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FTSE 100 Live: blue-chip shares close down 1%, Hotel Chocolat and City Pub in takeover deals

Dealmaking action returned to the Square Mile today as Hotel Chocolat and City Pub Group revealed takeover agreements.

Evening Standard · Nov 16, 2023

Another dealmaking triumph for Clive Watson as Young's buys City Pub Group for £162 million

Serial pub entrepreneur Clive Watson is poised to add another firm to his dealmaking career after City Pub Group said it was set to be bought by pub giant Young’s in a £162 million deal.

Evening Standard · Nov 16, 2023

Dynamic pricing for pints ‘just wrong’ says City Pub Group boss

The boss of City Pub Group today took aim at dynamic pint pricing after it emerged some pub chains were raising prices at peak trading hours to boost their margins.

Evening Standard · Sep 21, 2023

UK beer costs soar as average price of pint tops £8 in one London pub

Price hikes driven by combination of factors, including inflation and the war in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2022

Pubs wary of increasing prices as inflation squeezes profits

‘We are having to take a lot of these costs on the chin which affects our bottom line,’ said City Pub Group chair Clive Watson

Evening Standard · May 18, 2022

Booming rosé sales help give City Pub Group confidence to promise dividend return

Strong demand for pink wine for Provence has helped give City Pub Group the confidence to promise a return of a dividend for the first time since Covid struck, despite the cost of living squeeze on customers and rising inflation.

Evening Standard · Apr 27, 2022

End of Plan B: Return to office ‘vital for hospitality,’ say bar and pub bosses

Retail and hospitality leaders were today pinning their hopes on the return of office workers to boost trade after the government scrapped work from home guidance.

Evening Standard · Jan 20, 2022