Beer Matters: The importance of being tasty
28-Oct-2010
Perks of the job come in all shapes and sizes, but employees at a certain Bury St Edmunds brewery have one they are especially proud of. Every...
25-Oct-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Greene King has launched a number of "how to" guides to help new licensees understand their lease or tenancy agreements. The guides cover topics...
22-Oct-2010 By John Harrington
Greene King has unveiled its £1m ad campaign for IPA with the tagline: "Man Deserves a Proper Pint". The tongue-in-cheek campaign focuses on how...
Greene King tenants 'value the tie'
21-Oct-2010 By John Harrington
More than nine out of 10 Greene King tenants say the tie is of value to them, according to a survey commissioned by the company. Two-thirds said...
Greene King boss launches campaign for 'proper pubs'
20-Oct-2010 By Caroline Nodder
Regional brewer Greene King is aiming to reach two thirds of UK adults with a new national advertising campaign promoting traditional pubs. Under the...
Greene King to auction off Hardys & Hansons brewery site
07-Oct-2010 By Hamish Champ
Greene King is to auction the former brewery site of Hardys & Hansons, the Nottingham-based brewer it bought in December 2006 for £271m. Three...
Greene King ups BDM training
06-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
The vast majority of Greene King licensees have urged the company to invest in extra training for business development managers (BDMs). As part of a...
04-Oct-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Greene King has completed the first stage of its Code of Practice training for BDMs, following feedback from tenants. The Leading the Way programme...
Greene King in confident mood, despite gloomy economy
07-Sep-2010 By Hamish Champ
Brewer and pub operator Greene King believes that despite growing pressure on household spending it expects to deliver "another successful year" for...
07-Sep-2010 By Ewan Turney
Greene King has unveiled a 4.4% like-for-like sales increase at its managed pubs division for the 18 weeks to 5 September.
12-Aug-2010 By The PMA Team
Greene King has claimed back £6.1m in overpaid VAT on gaming machines at its managed pubs. The money has been claimed from HM Revenue & Customs...
12-Aug-2010 By The PMA Team
Greene King directors and senior executives are to have potential bonuses increased from 100% of annual pay to 150% of annual pay in the current...
Greene King launches new dispense system
12-Aug-2010
Suffolk brewer, Greene King has launched a bright new dispense system for Greene King IPA called Cask Revolution. The illuminated model, unveiled at...
06-Aug-2010 By Ewan Turney
Greene King is hoping lager drinkers will see the light and switch to a pint of cask ale with a choice of "northern" or "southern" style head. The...
05-Aug-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
All the latest rumour and gossip from the City.
05-Aug-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
Greene King, the brewer and pub operator, has appointed a new marketing director to its brewing and brands division. Dominic South has joined the...
Greene King names new brewing marketing director
04-Aug-2010
Greene King, the Suffolk brewer, has announced the appointment of a new marketing director at its brewing operation. Dominic South joins the Bury St...
29-Jul-2010 By Gemma McKenna
A Greene King tenant is suing the company for more than £230,000 after attempts to lease the pub or buy the freehold failed. Meadowden Holdings...
To run managed or leased pubs... that is the question
12-Jul-2010 By Hamish Champ
Greene King's decision to boost its managed, brand-led pub estate over its tenanted one is a bold move. The Suffolk brewer, led by chief executive...
01-Jul-2010 By Ewan Turney & Martyn Leek
Greene King is to reduce the number of tenanted pubs in its estate from 1,584 to 1,200 through disposals and conversion to managed houses.
Greene King to shift focus towards managed houses
01-Jul-2010 By Hamish Champ
Greene King plans to slash the size of its tenanted pub estate over the next five years in a shift in focus towards its managed houses. The Suffolk...
01-Jul-2010 By The PMA Team
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
11-Jun-2010 By Ewan Turney
Greene King has acquired four pub restaurants from Punch Taverns for £5.3m — the pubs are food-led sites.
Punch Taverns sells more pubs to Greene King
11-Jun-2010 By Hamish Champ
In the latest disposal from Punch Taverns, Greene King has agreed to buy four managed pubs from the UK's largest pubco for £5.3m. Two the four...
27-May-2010 By Tony Halstead
The Morning Advertiser's top 50 most influential people in the pub industry.
24-May-2010 By Ewan Turney
Suffolk brewer and pub operator Greene King has come out in favour of a minimum price on alcohol. The Coalition announced last week that it would...
Former Greene King boss joins new pubco
14-May-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Former Greene King Pub Partners Managing director David Elliott has joined a Cardiff-based property with plans to expand into pubs. Elliott, who...
Greene King says it profits are on track
28-Apr-2010 By Hamish Champ
The economic downturn appears to have passed by Greene King's managed pub operation, which today reported like-for-like sales up nearly four per cent...
28-Apr-2010 By The PMA Team
Greene King has driven the food sales at its 437 Local Pubs from 14% of total sales to almost 19% of sales in three years.
27-Apr-2010 By Lesley Foottit
A former Greene King brewer has come up with a new drink — the first English whisky for more than 100 years. Distiller at the English Whisky...
15-Apr-2010 By The PMA Team
After introducing a compulsory induction course in March 2008, the pubco and its licensees are reaping the rewards.
Greene King and Wasps prepare for St George's Day battle
13-Apr-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Greene King and London rugby club Wasps have teamed-up to offer 600 fans a chance of tickets to a top class match. Supporters who buy a pint of IPA...
12-Feb-2010 By The PMA Team
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
Greene King team get on bike to help rugby star
29-Jan-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Staff from Suffolk brewer Greene King are getting on their bikes to support former England rugby captain Lawrence Dallaglio. Greene King IPA...
27-Jan-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Greene King has launched a campaign to encourage its pubs to attract more women aged 35 and over, with the help of its female licensees. Dubbed the...
27-Jan-2010 By Ewan Turney
The health of Greene King tenants and lessees continues to improve thanks to increased levels of price support, the pubco reports.
Greene King tenants benefitting from price support
27-Jan-2010 By Hamish Champ
Pricing support and disposals have helped bolster pub earnings across Greene King's tenanted pub estate, the Suffolk brewer said today. In a trading...
26-Jan-2010 By Gemma McKenna
A Greene King host who stole more than £15,000 from a village post office has been allowed to keep her pub by the pubco. Julia Jones, of the Ibex...
Top cask pub rewarded with own brew
22-Jan-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
An Oxford pub will have a beer brewed in its honour after being picked as a top real ale favourite by Greene King. The Fishes, in North Hinksey,...
Brew a virtual pint with Greene King
12-Jan-2010
Real ale fans can brew themselves a virtual pint with Greene King's iBrew application for iPhone or iPod touch. As well as the brewing game, the app...
07-Dec-2009 By Mark Stretton and The PMA Team
David Elliott, the long-serving managing director of Greene King's leased and tenanted pub division, is to step down from the group at the end of...
Managing expectations in the pub trade
07-Dec-2009 By Hamish Champ
A City wag suggested last week it was no coincidence JD Wetherspoon announced its 250 pub opening/10,000 jobs creation scheme on the same day that...
02-Dec-2009 By Lesley Foottit
Greene King has revealed its real ale offers for the Christmas season, including Abbot Reserve and Rocking Rudolph.
Greene King responds to "flight to value
01-Dec-2009 By Hamish Champ
Tackling costs and appealing to value-minded customers has helped Suffolk brewer Greene King report pre-tax profits for the first six months of its...
Anand confirms Greene King's BBPA exit
01-Dec-2009 By Hamish Champ
Suffolk brewer Greene King has no plans to reverse its decision to leave the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA), the brewer's chief executive...
01-Dec-2009 By The PMA Team
Greene King has reported a "strong performance" with a 2.8% rise in profit before tax to £62.4m for the 24 weeks to 18 October. Revenue was...
Harveys: a local champion
28-Nov-2009 By Hamish Champ
They're a feisty and determined lot in Lewes. Loath to suffer fools and usurpers, the fiercely independent streak that marks out this Sussex town...
Greene King launches Abbot Ale 'diploma'
24-Nov-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Beer experts can learn more about Greene King's Abbot Ale - and get paid in the process. The brewer has launched an online 'qualification' where...
29-Oct-2009 By John Harrington
Greene King is rolling out a high-tech beer-flow monitoring system, which it says could increase tenants' profits by "several thousands of pounds a...
Greene King quitting BBPA to focus on its own lobbying efforts
26-Oct-2009 By Hamish Champ
Suffolk brewer Greene King said it was quitting the UK's leading pub trade organisation next year because it preferred to lobby government and others...
