Carol Gerrard-Hughes has realised a childhood dream by investing £300,000 to improve the Forest View pub and caravan site in Oakmere, Northwich using a Business Finance loan from Reward Finance Group. Carol fell in love with the site when her parents bought a caravan when she was six and the family spent weekends and school […]
Coca-Cola Great Britain will help its small, independent customers find the secret to business success under a new ‘Project Open’ accelerator programme designed to help cafes, pubs and restaurants recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. A handful of entrepreneurs from across the UK will get exclusive access to senior experts at Coca-Cola GB, Coca-Cola European Partners, […]
Antic London, a pub company known to many of London’s pub goers as a rather quirky alternative to the mainstream players, has been supported with a CBILS funding package through ThinCats, leading alternative finance provider to mid-sized SMEs. Established by Anthony Thomas in 1999, Antic operates numerous pubs across London, traditionally identifying areas being rejuvenated, […]
Two Lanarkshire brothers have pursued their lifelong dream of opening a microbrewery thanks to Business Gateway support. Launched in November 2020 by brothers Ronnie and Kenny Lees, Outlandish Brewing Company launched its first range of Scottish craft beers in December 2020. Inspired by Scottish slang and humour, the beers are named after local lingo phrases […]
A 19th century Hampshire pub is expanding into holiday lettings to increase revenue with the support of a six-figure loan from Lloyds Bank. The Northbrook Arms, the only pub in the village of East Stratton, Winchester, was purchased from Lord Northbrook by Kate and Adam Shanley in 2019. With a background in holiday accommodation letting […]
Aigen im Ennstal. Specialist business property advisor, Christie & Co has secured a new owner for the renowned 5-star hotel Pichlarn castle in the Austrian Alps. Well-known hotelier, Georg Imlauer has acquired the hotel through his hotel group, IMLAUER Hotel & Restaurant GmbH. Following 13 years of ownership, the German Schörghuber Group castle hotel in […]
RSM has advised on the successful restructuring of In Paella Limited t/a Arros QD, sister company to the Iberica group of restaurants. Arros is a high-quality Mediterranean restaurant and bar, situated in the heart of Fitzrovia. The CVA (Company Voluntary Arrangement) was approved on 30 November, amid challenging trading conditions in the hospitality sector, achieving […]
Business advisory firm Quantuma has been appointed by Leon Restaurants Limited (Leon) to launch a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA). The naturally fast food restaurant chain was founded in 2004 with its first site on Carnaby Street, London. Since then, the chain has expanded to operate 75 sites globally both owned and franchised. The company-owned restaurants […]
Fiduciam, the institutionally funded short-term lender to SMEs and entrepreneurs, has just completed a £1.18m loan to finance a popular hotel in Cornwall. The loan which falls under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), will enable the hotel to continue operating until the end of 2022. 2020 has been a year of contrasts at […]
Pubs lobby organisation the Forum of British Pubs has announced the formation of its new Member Trustee Board, drawing on extensive experience across the full sector. Chairman of the Member Trustees, and co-founder of the Forum, Dave Mountford said, “ I am delighted to announce such a highly experienced and diverse group, who can add […]
29/01/2021
Edition 290 – January/February 2021
It’s the economy By Business Money group editor Robert Lefroy The Long Haul 2...
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