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Wetherspoons airport pub wins 'best in the world'

04-Jul-2016 By James Evison

A Wetherspoon airport pub has been named as the best in the world at the Food & Beverage (FAB) awards in Geneva.

Pictures

Pub openings - June 2016

28-Jun-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

The Publican's Morning Advertiser takes a look at pubs that were opened or refurbished in June 2016.

Brexit

Tim Martin reflects on Brexit: "Democracy is economic steroids"

27-Jun-2016 By Tim Martin

After campaigning hard for the Leave campaign, JD Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin reflects on Brexit.

Brexit

JDW founder Tim Martin leads Brexit celebrations

24-Jun-2016 By Oli Gross

JD Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin has led celebrations from Brexit campaigners in the industry after Britain voted to leave the EU.

Council worker and licensee swap jobs for National Licensing Week

23-Jun-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Today (24 June) marks the end of the first National Licensing Week and James Currell, manager of the Wetherspoon's-owned William Dampier, backed the job-swap scheme to help raise awareness of licensing in day-to-day life.

The Pub Conference

Tim Martin on JDW pubs: "It can go wrong in a flash"

20-Jun-2016 By Oli Gross

Tim Martin has insisted that JD Wetherspoon is not a brand and stressed that its position on the high street continues to evolve.

EU Referendum

JD Wetherspoon prints 500,000 more Brexit beer mats attacking George Osborne

20-Jun-2016 By Oli Gross

JD Wetherspoon has printed another wave of Brexit beer mats for its pubs with a message for George Osborne as founder Tim Martin continues his bold campaign for his customers to vote leave this week.

Brexit

PMA licensee poll: Brexit or Bremain?

14-Jun-2016 By Mike Berry

In just over a week the electorate of the United Kingdom will make its biggest decision in modern political history - to stay in the EU or leave.

JD Wetherspoon to open 8 pubs and a hotel

10-Jun-2016 By Oli Gross

J D Wetherspoon is to open eight pubs and a hotel in the next six weeks, mostly in unrepresented areas.

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Wetherspoon's chef finishes shift despite winning £4 million

07-Jun-2016 By Oli Gross

A dedicated Wetherspoon’s worker returned to work despite just finding out he had won £4million on a scratchcard.

EU Referendum

"Pub landlord" Al Murray ridicules Wetherspoon's Brexit beer mats

02-Jun-2016 By Oli Gross

JD Wetherspoon’s distribution of 200,000 Brexit beer mats has kicked up a storm this week - and even led ‘pub landlord’ Al Murray to wade in with his critique.

EU Referendum

Brexit: Wetherspoons print 200,000 beer mats comparing IMF to FIFA

31-May-2016 By Oli Gross

JD Wetherspoon has printed 200,000 pro-Brexit beer mats for its pubs, which likens the governance of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to global football body FIFA.

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JD Wetherspoon to sell a further 33 pubs

19-May-2016 By Oli Gross

JD Wetherspoon will dispose of a further 33 pubs, with a large portion of the sales taking place in London and the south.

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JD Wetherspoon challenges Costa & Starbucks with 99p takeaway coffee & tea

19-May-2016 By Oli Gross

JD Wetherspoon will now offer take-away tea and coffee to customers, hugely undercutting prices of many high street cafés .

Tim Martin: 'Remain' campaign shows contempt for British public

17-May-2016 By Tim Martin

In my message below, I have tried to deal with the main points which have been raised by both sides in the great national debate about the EU. One point which has not been challenged by the IMF, the OECD, the Treasury, Goldman Sachs or any of the other...

EU referendum

JDW boss Tim Martin gives £200,000 to Brexit campaign

11-May-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

JDW founder has donated £200,000 to a group supporting Britain's exit from the EU.

city news

JD Wetherspoon like-for-like sales up 3.8%

04-May-2016 By Emily Sutherland

JD Wetherspoon has announced like-for-like sales increased by 3.8% in the 13 weeks leading up to 24 April, in line with the most recent six week period reported in the company’s interim results.

Cancer sufferer hits out at JDW after being told he can only order soft drinks

25-Apr-2016 By Emily Sutherland

A cancer patient has been barred from a Croydon, south London, branch of JD Wetherspoons unless he only drinks soft drinks, according to the Croydon Advertiser.

MCA city news

Towns 'not able to cope with two JDWs'

21-Apr-2016 By James Wallin, MCA

JD Wetherspoon founder and chairman, Tim Martin, has told MCA the company’s refusal to segment its offer is limiting its growth potential.

City news

Hawthorn acquires 11 JDW pubs

04-Apr-2016 By MCA, James Wallin

Hawthorn Leisure, the Avenue Capital-backed pub operator, has acquired 11 pubs from JD Wetherspoon, which will be its first fully manged sites.

JD Wetherspoon like-for-like sales up 3.7%

11-Mar-2016 By Oli Gross

JD Wetherspoon has said like-for-like sales in the six weeks to 6 March were up 3.7%, following a 2.9% rise in the first half of the year.

Menu ideas

Wetherspoon’s ‘vegan menu’ praised by PETA

10-Mar-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

JD Wetherspoon's (JDW) decision to highlight vegetarian and vegan dishes on a separate menu in each of its 900+ sites has been praised by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

Death of the Sunday roast fears repudiated by PMA readers

08-Mar-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Fears that the Sunday roast is on its way out, following JD Wetherspoon’s (JDW’s) decision to scrub the dish from its menu, have been quashed by Publican’s Morning Advertiser (PMA) readers.

JD Wetherspoon ups prices as soft drink sales rise

07-Mar-2016 By Oli Gross

After serving its final Sunday roast yesterday, JD Wetherspoon has upped prices on it Breakfast Club menu.

News analysis

Is this the end of the Sunday roast?

07-Mar-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

The decision by managed pub chain giant JD Wetherspoon to axe the Sunday roast has sent shock waves through the trade. Nicholas Robinson finds out if the reverberations will hit other pubs too

Menus

JD Wetherspoon scraps Sunday roasts leaving customers devastated

29-Feb-2016 By Oli Gross

JD Wetherspoon has scrapped traditional Sunday roasts to focus on its core menu in a move which has left its customers devastated.

Casual Dining

Pubs' casual dining growth bubble could be burst by Burger King's beer

25-Feb-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Three pub chains are providing a considerable boost to the massive growth of the UK’s casual-dining scene, but should be wary of increased competition – including Burger King’s beer offer – warns Horizons managing director Peter Backman.

Tim Martin: We need real debate on leaving the EU

24-Feb-2016 By Tim Martin

This is an unedited comment from Tim Martin, which is due to appear in the Wetherspoons magazine

Health

Calorie labelling: Trade warns pub food quality will take a hit

22-Feb-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

While groups concerned with health matters argue all pub and restaurant food menus must have calorie content labelled on them, Nicholas Robinson finds out why that’s not as simple as it sounds

Accommodation

JDW continues hotel openings - and new pubs

22-Feb-2016 By James Evison

JD Wetherspoon continues to open new sites in the next few months, including three new hotels.

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Police hunt man who stole £200 from Hove Wetherspoon

16-Feb-2016 By Emily Sutherland

Brighton and Sussex police are hunting for a man who stole £200 from a Wetherspoon pub in Hove.

Health

Calorie labelling: Pub chains must “spell out” content

15-Feb-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Pub chains must “spell out” calorific content clearly to consumers, policy makers have been urged ahead of the Government’s upcoming childhood obesity strategy.

Health and safety

Wetherspoon apologises after customer claims 'a rat ran up my trouser leg and stole a chip'

03-Feb-2016 By Emily Sutherland

Wetherspoon has apologised to customers at its Albany Palace branch in Trowbridge after a diner complained that 'a rat ran up his trouser leg and took a chip out of his hand'.

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Late night levy: JDW to review last call time in Camden venues after council pushes ahead with levy

26-Jan-2016 By Emily Sutherland

Wetherspoons will consider whether to stop selling alcohol at midnight in its Camden venues after the borough pushed ahead with controversial plans to introduce a late-night levy (LNL.)

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Wetherspoons estate 'likely to shrink for first time in history'

26-Jan-2016 By MC Allegra FS, James Wallin

For the first time in its history, JD Wetherspoon’s estate is likely to shrink this year, a leading analyst from Morgan Stanley has predicted.

Mexican not just for Monday as sales of tortilla dishes rise

22-Jan-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Mexican food sales have risen steadily over the past six years, with the number of tortilla dishes on menus rising by 20% since 2010, according to the latest Horizons statistics.

What’s next for vegetarian food in pubs?

22-Jan-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

More people are considering meat-free dishes when they eat out and want to see more choice on the menu. Michelle Perrett unearths a potential new order

10 things you need to know about selling vegetarian food

21-Jan-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

More people are considering meat-free dishes when they eat out and want to see more choice on the menu. Here are 10 things to consider when putting vegetarian options on your menu.

Wetherspoon reports rise in like-for-like sales

20-Jan-2016 By Emily Sutherland

Pub giant Wetherspoons has revealed like-for-like sales were up 2.8% in the 25 weeks leading up to 17 January and a 3.3% rise in the last 12 weeks.

Comment

Wetherspoons founder hits out on VAT: 'It's the maths, stupid'

07-Jan-2016 By Tim Martin

Despite leaving the VAT Club, Tim Martin speaks out in typically forthright fashion on the tax burden of the pub trade.

JD Wetherspoon pulls out of VAT Club

08-Dec-2015 By James Evison

JD Wetherspoon has pulled out of campaigner Jacques Borel's VAT Club.

Pub Crime

JD Wetherspoon apologises after hackers steal customers' bank details

04-Dec-2015 By Oli Gross

JD Wetherspoon has been targeted by hackers who have stolen personal details of up to 657,000 customers, with some credit and debit card details stolen.

Sugar Tax

Sugar tax and nutritional labelling enforced under lobby group’s plans

30-Nov-2015 By Nicholas Robinson

Prime Minister David Cameron is facing increased pressure from the sugar lobby group Action on Sugar (AoS) to implement a heavy tax on sugary food and drink and to enforce nutritional labelling on menus to help tackle the UK’s growing obesity epidemic.

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Wetherspoon leads the way on food hygiene ratings

24-Nov-2015 By James Evison

The Food Standards Agency is celebrating the success of the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme - launched five years ago - by releasing information that breaks down its food hygiene ratings.

Focus on coffee: how big is coffee in pubs?

16-Nov-2015 By Nicholas Robinson

Not only is coffee a booming business in its own right, it helps improve food offers too. Michelle Perrett reveals how

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Why I've visited 969 JDW pubs: 'No-one asks what a woman is doing in a pub on her own'

10-Nov-2015 By Oli Gross

A woman who has visited 969 Wetherspoon pubs puts her love for the operator down to the welcoming environment it provides for women.

City news

JD Wetherspoon profits from Rugby World Cup; plans freehold sales

04-Nov-2015 By James Evison

Wetherspoon's sees profit during Rugby World Cup and across early autumn period - and intends to sell some freehold sites.

Podcast

Wetherspoons’ food developer: ‘a winning kids’ food menu’

26-Oct-2015 By Nicholas Robinson

Wetherspoons’ food developer Sophie Jennings has revealed how the high street pub chain was one of the top pubs for healthy children’s meals on the Soil Association’s Eating Out report yesterday (21 October).

Children’s menus

Big pub chains reveal top menu tips for kids

22-Oct-2015 By Nicholas Robinson

Senior head office staff from Wetherspoons, Harvester and the Soil Association (SA) have revealed their top tips for creating a nutritious and cost-effective pub food menu for children.