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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Sep- 2019 -17 SeptemberPubs and Bars
Whelans takes on seventh SP&B site
South east multiple operator, Whelans, has taken on The Goat in Shirley and is to reopen it as The Apple Tree at the end of October, following a joint investment with Star Pubs and Bars of over £500,000. The pub, which has been closed for two years, is to become…
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6 SeptemberPubs and Bars
Priory Inns North West opens its tenth pub site
Warrington-based multiple operator Priory Inns North West has taken on its second site with Star Pubs and Bars, The Gardeners in Timperley, also taking its pub estate to 10. The Gardeners also reopens this weekend following a £380,000 joint refurbishment has transformed the pub into a “modern family friendly neighbourhood…
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2 SeptemberEducation
Star Pubs & Bars launches free cookery school courses
Star Pubs and Bars is launching a series of free chef training courses at regional cookery schools around the country to help licensees with kitchen staff recruitment and retention. The series of practical one-day courses is aimed at staff in pubs with a strong food offer who may not have…
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Aug- 2019 -22 AugustPubs and Bars
East Lothian pub reopens following £425,000 renovation
The Seaglass Inn in Port Seton, has reopened following a £425,000 refurbishment by Star Pubs and Bars, it will be run by mother and daughter team Christine O’Brien and Sarah Couch. The overhaul has given the pub a “stylish” contemporary look, created an outdoor area for alfresco eating and drinking,…
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12 AugustPubs and Bars
People Pub Company takes on 8th site with Star Pubs & Bars
The Pub People Pub Company has taken on its eighth Star Pubs & Bars site at Keoghs in Nottingham city centre. The pub will now undergo a £258,000 joint refurbishment which will start on 19th August to transform it into its second Six Barrel Drafthouse, a craft beer and draught…
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8 AugustPubs and Bars
Howard Arms reopens after £330,000 renovation
The Howard Arms pub in Carlisle has reopened after a £330,000 joint renovation between operator Dianne Irving and Star Pubs and Bars. The investment sympathetically restored the Grade II listed building whilst installing a new kitchen on the first floor to make extra trading space. The pub has been style…
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2 AugustEducation
Star Pubs and Bars to sponsor 100 apprentices
Star Pubs and Bars has announced plans to sponsor 100 apprentices, in preparation for the first Hospitality Apprenticeship Week. The move is designed to help licensees attract and retain the “best talent” in the kitchen and behind the bar in order to develop future hospitality managers. Prompted by feedback from…
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Jul- 2019 -24 JulyPubs and Bars
West country operators take on second pub
West Country operators Sarah Pert and Andy Taylor are set to open their second pub, The Five Alls, in Cheltenham, in collaboration with Star Pubs and Bars, the pub is expected to open in September. It is their second refurbishment in 12 months after the partners opened their first pub,…
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23 JulyPubs and Bars
MasterChef finalist opens first pub after £180,000 renovation
Award-winning chef and MasterChef finalist Matt Healy and his team Seventh Course to open their first pub, the Beehive in Thorner, after a joint £180,000 refurbishment with Star Pubs and Bars. The revamp has been undertaken by Seventh Course using their contractors and designers Nanu Soda, who have renovated the…
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11 JulyPubs and Bars
Heineken pub chain investigated for ‘unreasonable stocking terms’
Pubs code adjudicator (PCA) Paul Newby and deputy pubs code adjudicator Fiona Dickie have launched an investigation into Star Pubs and Bars Limited – part of the Heineken Group. This is the first investigation by the PCA and follows a period of engagement with Star. The adjudicators said they had…
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