The new owners of pubs, cafe bars and a restaurant in Nottinghamshire have pledged to keep them the same as regulars know and love. Six locally owned venues have changed hands recently including Forest fans' favourites, the Cross Keys in Byard Lane, Nottingham city centre, and Waterside Bar + Kitchen next to Trent Bridge, West Bridgford.
The pubs have been acquired by RedCat Pub Company, which has acquired more than 100 pubs across the UK since launching in February 2021. The company's objective is to provide the operational expertise and capital investment pubs need to get back on their feet and accelerate their growth after the pandemic.
Tom Browns Brasserie in Gunthorpe, Copper cafe bars in the city centre and Mapperley, and the Prince Rupert pub in Newark, have also been taken over. Chris Hill, the CEO of RedCat, told Nottinghamshire Live: "Fundamentally we don't see ourselves as the big London pub firm, quite the opposite really.
