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Fuller's reports healthy earnings rise

22-Nov-2013 By John Harrington

Fuller’s, the London-based brewer and pub operator, has reported a 4% rise in EBITDA to £28.1m in the six months to 28 September as like-for-likes in its managed estate grew 7.9%.

JD Wetherspoon will have to increase prices in response to rising costs

18-Mar-2013 By John Harrington

JD Wetherspoon will have to increase prices as one response to rising costs that are affecting the company, chairman Tim Martin has told the Publican's Morning Advertiser's sister title M&C Report.

Wetherspoon's profits hit by cost inflation despite sales growth

15-Mar-2013 By John Harrington

JD Wetherspoon has reported a fall in profits and operating margin in the six months to 27 January due to "considerable" cost inflation in the period, despite like-for-like sales growing 6.9% and overall sales rising 10% to £626.4m.

Spirit pre-tax profits rise by 16%

16-Oct-2012 By John Harrington

Spirit Pub Company has reported a 5% rise in full-year EBITDA to £146m and a 16% rise in pre-tax profit to £51m, both before exceptional items, with like-for-like managed sales up 4.8% and like-for-likes in its leased division down 4.9%.

J D Wetherspoon reports 3.2% rise in like-for-like sales

14-Sep-2012 By Mark Wingett

JD Wetherspoon, the managed pub operator, has reported a 3.2% rise in like-for-like sales for the 53 weeks to 29 July, and said that with taxation and input costs expected to continue to rise it was aiming for a “reasonable outcome” in its current financial...

Arkell's decline in profit and turnover continues

12-Jan-2012 By John Harrington

Arkell’s, the Wiltshire-based pub operator and brewer, saw its decline in profits and turnover continue in the year to 31 March 2011, and warned that it’s harder than ever to return to growth.

Brakes’ parent losses up 37%

19-Sep-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Cucina Lux, the parent company of foodservice supplier Brakes, saw losses increase 37% in 2010, with UK operating profits before exceptional items down 20.3% as sales growth slowed.

Wetherspoon: Sales top £1bn but pre-tax profit slips

09-Sep-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Managed pub operator JD Wetherspoon has reported annual sales above £1bn for the first time, although the company blamed higher interest charges for denting profit before tax and exceptional items by 5.9%.

St Austell: profits up, turnover dips

31-May-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

St Austell, the Cornish brewer and pub operator, has reported a rise in profits for 2010 despite a slight dip in turnover. Operating profit before...

Pre-tax profit up 7.3% at Wetherspoons

10-Sep-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report

JDW has this morning unveiled record sales of £996.3m and a 7.3% increase in profit before tax and exceptional items of £71m, up from £66.2m.