All Fuller’s articles
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up the week’s biggest openings stories, including new sites from Loungers, Mulligans, Honest Greens, and more
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OpinionSimon Emeny: ‘There’s no plan for economic growth and, without it, nowhere left to go’
The executive chair of Fuller’s says the budget was worse than he feared and leaves pubs and hotels ‘being wrung dry by tax shocks’
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OpinionSimon Emeny: ‘Chancellor needs to find ambitious and innovative ways to drive growth’
The country “cannot tax our way to victory – there must be an alternative approach and that needs new ideas and new thinking”, the Fuller’s CEO writes in The Standard.
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InterviewsContinued investment delivers returns for Fuller’s
CEO Simon Emeny tells MCA that investments and acquisitions have delivered strong returns, despite concerns over the upcoming Budget’s impact on the hospitality sector
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NewsFuller’s sees ‘continuing momentum’ as revenue rises
The pub company says it has ‘outperformed the market’ in its half-year results with like for like sales growth of 4.6%, and a 28% increase in adjusted profit before tax
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NewsFuller’s delivers 5% like-for-like growth
CEO Simon Emeny commented on the pub company’s excellent results in the first 16 weeks of its financial year, with chairman Michael Turner stepping down after 47 years
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, featuring Heartwood, Pick & Cheese, Brunning & Price, and more
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NewsPub bosses warn government over £1.7bn tax on business
The leaders of JW Wetherspoon, Fuller’s and Greene King have called for the “unfairness” in the business rates system to be rectified if further pub closures are to be avoided
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OpinionFuller’s succession plan leaves few surprises
Key to the success of Fuller’s management team is a succession process ‘as smooth as a head on a pint of London pride’, says Dominic Walsh, as he considers the implications of the recently announced reshuffle
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NewsPub groups develop loyalty schemes to increase frequency
Greene King, Fuller’s, Mitchells & Butlers and Butcombe Group, are launching or revamping loyalty programmes in a bid to lure back customers with more frequency, the Financial Times reports
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NewsPub sector increases commitment to DEI
Companies including Fuller’s, Greene King, and Punch Pubs have committed to furthering diversity and inclusion in support of the BBPA’s Open To All charter
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InterviewsFuller's Simon Emeny: ‘Leadership changes mirror 2007 move’
Emeny says the leadership changes announced yesterday had been “worked on for a number of years,” and that he will be combining the role of chairman and chief executive
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NewsRobust trading and estate management drives returns for Fuller’s
The pub company achieved like-for-like growth across food, drink, and accommodation, and further announced Simon Emeny will become executive chairman next month
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NewsSimon Emeny: NICs rise a ‘hammer blow’ to sector
The Fuller’s chief executive said he is frustrated by the “lack of joined-up thinking” by the government, and had been forced to review prices in the past week in response to rising business costs
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NewsFuller’s announces board changes
Helen Jones is stepping down as an independent non-executive director (NED), and chair of the remuneration committee, with Robin Rowland replacing her role on the committee and Jane Bednall joining the board as an NED
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NewsFuller’s agrees new £185m banking facility
The facility provides the pub company with “significant headroom” to pursue growth through acquisitions; while it is launching another around of share buybacks of up to one million ‘A’ shares
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, including Loungers, Gail’s, Afrikana and more
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NewsFuller’s ‘maintains market outperformance’
The pub and hotel business reported “excellent trading” over the five-week Christmas and New Year period, delivering like-for-like growth of 10.2%, with +5.9% growth achieved in the year to date
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InterviewsFuller’s: Budget will have ‘enormous impact’
The Chancellor’s eocnomic plans will not impact Fuller’s financial performance this year, but CEO Simon Emeny is convinced of the impact the “regressive” tax burden will have on the sector
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NewsFuller’s look to future with optimism
The premium pub company is trading ahead of the market in like-for-like sales, and has an estate that’s “never been in such good shape”