MARKET SEES GLASSHOUSE HOTEL FGC ON OFFER

Furthering the opportunity in Sydney’s south-east, Bob Tate and partners have listed the striking Glasshouse Hotel in Maroubra. Joining the elegant and historic Botany Bay Hotel in Banksmeadow, further south on the peninsula, the Glasshouse Hotel prides itself as a

BRIGHTON’S MARINE HOTEL SHARPENS YIELDS FURTHER

Investment money keeps pouring into the pub sector, with the Marine Hotel Brighton setting another low yield benchmark in Victoria. The freehold interest of the Marine Hotel was sold early 2016 by automotive entrepreneur Bobby Zagame for $13 million, showing

PHMG RUGBY LUNCH ANOTHER BIG WIN FOR CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

Mitchell Waugh’s Public House Management Group has served up another spectacular rugby and philanthropy-filled lunch at the Woollahra Hotel, raising over $200,000 for Sydney Children’s Hospital. 2017 marks the second instalment of the PHMG Rugby Lunch charity event, backed by

DRUNK MAN STUCK ATOP PUB FENCE IS LAUGHING MATTER

Video of a man stuck atop a pub fence in Scotland has emerged, with millions of viewers enjoying his explanation of the situation. The video depicts a seemingly intoxicated man, apparently caught on the iron lacework of a pub in

BOTANY BAY SETS SALE AGAIN AMID FOODIE OPPORTUNITY

Having seen a run of operators leave behind an elegantly refurbished yet blank canvas, the Botany Bay Hotel freehold sale may spark a pub revolution in Sydney’s under-cooked south-east. In mid-2015 the freehold and leasehold of the Hotel sold, with

PUB BOOM SEES KNIGHT FRANK ANNEX

As the pub sector shows no sign of slowing, “pent up demand” identifying opportunity and driving values, Knight Frank is ramping up its hotels division, led by old hand Mike Wheatley and new blood. Headquartered in London and operating 413

BEER – JUST LIKE MILK: NEAL

Continuing our guest editorial on the wonders and business of beer, acclaimed brewer Neal Cameron says …   Treat Your Beer Like Milk   [caption id="attachment_8184" align="alignright" width="160"] Neal Cameron[/caption] Beer is at its best straight out of the tank

SPOONS’ NEW ALL-SERVICE PUB ORDERING APP DRAWS A SHOUT

Britons are praising the introduction of the all-serving Order & Pay smartphone app, getting food and drinks delivered to pub tables without fuss, queue or cash. The largest pub chain in the UK, Wetherspoons is known for bringing innovation in

SOLOTEL’S NEW MARLBOROUGH AND PUBLICAN OF THE YEAR

Solotel has taken the reins at Newtown’s landmark Marlborough Hotel, furthering its grip on the inner west and installing publican of the year Amanda Verratti to further Public House successes. Following announcement of the acquisition in April, Bruce Solomon’s group

PUBCO MOVE FORWARD WITH RAILWAY CLUB EXPANSION

Victoria’s PubCo is a step closer to its reinvigorated Railway Club Hotel, with the opening of Chase Nightclub, in the former Terminus Hotel next door. The two pubs sit side-by-side on Station Street, Seymour, around 100 kilometres north of Melbourne,