Preston

Greene King achieves 100% pass rate from Best Bar None

Greene King has achieved a 100% pass rate from Best Bar None for the second consecutive year, with all 1,544 of its managed pubs meeting the initiative’s standards for safety and responsible retailing. The accreditation, valid until May 2026, recognises performance in areas including venue management, staff training, customer welfare,…

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Wagamama to open at Animate Preston

Asian-inspired Japanese restaurant Wagamama is to open its doors at Preston’s newly launched £45m Animate leisure scheme, which has been delivered by Maple Grove Developments.   Positioned between Taco Bell and Mad Giant Food Hall, Wagamama has taken a 4,125 sq ft unit on a 15-year lease.  The fit out is…

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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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Today’s news in brief – 08/11/24

Krispy Kreme has seen Q3 losses widen to $16m (£12.9m), up from a loss of $2.1m (£1.7m) in the previous year, as the UK market underperformed over the period. It comes as net revenues fell by 6.8% to $379.9m (£305.9m), down from $407.4m (£328.2m). Despite this, organic sales rose by…

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Blind Tiger Inns invests in 20th pub alongside Star Pubs

North West pub company Blind Tiger Inns has acquired its 20th pub, The Stanley Arms, with Star Pubs, increasing its estate to 22 sites. Star and Blind Tiger are now carrying out a joint £150,000 refurbishment of the pub on Lancaster Road in the centre of Preston before reopening it…

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Admiral Taverns invests over £10m in pub refurbs

Admiral Taverns has invested more than £10m into upgrading its community pubs throughout the first half of 2023.  The group, which owns almost 1,500 pubs in England, Scotland and Wales, has invested the funds into 138 pubs across both its leased and tenanted estate and its wet-led operator division, Proper…

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New Britannia in Preston unveils £138k refurb

The historic local pub, the New Britannia in Preston, has unveiled its new look after an investment of £138k was made to restore the property.  It is reported that a complete overhaul of the pub’s appearance has been made, while also maintaining the New Britannia’s 180-year-old charm for guests to…

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Revolution Bars earnings to surpass £10m

Revolution Bars Group plc has reported confidence in delivering adjusted EBITDA after rental charges “slightly ahead” of market expectations for the financial year to date, ahead of the group’s 2 July 2022 year end, currently standing at £10m. This follows “positive” trading over the Jubilee Bank Holiday, and the business…

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Revolution Bars Group to open first new sites in four years

Revolution Bars Group, the operator of Revolution, Revolución de Cuba, Playhouse and Founders and Co, has announced it is to open new sites for the first time in four years. The two new sites, based in Exeter and Preston, take the group’s total number of venues to 69, with Revolution…

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Former Michellin-starred chef to head up The Horns Inn

Former Michelin-starred head chef, Sean Wrest, is to head up The Horns Inn, a new restaurant at a historic inn near Preston set to open in March 2022. It revealed Wrest left his role as head chef at Tommy Banks’ Roots in York last summer and since that time has…

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