Ei Group recognised as a top employer by achieving prestigious Investors in People Gold Award Ei Group, the UK’s largest pub company, has achieved the highly prestigious Investors in People Gold Award, which is given to organisations who demonstrate excellence in developing and supporting their employees.Following a rigorous re-assessment process, Ei Group now … [Read more...]
Northamptonshire pub operators realise untapped potential
Northamptonshire pub operators Mark and Melissa Lynch have taken the lease of The Bell at Banbury with Star Pubs & Bars and are commencing work on a joint £320,000 refurbishment. The project will transform the tired local into a quality pub with a distinctive craft, cask and pizza offer. The Bell is the fifth pub in the Lynchs’ portfolio of one free hold … [Read more...]
London Shuffle launches new table shuffleboard bar, Crazy Eight, in Shoreditch
London’s leading shuffleboard venue is branching out with a brand new table shuffleboard bar in Shoreditch. Crazy Eight will offer this hugely popular socially competitive experience in a subterranean games lounge that boasts high end cocktails from acclaimed mixologists as well as a delicious array of handcrafted pizzas.Crazy Eight is a newly opened table shuffleboard bar … [Read more...]
Dave cooks up a distinction at 61!
As we look ahead to the start of National Apprenticeship Week on Monday, Remit Group and Stonegate Pubs are celebrating what apprenticeships can do for learners of any age.Sixty one year old Dave Alebon isn’t a stranger to the hospitality industry, after more than 40 years.Starting out at 14, washing pots at his Dad’s work after school, Dave had a very early insight … [Read more...]
Uncertainty around Brexit fuels fall in managed restaurants for the first time in 14 years
Uncertainty around Brexit fuels fall in managed restaurants for the first time in 14 yearsThis quarter's Market Growth Monitor from AlixPartners shows there are 3,847 fewer pubs, bars, restaurants and other licenced premises than 12 months ago in the UK. The 3.1% decrease over the last year—the equivalent of more than 10 net closures per day—continues the trend of net … [Read more...]
Wetherspoon to expand in EU with three new pubs and a new hotel
Wetherspoon to expand in EU with three new pubs and a new hotelWetherspoon is opening two new pubs in the Republic of Ireland by the middle of May opening the Tullow Gate in Carlow and The Silver Penny, in Dublin. Development work also starts in May, on its new pub and 89-bedroom hotel, set to open in January 2020 in Dublin.The three new pubs will bring the total … [Read more...]
York bar acquisition saves twenty jobs adding to growing portfolio at Camerons Brewery
York bar acquisition saves twenty jobs adding to growing portfolio at Camerons BreweryCamerons Brewery have today confirmed the acquisition of Sutlers bar, York. The venue, located on Fossgate, becomes Camerons 29th venue in their managed estate division. The North East brewer will be maintaining the current drink range and food offer at the venue and all twenty staff … [Read more...]
Bringing brewing back to the Grassmarket
Scottish Hospitality Group, Signature Pubs, has announced the launch of Cold Town House, a new bar and brewery opening in Edinburgh’s Grassmarket this February.Following a £4m investment, the former site of the Robertson Memorial Church has been transformed to create a 21st century brewery, bar, restaurant and rooftop terrace. Complementing the original design of the … [Read more...]
Glendola Leisure and Carlton Hotel Collection invest in Belfast
Glendola Leisure and Carlton Hotel Collection purchase the Tipsy Bird and development site in Belfast.Glendola Leisure and Carlton Hotel Collection are delighted to announce they have added the Tipsy Bird, on Ann St in Belfast to their portfolio of businesses, as well as purchasing the adjoining development site with the view to building a 4-star modern design hotel and … [Read more...]
Ei Group partners with The Clink training chefs
Ei Group, the UK’s largest pub company, is strengthening its social responsibility efforts across the wider sector through a new corporate partnership with The Clink, the charity which aims to reduce reoffending by training and qualifying prisoners for employment as chefs in the hospitality sector upon release.The new partnership clearly demonstrates Ei Group’s focus on … [Read more...]
Bath pub opens with pizza just the way pizza masters of Napoli intended
The Claremont, formally known as the Rising Sun, in Bath has opened its doors with a Barrel and Stone pizza offering following an investment from independent pub owners, Punch.This fantastic community pub is back open following a full refurbishment which transformed both the internal and external look and feel of the pub. The investment has also created five new jobs for … [Read more...]
The challenging implications of a no-deal Brexit for Hospitality
Just under a thousand, or to be precise 968 ‘days ago’, the UK referendum to stay or leave the EU resulted in a decision to leave, by a margin of 52% to 48%. The number of ‘days ago’ is stressed here as this needs to be considered against there now being less than 42 days until the 29th March 2019, the leave date. Brexit CountdownCountdownPut in percentage terms, the … [Read more...]
Paul and Emma Ainsworth to take over The Mariners Pub in partnership with Sharp’s Brewery
Paul and Emma Ainsworth are delighted to announce that they have acquired the lease of The Mariners in Rock, Cornwall. The news follows the departure of fellow chef and friend, Nathan Outlaw last month after five successful years. The Mariners is located across the Camel Estuary from Ainsworth’s four other businesses in Padstow – Michelin starred No.6, Rojano’s in the Square, … [Read more...]
InterContinental London – The O2 Appoints Bars Manager
InterContinental London – The O2, managed and operated by the Arora Group, has announced the appointment of Nelson Bernardes as Bars Manager for its Eighteen Sky Bar and Clipper Bar.Nelson joins InterContinental London – The O2 with more than 10 years’ experience in the hospitality industry. His previous roles include Bar Operations Manager at the Waldorf Astoria Shanghai … [Read more...]
