Star Pubs & Bars signs off significant investment to ensure Scottish sites can broaden their appeal throughout the day
Multiple operator plans big kitchen install to meet gastro pub ambitions
Southern based multiple operator, S.I. Leisure has taken on a second pub with Star Pubs & Bars, The Fox in Steventon, Oxfordshire, and is undertaking a joint £280,000 refurbishment to transform the pub into a gastro pub with rooms. This latest venture brings the number of pubs within the S.I. Leisure estate to five, including…
POWER LIST 2018, KITCHEN INNOVATORS: Mark Teed Food Strategy & Implementation Manager, Star Pubs & Bars
Star Pubs & Bars has been one of the most proactive investors in the market over the past 12 months, reinforcing its commitment to building a well-resourced and supported pub estate that currently numbers nearly 3,000 sites. Its ‘Just Add Talent’ initiative has proved to be a compelling mechanism for individuals keen to kick-start a…
Blind Tiger Inns set to invest over £75k in Chorley pub makeover
North West pub operator, Blind Tiger Inns, is taking over the lease of the Rose and Crown in Chorley. This will be Blind Tiger’s 13th site as it undertakes a £75,000 investment with Star Pubs and Bars in a bid to make the business more comfortable and contemporary. The Rose and Crown has a reputation…
Star Pubs braced to invest £6m into the exterior of its 260 properties
Star Pubs & Bars is set to invest £6 million this year in order to revamp the exteriors of its pubs to enhance their kerb appeal and increase external covers. The investment is double that of the one made in 2017 and will benefit 260 pubs. Over 60% of the allocated funds will be used…
Commercial kitchen installation set to transform new Star pub
A Bolton Inns pub near Birmingham will have a new commercial kitchen installed as part of a near £300,000 renovation following a deal with Star Pubs & Bars. The West Midlands multiple operator, has taken on the Hare & Hounds on Hagley Road in Halesowen, its first pub with Star. The pub is currently closed…
Star uses buying power to strike tech deal for pub businesses
Star Pubs & Bars has negotiated a new deal with leased and tenanted experts Microtill, which offers licensees bespoke EPOS solutions at prices they would not be able to obtain individually. The move follows demand from Star licensees for support in sourcing more sophisticated EPOS systems. It reflects the increasing size and complexity of many…
POWER LIST 2017, BUSINESS LEADERS: Lawson Mountstevens, Managing Director, Star Pubs & Bars
Few operators have made such a strong declaration to transform group kitchens this year as Star Pubs & Bars, which is on a mission to upgrade its estate and introduce a comprehensive food and coffee offering into pubs where it was previously absent. Managing director Lawson Mountstevens is the man sanctioning this plan, which includes…
Ex-Geronimo Inns boss opens pub and plans more sites
Ed Turner, former MD of Geronimo Inns and his wife Buffy have opened the The Old Ale & Coffee House near Salisbury Cathedral, a Star Pubs & Bars site, and are in discussions with the company about a second pub. The new site is the first of a portfolio of Hampshire and Wiltshire top quality…
Star Pubs tackles skills shortage of kitchen staff
Star Pubs & Bars is tackling the shortage of skilled kitchen staff in the UK with the launch of a series of specialist food workshops for its licensees. Four different workshops will be run – meat and poultry, fish and shellfish, menu development and healthy eating and allergens. Star is investing £24,000 in providing 12 workshops…
