All JD Wetherspoon articles – Page 15
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FSA review after Russel Hume and 2 Sisters scandals
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) have launched a review of meat cutting premises and cold stores following serious non-compliance issues found at plants operated by 2 Sisters Food Group and Russell Hume.
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TRG Concessions takes over JDW pub at Aberdeen Airport
TRG Concessions has taken over the JD Wetherspoon pub in Aberdeen Airport.
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VAT campaigners hail “excellent meeting” with Brexit MP
The organisers of the campaign to reduce VAT in the hospitality sector have met with the Minister of State at the Brexit Department, Steve Baker MP and a number of other senior Conservative MPs.
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JDW drops Russell Hume, secures new steak supplier
JD Wetherspoon is to reintroduce steak in its 900 pubs across the UK and Republic of Ireland on Tuesday.
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NewsJDW: Drinks sales growth now almost equal to food
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has told MCA that the growth in drink sales across the estate is now almost at parity with food, for the first time in 15 years.
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NewsJDW Q2 lfls up 6%
JD Wetherspoon saw like-for-like sales in the 12 weeks to 21 January increase 6%, with total sales up 4.3%.
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NewsCalls for renewed focus on gender diversity at board level
Progress on the number of female senior executives within the pub and restaurant sector is lagging behind other companies within hospitality, travel and leisure (HTL), according to the findings of a wide-ranging review of gender diversity and female progression, published by PwC.
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Analysis & InsightTake a bow leading operators
MCA director of insight Steve Gotham, takes a look at which brands stood out in 2017 to an increasingly demanding and promiscuous consumer base
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NewsRetailers’ Retailer finalists announced
The finalists show strong performances from wet-led businesses across the year represented in the shortlist.
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NewsWhitbread Restaurants – star of the show or work in progress?
Coverage of Whitbread’s results yesterday was dominated by the fall in like-for-like sales across its UK equity Costa stores and flat trading in hotels.
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Analysts corner: Jack on high street bar chains
Leading analyst Douglas Jack, of Peel Hunt, examines the Deltic Group’s latest trading figures and what it means for high street bar operators in general. He suggests that wet-led bar operators are now seeing the benefits of 10 years of hard work in cleansing the model – a process which he believes restaurant operators are only just beginning.
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Analysts corner: Wet-led venues continue to lead the pack
Leading analyst Douglas Jack, of Peel Hunt, gives his view on trading updates for January, and identifies Revolution Bars as his top pick, with or without a deal.
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NewsStonegate festive lfls up 5.5%
Stonegate has reported like-for-like sales for the four weeks to 31 December up 5.5%.
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Analysis & InsightPubs now opening at faster rate than restaurants
Managed pub and bar companies are now opening new sites at a faster rate than casual dining groups, the latest figures have shown.
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Amber secures new backing and £100m growth fund
Amber Taverns, the c140-strong wet-led pub operator, has secured new investment from former Admiral Taverns’ backers, Ares Capital Management, MCA has learnt.
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NewsJDW to rollout self-serve coffee machines
JD Wetherspoon is to roll self-serve coffee machines out across its estate.
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NewsB&K raises £7m for further growth
Brewhouse & Kitchen has begun another round of fundraising, with £7m committed so far, MCA understands.
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B&K secures permission for former JDW site
Brewhouse & Kitchen has secured planning permission to convert a JD Wetherspoon’s site in Milton Keynes.
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Regional brewers ‘will gain most from MUP’
Analysts have been assessing the implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling that minimum unit alcohol pricing can be introduced in Scotland.
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JDW Q1 lfls up 6.1%
JD Wetherspoon has reported like-for-like sales up 6.1% in the first13 weeks of the year to 29 October, with total sales up 4.3%.