All Greene King articles
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Weekend PressPub charges England fans £2 extra for pints on match days
Green King’s decision to ‘take advantage’ of football supporters is ‘unacceptable’, The Telegraph reports
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NewsGreene King appoints new group marketing director
Kevin Hydes joins the pub operator and brewer after stepping down as chief commercial officer at Tim Hortons in August
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NewsDraught duty cut is a ‘drop in the ocean’
Pub sector leaders including Nick Mackenzie, Simon Dodd, Simon Emeny, and Chris Jowsey have expressed concern that costs will continue to rise with the reduction in business rates relief and rise in National Minimum Wage
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Weekend PressGreene King expands training scheme for prisoners
The hospitality group has created replicas of its pub kitchens in jails to train up inmates so that they can find employment once they are released
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, featuring Shake Shack, King Pins, Jamie Oliver Group, Bun House Disco, and more
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News‘Hospitality has lost a legend’: tributes paid to Marc McGuigan
The former Liberation Group and Greene King director was praised for his love of pubs, beer, sport and family, for his great set of personal values, and for being an amazing mentor, advisor and friend to colleagues
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Analysis & InsightUnlocking potential: How hospitality operators are giving prison leavers a second chance
With prisons in England and Scotland nearing maximum capacity, and amid high re-offending rates, could the labour-challenged hospitality sector play a part in the rehabilitative solution? MCA speaks to operators working with prisoners looking to turn their life around, featuring Greene King, Pret and Redemption Roasters
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NewsJonathan Fearn joins Greene King as CFO
Fearn, formerly of Sainsburys, Tesco, and Coles Supermarkets, replaces Richard Smothers, who will support the business in an advisory role following his retirement
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NewsGreene King to launch new experience-led dining destination
HighTales will open in Stoke-on-Trent following a multimillion-pound refurbishment to create ‘experience-led’ zones, including cinemas and pop-up food trucks
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NewsGreene King announces new executive board structure
Zoe Bowley becomes MD, Greene King pubs, while Wayne Shurvinton, Assad Malic and Maria Sebastian leave the business
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Analysis & InsightLeading pub groups growing ahead of overall market
The top 10 pub groups by turnover are forecast to grow by 6.2% year-on-year – ahead of total pub market growth of 1.7%, Lumina Intelligence has forecast, with Loungers, Mitchells & Butlers and Wetherspoons leading growth
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NewsGreene King targets ten Nest Pubs this year
Greene King Pub Partners has opened its sixth Nest Pub – The Marquis of Lorne in Stevenage, following a £260,000 investment
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InterviewsNick Mackenzie: ‘We want to bring small business passion to Greene King’
The acquisition of Hickory’s has enabled Greene King to observe how the barbecue restaurant group operates as a smaller brand and the passion its people exude “day in, day out”
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NewsGreene King invests £23m in new depot
The pub company and brewer has signed a 15-year long lease on a food and drink depot in Middleton, in partnership with logistics company GXO
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InterviewsGreene King retention levels ’the best they have ever been’
Strengthening its strategy around diversity and inclusion and sustainability helped the pub group to achieve a 12% improvement in retention levels last year
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Analysis & InsightPubs and the profit problem
Major pub operators like Greene King are achieving strong top-line growth, yet the cost of doing business is still causing a squeeze on profits. MCA writer Simon Brooke explores how pubs are balancing their businesses with premium and enhanced offerings, and considers how a transformation in culture might feed through to the bottom line
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NewsGreene King grows Nest Pubs estate to three
Nest Pubs is the second franchise concept from Greene King Pub Partners, following the success of Hive Pubs, the pubco’s first franchise concept which now operates in over 50 sites
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NewsGreene King delivers growth across divisions
Greene King has reported a 9% increase in group revenue to £2,375m in 2023, as the pubco continues to invest in strengthening its brands and building a stronger, more sustainable business
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EventsGreene King’s Nick Mackenzie joins Pub Conference line-up
In a keynote fireside chat, Mackenzie will discuss why the pub company’s cultural transformation matters to teams and customers, and its plans for long-term sustainable growth.
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NewsExperiential concepts to drive pub and bar turnover growth
Brands such as Flight Club, Boom Battle Bar and NQ64 continue to demonstrate resilience and are expected to see robust growth in 2024