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This includes a multi-million pound programme featuring 20 refurbishments since the pandemic began last year. According to The Morning Advertiser​’s sister title MCA​, the company has pumped £4m into its estate, which comprises about 240 tenanted and 20 managed sites. The refurbishments include outdoor areas across the portfolio, creating spaces with an increased number of outdoor covers and sheltered spaces alongside refits on indoor areas. Large amount of capex Managing director of the pub division William Robinson said: “Investment, licensee support and training have been key dr...

Managed pub and restaurant groups recorded a 26% drop in like-for-like sales in April compared to the same month in 2019, data from the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker show. However the figures, which covers three full weeks of outside-only service in England as well as briefer trading in Scotland and Wales, represents a 'solid return to trading' for the sector, according to the report. Operators enjoyed the benefit of generally good weather and strong consumer confidence in the first fortnight of trading, though low temperatures and rain dampened sales towards...

St Austell Brewery reopened 18 of its managed houses for outdoor service on 29 April, having made significant investments in its al fresco spaces.

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon (JDW) is preparing to reopen more pubs in England next week (Monday 26 April). This is in addition to the 394 sites the group reopened at the beginning of this week (Monday 12 April), for outdoor trading. The venues including those in Guildford, Ilkeston, Lincoln, Morecambe, Camborne, Driffield, Nottingham, Reading and London. Also next Monday, the pub group will reopen 60 sites in Scotland, and 32 in Wales, in accordance with the rules of the devolved nations. Three JDW pubs in Northern Ireland will reopen on Friday 30 April. This will mea...

NewRiver-owned pub group Hawthorn has announced plans to list on the stock market as a standalone quoted business. Parent company NewRiver stated it will look at the potential for an initial public offering (IPO) of Hawthorn after a strategic review meaning the pub group would launch as a separately-listed company. Other pub companies that also list on the stock market include JD Wetherspoon, Mitchells & Butlers, Marston’s, Fuller’s, Loungers and Revolution Bars. Hawthorn CEO Mark Davies — who sits on the British Beer & Pub Association board, has steered the...