Brain’s - expanding in the coffee shop market has provided valuable lessons for our pub operation: Wales brewer and retailer SA Brain's has reported that its diversification into the coffee market has provided easier expa … view

Borel meets Treasury officials over VAT cut: VAT campaigner Jacques Borel met with Treasury officials this week to discuss a cut in VAT for the hospitality sector as a way of creating jobs.

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Luminar chief executive – “Undercover Boss” appearance a major positive: Peter Marks, the chief executive of the UK’s largest nightclub company Luminar, has reported that his appearance earlier this year on ‘Undercover Boss’ h … view

New Pub Company on the market with £5m price tag: New Pub Company, the operator of seven Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company tied leased pubs in the south east led by Peter Linacre, is up for sale with a price tag of around £5m. L … view

Brighton Pier Group reports revenue 19% above pre-pandemic levels, driven by strong trading, reduces net debt by 46%: Brighton Pier Group has reported revenue 19% above pre-pandemic levels, driven by strong trading across all the group’s divis … view

ALMR – sector is the answer to youth unemployment: The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has argued that the one million unemployed young people in the UK should consider hospitality as a career. Strategic affairs direct … view

Everards to submit ambitious plan for £20m Leicester food and drink quarter: Everards, the innovative Midlands brewer and retailer led by Stephen Gould, is to submit an application next month for outline planning consent to build an ambi … view

Horizons – lunch sales set to outperform the sector: The UK’s lunch market looks set to grow over the next 12 months as consumers increasingly eat out wherever they are, expect a wide choice of eating out options but often want somet … view

Papa John’s narrow UK losses as turnover increases: The world’s third largest pizza company Papa John’s, which operates 191 franchised sites in the UK, has narrowed losses in the UK to £1,028,000 in the year to Christmas 2011 from … view

JD Wetherspoon moves to explode male working class usage myth; but figures reveal severity of site Ebitda erosion: JD Wetherspoon has moved to explode the myth that it has a narrow working class customer base. The company has reported the … view

Luminar turns away from branded nightclubs in favour of bespoke approach: The UK’s largest nightclub company Luminar has turned away from branded nightclubs in favour of bespoke sites for individual towns. The company is set to re-open … view

CPL Training customer satisfaction survey places Piccolino top: A Propel Info survey of 5,000 customers commissioned by CPL Training has found Piccolino, operated by Individual Restaurants, as the highest ranking brand in terms of custome … view

Waxy O’Connor’s and Rainforest Café operator reports sales and profits increase: Glendola Leisure, the 18-strong company headed by Alex Salussolia that operates the Waxy O’Connor’s chain and the Rainforest Café business off Picc … view

ALMR – Government is moving the goalposts on minimum pricing with annual indexing: The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has accused the government of moving the goalposts on minimum pricing. Commenting on the government … view

Greene King opens first Zone One Realpubs site: Greene King opened its first Realpubs site in a Zone One London location last Friday (14 September) – The King Stores in Bishopsgate - after a five-week refurbishment. The venue features a … view

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JD Wetherspoon sales boosted by the Olympics; but profits drop as pubs are “fleeced” by the government: JD Wetherspoon has reported that like-for-like sales rose by 8.4 per cent in the six weeks to 9 September thanks to the Olympics � … view

Propel Info publishes comprehensive guide to sector turnover and profits: Propel Info has published a comprehensive guide to turnover and profit at the 200 largest pub, restaurant and foodservice multi-site operators in the UK. “The Pro … view

Coffer Peach tracker – sales up by five per cent in London in August; less strong elsewhere: Pub and restaurant groups benefitted from an August sales boost – but almost exclusively in London. Latest data from the Coffer Peach Busines … view

Tim Martin – pub companies foolish to ask for minimum pricing; Cameron should stop showboating: JD Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin has attacked excessive taxation and minimum pricing in his foreword to the company’s magazine for custom … view

Convivial London Pubs – no sale for the time being: Convivial London Pubs, the eight-strong London pub company headed by Kris Gumbrell, has decided against selling the company in favour of building it to its full potential. The company … view

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Paul Chase – minimum pricing is part of a shopping list for anti-alcohol groups: Leading on-trade alcohol policy commentator Paul Chase has argued that minimum pricing is part of a “shopping list” for anti-alcohol campaigners – an … view

Noble Inns opens third site to rave reviews: Noble Inns, the company run by former Pitcher and Piano managers Scott Hunter and Maria Larsen, has opened its third pub, The Pig and Butcher in Islington, to rave reviews from The Independent … view

Travelodge landlords vote in favour of CVA: Travelodge landlords have voted in favour of a company voluntary agreement (CVA) that will see a 25 per cent cut in rent at 109 sites. The company, which operates more than 500 hotels across the … view

Cambcuisine wins Good Pub Guide Pub of the Year: Cambcuisine, the company owned by former Scottish & Newcastle business development manager Oliver Thain and chef Richard Bradley, has won the coveted Good Pub Guide 2013 award for Pub of th … view

Oakman Inns to explore private equity investment: Oakman Inns, the Hertfordshire-based operator of six pubs led by Peter Borg-Neal, is to explore private equity investment in the wake of acquiring another freehold. The company has bought … view