Slug and Lettuce
Coverage follows new bar openings, refurbishments and menu launches, alongside updates on drinks innovation, staffing initiatives and supplier partnerships. Editorial also highlights investment activity, leadership changes and expansion strategy, giving UK hospitality professionals insight into how one of the country’s best-known bar brands continues to evolve and compete in a fast-moving market.
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Jul- 2019 -18 JulyBusiness
Ei Group to be acquired by Stonegate Pubs for £3bn
Pub operators Stonegate Pub Company is set to acquire pub management company Ei Group (EIG), in a deal worth in the region of £3bn. Stonegate has offered all-cash terms that value group’s shares at £1.3bn, a 38% premium over the pre-bid share price, taking into account debt, the deal is…
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Jun- 2019 -24 JuneAdvice
Living the dream? Part two
In the first part of this article, I considered the changes in the pub market over the past 20 years and the need for a mutually beneficial partnership between pub owners and publicans rather than the traditional arm’s length landlord and tenant relationship. A successful tenant recognises the changing market…
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Apr- 2019 -5 AprilBusiness
Greggs, McDonald’s and Wetherspoons named top brands for consumers
Greggs and McDonald’s have been named the top brands within on the go and quick service sectors, while JD Wetherspoon leads the way in high street bars, according to the 2019 Brand Momentum Report from CGA and Stone and River. The analysis of consumers’ views of dozens of big brands…
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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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