Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has completed on the sale of the Queen of Hearts, a closed freehold pub located on the A474, in the Welsh village of Cwmgors, on the outskirts of Ammanford. Built in 1897, The Queen of Hearts is a substantial three-storey property which features a large ground-floor bar, restaurant […]
Chartered Accountants Wylie & Bisset has engaged umbrella organisation The Professional Partner Network (TPPN) to augment the range of specialist expertise and advice it provides to the hospitality sector, following the recent appointment by TPPN of senior hospitality experts Christine Oxford and Derek Hough. Oxford has worked with some of the UK’s largest pubco groups, […]
A restaurant struggling to survive lockdown has found a way to increase footfall by 30% above pre-Covid levels before easing even began by adopting a free app designed to help restaurants attract more customers. The free App, called ‘Roam Local’, allows restaurants to make themselves more widely known on a nation-wide directory so they can […]
The Lakes Distillery, a whiskymaker with an artistic ethos, expects to see a 70% growth in the production of its single malt whisky in the next 12 months following the reengagement of its capital expenditure (CapEx) project, assisted by ABL funding from Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance. When the pandemic hit in March 2020, The […]
New data from Barclaycard Payments, which processes almost £1 in every £3 spent in the UK, reveals how Monday’s lockdown relaxation has impacted the UK hospitality sector. Hospitality venues are already feeling the benefits of being able to reopen indoors, with revenues rising across the sector by 43% since Monday, as consumers flock to fill […]
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has engaged with pub representative organisation, the Forum of British Pubs (FBP) to ensure that pubs, both tied and free of tie, benefit from accurate business rates, having taken into account current trading conditions and the pandemic impact. Speaking on behalf of the Forum of British Pubs, Dave Mountford said, […]
Corinthian Brands (CBL) Limited, one the UK’s leading independent drinks manufacturers, has been supported with an eight-figure funding package for the MBO of St Helier Beverage Company Jersey Limited and its subsidiaries, by leading alternative finance provider for mid-sized SMEs, ThinCats. St Helier Beverage Company is the parent company of Corinthian Brands, with flagship alcoholic […]
RCP Finance has finalised a debt facility which includes EVH Finance and Banor Capital for Bricks Group that allows completion of an eye-catching hotel – the first at Silverstone, the world-famous racetrack in Northamptonshire that hosts the Formula One British Grand Prix. The phased opening will be one of the most high-profile completions in the […]
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, […]
20/04/2021
Edition 291 – March/April 2021
Receivables 2020 The 24th annual Business Money report on the UK invoice fina...
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