Piper has sold its stake in Be At One, the nationwide cocktail bar chain to Stonegate Pub Company. Since its £8m investment in 2011, Piper has supported Be At One in expanding the business beyond its original London base, taking the chain from 11 to 33 bars, of which 17 are outside London, with a number of new sites in the pipeline. Over

Be At One has expanded with its second site outside London, taking over the site of Cube Bar in Castle Square, Brighton. The 1,960 sq ft venue, covering two floors, is set to be followed by more sites outside of the capital, with plans for a total estate of 23 by the end of March,

Be At One win ‘Best Business Initiative Award’. Be At One have been awarded the ’Best Business Initiative’ Award at the 2013 Publican Awards Event. The Publican Awards event, which took place on the 11th March at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel, is highly regarded as one of the biggest and most established events in the

Piper has taken a significant minority stake in Be At One, the highly successful cocktail bar operator. Be At One was founded by Steve Locke, Rhys Oldfield and Leigh Miller, three former bartenders who worked together at TGI Fridays in the 1990s. The trio spotted a gap in the market to produce the finest range