All JD Wetherspoon articles – Page 19
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News
Urban acquires Kentish Town site
Urban Pubs & Bars has secured its 11th site and has two more in the pipeline, MCA understands.
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Rushton to head up Which Wich UK operations
James Rushton, formerly of PizzaExpress and EAT, is to aid the UK launch and roll out of Which Wich
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Analysis & Insight
Knives are out for Frankie’s
This week saw shares at The Restaurant Group fall 7% on the back of a note from UBS, which said Frankie & Benny’s new menu was still 22% more expensive than branded pub chains despite cutting prices.
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Analysis & Insight
JDW retains dominance among pub brands
The latest Pub Brand Monitor from MCA has shown that despite site closures over the past year and a fall in its share of breakfast and dinner visits, JD Wetherspoon remains the market leader.
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Stringer leaves We Are Bar
We Are Bar Group, formerly Kornicis, has announced the departure of chief executive Richard Stringer with immediate effect.
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Prime time for pubs in Q1
Pub restaurants were the most frequently visited channel in the eating out sector, despite a fall in the proportion of consumers visiting the channel overall, MCA analysis has found.
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Analysis & InsightTim Martin: How to negotiate with EU prima donnas
JD Wetherspoon founder and chairman, Tim Martin, gives his view on why the UK Government should adopt a tough stance in its negotiations over leaving the EU, including a pledge to grant EU workers in Britain the right to stay.
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Analysis & Insight
Consumer uncertainty creates significant decrease in eating out in Q1
Consumer uncertainty in the early part of 2017 has created a setback for operators with a 3% implied fall in eating out sales, MCA analysis has found.
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Analyst corner: Four key challenges for Greene King
Leading analyst Simon French, of Cenkos, has said he sees little scope for progress at Greene King in the short-term.
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Stonegate acquires Large Bars business
Stonegate Pub Company has further strengthened its presence in London, with the acquisition of the Large Bars business
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NewsJDW chair expects 10 openings a year going forward
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has told MCA that he sees an openings pipeline of c10 sites a year as the optimum rate for the foreseeable future.
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NewsJDW Q3 lfls up 4%
JD Wetherspoon saw like-for-like sales in its third quarter grow 4%, with the company describing trading as “better than expected”.
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Analysis & Insight
Five Guys the most popular fast food chain
Five Guys has been ranked the UK’s most popular fast food chain for the second year running
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OpinionWhere are the next M&A deals?
The Government has thrown many obstacles at pub operators from Brexit, the introduction of the national living wage, the market-rent-only (MRO) option and a new tax on soft drinks. Peter Hansen gives us his expert view on the market and his advice on the possibility of future M&A activity
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Analysis & InsightPub brands ring changes on regional menu pricing
MCA’s Menu Tracker has given Steve Gotham the opportunity to look at the latest menu releases by top leading pub chains Hungry Horse and JD Wetherspoon
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Analysis & Insight
Where does a pub end and a restaurant begin?
Simon Johnson of CBRE’s Corporate Advisory team looks at how managed pubs distinguish themselves from their restaurant cousins in the casual dining space and analyses the detail of the takeover of Punch
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News
Aqua Italia plans further expansion
Aqua Italia has said it is embarking on an “exciting year” with plans to open two to three new sites
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OpinionThe form horse
Seven years on from its creation, Stonegate Pub Company continues to disprove the notion that you cannot thrive as a wet-led, late-night bar operator. The TDR Capital-backed group is now garnering deserved sector-wide recognition for its approach to developing complementary town and city-centre concepts and engaged teams
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NewsOperators urged to support return of Tax Equality Day
Trade bodies have joined with JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin to urge operators to back the return of Tax Equality Day.
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JDW: Freeholds; rooms; Lloyds and food to go
JD Wetherspoon chief executive John Hutson and chief financial officer Ben Whitley spoke to the media following the company’s half-year results announcement.