All JD Wetherspoon articles – Page 22
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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.
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Barnfather: Pubs & restaurant sector remains broadly positive
Leading sector analyst Anna Barnfather at Panmure Gordon has said that the outlook for pubs and restaurant sector remains broadly positive
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JDW launches first order & pay app
JD Wetherspoon is to roll out its first order & pay app across its estate after a successful trial in selected sites.
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OpinionBack on track
Dominic Walsh explores the fall from grace of Ed’s Easy Diner and ponders whether the travails of recent months have done any lasting damage to this business, whilst at the same time asking whether there is merit in a future link up between Stonegate and Mitchells & Butlers
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NewsJDW: Sales mix; share buybacks; hotels and takeaways
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin and chief executive John Hutson spoke to the media following this morning’s full-year results announcement.
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NewsJDW sees sales rise 4.1% year to date
JD Wetherspoon has seen sales growth of 4.1% in its current financial year, from 24 July, and has predicted a “slightly improved trading outcome this year”.
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Analyst corner: Brumby on over-expansion & fabricated demand
With The Restaurant Group and Ed’s Easy Diner having said that they are to dispose of units, leading analyst Mark Brumby at Langton Capital says the pair are unlikely to be the last operators to trim their estates
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JDW releases autumn menu changes
JD Wetherspoon has introduced three new burgers as part of its autumn menu.
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B&K targets M4 corridor
Brewhouse & Kitchen chairman Kris Gumbrell has told MCA the company is eyeing the M4 corridor as an infill area between its current hubs.
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Analysis & Insight
Cosy Club in the comfort zone
Loungers co-founder Jake Bishop talks to James Wallin about what the future holds for Cosy Club, why the brand is able to outpace the competition and explains the Loungers version of top trumps.