All JD Wetherspoon articles – Page 36
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JDW and Vapiano praised for quality of their toilets
JD Wetherspoon and Vapiano have won recognition for the standards of their toilets in the Loo of the Year Awards 2014.
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Brains appoints new head of pub operations
SA Brain, the Cardiff-based brewer, pub and coffee shop operator, has announced Kris Dungey will join the business as Group Head of Pub Operations from Monday.
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NewsSpirit set to recommend revised Greene King offer
Spirit Pub Company has announced that it is willing to recommend a revised takeover offer from Greene King of approximately 109.5p, which values the company at £723.5m
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Bish to assist VAT Club
Former Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) chief executive Nick Bish has been drafted in to help boost membership of Jacques Borel’s VAT Club
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Analysis & InsightFood quality most important factor for 16-24 year olds
The quality of food is the most important factor for 16-24 year olds in the UK when choosing where to eat
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NewsAnalyst corner: Jamie Rollo on JDW
Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley says he expects Q1 like for like sales growth of c. 5-6% for JD Wetherspoon, in-line with the first six weeks of the quarter.
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JDW to convert Belfast church
JD Wetherspoon has plans to open a new pub in Belfast on the site of a Methodist church on University Street in the Northern Ireland city
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Former JDW director of licensing dies
JD Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin has paid tribute to the company’s former director of licensing, David Isaac, who has passed away
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OpinionComing full circle
After more than 11 years writing about the pub industry, M&C Report’s departing deputy editor John Harrington presents his valedictory on a sector that has been through the mill and come out stronger the other side
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NewsStarbucks makes calorie reduction commitment
Starbucks has become the first coffee shop operator to sign the calorie reduction pledge under the Responsibility Deal
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NewsEnterprise begins managed expansion
Enterprise Inns has revealed it will have 10 directly managed sites by mid-November
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JDW hosts international ale festival
JD Wetherspoon will be serving ten real ales from around the world, alongside beers from the UK, during a 17 day festival later this month
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Opinion
Unbranded managed pubs – the ‘Cinderella Segment’
At the ‘Pub Ball’ there has been one ‘Cinderella’ not yet invited. One whose attributes have yet to be fully appreciated but who may achieve recognition and success after a period of obscurity and neglect. This is the area of the smaller, unbranded managed pub, argues advisory firm CBRE
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NewsJDW’s Davis to become Greene King CFO
Kirk Davis, the current finance director at JD Wetherspoon, is to join rival Greene King from the start of next year as its new chief financial officer.
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Police object to JDW levy hours bid
Nottinghamshire Police has objected to an application from JD Wetherspoon (JDW) to reduce one of its pub’s hours to avoid paying a late-night levy, on the grounds of “crime and disorder, public safety and the prevention of public nuisance”
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NewsOperators say Tax Equality Day boosted sales
The second Tax Equality Day saw sales rise as much as 11% according to some of the operators taking part
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NewsJDW eyes new Brighton site
JD Wetherspoon has plans to open a site in Brighton near the London Road area at the heart of the city’s new student accommodation for the University of Sussex, according to Fleurets
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OpinionDeal of the decade?
What lies behind Greene King’s approach for Spirit Pub Company, what complications does it bring and what does it tell us about the current state of the pub market? John Harrington speaks to the experts
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NewsOperators make new salt reduction pledges
JD Wetherspoon, Strada, Jamie’s Italian and Pret A Manger are among the operators from the eating and drinking out sector that have committed to new pledges around salt reduction
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NewsHarbottle joins Enterprise Inns
Enterprise Inns has appointed Paul Harbottle, former chief executive of Atmosphere Pubs & Bars and chief operating officer of JD Wetherspoon, as it looks to develop its new managed pub division