All JD Wetherspoon articles – Page 16
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Analysis & Insight
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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News
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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News
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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News
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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News
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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News
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%.
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News
Westminster launches Best Bar None scheme
Westminster City Council has launched its own Best Bar None scheme.
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Analysis & Insight
Work experience
The UK’s eating and drinking-out sector was facing a staffing crisis, especially in its kitchens, before the issues thrown up by Brexit came about. Will turning to older and wiser heads help ease some of the pain?
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News
JDW puts Cambridge pub on the market
JD Wetherspoon has put its fire-damaged Tivoli pub in Cambridge on the market.
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News
Chain restaurants still failing to serve healthy children’s meals
Children’s menus at some of the UK’s leading restaurant and pub chains are still dominated by super-sized calorific puddings and unlimited refills of unhealthy sugary drinks – undermining efforts to tackle the obesity crisis, according to a new report.
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Analysis & InsightEating out market growth stalled in Q2
The total value of the Eating Out Market fell 1% between Q2 2016 and the same period this year, the latest data from MCA has shown.
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News
Wagamama launches vegan menu
Wagamama has become the latest established operator to launch a dedicated vegan menu
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Opinion
From beer house to booze bunker
The great British pub has undergone countless changes over the past century – from community hubs to gastropub, via brewhouses, wine bars and theme pubs. Beer writers Jessica Boak and Ray Bailey have chronicled the journey of the modern day boozer, in their new book 20th Century Pub. The following is an exclusive extract for MCA readers
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Analysis & InsightTim Martin on Boris Johnson
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin writes in defence of Boris Johnson and says those attacking him for perceived falsehoods in his campaign to quit the EU have often been guilty of peddling fake news themselves.
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NewsLoungers, JDW & Wagamama winners at Vegan Food Awards
Loungers, JD Wetherspoon and Wagamama were amongst the sector winners at the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Vegan Food Awards 2017
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NewsJDW to ban plastic straws
JD Wetherspoon is to become the latest sector operator to stop the use of plastic straws