Keystone

PRIOR LOOSES NEW PYRMONT PUB WHIRLY BIRD

Posted on October 23rd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Former Keystone foundations Ant Prior and Simon Barbato have teamed up to launch Whirly Bird, in the former Oscars Hotel at Pyrmont. Pitched as a sultry lit and eclectic space with casual elegance, Whirly Bird specialises in “fine poultry and

SOLOTEL SECURES KEYSTONE’S CHOPHOUSE

Posted on December 9th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The unlocking of Keystone value continues with Solotel securing the fallen Group’s deed to Sydney’s Chophouse restaurant. Award-winning hospitality group Solotel teamed up with celebrity chef Matt Moran earlier this year, bringing the five MorSol venues into its fold. The

URBAN PURVEYOR SCOPES KEYSTONE ASSETS FOR ‘FAST FINE-DINING’

Posted on July 8th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The ambitious Urban Purveyor Group is taking a pragmatic look at the spoils of the fallen Keystone Group, with a view to building momentum in its ‘fast fine-dining’ plans. [caption id="attachment_6558" align="alignright" width="212"] Tom Pash[/caption] Speaking to PubTIC, UPG CEO

KEYSTONE SINKS UNDER WEIGHT OF DEBT

Posted on June 29th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
One of Sydney’s best-known hospitality operators has seen receivers called in to “pursue a sale process” after financial strain and lockout laws took too high a toll. The Keystone Group (TKSG) was formed in 2000 around well-run good-time food &

KEYSTONE SELLS FIRST NSW HOTEL TO MORRIS’ COLONIAL LEISURE

Posted on February 12th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Chris Morris’ Colonial Leisure Group has made its much-anticipated entry into NSW, grabbing Keystone’s Newtown Hotel amid a “natural evolution” of the pub market. Reshuffling its portfolio in recent years, Colonial Leisure Group (CLG) has sold a number of pubs,