All JD Wetherspoon articles – Page 3
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NewsTim Martin: ‘We take the McDonald’s approach to menu development’
While several of JD Wetherspoon’s new menu items have been selling well, it’s more about small tweaks rather than a radical overhaul, its chairman tells MCA.
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NewsTim Martin: ‘Momentous challenge’ to lure customers back to pubs
The Wetherspoon chairman described a “painstakingly slow” recovery after lockdown, as the pub company posted a loss of £30.4m
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NewsPub and restaurant groups see share value plummet
Escalating energy costs combined with the impact on the economy from the government’s mini-budget has sent share prices tumbling further down
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NewsJD Wetherspoon seeks to offload 32 pubs
CBRE and Savills are marketing the properties, which comprise a mix of 10 freehold and 22 leasehold units, and are being considered for sale either individually, in small packages or as a portfolio
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NewsOperators announce full or partial closures for Queen’s funeral
Most operators announced they will reopen after the funeral service, while a few will remain closed all day on 19 September
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NewsOperators take individual approaches in paying tribute to HM the Queen
Operators across the sector have taken markedly different approaches to paying tribute to the Queen on the day of her funeral
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NewsWetherspoon to slash prices to highlight tax disparity
Pubs across will be cutting the price of all food and drink by 7.5% next Thursday to show the benefit of a permanent VAT reduction
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Analysis & InsightEnergy crisis: ‘Price rises cannot be completely avoided’
As utility costs force even viable businesses to the brink of collapse, MCA speaks to the leaders of JD Wetherspoon, Admiral Taverns, Pizza Hut UK and Fulham Shore about how they’re coping
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InterviewsWetherspoons’ Tim Martin: Get rid of the tariffs and Brexit works
For all the trouble it’s caused, leaving the EU was right, the founder and chairman of the pub chain tells The Sunday Times
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NewsJDW promises to keep pubs open
JD Wetherspoon has promised it will keep its 851 pubs and 57 hotels trading at their normal openings, despite the impact of rising energy prices
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NewsWetherspoon most visited licensed brand in hospitality
JDW is the most visited licensed brand and the third most visited brand in hospitality, according to the CGA BrandTrack survey
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OpinionTim Martin renews call for tax equality
The JD Wetherspoon chairman said that if pubs are to survive and thrive they need to be treated fairly by the Treasury, and that the big pubcos need to campaign for permanent tax reduction
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Analysis & InsightWetherspoon’s model could impede recovery
Combined with rising costs, its value-led proposition could hamper recovery, analysts said following the operator’s trading update
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InterviewsJDW: ‘We’re in as good a position as we’ve ever been’
Despite a slow recovery, the company is confident trade will bounce back, chairman Tim Martin told MCA
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NewsWetherspoon: ‘recovery more laborious than anticipated’
Despite an improvement in sales since the last quarter, the company announced it is yet to return to pre-pandemic trading levels
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NewsOpenings of the week
D&D London, JD Wetherspoon and Tim Hortons feature in MCA’s roundup of the latest openings news this week
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NewsTim Martin: ‘Oldies like me won’t stay in forever’
The Wetherspoon chairman told MCA sales growth at Lloyds was being driven by younger consumers less concerned about Covid
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NewsWetherspoon faces ‘considerable pressure on costs’
The pub company reported like-for-like sales in Q3 were down 4%, though said sales were improving
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NewsJDW pushing coffee and breakfasts to boost sales
Chairman Tim Martin told MCA the pub company was looking to boost breakfast sales with its coffee offer, which includes refills and is priced lower than the average pre-pandemic price
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NewsTim Martin: Post-lockdown boom hasn’t materialised
Despite a return to more normal trading patterns, the Wetherspoon chairman told MCA sales have been slow to recover