Greene King

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.

Greene King pub slammed over ‘cold food and disgusting service’

12-Jun-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

A diner has taken to Facebook to vent his frustration over an unsatisfactory meal at a Greene King Flaming Grill, which he said was cold and poorly served.

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.

Six biggest tenanted pubcos to honour new planning laws early

04-May-2017 By Liam Coleman

The six biggest pubcos have agreed to honour new planning legislation ahead of it coming into force in July.

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”.