Marston's

The MA Podcast – episode 1

‘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.

Marston’s to sell off 150 pubs

30-Sep-2019 By Stuart Stone

Pub operator and brewer Marston’s is looking to sell 150 of its pubs for around £45m, The Morning Advertiser (MA) understands.

Marston’s accelerates plans to tackle £200m debt

24-Jul-2019 By Stuart Stone

Against a backdrop of ‘modest growth’, pub operator and brewer Marston’s has outlined plans to wipe out £200m in net debt quicker than initially planned.

Marston’s pulls cask ale from its Scottish pubs

30-May-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Operator and brewer Marston’s is removing cask ale from all but one of its Scottish managed sites and replacing the lines with keg beers.

Marston’s stockpiles £6m of Estrella ahead of Brexit

16-May-2019 By Robert Mann

Pubco Marston’s has revealed it stockpiled around £6m of Spanish lager Estrella Damm amid concerns over a no-deal Brexit.

Marston’s to open 9 new pubs in next 12 months

15-May-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Pubco Marston’s is looking to open nine new pub-restaurants and adding three new sites to its accommodation offer, its CEO Ralph Findlay told The Morning Advertiser.

£180k fine for pub with mouse droppings found in kitchen

10-May-2019 By Emily Hawkins

A south London pub has been fined £180,000 after inspectors found mouse droppings in its kitchen and dirty utilities.

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.

Revere Pub Company to open 15th site

19-Feb-2019 By Stuart Stone

The premium arm of pub company Marston’s, has revealed plans to open the Lazy Pig in the Pantry in Chesham, Buckinghamshire.

Marston's curtails expansion to reduce debt

23-Jan-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Marston’s has scaled back plans to expand in a bid to slash its debt over the next few years, outlined in its latest trading report.

Marston's unveils electric car chargers

30-Nov-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Designated drivers with electric cars will soon be able to charge their vehicles at Marston’s pubs.

Marston’s records fifth consecutive like-for-like sales increase

21-Nov-2018 By Stuart Stone

Brewer and pub operator Marston’s has reported a fifth year of like-for-like sales growth off the back of this summer’s heatwave and World Cup.

Marston’s leaves pub woodwork to rot for two years

13-Nov-2018 By Emily Hawkins

A licensee has expressed his despair at pubco Marston’s after waiting two years for rotten joinery in his Derbyshire pub to be fixed.

Marston’s acquires 15 former M&B pubs from Aprirose

10-Oct-2018 By Stuart Stone

Pub operator and brewer Marston’s has reached an agreement to acquire 15 former Mitchells & Butlers pubs from property investment company Aprirose in a trading update for the year ending 29 September.