Our blog about all things peachy
Introducing Kim Whitfield, our new Project Coordinator in the Décor Team. What was your first job? An Image Processing Assistant at a photography studio. How do you like your eggs in the morning? Eggs Florentine. Describe yourself in three words. Positive, curious and proactive. Any vices? Sweet treats. I have no will power when it comes to … Continued
“We promote from within!” How many times have you heard that shouted from the bar tops? Yet I interview so many great caterers who are looking to move on due to yet another promise not coming to fruition, and I wanted to dig deeper into how we were doing getting our guys up through the … Continued
Say hello to Simon Bishop, our new Property Director. Simon has joined us this month with a mission to hunt out new pubs that we can make peachy, as well as keep our existing ones that way. Simon’s got over 20 years experience of buying and developing properties in the UK pub and leisure market … Continued
Meet Trevor Blake, our Midlands and Oxfordshire Executive Chef! What was your first job in the industry? I worked part-time as well as doing full-time college in a west midlands hotel! I do believe it set me up with a great work ethic which you need as a chef. Why did you get into the hospitality … Continued
We do say this every year, but wow what a year we’ve had! From new and growing teams, pub awards (Birmingham Food, Drink and Hospitality Awards, Pride of Stratford and Bedfordshire Food and Drink Awards), company awards (Best Employer Award, The National Pub and Bar Awards), new training initiatives and some great team trips and … Continued
PRESS RELEASE Warwickshire pub company Peach Pubs has announced that it has taken over The White Lion in the village of Radford Semele near Leamington Spa, making a major investment in the business to bring a great local pub back to the community. Peach is an award-winning pub company with an established track record of … Continued
Introducing our new General Manager, Sharon Concannon… What was your first job? I was a sauce Waitress in a Manor House local to home. How many Twitter followers do you have? I don’t use Twitter, I’m a bit old school. How do you like your eggs in the morning? I am not a huge egg … Continued
Thanks for being one of our supporters. You will have heard a lot about pubs being under threat due to the long closure and you’re probably wondering what the future holds for your pub. The truth is that we really need the strong support of our guests to survive the next few months. We are … Continued
My first day at Peach was wearing a safety helmet and high vis jacket, walking round the building site that would soon become The Rose and Crown in Warwick, our first pub, back in 2002. Since then I’ve worked in pretty much every position possible, from Kitchen Porter, to Chef, from Barman to cleaner to … Continued
The requirement to publish the Gender Gap Pay information is very much welcomed by us at Peach. Peach is committed to the principle of equal pay for the roles performed and to paying a good rate for all roles, as a matter of fairness and to achieve our goal of being a Top 10 Sunday Times Best … Continued