Marston

Ringwood sales process slammed as a 'sham'

18-Dec-2023 By Ed Bedington

Carlsberg Marston’s attempts to find a buyer for the iconic Ringwood Brewery prior to announcing its closure have been branded a “sham”.

Marston's to market 61 freehold pubs

08-Mar-2023 By Finn Scott-Delany

Large pub company Marston’s has announced its plans to market a selection of 61 freehold pubs from its estate in England and Wales.

Marston’s sees ‘positive sales momentum’

24-Jan-2023 By Finn Scott-Delany

Marston’s has reported like-for-like sales up 4.5% for the 16-week period to 21 January 2023 compared to FY2020, the last period unaffected by Covid-19.

Marston's third quarter sales down 2%

27-Jul-2022 By Shwetali Sapte

Marston’s has reported like-for-like (lfl) sales were down 2% in the 42 weeks to 23 July, compared to the same period in FY2019.

Marston’s reports return to operating profit

19-May-2022 By Shwetali Sapte

Marston’s PLC has reported a return to pub operating profit and normalised trading, with like-for-like (LFL) sales at 97% of 2019 levels in the 26 weeks ending 2 April.

Greene King named most admired pub operator ahead of Fuller’s, Young’s and JDW

27-Jan-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Pub operator Greene King has been named the best pub operator in the Britain’s Most Admired Businesses awards 2021.

Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company consolidates logistics

09-Sep-2021 By Michelle Perrett

Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) is consolidating its secondary logistics network into a single inhouse solution for on-trade customers commencing March 2022.

JOBS ROUND-UP

Shepherd Neame seeks 300 new staff, £40k lost per-pub during pandemic

20-May-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

On top of jobs news from Marston’s, Bacardi-Martini and the Mayor’s office in Goole, this week’s update includes news of 300 new roles at Shepherd Neame and the latest on the pandemic’s financial symptoms.

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City Pub Group increases Mosaic stake, Risk appoints Curious senior team

29-Apr-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

The past week has seen Risk Capital Partners make senior hires at Curious Brewery, while City Pub Group has acquired more shares in the Galaxy, Pioneer and Sovereign City Pub Companies.

Marston’s anticipates pubs will be closed until March at the earliest

08-Jan-2021 By Stuart Stone

Marston’s chief executive Ralph Findlay has described an extended business rates holiday and a VAT cut throughout 2021 as a ‘minimum requirement’ after the imposition of England’s third national lockdown.

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Covid vaccine sees pubco shares rise

09-Nov-2020 By Nicholas Robinson

Major pubco share prices rocketed today following the announcement of a coronavirus vaccine by pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech.

2,150 Marston's pub jobs ‘will be impacted’ by additional Covid-19 restrictions

15-Oct-2020 By Stuart Stone

Pub operator Marston’s has revealed the Government's new Covid-19 measures, including the enforced closure of almost 40 of its pubs, will put more than 2,000 roles at risk.

Carlsberg UK joint venture to see Marston’s become a ‘focused pub operator’

28-May-2020 By Stuart Stone

The creation of the Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company will see Marston’s hand over the keys to its beer business and become a ‘focused pub operator’ for the first time in its near 200-year history.

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Marston’s agrees £70m bank support and cancels 2020 dividends

14-May-2020 By Stuart Stone

Pub operator and brewer Marston’s has announced further measures to strengthen its balance sheet in a bid to weather the ongoing novel coronavirus emergency.

Five-year extension to Marston’s distribution deal with Kirin

13-Feb-2020 By Stuart Stone

Wolverhampton-based brewer and pub operator Marston’s has penned a five-year extension to its distribution deal with Japanese beer maker Kirin.

Marston's profits drop as debt reduction pursued

28-Nov-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Pub operator and brewer Marston’s has experienced a £3m dip in profits after making substantial disposals across its estate.

Off-trade beer sales 700,000 pints ahead of on-trade

24-Oct-2019 By Alice Leader

The number of pints sold in the off-trade is 700,000 more than through the on-trade for the year up to March 2019, according to a Marston’s report.

Marston's new £2m pub marks anniversaries

30-Aug-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Two companies have marked their respective 40th anniversaries by joining forces with Marston's to build a £2m pub in North Yorkshire.

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.

Beer

Marston’s celebrates Queen’s 90th with new ale

01-Apr-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Marston’s has revealed a new guest beer created especially for the Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations, an event which pubs are allowed to extend their opening hours to 1am.

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Human remains may be dug up from under pub car park for convenience store

17-Dec-2015 By Oli Gross

When a pubco announces plans to build a convenience store on a pub car park, it’s often met with uproar from licensees, regulars and locals. But Marston's pub the Plough and Harrow in Sutton Coldfield has an unusual problem – the site is based on...

Marston’s ordered to pay damages in latest PICA-service hearing

11-Aug-2014 By James Wallin

The Pubs Independent Conciliation and Arbitration (PICA)-Service has ruled against Marston’s over complaints about poor communication and failure to provide regular business reviews.

Co-op stores to be built at Marston's pubs

07-Apr-2014 By John Harrington

Co-op convenience stores are to be built on 54 Marston’s pub sites.

Ex-tenant's fury as Marston's holds back funds in tie violation row

03-Apr-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

An ex-tenant is in dispute with Marston’s for holding back more than £2,300 on his final settlement after the pub company claimed he bought out of tie.

Campaigners to mount 'sustained opposition' to Marston’s pub sell-off

29-Nov-2013 By Michelle Perrett

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has revealed the local residents and pub campaigners will be mounting a “sustained opposition” to news that 202 Marston’s pubs could be converted to alternative uses.

Marston's sells 202 pubs to NewRiver Retail

28-Nov-2013 By John Harrington

Marston’s, the brewer and pub operator, has announced that it has disposed of 202 pubs for £90m to NewRiver Retail Limited, a specialist real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on the UK food and value retail sector.

Marston's Destination and Premium pub sales rise

25-Jul-2013 By John Harrington

Marston’s, the brewer and pub operator, has reported “strong” trading performance in its most recent trading period, with like-for-like sales in its Destination and Premium pubs up 6% in the 10 weeks to 20 July.

Marston’s sells 27 newbuild pubs to Legal & General Property

20-May-2013 By John Harrington

Marston’s, the brewer and pub operator, has sold a package of 27 newbuild pubs to Legal & General Property in a sale and leaseback deal worth just under £70m.

Marston's reports rise in revenues

17-May-2012 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Marston’s, the brewer and pub operator, has reported a 7.6% rise in revenues to £342.1m in the 26 weeks to 31 March after reporting growth in all its divisions.

Wishing Marston's Pedigree a Happy 60th Birthday

23-Apr-2012 By Roger Protz

It’s good to be noticed. Some years ago, I described the fermenting halls at Marston’s — the famous Union Rooms — as “the cathedrals of brewing”. A short time after these pearls of wisdom appeared in print, I was touring the Union Rooms again with a party...

Grounds for hop-timism

01-Mar-2012 By Pete Brown

I spent the other night sitting in a room above a pub, rubbing hops. This might seem like a strange thing to do. I mean, I like hops — most beer drinkers do — but isn’t rubbing them taking things a bit too far?

Marston's reports like-for-like sales uplift

27-Jan-2012 By John Harrington

Marston’s, the brewer and pub operator, has reported a 5% rise in like-for-like sales in its managed estate in the 16 weeks to 21 January.

Marston's sets new-build pace

08-Aug-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Marston's, the brewer and pub operator, is planning to maintain the pace of its new-build openings into 2013 after seeing a continued rise in takings...

Analyst backs Marston's growth

15-Jul-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

A leading sector analyst has said Marston's management was right to shift in 2009 from a dividend play to growth story.

Steady-as-you-go is no longer adequate

09-Jun-2011 By The PMA Team

Franchising is a development long overdue in the tenanted pub world, says PMA editor The PMA Team.

Duke of Kent kicks off Marston's Royal Wedding beer

04-Apr-2011 By Lesley Foottit

The Duke of Kent has given his royal seal of approval to Marston's special beer brewed to celebrate Wills and Kate's wedding. The Duke visited...

Sibling rivalry at Marston's

23-Mar-2011 By Phil Dixon

How can tenanted pubs compete with managed pubs within the same estate, asks Morning Advertiser columnist Phil Dixon. It was of those phone calls...

Marston's freezes most drinks prices for tenants

17-Mar-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Marston's is freezing prices on all but three draught and packaged drinks brands for its tenants and lessees as part of its annual price rise for...

Marston's: new retail deal driving up tenant's profits

16-Mar-2011 By Hamish Champ

Marston's, the Midlands brewer and pub operator, said it believed the roll-out of its new retail agreement was "primarily" behind a 0.1 per cent...

Bottled ale drinkers drift away from the pub

07-Mar-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

More than half (52%) of bottled ale drinkers say they drank more at the home than the pub over the past year, a new survey shows.

Tenanted pubs: more pressure

17-Feb-2011 By The PMA Team

The pressure on tenanted pubs from the managed sector and wholesale price increases has taken another ratchet up, says The PMA Team.

Pub customers petition Marston's over beer prices

15-Feb-2011 By Ewan Turney

A group of regulars at a Marston's tied pub in Chesterfield are to deliver a petition to the company complaining about the price of beer. Licensee...

Marston's: Andrew leaves, Darby steps up

02-Dec-2010 By Ewan Turney

Marston's has announced a reshuffle of its management team with Derek Andrew deciding to step down after 30 years with the company.

Profits up at Marston's

02-Dec-2010 By Ewan Turney

Brewer and pub operator Marston's has reported a 4.6% jump in underlying end of year profits to £73.5m fuelled by a strong performance in its...

Marston's announces senior executive changes

02-Dec-2010 By Hamish Champ

Marston's, the Midlands brewer and pub operator, announced today a slimmed down executive board from October next year - from five to three personnel...

Marston's announces its pub of the year

01-Dec-2010

A pub in Leeds has been named Marston's pub of the year. The Mustard Pot in Chapel Allerton was came out on top out of the Marston's 1,700 pubs for...

Burton giants celebrate British Pub Week

05-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney

Burton-based giants Punch Taverns and Marston's came together to share a pint for British Pub Week. British Pub Week (30 October to 6 November) aims...

Business is improving, claims Marston's

06-Oct-2010 By Hamish Champ

Marston's, the Midlands-based brewer and pub operator, said it was seeing improving trends across its three businesses in the last few weeks of its...

Marston's finders' fees

24-Sep-2010 By The PMA Team

Marston's has so far paid more than £200,000 in finder's fees to property agents, as it scours the UK for the best new-build sites. The company has...

Marston's and iTradeNetwork launch new beer website

13-Sep-2010 By Ewan Turney

Marston's has teamed up with e-commerce provider iTradeNetwork to launch a new consumer beer ordering website. The new site, www.classicales.co.uk...