All JD Wetherspoon articles – Page 5
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NewsJDW appoints employee directors to board
JD Wetherspoon has appointed four employees to its board in an effort to boost its business by having additional ‘pub experience’ at board at a senior level.
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NewsTim Martin: ‘Predictions for profits are hazardous’
JD Wetherspoon’s chairman Tim Martin has hit out at the government’s “radical changes of direction”, stating the implications of further restrictions could lead to a loss-making first half.
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NewsWetherspoon and Budweiser in new 20-year deal
It follows a 41-year association between Wetherspoon and Heineken as well as its predecessor, Scottish and Newcastle
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NewsTim Martin: Wetherspoon still a broad church
The Wetherspoon chairman has shrugged off a disappointing trading update, telling MCA he hopes the legacy of the pandemic will be “temporary, not permanent”
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NewsDraught ales and breakfast sales down at Wetherspoon
JD Wetherspoon has seen like-for-like sales down 8.9% for the first 15 weeks of the financial year to 7 November 2021.
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NewsWetherspoon to appoint ‘worker directors’ to board
It is hoped that the creation of more experience of the ‘front line’ at board level will help to protect the DNA of the business
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NewsJD Wetherspoon ‘cautiously optimistic’ after year of lockdowns
The managed pub company reported a loss before tax of £154.7m, during a period when pubs were closed nationally for 19 weeks.
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NewsDraymen vote in favour of pay deal
A pay deal has been struck with 1,000 draymen at drinks delivery company GXO Logistics Drinks, following the threat of strike action last month.
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NewsJDW hits back at headlines on beer shortages
JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has hit back at headlines in the national press that linked its current shortages with some beer to issues around the shortage of workers caused by Brexit, and reports that its pubs were running low of beer, claiming they were inaccurate.
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NewsWetherspoons blames beer shortages on industrial action
JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has said the supply shortages it has been experiencing with several of the beer and lager brands it sells is down to the industrial action proposed by delivery drivers supplying Heineken products, rather than the impact of Brexit.
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OpinionDominic Walsh: ‘Freedom’ lasted all of 17 hours
It was dubbed Freedom Day. The moment when all Covid-related restrictions would be lifted and life – notably going to the pub or eating out at a local restaurant – would return to normal.
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NewsWetherspoon looks to sell seven pubs
JD Wetherspoon looks to sell seven pubs has appointed CBRE and Savills to sell seven of its pubs.
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NewsNightclubs reopen as ‘freedom day’ dawns
Clubbers have returned to the bars and dancefloors of nightclubs as England reached its long-awaited ‘freedom day’ today (19 July).
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NewsJDW expects sales to return to 2019 levels
J D Wetherspoon has reported like-for-like sales were down 14.6% between 17 May-4 July.
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NewsWetherspoon staff call for bank holiday pay boost
Thousands of staff at JD Wetherspoon are reported to have joined a campaign calling for extra pay for working bank holidays.
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NewsTim Martin disputes claims it has staffing issues
JD Wetherspoon (JDW) chairman Tim Martin has claimed that reports that he had urged the Prime Minister to introduce visa scheme for EU workers to help with the current recruitment crisis in the sector are “untrue”.
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NewsWetherspoon’s Tim Martin calls for workers’ visa
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has called on the Prime Minister to introduce a visa scheme that would enable him to recruit workers from the European Union in order to cope with the current recruitment struggles in the hospitality sector.
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NewsPubs poised to bring back drinking at the bar
Senior leaders at some of the UK’s biggest pub companies are gearing up for customers to be able to drink at the bar from 21 June, the Telegraph has reported.
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NewsPub marquee plan ‘entirely barking’
Pubs will be allowed to install marquees in beer gardens for the entire summer instead of 28 days currently allowed, without planning permission, the government has announced.
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NewsJDW pricing strategy a key focus for analysts
The issue of JD Wetherspoon’s ability to push up prices has been called into question by several analysts following its half year financial update last week.