All JD Wetherspoon articles – Page 43
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Analysis & Insight
The bacaro boys
Polpo co-founders Russell Norman and Richard Beatty have left a trail of bare-bricked copycats and no-reservation restaurants in their wake. Now recently publicans, is there anything this driven duo won’t try their hand at?
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Analysis & InsightBranded dining sector to grow 7.6% by revenue in 2014
The UK branded dining sector will grow 7.6% by revenue in 2014, with outlet numbers increasing 5.5%, according to figures from Allegra’s Project Restaurant Report
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Diary
Diary: TRG, JDW, Bill's, Enterprise
This week’s Diary includes pressure rising on Vince Cable over pubcos, Turner upbeat on TRG, Bill’s looking north and Benugo’s rent strife. Cable’s pubco gaffe There’s been another twist in the tenanted pubco saga today, with Business Secretary Vince Cable facing a demand to remove himself from the ...
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NewsJDW sets opening date for Ireland debut
The former Tonic Bar in Temple Road, Carysfort Avenue, Blackrock, is to be named The Three Tun Tavern
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NewsPubco founders disregard plight of tenants
The founders of the big tenanted pubcos remain less concerned about the plight of pub tenants than about their own financial wellbeing, according to JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin
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NewsM&C20 underperforms All Share Index
The M&C20 underperformed the FTSE All Share Index this week, despite share price growth for seven of the top 10 sector firms. Overall growth was 1.6%, against +2.5% for the All Share
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NewsJDW embraces beer cans
Cans of beer will be appearing in all 900 JD Wetherspoon pubs from next month
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NewsGovernment focused on calories, not sugar
Dr Susan Jebb, chair of the Responsibility Deal Food Network, has suggested that the Government does not intend to add new pledges around sugar or fat reduction as part of the initiative
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OpinionIs the coffee shop the new pub?
”Forget the war of the coffee shops. The battle between big chains such as Starbucks, Costa and Caffè Nero and their smaller independent rivals is nothing compared to the real clash on the high street – coffee shops versus the great British pub”
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 15-16 February
Punch Taverns Shareholders in Punch Taverns face being wiped out under fresh restructuring plan from lenders Shareholders in Punch Taverns, Britain’s second-largest pubs group, face being wiped out under a fresh restructuring plan from lenders. Proposals put forward by management and due to be voted on last week were withdrawn ...
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NewsM&C20 underperforms against FTSE
The M&C20 Index climbed 0.9% this week, driven by growth from one of its smaller companies but underperformed the FTSE All Share Index, which was up by 1.5%, for the second week in a row
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NewsM&B: Irish market an attractive one
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has admitted to M&C Report that it thinks the pub market in Ireland is an attractive one, but that it was no closer on making a decision to launch in the country
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News
UK pub groups to become key players in Ireland
UK pub chains are likely to become a key player in the Irish retail property market as they continue to expand into Ireland, according to Savills
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News
JDW breakfast named most nutritious
JD Wetherspoons’ breakfast has been named the most nutritious of those served across UK hospitality
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 25-26 January
Company results and news How TGI Friday’s boss cut out the obstructive staff Under Karen Forrester, the TGI Friday’s restaurant chain has undergone a big recovery – and it all began with a fire that gutted one of its flagship sites. While most bosses would consider this an unmitigated disaster, ...
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NewsM&C20 in reverse as ‘big boys’ falter
The M&C20 Index suffered a 2% reverse this week after strong recent gains with seven of the biggest eight companies’ shares in decline
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OpinionWhen Martin met Griffiths
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin and Andrew Griffiths MP, who chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group, met recently to discuss their differing opinions of the VAT campaign over a pint or two. Martin discusses how they got on and looks at what’s next for the campaign
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News
The Chinese Buffet rollout continues
The Chinese Buffet, the Lancashire-based restaurant operator, has secured its eighth site in the North West in the Centenary Square development in Bradford
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NewsJDW eyes roadside opportunities
JD Wetherspoon will look to open more out-of-town, roadside pubs, although not necessarily at motorways, chairman Tim Martin has told M&C Report
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News'Rising tide' lifts pub companies
A leading analyst has said there’s been a “rising tide” in the pub sector, helped by good trading over summer and Christmas and an “improving consumer outlook” that “fuels optimism in the licensed trade”.