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Marston's buys rival Eldridge Pope

Marston's logoPub company Marston’s has bought South England based rival Eldridge Pope, owner of the Que Pasa high street chain, for just over £155m.
Posted: 25 January 2007 | 12:00

Punch Taverns to report a rise in sales after acquisitions

Punch TavernsPunch Taverns, the UK’s largest pub operator, has revealed in an AGM statement that sales for the first 20 weeks of its financial year have risen 5% in its managed estate business and 1% in its leased business.
Posted: 24 January 2007 | 12:06

London Town to add five pubs to portfolio

Property developer London Town’s Inn Investment Ltd unit has struck a deal to buy a portfolio of five freehold pubs predominantly in the West of England for £2.95m excluding costs.
Posted: 23 January 2007 | 11:28

Honeycombe Leisure’s future in the balance

Honeycombe pub, Seeton Hall, YorkshireAn upbeat Christmas has failed to dispel deep pessimism in the City about the long-term prospects for pub chain Honeycombe Leisure.
Posted: 23 January 2007 | 10:00

Crerar Hotels in five hotel management deal

Golf View Hotel, Nairn, InvernessHotel group Crerar hotels has snapped up the management contracts for five hotels in England and Scotland. .
Posted: 22 January 2007 | 14:47

Ultimate Leisure raises £25m war chest to spend on acquisitions

Bar and nightclub operator Ultimate Leisure is to raise an additional £25m through a share placement with existing backers to pursue “substantive acquisitive growth”.
Posted: 22 January 2007 | 09:40

Morgan Stanley buys CNL Hotels & Resorts

CNL Hotels & Resorts logoFinancial services firm Morgan Stanley has agreed a $6.6b (£3.35b) deal to acquire US hotels operator CNL Hotels & Resorts.
Posted: 19 January 2007 | 13:30

Rezidor signs mangement deal with Radisson SAS airport hotel and other international news

world newsEssential news from around the world, including: Indian goverment puts Starbucks deal on hold; Hilton launches first UAE resort; Accor sells two US Sofitel hotels
Posted: 17 January 2007 | 10:56

InterContinental Hotel Group nets more than £80m with sale of stake in Crowne Plaza

Crowne Plaza London - The City hotelInterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has sold its 33.3% interest in the Crowne Plaza London - The City to Grupo Statuto, an Italian real estate investor.
Posted: 17 January 2007 | 10:33

Punch Taverns signs 300th lease agreement

Assembly Inn, BathPub giant Punch Taverns has signed its 300th lease agreement of those properties identified for transfer from the Spirit Group managed estate.
Posted: 17 January 2007 | 10:18

Caffè Nero poised to return to private ownership

Cafè NeroCaffè Nero chairman Gerry Ford has taken another step closer to taking back control of the company he bought in 1997.
Posted: 16 January 2007 | 09:49

Accor buys controlling stake in German hotel company in £80m deal

AccorAccor has bought a controlling stake in 52 German hotels in a deal worth €127m (£83.5m).
Posted: 15 January 2007 | 16:45

Sports Cafe ends all offer talks despite weak end to 2006

Sports CafeSports Cafe has ended offer talks with an unnamed suitor and warned the City that sales for 2006 will be below expectations.
Posted: 15 January 2007 | 13:17

San Francisco Hyatt Regency sells - and other International hotel news

Essential news from around the world, including:Hyatt Regency; Burger King; InterContinental; Extreme Hotels; and holidaywatchdog.com
Posted: 15 January 2007 | 10:04

Legacy Hotels takes on first pub contract

Andy Townsend, Legacy chief executiveHotel management company Legacy has taken on its first pub contract, Liverpool’s Symphony Bar.
Posted: 12 January 2007 | 18:00

Welcome Break signs deal with Eurotunnel

Motorway service station operator Welcome Break has signed a seven-year contract with Eurotunnel to operate the catering facilities at its Passenger Terminal Building at Folkestone.
Posted: 12 January 2007 | 11:08

Hotel sale could end Macdonald's dispute with timeshare operator

Macdonald hotels logoThe long-running dispute at Macdonald Hotels' flagship Loch Rannoch property may be nearing resolution, after it was confirmed discussions to buy the hotel were under way.
Posted: 11 January 2007 | 17:00

Offers are in for Dawnay Shore Hotels

Lygon Arms, WorcestershireA number of hotel groups and private equity firms are reportedly preparing offers of between £550m and £600m for Dawnay Shore Hotels.
Posted: 11 January 2007 | 12:30

King UK sold to Casper

UK catering products wholesaler King UK has been sold to management company Casper.
Posted: 11 January 2007 | 10:27

Charles Wells buys 10 pubs from Traditional Freehouses

Charles Wells logoBedfordshire’s Charles Wells Pub Company has acquired 10 new pubs in a £9m deal with Traditional Freehouses.
Posted: 08 January 2007 | 16:00

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