All Pubs articles – Page 4
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NewsYoung’s posts record half year performance
The operator of premium pubs and bedrooms reported like-for-like sales growth of 5.7% in the 26 weeks to 29 September, supported by a well invested estate and excellent summer weather
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NewsRising taxes hit Anglian Country Inns’s bottom line
The group has reported an 8.4% sales rise in its latest financial results, but operating profit fell by around a quarter amid a ‘continual and disproportionately high tax regime’
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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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InterviewsMcManus Pub Co: If you don't invest you get beaten
The family-run business has operated pubs for the past 55 years and currently has an estate of 18 managed sites across Northamptonshire and Leigh on Sea
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NewsThwaites toasts ‘strong performance’ in half-year results
The family brewer and regional pub operator says it has delivered ‘an excellent set of results given the circumstances’ with turnover and profit both up
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NewsLib Dems call for hospitality VAT cut at budget
The party has called for VAT on the sector to be cut to 15%, saying too many people have been ‘priced out’ of ‘small joys’ like a restaurant meal
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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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NewsMarston’s launches first training academy in women’s prison
The pub group has launched a hospitality training academy within HMP Styal, as part of its target to increase the number of ex-offender graduates employed across its pubs by 25% over the next 12 months.
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NewsOver 300 businesses sign letter demanding support in budget
Major hospitality businesses including Big Table Group, Greene King, KFC, Loungers, Stonegate and Wagamama are among the signatories to UKHospitality’s open letter to the Chancellor
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InterviewsLaine: ‘We’re built by young people for young people’
The Brighton-based pubco has launched its first site in Norwich under its Dead Wax brand as it continues to place greater emphasis on the Gen-Z market and data-driven expansion
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NewsArc Inspirations delivers £48m revenue ahead of London launch
The bar group reported a resilient performance and has secured new funding of £4m to support further expansion, with its recent debut in the capital to be followed by further openings in Liverpool, Cardiff, and Edinburgh
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NewsWetherspoon continues to outperform sector
The pubco delivered a 3.7% uplift in like-for-like sales in the 14 weeks to 2 November, albeit chairman Tim Martin said he is “mindful” of the upcoming Budget
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NewsOne in eight pubs now ‘technically insolvent’
New analysis by accountancy firm Price Bailey show pub insolvencies surged during the spring and summer of 2025 with June recording the highest number of business failures in over a decade
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NewsGreene King invests over £6m into London pubs
The investments have contributed to a significant rise in sales at a number of sites, including The Railway and The City of Quebec
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Analysis & InsightDrinks giant Diageo gambles on Guinness Zero boom
Diageo is pinning its hopes on a boom in sales of its non-alcoholic Guinness Zero to revive investor confidence, the Daily Mail reports
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NewsLaine Pub Company founder Gavin George joins Chickpea Group board
George, who stepped down as CEO of Laine in 2024, will work closely with the Chickpea board to advise on and support its next period of growth
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InterviewsUrban Pubs & Bars: ‘We’re very much an opportunity driven business’
The pub group’s acquisition of Albion & East adds two more postcodes to its growing London estate, and further purchases could be on the cards
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NewsGovernment urged to rethink inheritance tax reforms
Oak Taverns and Milsom Hotels & Restaurants are among the family-owned businesses calling on the government to change course amid fears the reforms could leave many operators forced to sell
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NewsInn Collection aiming to grow to 40 sites by 2030
The North-East based group is also looking to create more than 700 jobs as part of the five-year growth plan, which comes after it secured £125m in funding from HSBC
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NewsUrban Pubs & Bars acquires Albion & East
The Davidson Kempner and Global Mutual-backed pub and bar group said the acquisition of four venues in the capital strengthens its position as ‘London’s leading independent pub group’