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Mitchells & Butlers full-year sales up 2.1%

Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has posted a 2.1% increase in like-for-like sales for the 51 weeks ended 19 September 2026. The operat...

Individual Restaurants launches pub division

Individual Restaurants, the restaurant group behind Piccolino, Restaurant Bar & Grill, Riva Blu and Forbici, has launched a pub division. ...

Star breaks Just Add Talent investment record

Star Pubs has opened The Engine House in Exeter, following a £542,000 refurbishment that has converted it into a Just Add Talent (JAT) pub...

Homeless basketball star launches pub pop-up project

A former professional basketball player who ended up homeless has launched a pop-up business designed for pub kitchens. Jefes Ramen was found...

Norfolk duo open third pub

Siobhan and Caitriona Peyton have opened their third north Norfolk pub. The Three Horseshoes in Warham joins their collection of Norfolk dini...

Wrexham AFC buys The Turf pub

The ownership group of Wrexham AFC has bought its neighbouring pub The Turf from Admiral Taverns. The pub, which is right next to the fo...

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Features

Feature: Turning a Profit, The George at Burpham

Please give a brief overview of the business. We are The George at Burpham in West Sussex, a food-led destination pub in Burpham near Arundel. ...

Preview: National Restaurant, Pub & Bar Show 2026

The National Restaurant, Pub & Bar Show 2026 returns to London in September. This year, The National Restaurant, Pub & Bar will...

Pub review: The Gunton Arms, Norfolk

Awards season is a busy one for us. Those who have attended the National Pub & Bar Awards will have heard me say how the whole project lasts...

Operator profile: Crafted

When setting up this interview with Chris King, founder of Crafted, the brilliant new hotel and members club in East Sussex, I mentioned to him ...

Interview: Sam Hagger, Beautiful Pubs Collective

P&B: Hi Sam. Can you start off with telling us a little bit about Beautiful Pubs Collective? SH: It’s an interesting business, becaus...

Pub review: The Lamb, Hindon

I knew the name Hindon rang a bell, but I couldn’t recall why. When the team from Young’s got in touch about their One More Sleep of...

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People

Homeless basketball star launches pub pop-up project

A former professional basketball player who ended up homeless has launched a pop-up business designed for pub kitchens. Jefes Ramen was found...

Norfolk duo open third pub

Siobhan and Caitriona Peyton have opened their third north Norfolk pub. The Three Horseshoes in Warham joins their collection of Norfolk dini...

Marston's reveals restructure and appointments

Pub company Marston’s has appointed two new operations directors to drive growth in the south of England and Wales. The appointments fo...

Croeso Pubs welcomes new general manager

Croeso Pubs, the Cardiff-based pub group, has welcomed David Rowlands as the new manager of its Pontcanna venue, The Cricketers. ...

Spurs pub to reopen under new operator

North London pub operator Enda Murray has taken on a Star lease for The Ship on Tottenham High Road, a one-time Spurs fans’ haunt. ...

Mark Sargeant takes over Surrey pub

British chef and restaurateur Mark Sargeant has announced he will be taking over a kitchen in Surrey for the first time. For four days ...

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Venues

Star breaks Just Add Talent investment record

Star Pubs has opened The Engine House in Exeter, following a £542,000 refurbishment that has converted it into a Just Add Talent (JAT) pub...

Norfolk duo open third pub

Siobhan and Caitriona Peyton have opened their third north Norfolk pub. The Three Horseshoes in Warham joins their collection of Norfolk dini...

Sune team to open The Poet in Farringdon

The team behind Hackney restaurant Sune have announced they're to open a debut pub. Spencer Large, Honey Spencer and Charlie Si...

Hoste announces The Tribeca Storehouse

Hoste, the London pub and restaurant operator previously known as Our Yummy Collective, has confirmed an agreement with King’s Cross ...

Signature launches Understory cocktail bar

Edinburgh hospitality operator Signature Group has opened a new cocktail bar on the city's Rutland Street. Following a £100,000 inv...

Noble Inns adds second Bistro Sablé

This October, London pub group Noble Inns will open its second Bistro Sablé in Shoreditch. The move follows the debut opening of ...

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