Melbourne- based private equity company BGH Capital is running the ruler over Australian Venue Co’s business plan and venues around the country, looking to submit a speedy pre-Christmas takeover bid. Australian Venue Co (AVC) major shareholder KKR reportedly engaged investment bank Jefferies to scope potential buyers in September, with hopes for a new fund to […]
The Queensland pub revolution continues with AVC reopening the Koala Tavern and Burleigh Town Hotel after multi-million-dollar facelifts. F&B-led operator Australian Venue Co (AVC) has around 200 pubs nationally and has been investing heavily in what it calls “revitalising the Queensland pub landscape” at its many locations in the northern state. Capalaba’s Koala Tavern is
The massive AVC-operated Mansfield Tavern is being sold as a vacant freehold, for the first time in a quarter century. The landmark pub consists of a public bar, gaming room with 31 machines, large entertainment space, detached function room/bistro and onsite parking for over 220 vehicles, with overall capacity for more than 1,000 people. It
Heavy rainfall has drenched three states and left thousands flooded, including the Anglers Tavern in Melbourne’s west, fighting water to its second level but vowing to return. Swathes of NSW, Victoria and Tasmania copped heavy rain late last week, forcing many Victorians to flee their homes and many more kept on high alert. Areas experienced
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Australian Venue Co has launched an innovative recruitment campaign across multiple states, looking for staff at all levels and offering incentives and hiring on the spot. AVC is the second largest hospitality group in the country, and largest across Australia-New Zealand, boasting more than 200 venues*. The group has fostered a reputation for ‘outside the
Australian Venue Co’s partnership with crafty trailblazers BrewDog continues with announcement of the new digs at Sydney’s storied South Eveleigh precinct. Located within the old locomotive workshop of the historic structure, BrewDog South Eveleigh will incorporate a large indoor dining space, bar and beer garden, making capacity for 720-pax inside and 190- outside. The all-important
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AVC has unveiled its reimagining of the iconic Telegraph Hotel in Hobart, following a major makeover that ushers in a picturesque new rooftop space. The Telegraph re-opened its doors this week, boasting a $5 million restoration that aimed to blend the best of Hobart’s heritage with the feel of an everyday pub, delivering a revitalised
Australian Venue Co is amplifying its reach with launch of its new customer loyalty App, tailor-made for the pub experience, called ‘The Pass’. The Pass is a custom-built loyalty and payments App that allows customers to order via mobile, and earn and redeem points, at the group’s 190+ venues across Australia. Headlining a suite of
More than two years after the pandemic halted everything in pubs, Australian Venue Co has again entered an acquisition agreement to purchase the urbane Melbourne collection of Sand Hill Road. In a rehash of the deal that almost transpired in March 2020, AVC will take over the lease operations at The Espy in St Kilda,
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One of the oldest pubs on the Gold Coast has been reopened after a $3 million modern makeover. Established in 1885, the Coomera Lodge Hotel is a an historic part of Upper Coomera, and now fully re-open to guests following works that began last year. The new design has made the most of the natural
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