WHAT EMPLOYEES WANT – LUKE BUTLER

Posted on March 31st, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
[caption id="attachment_9206" align="alignright" width="181"] Luke Butler[/caption] Contributor – Luke Butler   Working in hospitality recruitment, I’ve come to know a diverse range of professionals across many sectors, from on-premise and accommodation to QSR, Club, and contract catering. One of the

SHORT’S SCUBAR: TIME’S UP, AND UP

Posted on March 29th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Proving all good things must come to an end, the Short’s party pub Scubar will soon close its doors. Located in Rawson Place, a stone’s throw from Central Station and Chinatown, Scubar began as a project between the late Warwick

BRIGHTON BEACH PUB INVESTMENT TIPPED TO ROCK MARKET AGAIN

Posted on March 29th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Looking to Victoria’s uber-hot investment market, the big block Marine Hotel freehold has returned to sale. In April 2016, automotive entrepreneur Bobby Zagame sold the freehold investment of the Marine to a private investor for a cool $13 million, representing

LANTERN – FALL FROM GLORY AND A 147% WINDFALL

Posted on March 29th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The ASX-listed Lantern Hotel Group recently completed a very public exit from the hotel game. PubTIC spoke with CEO John Osborne about the Group’s problems, the subsequent solution, and those jaw-dropping premiums to book value. Emerging from a failed pub

SYDNEY BEER WEEK EVENT REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

Posted on March 29th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Sydney Beer Week 2017 is due to take place 20-29 October, and event registration is now open for venues to be part of the celebration of the city’s beer culture. Organisers state Sydney Beer Week’s (SBW) main aim is to

O’NEILLS PARTING WITH BOOMTOWN BEACH HOTEL

Posted on March 27th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
After more than three decades building a tropical utopia, the O’Neill family is parting with its huge-format Airlie Beach Hotel on the beach. Located 1,000 kilometres north of Brisbane and nearly 300 south-east of Townsville, Airlie Beach is in the