While the…
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30 March

JD Wetherspoons to open 18 new pubs, creating 2,000 jobs

JD Wetherspoon has announced it plans to open 18 new pubs, creating 2,000 new jobs in the process. The openings are part of the group’s £145m investment into its 871 pubs, of which 57 are also expected to benefit from upgrades. The first set of new pubs and extensions will…
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29 March

Star Pubs and Bars awards longest serving licensee

Yorkshire pub licensee Elizabeth Wood has received a long-service award to mark her 40th anniversary at The White Swan in Hebden Bridge. Wood was presented the award by Star Pubs and Bars, who leases the venue, and wanted to recognise the contribution she “has made to the town during her…
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26 March

Café de Paris acquired by Pacha

Ibiza club operator, Pacha Group, has announced the acquisition of London’s Café de Paris nightclub. The site will operate as the cabaret dining experience, Lío, which first appeared in the capital as a pop up in 2019. Celebrating the brand’s 10-year anniversary, Lío has secured a permanent space with the…
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