Spirit Pubs enjoys sales rise thanks to makeover success April 18, 2012 SPIRIT PUBS group, the operator behind chains including Flaming Grill and Chef & Brewer, said its managed estate continued to outperform the market, after profits rose seven per cent in the first half of the year. The company, which de-merged from Punch Taverns last year, said pre-tax profits increased to £20m in the six months [...]
Spirit Pubs enjoys sales rise thanks to makeover success April 18, 2012 SPIRIT PUBS group, the operator behind chains including Flaming Grill and Chef & Brewer, said its managed estate continued to outperform the market, after profits rose seven per cent in the first half of the year. The company, which de-merged from Punch Taverns last year, said pre-tax profits increased to £20m in the six months [...]
Menus get the Christmas treatment December 11, 2012 WITH DECEMBER well and truly under way, it’s officially that time of year where your favourite eateries trade in their usual menus for something more festive. This season bars, restaurants and pubs are pulling out all the stops as far as their dishes are concerned so whether you’re after something traditional or want a modern, [...]
Rapid responses December 20, 2012 The Russian way [Re: Russian business stereotypes need to be consigned to the distant past, yesterday] For hundreds of years, Russia was part of Europe and the wider international community. Communism was a short diversion and, since 1991, the country’s integration has become more and more obvious. On the one hand, this means the West [...]
Hedge funds jockey for position on Punch Taverns restructure September 16, 2012 PUB company Punch Taverns is being circled by a clutch of hedge funds as it mulls a range of capital restructuring options to stop it drowning in debt. The firm, which has announced plans to dispose of its non-core pub assets to streamline the business from 5,000 pubs to 3,000 pubs, is currently wrapping up [...]
Hedge funds jockey for position on Punch Taverns restructure September 16, 2012 PUB company Punch Taverns is being circled by a clutch of hedge funds as it mulls a range of capital restructuring options to stop it drowning in debt. The firm, which has announced plans to dispose of its non-core pub assets to streamline the business from 5,000 pubs to 3,000 pubs, is currently wrapping up [...]
What the other papers say this morning November 15, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES France Telecom open to EE listing France Telecom has opened the door for a flotation next year of EE, the UK’s largest mobile phone group by customer numbers that it owns with Deutsche Telekom. Gervais Pellissier, deputy chief of France Telecom, said that there “could be some space at the end of next [...]
Tottenham fans hospitalised by knife-wielding Lazio Ultras November 22, 2012 A TOTTENHAM supporter was recovering in hospital last night in Rome after being seriously injured, with several others hurt, in an attack by Italian Ultras yesterday before the Europa League match against Lazio. Spurs fans were drinking in the Drunken Ship in Campo de Fiori at 1am on Thursday morning when the pub was descended [...]
GDP revision to reveal whether UK consumers are still penny pinching November 25, 2012 MARKET watchers will be keenly anticipating the second estimate of the UK’s third quarter GDP growth from the Bank of England tomorrow. While economists cheered the first estimate of one per cent, they are hoping any revision will only be a small one, and not a sign of further dips in consumer spending. Howard Archer, [...]
FTSE 100 flat on US budget uncertainty December 4, 2012 The FTSE 100 was broadly flat in early trading as uncertainty continued over the fate of US budget talks to avert January’s so-called “fiscal cliff”. The White House has dismissed a budget deal proposal from congressional Republicans that included tax reforms and spending cuts, saying it did not meet President Barack Obama’s pledge to raise [...]