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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Apr- 2021 -23 April
Chef Harriet Mansell to open Lilac wine bar
Chef Harriet Mansell has announced her second Lyme Regis venture with the upcoming opening of Lilac, a wine bar tap room. Specialising in low-intervention wines and small plates, the 40-cover establishment is due to launch in July 2021. The venue will follow in the path of Mansell’s debut restaurant Robin…
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23 April
Star Pubs & Bars to only reopen 50% of Scottish sites on 26 April
Star Pubs & Bars, which is part of the Heineken Group, has announced its plans to reopen around 50% of its 230 sites in Scotland on 26 April. The country’s largest pub operator is not expected to reopen the remaining half of its sites until 17 May, when lockdown restrictions…
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22 April
Oakman Group reveals ‘encouraging’ reopening performance
The Oakman Group has said it is “encouraged” by its first week trading figures after average sales across the Oakman Inn brand were in excess of £40k net last week. In the first week that pubs were allowed to reopen for outdoor services, the Oakman Group has seen its total…
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21 April
Star Pubs and Bars supports Sussex Inns with £275k refurb
Sussex Inns will open its sixth site at The William Hardwicke at Bognor Regis following a £275k refurbishment with Star Pubs and Bars. The investment has transformed The William Hardwicke throughout with contemporary décor and fittings. New features include booth seating with mini-screens, a cocktail bar and a faux flower…
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16 April
Sussex Inns invests in the oldest pub in Bognor Regis
Sussex Inns has announced it has invested in a sixth site at The William Hardwicke, Bognor Regis, following a £275,000 refurbishment with Star Pubs & Bars. The pub reopening will also create six new jobs in the process and will feature a contemporary décor, fixtures and fittings including booth seating…
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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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