"others developed their food sales. The Wetherspoon pub chain reported in June 2009 that profits were at the top end of expectations; however, Scottish & Newcastle's takeover by Carlsberg and Heineken was reported in January 2008 as partly the result of its weakness following falling sales due to the ban. Similar bans are applied in Australian pubs with smoking only allowed in designated areas. By the end of the 18th century a new room in the pub was established: the saloon. Beer establishments had always provided entertainment of some sort—singing, gaming or sport. Balls Pond Road in Islington was named"
"replaced by ""Castle Rock"". Many of Tynemill's establishments are run as tenancies rather than managed public houses. Tynemill Tynemill is a British pub chain based in the East Midlands and Yorkshire. It was founded in 1977 by former Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) chairman Chris Holmes. Their first pub was the ""Old King Arms"" in Newark. Tynemill has won the ""Pub Group of the Year"" award in 2002, 2006, and 2008. They operate several pubs or cafe bar establishments which all have a policy of selling cask beers from regional and local microbreweries. Tynemill also owns and operates the Castle"
"Taverner's Hill in Sydney. In 1967, Millers Brewery was sold to rivals, Tooheys. Tooth was losing business to the takeaway packaged beer market, and established Bottle-Mart, whose original spokesman was the comedian Spike Milligan. In 1978, Tooth constructed a brewery at Lismore. Tooth relied primarily on the pub industry; however, clubs were becoming increasingly important as a liquor outlet. The clubs were supplied by Courage Brewery in Victoria, which meant that Tooth was losing ground. In 1978, Tooth acquired the Courage Brewery in Victoria, signifying a major move into the Victorian market. The logo and trademark of Tooth and Co"
"Tim Hortons Tim Hortons Inc. (known internationally as Tim Hortons Cafe and Bake Shop) is a multinational fast food restaurant known for its coffee and donuts. It is also Canada's largest quick service restaurant chain; as of December 31, 2016, it had a total of 4,613 restaurants in nine countries. The company was founded in 1964 in Hamilton, Ontario, by Canadian hockey player Tim Horton (1930–1974) and Jim Charade (1934–2009), after an initial venture in hamburger restaurants. In 1967, Horton partnered with investor Ron Joyce, who assumed control over operations after Horton died in 1974. Joyce expanded the chain into"
"Tynemill Tynemill is a British pub chain based in the East Midlands and Yorkshire. It was founded in 1977 by former Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) chairman Chris Holmes. Their first pub was the ""Old King Arms"" in Newark. Tynemill has won the ""Pub Group of the Year"" award in 2002, 2006, and 2008. They operate several pubs or cafe bar establishments which all have a policy of selling cask beers from regional and local microbreweries. Tynemill also owns and operates the Castle Rock Brewery, a microbrewery located in Nottingham. The Tynemill brand name for the pubs has now been"
"the Bourgogne des Flandres brewery in Brugge in June 2015. John Martin Brewery John Martin is the name of a beer brewery in Genval (Walloon Brabant), Belgium, founded in 1909 by English businessman John Martin (1886-1966). A family company, it is currently run by his grandson, Anthony Martin. Besides brewing Belgian-style ales, the company also imports British and Irish beers, and produces soft drinks for Schweppes under license. It is the oldest Guinness distributor in the world. In 1993 the company bought Timmermans Brewery, a lambic beer brewery from Itterbeek founded in 1781. In 2014, the company opened the new"
"Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery Tilted Kilt Pub and Eatery is a modern Celtic themed sports pub and franchise restaurant chain in the United States and Canada. The first Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery was opened in the Las Vegas Rio Hotel and Casino in 2003 by restaurateur Mark DiMartino and business partners and co-founders Omid Joon, Shannon Reilly and John Reynaud. The concept was a ""contemporary, Celtic-themed sports Pub staffed with beautiful servers in sexy plaid kilts and matching plaid bras."" The company has locations in 22 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. Tilted Kilt describes itself as ""a"
"pub restaurants. Spirit Pub Company Spirit Pub Company plc (Spirit) was a pub and restaurant company in the United Kingdom, based in Burton upon Trent and originally formed by Punch Taverns. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange until it was acquired by Greene King in June 2015. Spirit Group was originally formed by Punch Taverns in 1999 to operate its managed pub estate including pubs acquired from Allied Domecq. Spirit Group was demerged by Punch in 2002. Spirit Group then acquired Scottish & Newcastle’s retail business before itself being re-acquired by Punch in 2006. Spirit was demerged from"
"are around 100 sites in the UK. Beefeater was launched in 1974. The chain underwent a huge revamp in the early 2000s. It then proceeded to change its name to ""Beefeater Grill"" for a period but in 2015 reverted to just ""Beefeater"". Beefeater has 140 restaurants across the UK. Brewers Fayre is a pub-restaurant brand which was created in 1979. The pubs are designed to look and feel like traditional local pubs but with a particularly strong family presence. There are around 145 pubs across the country. The Whitbread Inns brand of restaurants was created by Whitbread in 2014. In"
"pubs. This included the branded pubs Chef & Brewer, Taylor Walker Pubs, Fayre & Square, Original Pub Company, Flaming Grill Pub Company, John Barras Pub Company, Wacky Warehouse and Good Night Inns. Each shareholder in Punch received one share in Spirit Pub Company. The demerger was effective on 1 August 2011. Spirit was subsequently acquired by Greene King in 2015. In October 2015 Punch disposed of its 50% holding in Matthew Clark, a drinks wholesaler and distributor, to Conviviality Plc. In December 2016 the company accepted a takeover bid totalling £403m being 180 pence per share. Around 1,900 pubs are"
"Beefeater (restaurant) Beefeater is a chain of over 140 pub restaurants in the United Kingdom, owned by Whitbread. The chain's name references both the English figure of the beefeater, as well as its menu's meat (particularly beef) offering. The chain is positioned slightly upmarket of Whitbread's Brewers Fayre chain. Beefeater was set up by the then Whitbread Brewery in 1974 with the opening of its first restaurant, The Halfway House, in Enfield. The premise was for simple food, such as prawn cocktails and char-grilled steaks, and was seen as a rival to Berni Inns. Beefeater expanded over the next 20"
"chain (fifteen pubs) in 1991; Allied Lyons became Allied Domecq in 1994. In 1996 Allied Domecq opened 40 sites, taking the number of Firkin pubs to 160, turning over £100m. The chain would grow to 170 sites under a succession of owners until it was bought by Punch Taverns in 1999 and disbanded. Many former Firkins became O'Neill's, owned by Mitchells & Butlers, and have a similar sparse décor to the original Firkin pubs. The Firkin chain had a steep decline after October 1999, when all on-site brewing was discontinued. The chain had been effectively bought by Bass Brewery (which"
"Mitchells & Butlers Mitchells & Butlers plc () (also referred to as ""M&B"") runs circa 1,784 managed pubs, bars and restaurants throughout the United Kingdom. The company's headquarters are in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Its branded restaurants and bars include All Bar One, Miller & Carter, Nicholson's, Toby Carvery, Harvester, Browns Restaurants, Vintage Inns and Premium Country Pubs. Mitchells & Butlers Brewery was formed by the merger of two breweries in 1898. The company merged with Bass in 1961. With the brand"
"John Martin Brewery John Martin is the name of a beer brewery in Genval (Walloon Brabant), Belgium, founded in 1909 by English businessman John Martin (1886-1966). A family company, it is currently run by his grandson, Anthony Martin. Besides brewing Belgian-style ales, the company also imports British and Irish beers, and produces soft drinks for Schweppes under license. It is the oldest Guinness distributor in the world. In 1993 the company bought Timmermans Brewery, a lambic beer brewery from Itterbeek founded in 1781. In 2014, the company opened the new Brasserie de Waterloo at Mont Saint Jean, and will open"
"Scream Pubs Scream (formerly known as It's A Scream) was a student-oriented pub chain in the United Kingdom owned by the Stonegate Pub Company. The chain which began in October 1995. The pub chain was set up by brewers Bass, who called it It's a Scream. The pubs were all within relatively short walking distance of a university. Bass's retail arm became Mitchells & Butlers in April 2003. Scream was disposed of by Mitchells and Butlers on 20 August 2010, along with around 300 other Mitchells and Butlers pubs for £373m to Stonegate (owned by TDR Capital). Scream pubs were"
"of pub. In 1999, Jeremy Spencer was replaced by Karen Forrester (who previously ran O'Neills, and who now runs T.G.I. Fridays UK) who stayed until May 2001. In August 2001 it opened its first overseas establishment in Cologne. Bass Leisure Retail (BLR) became Six Continents in June 2002. As of 2016, there were ""close to 50"" outlets in the UK, mostly based in Central London however they are expanding throughout the UK as far as Aberdeen, where they are due to open a bar in the new Marischal Square development. All Bar One All Bar One is a pub chain"
"Punch Taverns Punch Taverns is a pub and bar operator in the United Kingdom, with around 1,300 leased pubs. It is headquartered in the traditional brewing centre of Burton upon Trent in Staffordshire. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange as a constituent of the FTSE SmallCap Index until its sale in 2016 for £403m to a private equity fund, Patron Capital, acting in concert with Heineken International who acquired 1,900 of Punch's pubs as part of the deal. The company was established by former PizzaExpress head Hugh Osmond and Café Rouge founder Roger Myers in 1997 when they"
"and Mexican music plays throughout the restaurant. Nick Frost, actor and writer, worked at the Staples Corner (London) branch where he first met Simon Pegg. In November 2015, the chain was one of seven restaurants surveyed that failed to meet a basic level of sustainability in its seafood. Chiquito (restaurant) Chiquito is a restaurant chain based in the United Kingdom specialising in Tex-Mex foods. The company was established in 1989, and has 68 restaurants across the country. It dubs itself as 'The Original Mexican Grill & Bar', and has been described as the United Kingdom's best known Mexican chain. Chiquito"
"year in Dunfermline. In December 2017, two further stores were opened in Trafford in the towns of Sale and Altrincham. On December 20, 2017 the chain opened a store in the Golden Square Shopping Centre in Warrington. Tim Hortons opened its first 2 stores in Northern Ireland in 2018. One on Fountain Street in Belfast city centre, and another drive-thru store at the Connswater Retail Park in East Belfast. As of December 2018, Tim Hortons has 21 locations in the United Kingdom. In December 2017, Tim Hortons opened two stores in the center of Madrid and soon they will open"
"Group was acquired by Punch Taverns. In 2011 the Chef & Brewer chain became part of Spirit Pub Company plc following its demerger from Punch Taverns. The Spirit Pub Company plc was acquired by Greene King in June 2015. The pubs are known for their family friendly atmosphere and have recently featured in Tesco Clubcard promotions. Many of the pubs operated by Chef & Brewer are historic pub/inn locations: Chef & Brewer Chef & Brewer is a chain of around 127 licensed traditional pub restaurants in the United Kingdom, owned by the Greene King subsidiary, the Spirit Pub Company. The"
"a multimillion-dollar franchise. Charade left the organization in 1966 and briefly returned in 1970 and 1993 through 1996. On August 26, 2014, Burger King agreed to purchase Tim Hortons for US$11.4 billion; the chain became a subsidiary of the Oakville-based holding company Restaurant Brands International on December 15, 2014, which is majority-owned by Brazilian investment firm 3G Capital. The chain's first store opened on May 17, 1964, in Hamilton, Ontario, under the name ""Tim Horton Donuts""; the name was later abbreviated to ""Tim Horton's"" and then changed to ""Tim Hortons"" without the possessive apostrophe. The business was founded by Miles"
"in Brighton go to local charities. Martin co-founded the C-Side Leisure group with, the former Conservative MP for Brighton Kemptown, Simon Kirby, whose portfolio grew to include many pubs, clubs and restaurants in and around Brighton. Martin himself is a keen Labour supporter. His first venture was a design company, Copywrite, founded with business partner Simon Kirby, but it went bust within three years. Other ventures have included Dekoart, a web-based fine art digital printing company, and another pub company, Medicine Group, which had sites in Islington and the ever-fashionable Shoreditch in London. On 3 September 2016, he shut down"
"brands. La Tasca Spanish Tapas Bar & Restaurant (La Tasca) is a chain of restaurants in the UK that serve Spanish style Tapas dishes. There are also outlets in the US that trade under La Tasca Kitchens. La Tasca was founded in 1993 in Manchester by Neil Gatt. In 2013 there were 39 outlets across the UK. The chain was bought by the Bay Restaurant Group in 2007 (then the Laurel Pub Company) for £123m. In 2011, it became a standalone business La Tasca Holdings Ltd. In October 2012, La Tasca began a partnership with the Gourmet Society, offering their"
"Tin Tins Tin Tins was an all night dance club formerly located opposite Birmingham New Street station at 308 Smallbrook Queensway in Birmingham, roughly on the site where the Debenhams store now stands as part of the new Bullring Shopping Centre. It was an influential club in the Birmingham dance scene and was the predecessor of, and influence for, many now well established clubs. It closed in 1997. Tin Tins opened its doors as a gay club in the Spring of 1990, the brainchild of Brian Wigley and Martin Healey the owners of the drag cabaret bar Partners (now Glamorous)"
"O'Neill's (pub chain) O'Neill's is an Irish-themed pub chain with 49 outlets in the United Kingdom. The chain is operated by Mitchells & Butlers, one of the largest pub companies in the UK. Pubs are located across the whole of the UK, except for Northern Ireland, where there are none. The chain's focus is on Irish music, an Irish inspired food menu and Irish drinks such as Guinness, Jameson and Baileys. The first O'Neill's was opened in Aberdeen in 1994 by Bass, the largest pub company in the UK at the time. A second O'Neill's opened at Covent Garden in"
"converted to a new brand called Whitbread Inn, harking back to the company's past. Early 2017 saw some restaurants being moved to the Beefeater brand including ""Mosley Park"" in Wolverhampton and ""Liberty Bell"" in Romford <br> Table Table Table Table is a brand of restaurants set up by Whitbread in 2008, the brand actually started in 2006 but was unnamed. The brand was created following a rethink of the former Whitbread brand Out & Out. The majority of Table Tables are converted Brewers Fayres. This was during a time where Brewers Fayre was in decline. There are currently 105 sites"
"in Whitby, Ontario), and many Firkin Group pubs in fact share their names with former UK Firkin Brewery pubs. In the United States, the franchise pubs are named with ""Firkin"" first, as in ""The Firkin & Fox"" as opposed to ""The Fox & Firkin"". The pub chain once credited itself as being the ""largest and fastest growing"" group of pubs in North America. Lately the claim is ""largest & most dominant chain of traditional English pubs"" in North America. About 10 pubs have closed out of the about 25 pubs that have opened since 2005. New pubs have opened about"
"of ownership. Further, during the ownership tenure of Grand Metropolitan, Grand Met merged with Guinness in 1997 to form a new company, Diageo. TPG Capital's ownership was shared with Bain Capital and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, both of which held minority shares. During 3G Capital's ownership, 3G divested a 29% stake of the chain to Justice Holdings of Great Britain when the chain was again taken public in 2012. When Burger King merged with Tim Hortons in 2014, Berkshire Hathaway bought into the newly combined chain as part of an debt-equity financing deal. Since its founding, Burger King has had"
"Chef & Brewer Chef & Brewer is a chain of around 127 licensed traditional pub restaurants in the United Kingdom, owned by the Greene King subsidiary, the Spirit Pub Company. The concept is providing more up market pub food and those in the chain have been re-furbished. Grand Metropolitan , which later formed part of Diageo, sold Chef & Brewer pubs to Scottish & Newcastle in 1993 in a part cash, part debentures deal of £708 million. In 2003, Scottish & Newcastle auctioned off the Chef & Brewer chain, which was acquired by the Spirit Group. In 2005 the Spirit"
"the now-invalid pact with the state. !Location (city) !Location (country) !Status !Established !Closed/Moved !Comments Hard Rock Cafe Hard Rock Cafe Inc. is a chain of theme restaurants founded in 1971 by Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton in London. In 1979, the cafe began covering its walls with rock and roll memorabilia, a tradition which expanded to others in the chain. In 2007, Hard Rock Cafe International (USA), Inc. was sold to the Seminole Tribe of Florida and was headquartered in Orlando, Florida until April 2018 when the corporate offices were relocated to Davie, Florida. As of July 2018, Hard Rock"
"offerings including sandwiches, burgers, pasta and salads. Outlets sell a range of cocktails, beer and wine. Since 2011, outlets have opened early for breakfast. In mid-2000, SFI, the owner of the Litten Tree bar chain, announced a £31.6 million takeover of Slug and Lettuce, paid for in shares, and McKenzie left the chain to pursue new challenges. By this time the chain had 32 outlets. According to analysts, the chain was too small and had too much debt to survive alone. SFI refurbished a number of their existing pubs under the Slug and Lettuce concept, and by 2004 the chain"
"and Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. TDL Group recorded $1.48 billion in sales in 2005 and Tim Hortons' products have become available in Ireland and Scotland at some SPAR convenience stores as of 2006 and Tesco supermarkets. Tim Hortons' other international expansions include a small outlet at the Dublin Zoo. Tim Hortons also made a deal with the Spar convenience store chain in the UK and Ireland, resulting in Tim Hortons coffee and doughnuts being sold at small self-service counters in 50 Spar stores as of April 30, 2007. It also has a partnership with Tops Markets in the United States."
"so-called ""Kilt Girls."" Community members in Evanston, Illinois mounted a successful campaign to keep the chain from opening there. Tilted Kilt and its owner, Ron Lynch, were featured on the November 9, 2012, episode of ""Undercover Boss"" on CBS. ARC Group purchased the Tilted Kilt chain in mid-2018. Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery Tilted Kilt Pub and Eatery is a modern Celtic themed sports pub and franchise restaurant chain in the United States and Canada. The first Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery was opened in the Las Vegas Rio Hotel and Casino in 2003 by restaurateur Mark DiMartino and business"