Two investments completed by Greene King Pub Partners with multiple operator, Josh Khan of Vital Events (UK) Limited has firmly put the premium pub stamp on his pubs. The King Charles Tavern, Newbury and the Broad face Tavern in Abingdon have had over £150,000 spent on them to upgrade the sites.
Khan, a former doctor arrived in the UK from Siberia 20 years. He took his first pub with Greene King in 2014 and then a second in 2016.
Speaking about his partnership with Greene King Pub Partners, Khan said, “Greene King Pub Partners took a risk with me. I had never operated a pub before and they wanted the King Charles Tavern to be a real pub with premium offer. I persuaded them that I was the right candidate and that I understood that pubs were central to British society. With the investments at both sites completed we’ve been able to really establish their reputations as quality pubs”.
£100,000 was invested at the Broad face Tavern in Abingdon and a further £50,000 at the King Charles Tavern.
On arriving in the UK, Josh Khan wasn’t able to convert his medical qualifications due to the cost and so chose a career with the Nat West bank. He then ran a restaurant under the mentorship of acclaimed French chef, Ollie Couillard and took his first pub, the King Charles Tavern, Newbury in 2014.
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About Greene King Pub Partners: Greene King is the UK’s largest pub company and brewer, with a history stretching back more than 200 years in its hometown of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. It currently employs around 40,000 people across its five divisions: Local Pubs; Destination Food Brands; Premium, Urban and Venture Brands; Pub Partners; and Brewing & Brands.
The Greene King Pub Partners division operates over 1000 leased, tenanted and franchise pubs across England, Scotland and Wales with independent business partners. In March 2021 it was recognised as the best leased and tenanted pub company at the Publican Awards, the 5th time Greene King Pub Partners has won the national industry award.
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