The Three Cheers Pub Co., formerly known as Renaissance Pubs, is pleased to announce the acquisition of the freeholds for The Stonhouse in Clapham and The Rosendale in West Dulwich. The seven strong group of south London pubs, owned by Tom Peake, Mark Reynolds and Nick Fox, also include The Avalon and The Abbeville in Clapham, The Bolingbroke and The Latchmere in Battersea … [Read more...]
Raise your glass – to London restaurants and their wine lists
London restaurants have some of the best wine lists in the world, according to the magazine The World of Fine Wine in their annual “World’s Best Wine Lists” awards. The publication gave 38 restaurants from London a one, two or the prestigious three-star rating for the quality of their wine list, ranking London behind only New York (68) and Sydney (46). Overall, 26 … [Read more...]
Helix Property Advisors acquires two pub portfolios for £35m
Helix Property Advisors has confirmed that it has purchased two prime London leisure portfolios from Blackstone for a total of £34,980,000, reflecting a net initial yield of £4.14%. The first portfolio “Portfolio 2”, purchased for £17,350,000 on behalf of Harmsworth Pension Funds Trustees Limited, comprises eight freehold public houses in prime London locations all let to … [Read more...]
Carlsberg UK grows ‘crafted’ range of beers
Carlsberg UK has grown its Crafted portfolio of craft and speciality beers for 2015, with the range increasing to 39 beers, each handpicked to help the UK on-trade capitalise on the growing demand for craft and speciality beers. The portfolio has been sourced through Carlsberg UK’s third party partners and the Carlsberg Group global portfolio and includes lagers, bitters, … [Read more...]
London Wine Week’s roaring success
London Wine Week (18-24 May) welcomed 8,000 visitors to this year’s festival, including more than 6,000 wristband wearers embracing the capital’s thriving wine scene. The festival was launched in 2014 to coincide with the London Wine Fair, and comes from Drink Up London, the company behind October's London Cocktail Week, now in its sixth year and London Beer Week, which … [Read more...]