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Stonegate Pub Company is the largest pub company in the UK, operating around 4,800 managed, leased and tenanted pubs. [1] It is owned by TDR Capital . The head office is based in Solihull , England, and the company is registered in the Cayman Islands .
The first Walkabout bar was opened in 1994. In December 2016, it was reported that the brand had 30 outlets, down from a peak of about 50. [1]In 2009, Walkabout's parent company went into administration.
The company was founded by Ted Tuppen, initially with 300 pubs from Bass, as Enterprise Inns in 1991. [2] The company listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1995. [2] The group made a series of acquisitions including 1,864 former Laurel Pub Company pubs from Whitbread in 2002 [3] and 4,054 pubs with the acquisition of the Unique Pub Company in ...
The Stonegate pub group said the marginal cost hike would help it to continue offering happy hours and other promotions. Loyal customers worry it will backfire.
In June 2011 Town & City merged with the Stonegate Pub Company. Since 2011 outlets have opened early to serve breakfast. [33] In September 2012 the Stonegate company chairman Ian Payne announced plans to expand the chain, which he claimed had outperformed the high street for the past three years, and was enjoying double digit growth. [34]
Number of locations. 37: Area served. UK: Parent: Yates Group plc (1986–2004) Laurel Pub Company (2004–11) Stonegate Pub Company (2011–) ... Takeover by ...
Scream pubs were aimed at the student market, and mostly found near to universities. They claimed to be 'the number one choice of students'. Its chief competitor was Varsity, owned at the time by the Barracuda Group, although Varsity had a more mainstream market – often concentrating on football matches on Sky Sports and located closer to town centres.
Varsity was a student-focused pub chain operating in the United Kingdom. The name originates from annual university sports competitions. It entered administration in 2013. [1] Coventry is the only remaining pub bearing the name Varsity which is now operated by Stonegate Pub Company. [2]