Be At One
Coverage of franchised cocktail bar openings, executive moves, site refurbs, and training initiatives linked to one of the UK’s leading cocktail bar operators. Includes new launches across UK cities, flagship venue investments such as a major central-London £500K refurbishment, bartender academy developments, and brand expansion via new city sites. Built for hospitality operators, bar managers, F&B directors, and franchise strategists tracking growth and operations in branded cocktail environments.
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Oct- 2023 -19 OctoberPubs and Bars
CMBC announces new partnership with Stonegate Group
Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) has announced a new 10-year commercial and logistics partnership with Stonegate Group, the UK’s “largest” pub operator. From Spring 2024, CMBC will become Stonegate Group’s new logistics partner, managing all keg and cask deliveries to Stonegate Group’s extensive managed estate. The agreement will also increase…
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Apr- 2023 -5 AprilPubs and Bars
Stonegate losses narrow to £130m post-pandemic
Stonegate pub company has seen its pre-tax losses narrow to £130m for the year ended 25 September 2022, compared with a loss of £233m in 2021. The business, which owns Be At One and Slug & Lettuce brands, also posted revenues of £1.61bn, compared with £707m in 2021. Furthermore it…
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Aug- 2021 -3 AugustPubs and Bars
WSH and Stonegate Group join the Zero Carbon Forum
Westbury Street Holdings (WSH) and the UK’s largest pub company Stonegate Group have announced they have signed up to the Zero Carbon Forum, an initiative aimed at helping the hospitality sector achieve net zero emissions. First launched in December 2020, with the latest additions the non-profit now convenes 27 businesses…
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Aug- 2018 -13 AugustAdvice
Equity funding: Getting your F&B business investor ready
Private equity firms are continuing to invest heavily in the F&B sector as consumer passion for health and wellness helps fuel the drive. With competition high among investors, there’s an increasing appetite for earlier stage F&B businesses; the sector’s shift towards outsourcing has also helped to de-risk F&B business in…
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9 AugustPubs and Bars
Be At One pub criticised over white faces on historic photo
A Soho Be At One pub has been forced to remove a photograph from its walls after patrons objected to an edited image which superimposed the faces of exclusively white investors over those of black drinkers in the original. The original historic photo, which has hung in the pub for…
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Jul- 2018 -23 JulyBusiness
Slug and Lettuce owner buys Be At One
Slug and Lettuce owner Stonegate Pub Company has purchased Be At One in a takeover worth £50m. Stonegate has also announced the acquisition of 15 new sites from Novus Leisure, these include London pubs The Gable, Abbey Bar, and The Forge. The deal will see 48 new sites added to…
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