Latest Pub News from Langton Capital. Greene King possible takeover. Tue, Aug 20, 2019 7:36 am Greene King bid, Brakspear, Eastern Med cuisine etc.: A DAY IN THE LIFE: So, with the announcement that CKA was to buy Greene King for 850p per share, we were almost immediately punished for suggesting that August was quiet… Read More »
Enterprise Inns now bought by Stonegate Pub Company • EI Group has this morning confirmed Bloomberg reports that TDR Capital, which owns the Stonegate Pub Co amongst other investments is to make an agreed bid for the company. • The deal is at 285p in cash. See Premium Email. STONEGATE AND EI GROUP TO FORM… Read More »
60 Seconds with Langton Health, Drinking & Provenance: How did we get here? 80% of adult males smoked in the 1940s. Now it’s <20%. Drinking per capita peaked around 2004 Projecting this forward, some operators are pushing healthy, vegan options etc. This may be a bridge too far Problems in practice Social trends are often… Read More »
PUB, RESTAURANT & DRINK PRODUCERS, LATEST NEWS: • The latest consumer confidence tracker from Deloitte shows that UK consumer confidence remained flat in the fourth quarter of 2017, making it the first time there was not a fall in Q4 since the tracker began in 2011. Ian Stewart, chief economist at Deloitte, said: Despite… Read More »
If you would like a link to other Industry news, please click on the following Link http://www.langtoncapital.co.uk/ gives current day’s news from 8am. PUB, RESTAURANT & DRINK PRODUCERS: • Fuller’s has released its trading update for the 42 weeks to 2oth Jan 2018, with sales in managed Pubs and Hotels rising 3% LfL and… Read More »
If you would like a link to other Industry news, please click on the following Link http://www.langtoncapital.co.uk/ gives current day’s news from 8am. PUB, RESTAURANT & DRINK PRODUCERS: • The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers and the British Hospitality Association are to merge to form a ‘powerful unified voice for UK’s £130bn hospitality sector’ •… Read More »
Interesting info from Langton Capital, worth reading. I don’t know why but Langton got an email yesterday inviting it to join the ‘expert panel’ at a Business Crime conference. Not sure if the conference’s title should have been prefaced by the words ‘how to enact…’ and nor, for that matter, sure why Langton was singled… Read More »
PUB, RESTAURANT & DRINK PRODUCERS: • Discounting. Bella Italia sending out emails offering 50% off mains all weekend • ALMR calls on government for a constructive future immigration policy, following a report citing hospitality as an area of labour shortage concern. Some 32% of hospitality jobs in London are carried out by EU workers. The… Read More »
PUB, RESTAURANT & DRINK PRODUCERS HOLIDAYS & LEISURE TRAVEL Cafe Rouge is offering 40% off food, Las Iguanas has a BOGOF on main meals. Carluccio is offering a second meal for just £1. Molson Coors has bought Aspall’s cider for an undisclosed sum. The business was founded by the Chevallier family in the early 1700s.… Read More »
PUB, RESTAURANT & DRINK PRODUCERS: Stonegate Pub Co has updated on Xmas trading saying that it has delivered a strong Christmas performance. The 701-strong group says all of the Group’s formats performed well during the core four week festive period with total like for like sales growth up 5.5%, following a strong performance over… Read More »