Regent Inns

Infobox Company
company_name = Regent Inns Plc
company_
company_type = Public (LSE: [http://www.londonstockexchange.com/en-gb/pricesnews/prices/system/detailedprices.htm?sym=GB0007304156GBGBXSEAQ0730415REG REG] )
foundation = 1977
location = flagicon|UK Borehamwood, England
key_people = Bob Ivell, John Leslie, Michael Foster, Simon Kaye
industry = Bars and Restaurants
revenue = £148.9 million (2007)
operating_income = £11.5 million (2007)
subsid = Jongleurs, Walkabout, Old Orleans
homepage = [http://www.regentinns.co.uk/ www.regentinns.co.uk]
footnotes =

Regent Inns is the parent company of Walkabout, Jongleurs/Bar Risa and Old Orleans chains. The part-time executive chairman is currently Bob Ivell.

Brands

Jongleurs is a chain of sixteen [ [http://www.jongleurs.co.uk/clubs/mainClu.html Jongleurs Sites] ] comedy clubs in the United Kingdom, established in 1983. It is often twinned with Bar Risa or Walkabout to offer a twin style late leisure destination.

Old Orleans is a chain of thirty [ [http://www.oldorleans.com/location.asp Old Orleans Restaurant Listing] ] themed-dining bar/restaurants acquired from Punch Taverns in the Summer of 2006 for £26 million [ [http://www.punchtaverns.com/Punch/Corporate/Media+Centre/Press+releases/2006+releases/Sale+of+31+restaurants+to+Regent+Inns+plc.htm Punch Taverns press release] ] . The brand is similar to that of T.G.I. Friday's as it provides food in the styles of the American South, Creole and Cajun Cultures. [ [http://www.oldorleans.com/home.asp Old Orleans Homepage] ]

Walkabout (or sometimes The Walkabout) is a chain of Australian themed bars operating in the UK. There are now 50 Walkabout venues in the UK, the latest being housed in the old Bar Risa building in Leicester, each claiming to offer "the awesome spirit of Australia" to drinkers in the UK. To keep with the Australian theme, most of the barstaff employed at Walkabout Inns are Australian. Walkabout Inns also serve food. Their menu offers Australian-themed foods such as Kangaroo and Crocodile fillets.

Surfer's Paradise is a club operating in the same building as Walkabout, offering a dual branded nightclub/late licenced leisure experience. With this set up the two parts can be operated as separate entities or together, normally with Walkabout playing pop music or hosting live bands and Surfer's Paradise harder dance music. An example of this, is the branch of Walkabout in Croydon town centre, Surrey.

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