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All McMullen & Sons articles
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InterviewsMcMullen’s: ‘The year is going incredibly well’
Halfway through 2024, the pub operator is seeing the volume growth it wants to see - off the back of breaking the £100m sales milestone in 2023, MD Heydon Mizon tells MCA
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NewsMcMullen’s breaks +£100m sales milestone
The record sales were driven by price increases as a well as real growth in demand, but profit conversion was impacted by labour cost inflation
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up the week’s biggest openings stories, including McMullen’s, Six by Nico, Heartwood Collection and Comptoir Libanais
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InterviewsMcMullen’s: ‘There has been a continued positive buzz in the capital’
The Hertfordshire-based pub operator will focus future acquisitions on trading pubs and hotels in London and prime Southeast locations and reports buoyant trading in the capital as tourism and Christmas parties returned in recent months.
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NewsMcMullen’s: Our London pubs are booming
McMullen’s co-managing director Heydon Mizon tells MCA that business is booming in the capital, after reporting the group’s highest annual turnover to date.
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NewsMcMullen’s surpasses £100m turnover
The brewer and pub operator reported results for the year to October 2022, achieving over £100m in turnover for the first time in history - although cost inflation eroded margins
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NewsRed Oak Taverns acquires pub from McMullen’s
The company has made its fourth single site acquisition this year, and is seeking further acquisitions as it continues to grow its estate
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InterviewsMcMullen’s: ‘There is a lot to look forward to in 2023’
The 130-strong brewer has built up its proposition post-pandemic, with sales hitting new records over the festive season, joint MD Heydon Mizon tells mMCA
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Analysis & InsightEnergy crisis: The cost of doing business
Many operators are still cushioned from the impact of rising utility bills, but some are facing the very real prospect of seismic increases. MCA spoke to operators including Heart With Smart, Oakman, New World Trading Co, McMullen and Various Eateries to find out how they are faring.
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Analysis & InsightMelting pot: Footfall fluctuates amid heatwave
Hospitality operators have reported a mixed picture in terms of footfall during the heatwave. Featuring commentary from D&D London, Revolution Bars, Stonegate, McMullens, Various Eateries and Rekom UK
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NewsMcMullens turns a profit despite challenges
In the current financial year, the family brewer has opened new pubs in Whitehall, Cambridge, Milton Keynes and is currently developing a new site in St Albans.
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NewsOperators welcome move to cut self-isolation period
The government’s decision to reduce the duration of self-isolation to five days is expected to significantly improve staff availability in the hospitality sector.
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NewsBusinesses on ‘a knife edge’ as numbers self-isolating rise
Absences by staff in self-isolation have been rocketing in recent weeks with operators losing tens of thousands of pounds in revenue.
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NewsFamily brewers: ‘They have longevity and resilience in their DNA’
Family brewers’ ability to adapt, and their position in local communities, has held them in good stead during the pandemic, and will aid their recovery, according to Emma McClarkin, chief executive, British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).
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NewsInception Group, Robinsons and Tokyo Industries join Pub Conference line up
Inception Group, Robinsons Brewery and Tokyo Industries are among the operators that will be taking to the stage at MCA’s Pub Conference 2021.
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InterviewsMcMullen: Freehold model worked well during Covid
The freehold market proved a safe haven for McMullen & Sons during the pandemic thanks to investors choosing to keep their cash in pub assets.
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NewsMcMullen & Sons sees profits almost half
McMullen & Sons, the Hertford-based brewer and pub operator, saw turnover decline from £93m in 2019 to £64.4m for the 52 weeks to 27 September 2020.
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NewsSector hits back at ventilation claims
Pub and restaurant operators have fought back against claims from the British Medical Association (BMA) that the hospitality sector needs to do more to improve the ventilation in their venues in order to reduce the airborne risk of Covid-19 transmission.
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News‘As good as could be expected’ - operators react to the Budget
In what is now a well-worn routine, Boris Johnson was last week the bearer of bad news, announcing a much slower than preferred roadmap reopening, with hospitality apparently at the end of the queue.
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NewsMcMullen sees overall growth of 7% in latest financial year
McMullen & Sons has achieved total revenue growth of around 7.5% for the financial year ended September 2019, MCA can reveal.