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Oakman divests Seafood Pub Company amid growing group sales

09 February 2024 by

The Oakman Group is relinquishing its management contract of Seafood Pub Company (SPC), the chain it saved from administration in 2021.

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Oakman Group to redevelop Batchwood Hall into luxury hotel

21 November 2023 by

Oakman Group has signed a 35-year lease to redevelop the historic Batchwood Hall in St Albans into a “top destination with luxury hotel rooms”.

Oakman Group to grow pub and restaurant estate by 25% News

Oakman Group to grow pub and restaurant estate by 25%

11 February 2022 by

Multi-site pub and restaurant operator Oakman Group has secured a refinancing deal and is set to[...]

Oakman plans to open 70 sites by June 2026 News

Oakman plans to open 70 sites by June 2026

13 December 2021 by

Pub group Oakman has announced plans to have 70 sites open by June 2026.

Woburn hotel to reopen after acquisition by Oakman Group News

Woburn hotel to reopen after acquisition by Oakman Group

26 March 2021 by

The Oakman Group has acquired the lease of the Woburn hotel in Bedfordshire as it looks[...]

Oakman buys six former Seafood Pub Company sites News

Oakman buys six former Seafood Pub Company sites

09 March 2021 by

The Oakman Group has bought six former Seafood Pub Company sites from administrators, with founder Joycelyn[...]

Oakman boss offers to forego latest grants if venues are used as vaccination centres News

Oakman boss offers to forego latest grants if venues are used as vaccination centres

07 January 2021

Dermot King, the chief executive of pub and restaurant group Oakman Inns, is offering to forego the chancellor’s latest lockdown grant if the company’s sites can be used as vaccination centres.

Branching out: Oakman Inns’ Peter Borg-Neal and Dermot King on taking the coronavirus crisis as an opportunity for growth Pub & Bar

Branching out: Oakman Inns’ Peter Borg-Neal and Dermot King on taking the coronavirus crisis as an opportunity for growth

02 September 2020

Dermot King and Peter Borg-Neal tell Neil Gerrard why, despite a gloomy start to the year, they are optimistic about the future of their Catey-winning premium pub business.

Restaurant and pub groups announce extensions to Eat Out to Help Out scheme News

Restaurant and pub groups announce extensions to Eat Out to Help Out scheme

22 July 2020 by

Restaurant and pub groups have launched extensions to the chancellor’s Eat Out to Help Out discount[...]

Oakman Inns and Stonegate launch their own ‘Eat Out to Help Out' schemes two weeks early News

Oakman Inns and Stonegate launch their own ‘Eat Out to Help Out' schemes two weeks early

21 July 2020 by

Oakman Inns has launched an exact copy of the chancellor’s ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ discount[...]

Pub and restaurant sales down 40% from last year News

Pub and restaurant sales down 40% from last year

16 July 2020 by

Restaurants and pubs in England who had reopened by 6 July have reported collective like-for-like sales[...]

Dermot King promoted to Oakman Inns CEO as Peter Borg-Neal named executive chairman News

Dermot King promoted to Oakman Inns CEO as Peter Borg-Neal named executive chairman

08 July 2020 by

Oakman Inns chief operating officer Dermot King has been promoted to chief executive of the pub[...]

Pub operators vow to open on 4 July, saying ‘we cannot wait for government’ News

Pub operators vow to open on 4 July, saying ‘we cannot wait for government’

18 June 2020

Pub operators have vowed to open their doors on 4 July, saying it would be "irresponsible" to delay further and they cannot continue to wait on the government for concrete plans.

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Huge number of pubs ‘will never reopen’ with two-metre distancing rules in place

12 June 2020

A huge number of pubs will never reopen with two-metre distancing rules in place, according to Oakman Inns’ chief executive Peter Borg-Neal.

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