Star Pubs and Bars
Coverage focuses on the strategy and operations of Heineken UK’s leased and tenanted pub estate, which comprises over 2,400 pubs across England, Scotland, and Wales. Reporting includes multi-million-pound refurbishment investments, the Just Add Talent managed partnership model, rent support packages, and regional estate strategy, including developments in suburban growth corridors and community-focused rural pubs. Insight is tailored for pub landlords, suppliers, and industry stakeholders tracking investment in leased models, branded drinks partnerships, and long-term shifts in the UK on-trade.
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Dec- 2021 -20 DecemberPubs and Bars
Hertfields takes on third leased pub
Hertfordshire-based events and hospitality company Hertfields has taken on its third leased pub – The Fox at Pirton near Hitchin – following a £170,000 refurbishment with Star Pubs and Bars. The company said the investment has aimed to restore the local to “its former glory as a great quality traditional…
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13 DecemberRestaurants
Prospect Pubs’ The Cambria to undergo £600k refurb
Multiple operator Prospect Pubs and Bars has taken on the lease of The Cambria in Camberwell and is undertaking a £600,000+ upgrade of the pub with Star Pubs and Bars. It is the third Star Pubs and Bars pub that Prospect Pubs and Bars has taken on in 16 months,…
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Nov- 2021 -26 NovemberPubs and Bars
Star Pubs & Bars invests £700k into two Derby pubs
Heineken-owned Star Pubs and Bars has announced a £700,000 investment to refurbish the Corner Pin at Chellaston and The Dog and Moon on Sadler Gate, both of which are set to reopen in 2022. The Corner Pin has been closed since 2018, and The Dog and Moon shut its doors…
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17 NovemberPubs and Bars
Farr Brew takes on third Star Pubs & Bars lease
Hertfordshire based brewer and multiple pub operator, Farr Brew, has taken on a substantive lease for The Eight Bells in Old Hatfield and is undertaking a joint £230,000 refurbishment with Star Pubs and Bars. The Eight Bells is the company’s third Star Pubs and Bars lease, with another pub on…
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11 NovemberPubs and Bars
Rainhill pub reopens after £800,000 refurb
The Cookhouse Pub and Carvery, based in Rainhill, has reopened following a five-month closure and a £800,000 refurbishment by Heineken-owned Star Pubs and Bars and Merseyside-based Public Urban Bars. The refurbishment of The Cookhouse Pub and Carvery, formerly named The Victoria, is part of a £38m investment that Star Pubs…
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2 NovemberPubs and Bars
The Rose and Crown to undergo £350,000 refurbishment
Redhouse Pubs Group has announced plans for a joint £350,000 refurbishment of The Rose and Crown in Enfield with Star Pubs and Bars. The pub is Redhouse Pub Group’s first substantive lease with Star. The group now has a varied portfolio of 19 leased pubs – ten free trade and…
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Oct- 2021 -26 OctoberFood and Drink
Two Yorkshire pubs to reopen amid £550k investment
Star Pubs and Bars has announced its investment of £550k to refurbish and reopen two historic Yorkshire pubs that have been closed since 2019. The firm has said work will begin on The Farmers Boy and The Cask and Spindle in Shepley in 2022. Star will transform The Farmers Boy…
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12 OctoberPubs and Bars
Star Pubs and Bars to help tenants capitalise on cocktail sales
Star Pubs and Bars has launched a free cocktail menu builder to help its leased and tenanted licensees capitalise on a post lockdown boom in cocktail sales and aid their pandemic recovery. Data from the group’s Just Add Talent (JAT) managed operator pubs revealed that cocktail sales have doubled since…
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Sep- 2021 -30 SeptemberCatering Companies
Shirley’s Red Lion to undergo refurbishment amid £350k investment
The Red Lion pub in Shirley has announced its refurbishment amid a £350k investment from newly partnered Tiere Group and Star Pubs and Bars, with Tiere set to take over the lease. It revealed the pub will close from 4 October and is set to be completed by early December,…
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21 SeptemberPubs and Bars
Star launches licensee event support package
Star Pubs and Bars has announced the launch of an event support package for its leased and tenanted pubs. The programme is designed to increase sales during the final quarter of 2021, meeting “pent-up demand” across three major opportunities to drive footfall. The “What’s the Occasion?” scheme provides free staff…
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