All Butcombe Group articles
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NewsMCA’s Pub Conference returns on 25 June with industry-leading speaker line-up
Secure your place at the UK’s leading pub sector conference, featuring panel sessions on community pubs, sports bars, innovation, accommodation, people and culture and family brewers.
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NewsButcombe appoints Alice Bowyer as MD of managed house division amid leadership restructure
The Caledonia Private Capital-backed premium pub group has also announced several senior promotions as it looks to build on the momentum of record-breaking financial results
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NewsIndustry leaders back VAT cut petition
More than 25,000 signatories have already given their support to the sector-wide campaign, which is calling for the government to cut hospitality VAT to 10%
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NewsButcombe Group sees continued uplift in like-for-likes
The premium pub group said Q1 trading has been strong, with its managed pubs achieving like-for-like sales growth of 3.6%, on the back of a record year
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up the week’s biggest openings stories, featuring new venues from La Nouvelle Garde, Bubala, Giraffe, and more
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up the week’s biggest openings stories, featuring new venues from Gordon Ramsay, Jason Atherton, JUNK Burger, HOP Vietnamese, and more
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Weekend Press‘They’re not listening’: Pub boss blasts government over tax hikes
Jonathan Lawson, chief executive of Butcombe Group, accused ministers of ignoring business, making it harder for the company to invest
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NewsButcombe Group completes strategic refinancing
New debt facilities from Barclays, Lloyds and NatWest will strengthen the premium pub company’s capacity to make further acquisitions and invest in its estate
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up the week’s biggest openings stories, featuring new concepts from Evolv Collection, Gordon Ramsay Restaurants, and more
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NewsMinimum wage ‘doing more harm than good’
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin, Big Table Group CEO Alan Morgan and Butcombe Group CEO Jonathan Lawson speak out about the impact minimum wage rises is having on business.
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NewsLondon pubs, accommodation drive ‘exceptional’ results for Butcombe Group
The premium pub operator named its London venues and Butcombe Boutique Inns offering as standout performers, with 9.7% like-for-like growth across its UK managed pub division
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NewsButcombe Group makes senior team changes to support growth
Cat Moseley will take on the newly created role of chief experience officer, while Richard Maslin will assume the title of group property and commercial director
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NewsButcombe Group delivers 9.8% growth in like-for-likes
Sales were up across all areas of the managed business, with drinks seeing the strongest lfl growth of +13% - boosted by the favourable weather, while food sales were up 8%, in the first half of the year
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Analysis & InsightPub operators urge government clarity as cost pressures threaten investment
Senior leaders from the UK pub sector gathered for a roundtable with MCA and UKH CEO Kate Nicholls to discuss government engagement, business rates reform, cost inflation and the long-term outlook for operators
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InterviewsButcombe Group: ‘Loyalty is driving a disproportionate amount of growth’
More than half of the pub and inn operator’s like-for-like growth was connected to loyalty transactions last year, CEO Jonathan Lawson told MCA’s Pub Conference
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EventsPub leaders to share strategies for standout destination venues
Leaders from Greene King, Butcombe and St Austell will explore the strategies behind building and sustaining these venues at this year’s Pub Conference
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NewsHospitality companies recognised in Sunday Times Best Places to Work list
Popeyes, Wingstop, Butcombe Group, and Parogon Group were among the hospitality operators recognised for their people culture
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NewsButcombe Group delivers record Q1 results and double-digit growth
The group achieved record revenues of £149m, up from £144.4m, with underlying group EBITDA growing 7.4%. CEO Jonathan Lawson said the results reflected “continued operational strength and effective strategic investments”