Following the acquisition of Punch Taverns by Patron Capital and the sale of 1,900 Punch pubs to Heineken, Duncan Garrood, CEO, has confirmed he has decided to leave the business. A new CEO will be joining Punch in 2018. In the interim, Steve Dando, Punch’s CFO, will assume the position of Interim CEO for the transitional period. Duncan Garrood commented: "Over the … [Read more...]
Three Cheers Pub Co. announce ninth site
Tom Peake, Mark Reynolds and Nick Fox of Three Cheers Pub Co. are pleased to announce they will open their latest pub, The Princess Victoria in Shepherd’s Bush in October. This will be the ninth site to be operated by the award-winning London pub group and their second acquisition for Six Cheers Ltd, their ‘Managed Expert’ partnership with Ei Managed Investments. The … [Read more...]
Jake Berry has a ‘pizza’ the pub action
The Community Pubs Minister, Jake Berry MP called in at the New Inn at Tholthorpe in North Yorkshire to see how the recent addition of a shop being run in a pub has improved improved local services - and to try his hand at making pizzas. Pub owners, Cameron and Dionne Reid installed a village shop and bakery in the bar of their popular village pub last year to provide the … [Read more...]
Robinsons to host second ‘robbies beer festival’ in celebration of Stockport Beer week
Robinsons Brewery are set to hold their annual “Robbie’s Beer Festival” in association with Stockport and South Manchester CAMRA from Friday 22nd to 23rd September in celebration of Stockport Beer Week. The beer festival, now in its second year, was attended by over 600 beer lovers last year all hoping to get their mitts on their favourite pint of Robinsons’ award-winning … [Read more...]
Scottish craft brewer Innis & Gunn receive offer of investment from L Catterton
Innis & Gunn, one of the UK’s most successful international craft brewers, today announced it has made a recommendation to its Ordinary Shareholders to consent to an offer of investment in the business from L Catterton, the largest consumer-focused private equity firm in the world. Founded in Scotland in 2003, Innis & Gunn has grown to be the No.2 craft brewer in the … [Read more...]