A Kent pub was forced to close for a few days after Calor Gas failed to top up gas levels, which the managing director of the pub group has claimed was “not forgivable”.
Food sales among multiple operators of licensed premises are at a 10-year high, according to a comprehensive annual survey by the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR).
Greene King has warned licensees that consumer confidence may be affected by Brexit, after reporting strong financial results in a ‘transformational year’ for the pubco.
Spirit Pub Company, which is set to become part of Greene King, has this morning reported a 1.5% increase in like-for-like sales across its managed division, with net sales up 4.5% and EBITDA up by 6% to £59.8m.
Enterprise Inns has revealed it has converted 22 pubs to convenience stores and will continue to look at this operating model as an alternative to disposals.
Spirit Pub Company has reported a 2.1% rise in like-for-like net sales in its managed arm for the 12 weeks to 16 August, with net income growth in the leased division accelerating to +4.8%.
Greene King, the brewer and pub operator, has reported a 9.4% rise in pre-tax profits to £173.1m in the 53 weeks to 4 May, with the company saying it has now delivered four years of record results.
Spirit Pub Company has reported a 4.1% rise in like-for-like net sales in its managed division in the 12 weeks to 17 August and improving trends in its leased estate.
Spirit Pub Company has reported a 2.6% rise in like-for-like sales across its managed estate for the six weeks to 25 May, a performance that bounced back after a 3.8% decline in the proceeding six weeks, which it said was impacted by an “an exceptionally...
C&C Group, the Irish producer of Magners cider, has reported a resilient performance for the year to 28 February despite a 15% decline in UK cider volumes in what it describes as a difficult trading environment in the UK and Republic of Ireland.
Enterprise Inns has reported that the first half of its financial year had been “particularly challenging” with like-for-like net income across its estate down 4.2% in the six months to 31 March.
Spirit Pub Company has reported a 1.4% rise in like-for-like sales in its managed division in the 28 weeks to 2 March 2013, with like-for-like net income in its leased estate down 2.9%.
Punch Taverns, the tenanted and leased pub operator, has reported another quarter of improved trends in the business, although profits, revenue and EBITDA all declined across the 28 weeks to 2 March 2013.
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), the managed operator, has reported a 2.1% rise in like-for-like sales in the year to 29 September, a year in which the company said it has initiated "significant cultural change".
Pub beer sales dropped 4.8% in the third quarter of this year, compared to the same period in 2011, with 51m fewer pints being sold – that’s according to the British Beer and Pub Association’s (BBPA) Beer Barometer.
C&C Group, the Irish producer of Magners cider and Tennents lager, has reported a full-year growth in Magners revenue in Britain for the first time in five years, thanks to new variants of the brand.
The alcohol industry would earn £850m per year if the Government goes ahead with plans to introduce a minimum alcohol unit price of 40p, according to research form the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
Sceptre Leisure, the amusement and gaming machines supplier, has reported a drop in revenue for the six months to 31 October, but said that it continued to trade “robustly”.
Greene King, the brewer and pub operator, has reported H1 revenues of more than half a billion pounds for the first time, with the managed division and food sales in particular being credited for the growth.
Managed pub operator Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) — a takeover target for Bermudan billionaire Joe Lewis — has reported its 34th consecutive quarter of like-for-like growth.
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.
Enterprise Inns has reported an eight per cent fall in pub net income across its estate in the 16 weeks to January 17, 2009, with rental revenue down...
In 2020, the community bought the White House in Bladon. This historic, 17th century pub, is on the edge of the Blenheim Place estate, and is reputed to be the place...