All JD Wetherspoon articles – Page 21
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NewsNWTC acquires JDW site in Didsbury
The New World Trading Company has made its first acquisition since it was acquired by Graphite in a £50m deal in June.
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Hawthorn poised for further growth following year of investment
Hawthorn Leisure recorded a £9.5m pre-tax loss in 2015, but said the year saw an infrastructure put in place that would allow it to grow both its tenanted and leased and managed operations.
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Peach appoints new FD
Peach Pubs has appointed a Julie Centracchio, formerly of JD Wetherspoon, as its new finance director, as Joe Gartwaite departs the business.
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Analysis & InsightScores on the doors
The latest data from MCA’s comprehensive Eating Out Panel has revealed a strong showing for pub companies, outperforming their restaurant counterparts in terms of net promoter scores throughout the day. MCA’s director of insight, Steve Gotham, looks at some of the reasons the Great British pub is still resonating so strongly with consumers.
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Analyst corner: Brumby on JDW
Following its trading update yesterday, leading analyst Mark Brumby at Langton Capital reports on the subsequent JD Wetherspoon conference call
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Nando’s tops restaurant brands at lunch and dinner
Nando’s cemented its status as the most popular chain restaurant at lunch and dinner with a strong performance in Q3, the latest MCA data has shown.
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JDW seeks tenants for £4.5m Ramsgate development
JD Wetherspoon is seeking operators to join it in a £4.5m development in Ramsgate, Kent.
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Hungry Horse gains visit share as JDW form dips
Greene King is seeing dividends from its investment in Hungry Horse, MCA’s latest Pub Brand Monitor has shown, as JD Wetherspoon loses share at key dayparts.
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JDW Q1 lfls up 3.5%
JD Wetherspoon has this morning updated on trading for the 13 weeks to 23 October, in which total sales grew 2.3%.
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Five minutes with….. Tim Martin, JDW
This week, MCA takes five minutes with JD Wetherspoon founder and chairman, Tim Martin
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NewsFast food must modernise to win back young
Fast food operators must modernise to win back younger consumers, MCA can reveal.
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OpinionPerfect pitch
As we move into the final quarter of the year, there is a sense that operators across the sector are having to reassess the levels they have set on their respective “business graphic equalisers” to match the increasing headwinds. The majority are being faced with the questions of do you dial down investment on marketing and expansion whilst fading up funding on recruitment/training and maintenance capex?
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JDW and Punch push for greater sustainability
JD Wetherspoon (JDW) and Punch have signed up to the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA)’s Food Made Good scheme
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Burns: Changing capex cycle
Leading analyst Karl Burns at Investec believes like-for-like sales growth will be driven by increasing capital investment moving forward
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Sports Bar & Grill returns to the market
Bar Holdings – the company behind the Sports Bar & Grill concept – has placed the five-strong chain back on the market
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Burns: Landscape shifts set to continue
Analyst Karl Burns at Investec has said that the UK’s pub & restaurant sector is going through a period of significant change, resulting in market share shift, margin pressure and higher capex requirements, putting pressure on returns.
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Five more JDW sites on the market
JD Wetherspoon has put five more pubs on the market - taking the number of its pubs currently for sale to 26.
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OpinionWhy private equity has a lot to answer for
As we celebrate our 200th edition, the co-founder of M&C Report, Peter Martin, reflects on the driving forces behind the creation of the title and what has changed over the past two decades
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The Draft House to trial Deliveroo
The Draft House, the London-based craft beer concept, is to start a trial with Deliveroo through its Northcote Road site
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Unhealthiest breakfast options of high street operators revealed
JD Wetherspoon serves one of the unhealthiest breakfasts on the high street, according to research of publically available nutritional information.