All JD Wetherspoon articles – Page 22

  • News

    Oak Taverns plans street food market concept

    2016-07-22T08:29:08.163Z

    Oak Taverns is looking to develop a new street food model which will be developed in a new site and rolled out to a selection of existing sites as well as new venues.

  • News

    Snug Bars to grow to 10 by October

    2016-07-15T16:35:43.840Z

    Snug Bars co-founder Giles Fry has told MCA he expects to open a further two sites by October.

  • Peter Borg-Neal
    Opinion

    Brexit – Time for a VAT Cut?

    2016-07-15T16:35:39.353Z

    Oakman Inns & Restaurants chief executive Peter Borg-Neal says that in the fallout from the Brexit, the sector needs to unite behind a common cause that can provide a boost to all operators. Is it time to reignite the VAT cut debate?

  • Tim Martin at the Pub Conference
    News

    JDW: Craft beer, Sunday trading and hotels

    2016-07-13T08:27:00Z

    JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has told MCA that all areas of the business were in growth in the last year – with craft beer sales up c10%.

  • News

    JDW FY lfls up 3.4%

    2016-07-13T07:09:00Z

    JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has said trade strengthened slightly in the aftermath of the UK’s vote to leave the EU.

  • News

    Operators take home Good Housekeeping Awards

    2016-07-08T16:32:00Z

    Pizza Express and Costa Coffee have both triumphed in the twelfth annual Good Housekeeping Awards

  • News

    TRG and JDW collect FAB Awards

    2016-07-05T08:30:00Z

    TRG Concessions won two awards and received a commendation at the fifth annual Airport Food & Beverage Conference & Awards

  • Opinion

    Inside Track: Intended consequences

    2016-07-04T08:08:00Z

    The recent history of the pub sector has often been the story of ‘unintended consequences’ –from the smoking ban to the pubs code. However, MCA Pub Market Report shows that the pub sector is increasingly forging its own destiny, driven by a new generation of pub entrepreneurs. James Wallin investigates a new era of dynamism, professionalism and relevance for the sector.

  • Analysis & Insight

    Toby Carvery and Nando’s lead social media way

    2016-07-01T16:29:00Z

    Toby Carvery and Nando’s are leading the way for their respective sectors when it comes to social media presence, according to the latest analysis from MCA

  • Coffee
    Analysis & Insight

    Pubs grinding out comeback

    2016-07-01T16:28:00Z

    Finding the ‘third place’ is an ongoing battle and it is being fought between pubs and coffee shops. MCA’s director of insight Steve Gotham explains how pubs are fighting their corner and the opportunities that exist

  • News

    Pub brands see consumer ratings slide

    2016-07-01T08:21:00Z

    Pub brands need to step up their game as the latest data from MCA shows consumer ratings falling across the market.

  • News

    ​Brexit: Operators’ reaction

    2016-06-24T16:06:56.367Z

    Operators have reacted to the vote to leave the EU by insisting that the focus must remain on current trading amid market turmoil

  • Tim Martin of JD Wetherspoon
    News

    Martin: Brexit economy fears misplaced

    2016-06-24T08:26:00Z

    JD Wetherspoon founder and prominent Brexit campaigner, Tim Martin, has said anxiety about the economic effects of leaving the EU will prove to be misplaced.

  • Tim Martin at the Pub Conference
    News

    Martin: JDW isn’t a brand

    2016-06-21T08:36:00Z

    Tim Martin has insisted that JD Wetherspoon is not a brand and stressed that its position on the high street continues to evolve.

  • News

    Payton steps down as Zizzi ops director

    2016-06-15T08:30:00Z

    Rebecca Payton has stepped down as operations director of the Azzurri Group-owned Zizzi restaurant chain

  • News

    JDW to open eight pubs in next six weeks

    2016-06-10T08:46:00Z

    JD Wetherspoon has said it will open eight pubs and a hotel in the next six weeks with another hotel to follow in the autumn.

  • News

    Baer: Poor England showing at Euros could harm sector

    2016-06-03T16:03:25.327Z

    Amber Taverns managing director James Baer has warned that while the Euros can act as a fillip to the pub sector, a poor performance by England can actually have a detrimental impact on overall trade.

  • News

    JDW prints anti-IMF beer mats

    2016-05-31T07:58:00Z

    JD Wetherspoon has printed 200,000 beer mats with messages hitting out at the International Monetary Fund, in its latest pro-Brexit stunt.

  • News

    ​Reckitt to stand down as JDW non-exec

    2016-05-26T07:41:20.613Z

    J D Wetherspoon has announced that Mark Reckitt has informed the company of his intention to resign as a non-executive director

  • News

    JDW’s Martin to undertake EU Referendum roadshow

    2016-05-24T08:18:48.093Z

    JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin is to visit 100 of the company’s pubs in the next four weeks to speak with customers on EU Referendum