JD Wetherspoon

JDW hits back at ‘misleading customers about cheaper beer’ claims

14-Jul-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has responded to claims from the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) and the Society for Independent Brewers (SIBA) that the pub group’s marketing materials for its price cut could “potentially mislead customers”.

JDW U-turns on price rise

13-Jul-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has announced it will be reducing food and drink prices across its pub estate a week after it revealed that they were set to increase.

JDW to invest more than £30m into new sites and refurbishments

09-Jul-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon is pumping more than €21m (approximately £18.8m) into a new pub and hotel in Dublin, Ireland, while earmarking a further £12m for opening new pubs and refurbishments in existing sites - a total of around £30.8m.

JDW confirms price hike on food and drink

06-Jul-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has confirmed food and drink across its estate will see a rise in prices.

JDW raises almost £200m amid coronavirus crisis

24-Jun-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub behemoth JD Wetherspoon (JDW) raised a total of about £141m before fees, following a share placing in April 2020, it has announced in a business update.

JDW ‘willing to consider’ new pub name due to slave trade connection

17-Jun-2020 By Stuart Stone

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has revealed it is open to the possibility of renaming one of its sites due to historic links with the slave trade.

JDW to invest £11m into ‘safe reopening’

22-May-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has said it is investing £11m in a bid to ensure its staff and customers are safe before its pubs reopen.

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JDW ‘hoping to reopen in June’

30-Apr-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub behemoth JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has revealed it is planning for the future and estimates its pubs may be able to reopen in June.

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Calls for clarity on Government job retention scheme as JDW outlines plans

26-Mar-2020 By Emily Hawkins

The boss of JD Wetherspoon says he hopes his staff will receive the first payment under the government’s coronavirus job retention scheme on Friday 3 April, but awaits clarification.

JDW asks suppliers for payment break

26-Mar-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub behemoth JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has asked suppliers via email for a moratorium on payments until its pubs reopen, at which point it intends to clear outstanding payments within a short time-frame.

JD Wetherspoon ‘cannot commit to paying staff’ while pubs are shut

24-Mar-2020 By Emily Hawkins

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has been criticised for saying it will defer payment of staff wages to a Government scheme that is not expected to start for weeks, with the pub company arguing its communication to employees has been misinterpreted.

JDW vows to continue CCTV use in toilets

10-Mar-2020 By Alice Leader

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has apologised for making a female customer feel “uncomfortable” after she noticed CCTV in the pub’s toilets, but the pubco defends its right to have them for the prevention of crime and disorder.

UK public ‘will not be tricked’ by EU deal, says Tim Martin

26-Feb-2020 By Alice Leader

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) founder and chairman Tim Martin has warned UK and EU negotiators the public will shun EU goods if a deal fails to achieve a real restoration of democracy.

Tim Martin ‘wants Pubwatch schemes everywhere’

17-Feb-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) boss Tim Martin has said if he was in charge of the country, he would want Pubwatch schemes everywhere.

JDW pub limits parents to two drinks

24-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

A JD Wetherspoon (JDW) pub is restricting parents to just two alcoholic drinks to prevent “unruly” behaviour by their children if left unsupervised.

JD Wetherspoon to spend £80m on estate

22-Jan-2020 By Emily Hawkins

JD Wetherspoon has announced it will spend £80m on opening new sites and revamping existing pubs as it celebrated a sales boost.

JDW to continue sales of EU brands

20-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

JD Wetherspoon’s EU alcohol brand discounts in the run-up to Brexit do not signal an intention to ditch continental names, despite pubco boss Tim Martin’s keenness to stock more homegrown products.

JDW unveils final picture of £7m pub expansion plan

06-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has revealed what its £7m investment will transform the Moon Under Water pub, Wolverhampton, into with a freshly revised pub plan.

JDW slashes drinks prices by up to 30p

03-Jan-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub behemoth JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has dropped its prices by between 10p and 30p per product in its January sale.

JDW back serving pigs in blankets again

18-Dec-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub bemouth JD Wetherspoon (JDW) is serving pigs in blankets again after a problem with supply meant a handful of pubs didn’t have them for a short time.

JDW pub closed after mouse spotted

12-Dec-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

A JD Wetherspoon (JDW) pub in Essex was closed for a short period after a mouse was discovered, which the pub group put down to local building activity.

JDW to plough more than £200m into estate expansion

10-Dec-2019 By Alice Leader

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has announced it will launch a £200m spending spree as the giant pubco is set to develop its estate over the next four years.

Tim Martin wins re-election battle at JDW

26-Nov-2019 By Alice Leader

Despite corporate governance warnings, Tim Martin has been backed in a re-election to the position of executive chairman at JD Wetherspoon.

Under-age gambling sees JDW pub stripped of machines

22-Nov-2019 By Alice Leader

A JD Wetherspoon (JDW) pub in Wanstead has been stripped of its gambling machines, bar two, after it repeatedly failed to stop children playing on them.

Man dies after choking on food at JDW pub

18-Nov-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

A diner choked to death after eating at a JD Wetherspoon (JDW) pub, a spokesperson for the pub group confirmed.

JDW plans to open 10 to 15 more pubs

13-Nov-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) intends to open between 10 and 15 new sites by the end of July 2020, it has revealed in its latest trading update.

JDW says Brexit beer mats were illegal claims are ‘truly pathetic’

29-Oct-2019 By Alice Leader

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) chairman Tim Martin has hit back at claims that his pro-leave Brexit beer mats were in breach of company law for failing to seek shareholder approval before the EU referendum.

JD Wetherspoon joins charity's accessible toilets campaign

29-Oct-2019 By Emily Hawkins

JD Wetherspoon has installed signs in its toilets that support the charity Crohn’s & Colitis UK and its Not Every Disability is Visible campaign.

JDW 'best hotel group' in UK

28-Oct-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) was rated one of the best hotel chains in the UK, according to review site Which?.

JDW offers alternative to university

24-Oct-2019 By Alice Leader

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) is sponsoring apprenticeships to boost the training and career opportunities for its existing staff as well as attract new team members.

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‘We’ll lose one big beer brand soon’ says Curious Brewery boss

07-Oct-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

The boss of Curious Brewery Gareth Bath has outlined what he thinks the future of the UK's beer sector could look like.

JD Wetherspoon in pub carpet row with town council

01-Oct-2019 By Emily Hawkins

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) may have to defend a decision to use a town crest on a pub carpet in an ancient court after council officials' asked for it to be ripped up.

JDW sales up while profit slips

13-Sep-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon (JDW) saw like-for-like sales rise by 6.8% in the year to 28 July 2019, but operating profit dropped by 0.3% to £131.9m, down from £132.3m the previous period.

JDW to reduce prices by 7.5% to highlight pub tax plight

12-Sep-2019 By Stuart Stone

Pub behemoth JD Wetherspoon will cut the prices of all food and drink on Thursday 19 September to highlight the benefit of a VAT reduction in the hospitality industry.

JDW and Miller & Carter ranked among healthiest brands

09-Sep-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

JD Wetherspoon along with Mitchells and Butlers-owned Miller & Carter have been ranked among the healthiest high street businesses by a YouGov poll.

JDW to close Romford site prior to £1.1m three-month refurb

31-Jul-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Managed pub giant JD Wetherspoon is to close its Romford site the Moon & Stars in August before carrying out a major £1.1m refurbishment.

JDW won’t be opening any more sites this financial year

10-Jul-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has revealed it expects to make no further openings during the current financial year.

JDW sorry after breastfeeding demand

10-May-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has apologised after a breastfeeding mother was asked to cover her baby’s head by a member of staff.

JDW plans two new pubs as profits rise

08-May-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has announced its like-for-like sales for the 13 weeks to 28 April 2019 have increased by 7.6% and total sales by 8.4% in its third quarter trading update.

JDW to open pub following €3m investment

29-Apr-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon (JDW) is set to open a new site in Carlow, Ireland, after a €3m (£2.6m) investment alongside the creation of 65 new jobs.

Houses near JDW pubs £70k cheaper than average price

15-Apr-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Houses within walking distance of JD Wetherspoon (JDW) pubs are selling for more than £70,000 less than the local average house price, according to new research.

JD Wetherspoon 'not addressing mental health issues'

09-Apr-2019 By Emily Hawkins

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has been urged to do more to support staff, with employees describing abuse and understaffing experiences as contributing to workers’ poor mental health.

JDW opens £1.3m bar at Stansted Airport pub

05-Apr-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon (JDW) opened a new bar at its pub, the Windmill, at Stansted Airport this week (3 April).

Spoons' split from Martin

01-Apr-2019 By Ed Bedington

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has announced its independence from Tim Martin following a closely fought staff referendum.

JDW to showcase vegan beers at festival to meet ‘public demand’

25-Mar-2019 By Robert Mann

With veganism a growing lifestyle trend in the UK, JD Wetherspoon (JDW) is set to serve vegan beer to meet ‘public demand’ at its upcoming Real Ale and Cider Festival.

Analysis: what does the future look like for JDW?

22-Mar-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Heavyweight pub company JD Wetherspoon has announced a drop in profits and put 16 sites on the market, but is it business as usual for the high street stalwart?

Profits at JD Wetherspoon slump by 19%

15-Mar-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Profits at JD Wetherspoon have fallen by 18.9% in the six months to the end of January despite a boost in sales.

JDW to put 16 pubs on the market

13-Mar-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has confirmed it is putting 16 pubs on the market through CBRE and Savills.

JDW pushes prices up for the fifth time in two years

11-Mar-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has increased its prices on its food and drink for the fifth time in two years.

International Women’s Day

The women who lead in the on-trade

07-Mar-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

There are too few women at the top level in business across the world and the UK. While pubs and bars can't escape that fact either, here we tell the stories of nine women at the top in the on-trade.