All JD Wetherspoon articles – Page 29
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Analyst corner: Rollo on JDW
Leading analyst Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley says he expects sales growth at JD Wetherspoon to continue to slow over the coming years. JDW will announce its FY results next month and Rollo is predicting revenue up 7.6% and like-for-like sales growth of c3.4%.
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NewsSA Brain seeks new head of pub operations
SA Brain is searching for a new group head of pub operations to replace Kris Dungey, who has left the business after less than a year in the role.
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NewsEnterprise lfl net income up 0.6%; strategic plan on track
Enterprise Inns has reported that its trading performance continues to be encouraging and in line with its expectations
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Analysis & InsightMenu analysis: ‘Healthy eating not fully addressed’
Analysis of menus across leading pub and restaurant operators by M&C Allegra Foodservice has shown that healthier eating has yet to become mainstream with only 36% of brands providing full calorie information on menus.
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Analysis & InsightResearch shows consumers ordering fewer courses
Consumers are ordering fewer courses when eating out for dinner, with starters hardest hit, the latest Menu and Food Trends report from M&C Allegra Foodservice has shown.
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NewsJDW say Tim Martin shares now stand at 28%
JD Wetherspoon has said that, following recent share buybacks, founder Tim Martin now holds shares representing 28% of the voting rights in the company.
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OpinionIn conversation with Luke Johnson
The prolific sector investor behind Risk Capital Partners on what it takes to be an entrepreneur in hospitality, the risks around crowdfunding, the dangers of deep discounting and passing up a certain Portuguese chicken concept
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Analysis & Insight
Learning to live with the Living Wage
With the eating and drinking out sector facing a war for talent over the coming years, the national living wage is an added hurdle to overcome. But how far does the sector have to go and does the announcement undermine efforts to build a broader platform of benefits for those seeking a career in hospitality? Also, what does the exit by the Tolley family from Harris + Hoole mean for Tesco’s other investments in dining out?
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Jack: Winners and losers of National Living Wage
Douglas Jack, of Numis, has altered his forecasts for most of the managed pub and restaurant to reflect the impact of the new National Living Wage.
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Analysts’ corner: JDW Q4 performance
Analysts give their verdict on JD Wetherspoon’s performance in the final quarter of its financial year, including what impact its pledge to increase starting wages by 8% is likely to have.
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Numis downgrades JDW 2016 projections
Leading analyst Douglas Jack, of Numis, has cut pre-tax profit forecasts for JD Wetherspoon after it announced a further 8% increase to staff starting pay.
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NewsJDW Q4 lfls up 2.9%, year to date 3.4%
JD Wetherspoon has reported a 2.9% rise in like-for-like sales in the 11 weeks to 12 July and a 3.4% increase in the year to date (50 weeks to 12 July).
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NewsJDW opening six pubs in July
JD Wetherspoon will open four pubs on the same day next week as part of a six-strong opening programme in July.
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Grain Store set for Gatwick Airport
Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal is to become the first location of chef Bruno Loubet and The Zetter Group’s (TGZ) Grain Store Café and Bar
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Breathalyser scheme risks ‘criminalising customers’
A new scheme in Cornwall in which pubs will volunteer to breathalyse customers before entry presents a risk of “criminalising customers”, a trade body has claimed.
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NewsSummer budget: Operators’ response
Operators and commentators tell M&C what impact they think yesterday’s Budget announcements, including the introduction of a National Living Wage, will have on the sector.
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OpinionCloud on the horizon of sector’s sunny outlook
Against a positive backdrop of economic stability, growing demand for eating out options and increasing interest from investors, why aren’t sector like-for-likes keeping pace. Peter Hansen, founder of Sapient Corporate Finance gives his view.
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NewsJDW to invest £10m on Glasgow hotel development
JD Wetherspoon aims to invest £10m in developing a hotel on a plot of land vacant next to its Crystal Palace pub in Glasgow
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NewsJack: JDW disposals make sense
Leading analyst Douglas Jack at Numis has said that JD Wetherspoon’s plan to dispose of 20 sites makes sense