All Greene King articles – Page 6
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NewsGreene King re-launches team member support fund
Greene King is launching its second coronavirus support fund later this month in partnership with the Licensed Trade Charity.
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NewsGreene King takes anti-racist step in renaming four pubs
Greene King is renaming four of its pubs where the existing names are thought to hold racist connotations.
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NewsGreene King continues 90% rent concessions for tied tenants
Greene King Pub Partners has confirmed its tied tenants will continue receiving 90% rent concessions until the end of the latest lockdown.
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InterviewsGreene King CEO Nick Mackenzie: ‘People in government don’t understand pubs’
Greene King CEO Nick Mackenzie has described the uncertainty facing pub tenants face as “incredible,” saying “they do not deserve to be treated in the way that they have been by government.”
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NewsGreene King appoints Local Pubs MD
Greene King has appointed Clair Preston-Beer to its executive board as the new managing director for the more than 600-strong Local Pubs division.
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NewsGreene King increases rent concessions for tied tenants
Greene King Pub Partners has increased the rent concessions for its tied pub tenants to at least 40% until Christmas. Until the end of December, its 975 tied tenants will be granted at least a 40% rent reduction, with pubs that are forced to close in local lockdowns receiving a 90% rent discount for at least four weeks. The move brings its total estimated financial support for its tied tenants to more than £25m since March.
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NewsGreene King pledges to create 1000 opportunities for young people and drive diversity in new Princes Trust partnership
Greene King has pledged to create 1000 opportunities for young people in a new five-year agreement with the Princes Trust.
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NewsGreene King offers another £6m in rent concessions
Greene King has announced an additional £6m of financial support for its tied tenants. MD Wayne Shurvinton has written to all Greene King’s tied pub tenants to confirm a 40% rent concession will be in place for all tied pubs for a further four weeks after the current support comes to an end. That will be followed by a 30% rent concession for the four weeks after that, taking support through until October. Tied tenants buying barrels of beer or cider from Greene King will also continue receiving a trade credit of £35 per barrel through to 2021.
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NewsGreene King posts £273m losses
Greene King’s revenues were down 13.4% to £1.9bn in the full year to 26 April 2020 with its pub business worst hit by the coronavirus.
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NewsGreene King rolls out takeaway to entire managed estate
Greene King has introduced food and drink takeaway across its entire food-led managed estate, making it the largest pub takeaway business in the UK.
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NewsGreene King Premium, Urban and Venture Brands MD Karen Bosher: ‘It’s not our job to lecture people on healthy eating’
Although the Government may be adopting a nanny-state approach in its Obesity Strategy, it is not the responsibility of hospitality operators to determine the public’s eating habits, MCA’s The Conversation has heard.
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NewsGreene King makes £2m in loans to free-trade pubs
Greene King has made £2m in support loans available to its 6,500 independent free-trade pubs.
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NewsGreene King: 99% feel safe in the pub
Some 70% of people have said going to the pub for a post-lockdown pint was a top priority, ahead of visiting family and friends, according to a survey by Greene King. Greene King surveyed over 25,000 people to understand their views on returning to pubs and how they found the experience. Despite warnings that the prevalence of PPE and other enhanced safety measures might spoil the traditional pub vibe, 86% of respondents said the pub they visited still had the atmosphere they had been hoping for.
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NewsGreene King appoints chief marketing officer
Greene King has appointed Maria Sebastian to the new role of chief marketing officer.
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NewsGreene King to open two-thirds of managed estate on 6 July
Greene King is to re-open 1,294 of its managed pubs from Monday 6 July, with the remaining third of the managed estate following in a second phase, the date to be confirmed.
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NewsGreene King apologises for slave trade role
Greene King has apologised for its historic links to the slave trade and pledged to donate money to black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities.
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NewsGreene King reveals ‘Pub Safe’ operating guidelines
Greene King has unveiled details of how its pubs will look and operate ahead of them re-opening, under its set of ‘Pub Safe’ promises.
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NewsGreene King expands takeaway outside London
Greene King is expanding its new delivery and takeaway service to its pubs across the country.
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NewsGreene King gives tenants 90% rent reduction
Greene King Pub Partners is giving a 90% rent reduction to all tied pubs from 11 June until they can legally reopen.
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NewsGreene King Pub Partners signed up to BII
Greene King Pub Partners is paying for 800 tied tenants to become members of the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII).