Thwaites
Coverage of developments involving a historic regional brewery and its estate of pubs and inns across northern England. Tracks recent acquisitions of boutique inns, capex investment in venues such as Malham’s The Buck Inn, site refurbishments, and strategic leadership growth tied to its managed estate of over 190 public venues. Also includes reports on business performance, community awards programs for tenant operators, and brand repositioning of its own brewing asset. Built for pub landlords, estate operators, and hospitality executives monitoring supplier-operator integration and brewing-led pub network strategy.
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Jul- 2023 -21 JulyNews
Akwaaba wins Lexington’s Casual Dining Competition
Ghana-inspired cuisine Akwaaba has won the final stage of Lexington’s Casual Dining Competition. The winning team will see their concept introduced across the business and will also enjoy a British artisan cheese makers tour, hosted by Patrick Spinazza from The Cheese Geek. Akwaaba will also have the opportunity to create…
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6 JulyRestaurants
1711 opens at Judge’s Lodging Hotel
A brand new Asian-Mediterranean fusion fine dining restaurant, 1711, has opened inside Judge’s Lodging Hotel, a historic York city centre hotel. Based at the five-star Judge’s Lodging, the new 1711 restaurant has been launched by the team behind AA Rosette awarded Cellar Bar and is led by Philippine-born head chef,…
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Sep- 2020 -8 SeptemberPubs and Bars
Thwaites launches redundancy programme
Thwaites is set to initiate a programme of redundancies in a bid to shore up cash following the crisis. Despite noting that trade has “built steadily” since its estate reopened in July, the pub operator said it has “become very clear in reopening that the visibility we had last year…
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Jan- 2019 -16 JanuaryPubs and Bars
Greene King appoints Merlin exec as new boss
Nick Mackenzie, a member of Merlin Entertainments’ executive committee, has been appointed as the chief executive of pub group Greene King. Mackenzie will join the board on 1 May 2019, succeeding CEO Rooney Anand who steps down from his role on 30 April after 14 years at the post. At…
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