All JD Wetherspoon articles – Page 22
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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.
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Analysis & InsightKing of the road
Welcome Break chief executive Rod McKie talks to James Wallin about how service stations can be bellweathers for consumer trends, how to decided which brand is hot and which is not and why it took so long to get Pret on the motorway
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Intertain acquires JDW Chelmsford site
Intertain chief executive John Leslie has told MCA he hopes to acquire another one or two sites before the end of the year, after securing a JD Wetherspoon site in Chelmsford.
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NewsThe Draft House to make regional debut in MK
The Draft House, the London-based craft beer concept, will make its regional debut in Milton Keynes this October
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B&K secures JDW site and further funding
Brewhouse & Kitchen has exchanged on the freehold of JD Wetherspoon’s Gatehouse in Lichfield as it secures further investment.
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NewsWelcome Break sees Brexit impact on customer spend
Welcome Break chief executive Rod McKie has told MCA that the group is already seeing the impact of Brexit on customers’ discretionary spend.
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Oak Taverns plans street food market concept
Oak Taverns is looking to develop a new street food model which will be developed in a new site and rolled out to a selection of existing sites as well as new venues.
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Snug Bars to grow to 10 by October
Snug Bars co-founder Giles Fry has told MCA he expects to open a further two sites by October.
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OpinionBrexit – Time for a VAT Cut?
Oakman Inns & Restaurants chief executive Peter Borg-Neal says that in the fallout from the Brexit, the sector needs to unite behind a common cause that can provide a boost to all operators. Is it time to reignite the VAT cut debate?
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NewsJDW: Craft beer, Sunday trading and hotels
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has told MCA that all areas of the business were in growth in the last year – with craft beer sales up c10%.
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JDW FY lfls up 3.4%
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has said trade strengthened slightly in the aftermath of the UK’s vote to leave the EU.