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Flaming Grill pub blasted over serving ‘raw’ burger to child

16-Aug-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

A Flaming Grill pub in Derby has been criticised on Facebook after it served an undercooked burger to a child.

Hungry Horse school bag promotion earns rap from ad watchdog

02-Aug-2017 By Ed Bedington

Greene King has come under fire from advertising watchdogs after promotional leaflets for a Hungry Horse site was sent out in school bags.

Men discuss issues at the pub, not on social media

27-Jul-2017 By Fred A'Court

When it comes to talking about serious issues with friends, men are more likely to want to discuss them in the pub than on social media.

Greene King reports strong annual results

29-Jun-2017 By MCA

Greene King has this morning reported a 1.5% increase in like-for-like sales across its managed division in the 52 weeks to 30 April 2017, driven by a good Christmas, a stronger fourth quarter and a strong performance from its Greene King Locals pubs.

Greene King fined £24k after child's anaphylactic shock from dessert

27-Jun-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Greene King has been ordered to pay £24,000 after an 11-year-old boy suffered an anaphylactic shock in one of its pubs after he ate a dessert containing egg.

Greene King pledges zero waste to landfill by 2020

19-Jun-2017 By Georgina Townshend

Greene King has set a new target of sending zero waste to landfill by 2020, as the pubco predicts the issue of waste will become “more and more pressing” for the sector.

Community fails in bid to buy Leeds pub despite raising £130,000

05-Jun-2017 By Liam Coleman

A community group has failed in its bid to purchase iconic West Yorkshire pub the Cardigan Arms as the owner agrees a sale with another party.

Low MRO numbers caused by 'complex and convoluted procedures'

05-Jun-2017 By Liam Coleman

Billed as a ‘new dawn’ for tenants last July, take-up for the market-rent-only (MRO) option has proved slow ever since. What has gone wrong with this critical tenet of the pubs code?

PCA to examine claims pubcos ‘inhibit’ tenant access to MROs

02-Jun-2017 By Liam Coleman

The office of Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA) Paul Newby has approached industry bodies for evidence following concerns pubcos could be inhibiting tenant access to the market-rent-only (MRO) option.

Meagre MRO take up across major pubcos

26-May-2017 By Liam Coleman

Only eight licensees have taken up the market-rent-only (MRO) option across five of the six pubcos governed by the pubs code since it came into force in July 2016.

Greene King loses bingo licence appeal

26-May-2017 By Georgina Townshend

The Court of Appeal has refused a Greene King application to have bingo in its pubs, after the court ruled in favour of the Gambling Commission.

Turnover of largest pub groups continues to outpace inflation

23-May-2017 By Liam Coleman

The average turnover of the 50 biggest pub companies in the UK is continuing to outpace inflation.

London pub successfully avoids ‘turgid’ MRO process

11-May-2017 By Liam Coleman

A central London pub has gone free of tie without invoking the “turgid” market-rent-only (MRO) option available through the pubs code.

Greene King expands foodservice arm for tenants

20-Apr-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Greene King Pub Partners has expanded its range of food services to tenanted and leased pubs in its estate.

Greene King opens 14 new Farmhouse Inns

13-Apr-2017 By Liam Coleman

Greene King has opened 14 new Farmhouse Inns sites over the last 12 months and has recruited 1,000 staff to fuel the expansion.

Greene King helps licensees ‘drive trade’ through online presence

15-Mar-2017 By Liam Coleman

Greene King is offering discounted website 'toolkits' for tenanted and leased licensees to set up their own website and “embrace the digital world”.

New Greene King kits to cut beer cooling energy by half

08-Mar-2017 By Liam Coleman

Greene King is rolling out new cellar kits with the aim of cutting the energy used by its beer cooling systems by 50%.

Record-breaking Christmas for Greene King

10-Feb-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Pub group heavyweight Greene King broke its Christmas Day trading record and saw like-for-like sales growth of 1.1% for the 40 weeks to 5 February.

Greene King lawyers urge minister to clear up stocking rights

02-Feb-2017 By Michelle Perrett

Greene King's lawyers have written to Greg Clark, Secretary of State for the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), calling for an amendment on stocking rights in the pubs code.

Leeds pub and brewhouse to be bought by local community

25-Jan-2017 By Sara Hussein

Members of a community have joined forces to purchase a pub and brewhouse in Leeds to prevent them from closing down.

Leisure tracker

Greene King Leisure Tracker: drinking out spend up year-on-year

21-Dec-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Consumers spent less money on drinking in November but their spend remained significantly higher than the same period last year, reports Greene King’s monthly Leisure Tracker.

Pubs Code

Greene King accuses Pubs Code of "confusion” over stocking rights

19-Dec-2016 By Michelle Perrett

Greene King has blamed the pubs code of creating “inconsistency and confusion” by omitting to clarify stocking rights.

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Cerberus in talks to sell c£400m pub package

16-Dec-2016 By Mark Wingett, MCA

US private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management is understood to be in advanced discussions to sell a portfolio of c170 pubs, which are currently let to Greene King, in deal valued at c£400m.

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Greene King launches support package to boost cask and keg ale sales

15-Dec-2016 By Sara Hussein

Greene King has launched a support package for pubs to help drive cask and keg ale sales.

pubs code

MRO quote plea from 24 Greene King licensees

30-Nov-2016 By Michelle Perrett

Greene King has revealed that 24 licensees requested a quote for the market rent-only option (MRO) in the first three months of the pubs code.

Greene King award

Greene King chief Rooney Anand wins business leader award

16-Nov-2016 By Michelle Perrett

Greene King chief executive Rooney Anand has been named the business leader of the year at the Lloyds Bank National Business Awards UK 2016.

Operations Managers Awards

Best operations managers in the country named

08-Nov-2016 By Liam Coleman

The winners of the ALMR Operations Managers Awards 2016, the yearly search for the best and brightest regional managers in the pub sector, have been announced at a gala ceremony in London.

Pubco

Greene King employee named Hospitality Apprentice of the Year

21-Oct-2016 By Helen Gilbert

A Greene King pub apprentice has been named ‘Hospitality Apprentice of the Year’ by a Bristol-based training provider.

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Leisure tracker: Quarter of young Millennials to spend Halloween in pub

19-Oct-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Almost one in four 18 to 24-year-olds will be spending this Halloween in the pub, according to Greene King’s Leisure Spend Tracker.

Apprenticeships

Greene King's scheme to bring 150 disadvantaged young people into the pub trade

18-Oct-2016 By Liam Coleman

Greene King is halfway through a year-long partnership with The Prince’s Trust that is aiming to bring 150 disadvantaged young people into the pub trade.

PGB Audit

Pub Governing Body: BDM training has improved

18-Oct-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Business development manager (BDM) training has improved, according to the annual audit by the Pub Governing Body (PGB).

Charity

Greene King to hold its biggest coffee morning to date

26-Sep-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Pubco Greene King has once again joined forces with cancer charity Macmillan to take part in the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning across its 1,800-wide estate.

Book launch

Ian Wright launches book in north London pub

23-Sep-2016 By Liam Coleman

Rather than the traditional literary festival or large book store, retired footballer Ian Wright launched his autobiography, A Life In Football in north London pub, the Tollington Arms.

Wine

Greene King helps licensees ‘take the mystery out of wine’

15-Sep-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Pubco Greene King has launched a free wine and spirits tool kit to help operators drive sales in the categories, which it claims can be challenging for licensees who feel they “lack the expertise” to put together a strong offer.

Competition

Hungry Horse urges customers 'having a mare' to enter competition

13-Sep-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Greene King’s Hungry Horse brand has launched a competition to help families get through their first week of work and school.

Training

Outrage after pub 'refuses' to serve food to disabled customers

02-Sep-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

A pub in Lancashire has outraged a local social and sports group for young disabled people after allegedly refusing to serve them with food.

Breastfeeding

Pub apologises to breastfeeding mother

24-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

A Greene King pub has issued an apology to a breastfeeding mother after a member of staff asked her to breastfeed her baby in the toilet

Leisure tracker

Greene King leisure tracker: British households worried about Brexit impact

24-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Consumer confidence is still on a downward spiral following the Brexit outcome of the EU referendum, according to Greene King’s Leisure Tracker.

Training

Greene King reveals new mystery guest policy

11-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Pubco Greene King has revealed a new partnership with HospitalityGEM for its Pub Partners estate that expands the mystery guest service for licensees.

Football

Greene King launches Bobby Moore beer

02-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Pubco Greene King has launched a new beer to mark the 50th anniversary of England’s 1966 World Cup victory named after winning captain Bobby Moore.

Greene King Leisure Tracker

More than a third to watch Olympics in the pub

20-Jul-2016 By Oli Gross

More than a third of people are planning to watch the Rio Olympics at the pub, this month’s Greene King Leisure Spend Tracker revealed.

Greene King issues Brexit warning despite growth

29-Jun-2016 By Oli Gross

Greene King has warned licensees that consumer confidence may be affected by Brexit, after reporting strong financial results in a ‘transformational year’ for the pubco.