London Marathon: What free things can I get with my medal? April 20, 2024 Are you mad enough to be running the London Marathon this weekend, plodding around the capital desperate to make the finishing line? Well if you are, there are a number of brands around the capital that are offering you FREE rewards for completing the 26.2 mile race. All you need to do is present your [...]
Lloyd’s of London and Greene King apologise for slavery links June 18, 2020 Lloyd’s of London insurance market has issued an apology for its role in the 18th and 19th century transatlantic slave trade, calling it “an appalling and shameful” era. The insurer will fund charities and organisations created to promote opportunities for black and ethnic minority groups. Pub chain Greene King also formally apologised, and committed to [...]
Greene King launches pub grub delivery service May 14, 2020 Pub chain Greene King has launched a takeaway service from 29 London pubs to deliver meals across the capital during the coronavirus crisis. The company said 29 of its Metropolitan Pub Company sites, including the Cricketers in Richmond and the World’s End in Finsbury Park, will offer delivery through Deliveroo from 22 May. Additionally, 10 [...]
Non-alcoholic beer maker Big Drop signs licensing deal with In Good Company May 25, 2023 Leading non-alcoholic beer maker Big Drop has secured a licensing agreement with Bermondsey-based brewer In Good Company in a bid to expand its business across the UK, US, and Australia.
Wagamama owner waves goodbye to CFO as part of top team shake up June 21, 2023 Wagamama’s owner The Restaurant Group (TRG) is waving goodbye to its chief financial officer, Kirk Davis, as part of a shake up of its top team. The hospitality group, which also owns high street eateries such as Frankie & Bennys, said that Davis will step down after the publication of its interim results in September [...]
Put it on expenses: Bite-size pub lunch and training will help City workers take proper screen break June 24, 2022 Leading pub chain Greene King is offering city workers a pub lunch and a pint along with ‘bite-size’ training sessions. In wake of the pandemic’s shake-up of the working week, the ‘Expensable Lunch’ will be launching at the start of next month, to improve people’s personal and professional development – while giving them a much-needed [...]
Small pubs at risk of closure next year without business rates relief, Fuller’s boss warns November 13, 2023 The chief executive of Fuller’s, Simon Emeny, has said that an extension on business rates relief could be the difference between some small pub businesses handing back their keys next year or remaining open. Speaking to City A.M, ahead of the autumn budget next Wednesday, the frontman for the near 200 year old pub business, urged [...]
Pubs and brewers at risk from energy crisis, warn UK’s biggest pub companies August 30, 2022 Pubs and brewers across the UK are at risk of closure within months amid price hikes upwards of 300 per cent, industry bosses have warned. Bosses of six of the UK’s biggest pub and brewing companies have signed an open letter to the Government urging it to act in order to avoid “real and serious [...]
Adnams: Alcohol giant names first female chief in its 150-year history March 28, 2024 Beer, spirits and hospitality group Adnams has hired its first female chief executive in its more than 150-year history.
Exclusive: King’s Cross development strikes £126m green finance deal with HSBC September 20, 2021 Property developer Argent has secured a £126m loan facility on behalf of the King’s Cross Central Limited Partnership (KCCLP) from HSBC UK and Helaba to support the development of a mixed-use scheme combining commercial and residential space, the company has told City A.M. The funding will be used to deliver an office and professional community [...]