‘Last call’ — Stonegate pubs founder to step down Hospitality Payne, a 50-year stalwart of the on-trade sector, started out his career working through the ranks at the likes of Guinness and Bass taverns in the 1970.
Young’s adds City Pub Group to growing empire in £162m deal Young's Young's will add 50 pubs and more than 200 hotel rooms, with the group also reporting demand in London now higher than pre-pandemic
London’s Thirsty Thursdays help City Pub Group shares soar five per cent City Pub Group Shares in the City Pub Group rose 5.03 per cent to 83.50p after the firm delivered better than expected results and claimed it was “well-positioned to acquire other quality pubs at the right price”. The founder and chairman of City Pub Group said London had been the “key driver” to the group’s recovery as it [...]