All JD Wetherspoon articles – Page 14
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Opinion
Method behind Usher’s mayhem
Gary Usher is the outspoken chef-patron whose fledgling bistro group punches above its weight. Despite insisting he’s simply winging it, is there actually a calculating business mind behind the bluster? Finn Scott-Delany finds out
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NewsCity Pub Group YTD sales up 23%
City Pub Group saw total sales for the first 18 weeks of the financial year grow 23%.
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OpinionBrandwatch: Greggs
The bakery food-to-go giant announced this week that it was adopting a “more cautious” outlook regarding performance for the rest of the year as troubles on the high street start to affect growth. Georgi Gyton takes a look at how the brand is setting itself up to even out any bumps in the road
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News“Jury still out” on JDW pizza offer
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has said the “jury is still out” on the group’s trial of a pizza offer, admitting he has his doubts as to whether it will be profitable.
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NewsJDW Q3 lfls up 3.5%
JD Wetherspoon grew like-for-like sales 3.5% in its third quarter to 29 April while total sales were up 2.8%.
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News
Analysts corner: Peel Hunt on JDW
Leading analysts, Douglas Jack and Ivor Jones of Peel Hunt, give their views on JD Wetherspoon, ahead of the group’s Q3 trading statement next week.
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News
JDW pledges zero landfill target by end of 2018
JD Wetherspoon has teamed up with waste management company Veolia to help the pub group divert 100% of its waste from landfill by 2018.
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NewsComptoir appoints new CFO; eyes further franchise growth
The Comptoir Group is understood to have appointed Mark Carrick, formerly of Ten Entertainment Group, as its new chief financial officer.
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NewsCity Pub Group adds two new sites
City Pub Group has acquired The Covent Garden pub and taken on its ninth site in Cambridge, MCA understands.
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Social media decision 'unlikely to hit JDW’s bottom line'
Ditching social media should have little impact on JD Wetherspoon’s bottom line in the long run, according to Stephan Shakespeare, co-founder of YouGov.
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NewsGovernment pledges plastic straw ban
The Government has announced a consultation over a ban of plastic straws and drinks stirrers in a bid to cut plastic waste.
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Analysis & InsightJDW’s social media stunt goes viral
The news that JD Wetherspoon has pulled the plug on all of its social media activity prompted social, as well as the mainstream, media, to go into overdrive. Georgi Gyton asks whether it will have any impact and if it will encourage other food and drink operators to follow suit?
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NewsJDW shuts social media accounts
JD Wetherspoon has announced it is to close its Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts for its individual pubs and head office, with immediate effect.
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Analysis & Insight
Gender pay gap reporting: A sector overview
Gender pay gap reporting has been dominating the headlines this week. With the deadline now passed, what were the numbers reported by some of the biggest players in the eating and drinking out market? MCA takes a look
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NewsLoungers is UK’s fastest growing pub company
Loungers was the fastest growing UK pub group in terms of turnover in 2017, the latest MCA data has shown.
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OpinionOn a walkabout with Stonegate
Stonegate chief executive Simon Longbottom talks to Georgi Gyton about the company’s strategy of building a presence in city and town centres through its stable of brands and formats.
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News
Measuring the Attenborough effect
With delivery companies announcing major plastic packaging reduction initiatives, the Sustainable Restaurant Association’s Andrew Stephen examines the Attenborough effect – and what more the industry can do to address the pressing issue
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News
JDW: Pizza, brand building and growth
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin spoke to the press following this morning H1 results announcement. He discussed his approach of sticking to the brand’s core values while innovating on a small scale, including the fledgling pizza offer. He also shared his thoughts on delivery, the casual dining market and plans for further expansion in the Republic of Ireland but why JDW won’t be going international.
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NewsJDW H1 lfls up 6.1%
JD Wetherspoon has reported a 6.1% rise in like-for-like sales for the 26 weeks to 28 January.
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Analysts Corner: Goodbody on JD Wetherspoon
Leading analyst Brian Devitt, at Goodbody, looks ahead to JD Wetherspoon’s H1 results for 2018 later this week.