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Greene King rolls out takeaway offer

20-Mar-2020 By Alice Leader

Pubco-brewer Greene King is launching a takeaway service across its sites to customers who still crave traditional pub meals and drinks while they social distance themselves due to coronavirus.

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Greene King delays rent collection

17-Mar-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Pub company Greene King has told its tenants it will delay the collection of rent and associated payments until further notice.

Greene King strikes cancelled

10-Mar-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Strikes at Greene King warehouses have been called off after a pay agreement was reached this week.

Antisocial behaviour almost ends sale of GK pub

06-Mar-2020 By Alice Leader

Multiple complaints of antisocial behaviour at a Greene King pub almost forced plans to sell the site to a restaurant operator to fall through.

GK boasts huge rise in low-and-no sales

07-Feb-2020 By Alice Leader

Greene King has claimed a victory during Dry January as the giant pubco announced year-on-year sales of low and no-alcohol drinks up 58% across its managed estate last month.

GK’s toilet signage to raise awareness of invisible disabilities

31-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

Greene King is rolling out a new signs outside all accessible toilets across its estate from next month to raise awareness of those with invisible disabilities.

Greene King vegan sales up 265%

17-Jan-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Greene King has said it will be expanding its plant-based food offer after its total sales of vegan dishes saw a year-on-year increase of 265% in the past financial year.

Greene King strike ‘could hit beer deliveries’

14-Jan-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Greene King workers have voted for strike action following a “paltry” pay offer by the Suffolk-based brewery, union Unite has said, which could impact on deliveries from three depots.

GK Pub Partners launches awards night to recognise best licensees

10-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

Greene King Pub Partners is set to honour its best-performing publicans by launching an annual awards night.

GK pub seeks re-inspection after zero rating on hygiene

10-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

A Greene King pub is awaiting a hygiene re-inspection after it was given the lowest rating possible from council officers last year.

Campaigners rewarded for saving ex-GK pub

06-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

Campaigners who saved a historic 17th century pub have been named runners-up in the Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) Pub Saving Award for their efforts to buy back the pub after it was closed and sold by Greene King in 2014.

Greene King goes green with its crackers

18-Dec-2019 By Alice Leader

This year, Greene King is pulling a greener Christmas as it offers an eco-friendly cracker to its customers as a step to reduce its environmental impact.

Greene King pub fights to reverse one-star hygiene rating

16-Dec-2019 By Alice Leader

A Greene King pub is fighting to turn around a poor food hygiene rating after an inspection found improvement was required in food safety and cleanliness.

Strike ballot as GK brewery staff ‘hit brick wall’ over pay deal

04-Dec-2019 By Alice Leader

A ballot for strike action for Greene King brewery staff has been confirmed after ‘hitting a brick wall’ with pay negotiations, but union Unite says there is still time to talk.

Loneliness affects 20% of people on Friday nights

18-Nov-2019 By Alice Leader

The scale of isolation in Britain has been highlighted in new research that reveals one in five people would like to go the pub but have no one to accompany them.

GK’s exclusive tips guide for the best Christmas

01-Nov-2019 By Alice Leader

Greene King Pub Partners has published a new guide packed with hints and tips to inspire its leased and tenanted partners to make the most of the festive season.

Greene King pub turns rating around after former ‘rat infestation’

31-Oct-2019 By Alice Leader

A Greene King pub hopes its new four-star rating will “restore the local community’s confidence” after being under investigation due to a “rat infestation”.

Greene King deal completed

31-Oct-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

The £2.7bn deal for Greene King to be taken on by Hong Kong company CK Bidco has now been completed with the pubco’s share listing now cancelled on the London Stock Exchange, The Morning Advertiser’s sister title MCA has reported.

Greene King deal approved

10-Oct-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

The £2.7bn deal for Hong Kong firm CK Asset (CKA) to take over Greene King’s almost 3,000 pubs portfolio has been approved by the pubco and brewer’s shareholders.

GK Pub Partners glassware ordering process creates confusion

09-Oct-2019 By Alice Leader

A publican has struck out at Greene King Pub Partners branded glassware ordering process, claiming the pubco and operator has introduced new charges.

Greene King signs double pledge on food waste

26-Sep-2019 By Alice Leader

Greene King has enlisted in two national schemes with the goal to reduce food waste and further promote its sustainability credentials.

Greene King staff embark on ‘relentless’ charity cycle

11-Sep-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Greene King staff will cycle hundreds of miles from the brewer’s head office to the Scottish coast to raise money for a cancer charity this week.

Hong Kong property company bids for Greene King

19-Aug-2019 By Ed Bedington

A Hong Kong-based property business has announced plans to snap up the Greene King business in a deal which values the UK pub operator at £4.6bn.

Greene King invests £350k into Blackpool pub

23-Jul-2019 By Emily Hawkins

A Blackpool pub has been given a £350,000 refurbishment by Greene King Pub Partners – and the team behind its revival have a personal connection to the site.

Pub staff raise £680k for cancer charity in just one month

18-Jun-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Staff at Greene King pubs have raised well over half-a-million pounds for a cancer charity in a month after teams organised swimathons, long distance cycle rides and music festivals.

Edinburgh pub honours engineers after £500k revamp

15-May-2019 By Emily Hawkins

An investment of £500,000 has transformed a Scottish pub into a tribute to the country’s famous engineers, with a feature water wheel and decor made from salvaged materials.

What is it like being a pub apprentice?

11-Mar-2019 By Emily Hawkins

During National Apprenticeship Week last week (4-9 March), The Morning Advertiser spoke to apprentices in the pub business about their experiences of the industry and their highlights so far.

Greene King reports record Christmas Day sales

08-Jan-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Like-for-like sales at the Bury St Edmunds-based pub company were up 10.9% in the fortnight up to 6 January 2019, covering Christmas and the new year.

Pubco creates Christmas recipes for people living with cancer

04-Dec-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Brewer and pubco Greene King has devised 10 Christmas recipes for people living with cancer, in a partnership with charity Macmillan.

'Brexit boredom' pushes Greene King sales, suggests CEO

29-Nov-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Pubco Greene King has seen an increase in sales over the past six months, a boost its chief executive attributed in part to heavy media coverage of Brexit.

Greene King wins social mobility award for recruitment scheme

19-Oct-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Pubco Greene King received an award for its recruiting process at this year’s UK Social Mobility Awards.

Greene King drops PCA judicial review proceedings pursuit

15-Oct-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

Operator Greene King has dropped its call for a judicial review into an MRO advice note from the Pubs Code, over four months after announcing its intentions to bring court action against the office.

Flanders Field beer to mark war anniversary

15-Oct-2018 By Emily Hawkins

A special edition ale will be sold at Greene King pubs to mark 100 years since the end of the First World War.

Shurvinton to replace Forrest at Greene King

19-Sep-2018 By MCA

Greene King has appointed former Pizza Hut chief operating officer, Wayne Shurvinton, as managing director for its Pub Partners tenanted and leased division.

Pubcos' ratings upgraded by HSBC

16-Aug-2018 By Emily Hawkins

HSBC has upgraded its ratings for Mitchells & Butlers and Greene King despite a mixed performance because of wet weather conditions earlier this year.

Community rallies around staff of pub destroyed by fire

06-Aug-2018 By Emily Hawkins

A fire has destroyed the roof of a historic pub in Essex, causing its regulars to come together to support its live-in staff.

Greene King begins judicial review proceedings over PCA advice note

14-Jun-2018 By Claire Churchard

Greene King has followed through on its threat to bring court action against the office of the pubs code adjudicator (PCA) over the legality of an advice note published on the 2 March 2018.

Two pubcos threaten PCA with judicial reviews over MRO advice

22-May-2018 By Michelle Perrett

The pubs code adjudicator (PCA) faces potential court action from Greene King and Ei Group – both of which dispute the legality of advice given for the market-rent-only (MRO) option.

Greene King and The Prince's Trust toast successful pub apprentices

28-Feb-2018 By Stuart Stone

Pub operator and brewer Greene King and youth charity The Prince's Trust celebrated the success of their latest Get Into Hospitality apprenticeship programme with an event at the Griffin pub in Leeds.

Greene King announces six-figure joint venture partnership

21-Feb-2018 By Stuart Stone

Kained Holdings has been announced as the second multiple operator to make a joint venture agreement with Greene King Pub Partners.

Greene King is brewery partner for Kerridge’s Pub in the Park

31-Jan-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

Celebrity chef’s Tom Kerridge’s Pub in the Park has announced Greene King as the official brewery partner for the 2018 festivals.

Greene King hailed as great employer of apprentices

23-Jan-2018 By Stuart Stone

Greene King has been recognised in the 2017 Top 100 Apprenticeship Employer List, compiled annually by the National Apprenticeship Service.

Chef & Brewer offering free meals to Macmillan nurses

12-Jan-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

Greene King country pub arm Chef & Brewer is offering free meals to all Macmillan professionals this month (January).

Greene King wins ‘Best Apprenticeship Programme’ at the Training Journal Awards

06-Dec-2017 By Stuart Stone

Pub retailer and brewer Greene King, which currently employs around 40,000 people across the UK, took home the prize for Best Apprenticeship Programme at the Training Journal Awards on 5 December.

Renowned former Greene King brewer dies at 93

22-Nov-2017 By James Beeson

Ex-Greene King board director and head brewer Bernard Tickner MBE has passed away at the age of 93, it has been announced.

Greene King apologises after first health and safety prosecution

21-Nov-2017 By Georgina Townshend

The Suffolk-based pubco has been fined £150,000 after its first health and safety prosecution in its 218-year history, the company has confirmed.

What do Greene King’s joint ventures mean for tenanted pubs?

29-Sep-2017 By Nicholas Robinson

Greene King will work with more pub industry stars on joint ventures after announcing the launch of a third site with celebrity chef Tom Kerridge this week, but managing director Clive Chesser vowed tenanted sites would not be forgotten.

Tom Kerridge to open third Greene King pub

28-Sep-2017 By Nicholas Robinson

Celebrity Michelin-starred pub chef Tom Kerridge is set to open his third gastropub, Greene King Marlow pub the Butcher’s Tap, in a bid to “bring the high street alive again”.

Greene King to open eight new Farmhouse Inns

25-Sep-2017 By Michelle Perrett

The pubco is set to open the sites in the next three months, which will create more than 600 jobs.

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.