All Fuller’s articles – Page 2
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NewsFuller’s: Pub closures will increase tenfold without business rates relief
Pub and restaurant closures will continue to rise without business rates relief, says Simon Emeny, chief executive of Fuller’s
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NewsHospitality leaders plead for no Christmas train strikes
Companies including Wasabi, Greene King, Fuller’s, and Mitchells & Butlers have signed an open letter to the Transport Secretary, RMT, ASLEF and Rail Delivery Group
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, featuring Insomnia Cookies, Sides, Brightside, and Emilia’s Crafted Pasta
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NewsFuller’s sees strong start to summer
Fuller’s has provided a trading update ahead of its AGM today, with like-for-like sales rising by 15.1% in the 15 weeks to 15 July 2023
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InterviewsFuller’s ‘We’ve been through a hell of a lot’
CEO Simon Emeny tells MCA how buzzing London has helped the pub group make a return to strong like-for like-growth
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NewsFuller’s: 'The future looks very positive'
The premium pub group saw strong growth in revenues, like-for-like sales and profit, as the business fully recovered from covid-related restrictions
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NewsFuller’s to transfer 23 managed pubs to tenants
Following a strategic review, the pub company said the pubs will “thrive under an entrepreneurial tenant”, and deliver a better financial return
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Analysis & InsightAnalysts examine Fuller’s profit downgrade
The pub company was left rueing the damage done by rail strikes in its latest trading update, which saw like-for-like sales down 5% vs 2019 in the four week Christmas and New Year period
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NewsFuller’s revises profit expectations
Despite strong trading over the festive season, industrial strike action has significantly impacted profitability and held sales behind pre-pandemic levels
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InterviewsHopes and reflections: Views from the top (part 1)
As the hospitality sector comes to the end of another year filled with unprecedented challenges, we ask sector leaders to share their highs and lows of 2022 and hopes for the New Year, in a special series of articles this week, which today features Fuller’s, St Austell Brewery and Brasserie Bar Co
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InterviewsFuller’s: ‘The bedrock of our business is very solid’
The entire hospitality sector is going through a very difficult period but Fuller’s CEO Simon Emeny tells MCA he is confident its business model and the quality of its people will see it come through the challenges strongly.
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NewsFuller’s sees revenue up 45% for the half-year
The premium pub and hotel operator said it had achieved good momentum, with like-for-like sales still seeing double-digit growth in the first seven weeks of H2 2022, and strong growth in central London, despite the challenging macroeconomic environment.
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NewsFuller’s acquires two new pubs
The premium pub and hotel operator has completed on De La Hayes, in Bourton on the Water, and The Rising Sun, in Wootton.
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NewsFuller’s launches bespoke campaign attract older workers
The pub and hotel operator has launched a recruitment campaign with Rest Less, a community for people in their 50s or older
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NewsFuller’s appoints Sam Bourke to marketing role
The pub and hotels business has appointed Sam Bourke as its new retail marketing director, as it looks to improve the business’ existing brand, digital and in-pub marketing activity.
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NewsEnergy relief: ‘There must be a comprehensive package’
Operators including Stonegate, Fuller’s, City Pub Group, Pizza Hut, and Admiral Taverns have welcomed the government’s support package but called for long-term support
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NewsFuller’s sees ‘significant increase’ in energy bills
The pub company expects its total gas and electricity costs in the current year to be around £18m against a prior year figure of £8m
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NewsOperators take individual approaches in paying tribute to HM the Queen
Operators across the sector have taken markedly different approaches to paying tribute to the Queen on the day of her funeral
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NewsFuller’s reports recovery in capital
In a statement preceding its AGM today, the pub operator reported continued recovery in central London venues and an overall like-for-like sales increase of 3% compared to 2019
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Analysis & InsightFuller’s: ‘We had to completely restructure’
Fuller’s had just completed the separation of its beer business after to selling to Asahi when the pandemic rocked the central London-exposed pub operator. CEO Simon Emeny revisits the period