Clyde Mooney, Author at PubTIC

TECH EXPO HERALDS NEW GENERATION IN VISUALS AND ENTERTAINMENT IN HOSPITALITY

The recent Integrate Expo saw LG release cutting edge new products for commercial hospitality, blurring the lines between entertainment and aesthetic design. The 2017 Integrate Exhibition at Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre brought exhibitors from around the world to showcase products and innovation in many business sectors, particularly entertainment and AV, as well as education, […]

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PREMIUM POST-MIX LAUNCHED TO ADDRESS CHANGING MARKET

Drinks - non-alcoholic / Clyde Mooney

In a drinks market of ‘premiumisation’ and quality over quantity, an Australian company is challenging the mainstream suppliers with high-quality, organic post-mix. An increasing number of licensed venues around Australia are choosing upmarket options in both food and beverage, to attract increasingly discerning patrons. The drive in raising drink quality, seen especially in ‘craft’ beer

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IRIS OFFLOADS CROWN PARRAMATTA IN $50m DEAL

Property / Clyde Mooney

Iris Capital has nailed another development play, selling its DA-approved Crown Hotel in Parramatta to Coronation Property, in a transaction worth $50 million. Iris bought Crown Parramatta mid-2014, with principal Sam Arnaout negotiating the deal himself with vendor Rod Salmon for the Church St pub as well as Homebush’s Wentworth Hotel. In June 2015 Iris

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TANKERVILLE ARMS HEADS TO RARE VICTORIAN AUCTION

On the Market / Clyde Mooney

Fitzroy’s thumping Tankerville Arms Hotel is to be sold via auction, with price expectation exceeding $20 million. The Tankerville sits on 1,087sqm on the prominent corner of Nicholson and Johnston Streets Fitzroy, just two kilometres from the heart of Melbourne. Built in 1865, the two-storey pub incorporates a bar, bistro, upstairs function room accommodating 120-pax,

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VICTORIA FLAGS NEW TAX RATE, SCALED PRICING AND CASHLESS GAMING IN PUBS

Gaming - Pokies / Clyde Mooney

Victoria is undergoing broad changes to regulations around gaming machines, bringing scaled entitlement pricing and tax rates, and consideration of cashless betting in pubs and clubs. As part of an overall review ahead of the expiry of the current leases in August 2022, the Victorian Government and VCGLR have announced a new system for entitlement

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BIG NORTH NOWRA PUB SELLS FOR $12m

Property / Clyde Mooney

Sydney publican Mark Duggan has teamed with Gary O’Donnell to secure the large-format North Nowra Tavern for close to $12 million. Duggan operates Burwood’s Avondale Hotel, and O’Donnell brings local knowledge, having formerly run Nowra’s Archer Hotel, before selling it to ALH. The sale is a continuation of the expansions being seen by metro operators,

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ACCOUNTANT DIVESTS THRIVING NEWCASTLE PUB FOR $25

Marketing / Clyde Mooney

The competition to own James Sneddon’s Das Hund Haus bier bar has ended, with a man pocketing his own pub and Sneddon scoring a big win from the exercise. Entries closed to buy the pub’s two-for-one voucher last Thursday at 5pm, each coming with five complementary tickets to win Das Hund Haus (The Dog House),

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FOWLER FAMILY EXIT INDUSTRY AND LAKE VIEW

1 Comment / Legends / Clyde Mooney

After 50 years behind the bar, Terry Fowler has passed the reins of his Bendigo pub to further enjoy his retirement. One of the stalwarts of the Victorian industry, Terry and family including wife Helen have satisfied customers at half a dozen pubs in the region. Terry began his time in hotels back in 1967,

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SHORT GROUP TOAST FIRST CIDER FESTIVAL

Promotional Events / Clyde Mooney

The W. Short Hotel Group branched further into festivals on the weekend, holding the inaugural Cider Fest at The Tudor to the delight of the people of Redfern. The first ever Cider Fest at The Tudor took place on Saturday (2 September), showcasing Australian and international ciders from the “Adelaide Hills to Spain” and serving

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FEDDY IN DENI TO RISE AGAIN VIA NEW INVESTOR MODEL

2 Comments / Finance / Clyde Mooney

Small-scale partial investors will revive the magnificent Federal Hotel in Deniliquin via a ‘fractional investing’ scheme driven by pioneering entertainment company Omecca. The Federal Hotel, on the town centre corner of Napier and Cressy street in Deniliquin, was built in 1897 after a strike by the local fire brigade saw firefighters watch as the exiting

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HARVEST RAMPS UP INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

HEART OF COLLIE SELLS TO INTERSTATE NEWCOMER

PUB’S LEASE BATTLE HEATS UP

PUBS’ DILEMMA AS RBA CONFRONTS COST OF LIVING

MAITLAND LOOKS TO LEAVE PARADISE

PITCH AND WICKET BRINGS BRITAIN TO THE BEACH

Author name: Clyde Mooney