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Star Pubs reveals its World Cup support package

With the FIFA World Cup set to be the biggest sports event for the on-trade this year, Star Pubs has told Pub & Bar that it is spending ...

Immersive Gamebox targets 30 sites in five years

Immersive Gamebox, the operator of interactive group gaming, has signed a multi-million-pound franchise agreement with Beyond Box Operations to ...

Comelle launches the Soft Serve Forecast 2026, a trends guide revealing the latest innovations for Spring/Summer

The UK soft serve market is booming, now worth £1.6bn, with 70% of consumers enjoying ice cream and soft serve out-of-home at least once a...

Wren Pubs takes former Botanist Sloane Square site

Wren Pubs, the London hospitality group founded by Jack Greenall (pictured), has secured the lease of 7 Sloane Square in London’s Chelsea ...

JDW profits dip, as sales continue to rise

Sales at managed pub company J D Wetherspoon continue to rise, while its profits continue to be hit, as chairman Tim Maritn previsouly warned wo...

Sunday in Brooklyn owners to launch Irish freehouse

The hospitality operator behind all-day dining concept Sunday in Brooklyn will open The Horsemen and Fitzgerald’s in the City of...

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Features

Operator profile: Electric Star Pubs

Eight years ago, Rob Star, founder of Electric Star Pubs, was looking up and down Bethnal Green Road, telling me that “east London sure ha...

Operator profile: Daniel Thwaites

In his chairman’s statement in the latest Daniel Thwaites interim report, which was released in November 2025, Richard Bailey summarised t...

Feature: The hotel pub

If you were to look at one of the big operational trends of the post-Covid era, then pub businesses adding rooms to their offer would certainly ...

Lee Kum Kee products Road Test

What a pleasure it is to bring you the latest in the H2O Road Test series. Developed by Pub & Bar’s parent company H2O Publishing, the...

Legal: Are you prepared for holiday trading?

With the festive season round the corner, hospitality businesses will be looking to maximise their trading hours over the busy Christmas and New...

Feature: Turning a Profit, Chestnut Group

Hi Philip. Can you give us a brief overview of the Chestnut business? Chestnut opened for business in 2013, following the acquisition of The ...

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People

Fuller's chef makes MasterChef semi-finals

Luke Emmess, head chef at Fuller's pub The Wykeham Arms, has made his way into the semi-finals of the BBC’s cooking competition, Maste...

Operator profile: Electric Star Pubs

Eight years ago, Rob Star, founder of Electric Star Pubs, was looking up and down Bethnal Green Road, telling me that “east London sure ha...

"I am heartbroken," says BrewDog's James Watt

James Watt, the co-founder of BrewDog, says he is heartbroken over the sale of the business to Tilray Brands at the beginning of March. Watt ...

NICs and rates to blame for BrewDog downfall, says former director

James Brown, the former CEO of BrewDog's bars division, has pointed the finger at Westminster in reaction to the Scottish brewer's downf...

Cheshire Cat makes Drinks Buyers Awards shortlist

The 2026 Drinks Buyers Awards shortlists have been announced by the London Wine Fair. Tim Bird of National Pub & Bar Awards winner C...

Inception Group crowns internal cocktail comp winner

Robert Capon, senior bartender at Cahoots Postal Office, has won Inception Group's annual cocktail competition. Forty people from a...

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Venues

Wren Pubs takes former Botanist Sloane Square site

Wren Pubs, the London hospitality group founded by Jack Greenall (pictured), has secured the lease of 7 Sloane Square in London’s Chelsea ...

Sunday in Brooklyn owners to launch Irish freehouse

The hospitality operator behind all-day dining concept Sunday in Brooklyn will open The Horsemen and Fitzgerald’s in the City of...

Sonnys Rooftop reopens in Kingston upon Thames

A rooftop bar in Kingston upon Thames has reopened its doors, ready to welcome guests back in time for some warmer weather. Sonnys Rive...

Butcombe to double the size of Fulham's Brown Cow

The Brown Cow pub in Fulham will be doubling in size, following the acquisition of its neighbouring property by owners Butcombe Group. The ex...

Freight Island concept to open in Brixton

The team behind Manchester’s Freight Island is bringing its 'drink, dance and dine' concept to Brixton in south east London.&...

Taverns East Pub Group to open third site

The owners of Leytonstone Tavern and Tavern On The Hill are preparing their third venue. Empire Tavern, a new pub diner, is set to open on Fr...

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Jan 1, 1970