Ralph Findlay

Marston’s CEO Ralph Findlay to step down

11-Mar-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Boss of Marston’s Ralph Findlay will be stepping down from his role of CEO at the end of September, the company has announced.

Pub Retail Summit: Marston’s eyeing investment opportunities in casual dining

19-Nov-2014 By James Wallin, M&C Report

Marston’s chief executive Ralph Findlay told last week's Pub Retail Summit his company is considering investing in small, casual-dining operators.

Marston's new-build pub surge

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

Marston's is to ratchet up its opening of new-build pubs after revealing that new-build sites are outperforming the rest of its managed estate.

Marston's: managed sales up 2.4%

16-Mar-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Marston's, the brewer and pub group, this morning said it was making good progress in each of its trading divisions, with sales growth in its managed...

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27-May-2010 By Tony Halstead

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Marston's: new leases will raise pub appeal

20-May-2010 By Ewan Turney

Marston's believes its new lease agreements will help raise the consumer appeal of its pubs and represented a positive reaction to on-going...

Findlay to take over as BBPA chairman

07-Dec-2009 By The PMA Team

Marston's boss Ralph Findlay is to replace Fuller's chief executive Michael Turner at the British Beer & Pub Association.

Cask ale boosts Marston's sales

03-Dec-2009

The resurgence in cask ale and innovative new food menus are driving a renewed vigour in sales across the Marston's managed estate, according to...

Marston's profits slide as economy bites

22-May-2009 By Hamish Champ

Marston's, the Midlands brewer and pub operator, described its first half trading performance - which saw pre-tax profits down nearly a fifth - as "a...

Charity: Time to wake up to diversity

29-May-2008 By The PMA Team

MA deputy editor says its high time for diversification

Supermarkets bigger threat to pubs than smoking ban

23-May-2008 By Matt Eley Matt

Cheap supermarket booze is now a bigger threat to the future of pubs than the smoking ban, according to the chief executive of Martson's. Speaking...

Big Questions don't always get Big Answers

02-Apr-2007 By Hamish Champ

Marston's chief executive Ralph Findlay updated the market last week on his group's first-half trading. He wasn't quite so ready to reveal whether it...

Que pasa Marston's?

05-Mar-2007

Leafing through a Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries (W&DB) annual report from 1990 triggers memories of the political climate of the time....

Leader of the pack

22-Jan-2004

Wolverhampton & Dudley's Ralph Findlay tells Mark Stretton about the changes that have transformed the once-ailing company.IT is a hot summer's...

W&DB sales up five per cent

28-Jan-2002

Wolverhampton & Dudley has reported a five per cent rise in like-for-like sales in its managed pub estate.The lift, partly due to strong food...

Against all odds - W&DB's Ralph Findlay

20-Nov-2001

Having led W&DB through Pubmaster's attempted takeover, Ralph Findlay now faces the task of restoring confidence. He talks to Mark Stretton.When...