All Punch Pubs Co articles
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NewsPunch Pubs: ‘The average pub contributes up to £1.3m to its local community’
New research published by the group in collaboration with Northumbria University also shows the entire pub sector contributes at least £142m in social value per year
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NewsPunch Pubs & Co appoints new CFO
Matt Ward, who was most recently CFO at Village Hotels, will join Punch on 11 May 2026, while Steve Dando will move into the newly created role of chief financial strategist
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NewsPunch acquires eight pubs from RedCat
The transaction comes as RedCat, which operates the award-winning Coaching Inn Group, focuses on expanding its 43-strong premium pubs with rooms portfolio
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Analysis & Insight‘This is an industry recalibrating, not declining’: Debt, disposals, and the long-term outlook for pubs
Stonegate and Greene King are among those reviewing their portfolios as cost inflation, changing consumer habits and margin compression force a strategic rethink of the traditional managed pub model. Industry experts say the moves signal a broader sectoral shift towards franchising, partnerships and alternative formats rather than outright decline
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NewsPunch Finance issues £50m in additional notes
The funds will support Punch’s focus on acquiring pubs, investing in its estate and supporting its publicans and management partners
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NewsPunch Pubs delivers £105m revenue, further EBITDA growth
Punch Pubs has reported total revenue of £105.1m for the 16 weeks ended 30 November 2025, with the operator recently completing or agreeing on 49 acquisitions - including 30 sites from McMullen’s
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InterviewsMcMullen’s: ‘Loss of business property relief was seismic game-changer’
While it had toyed with the idea of disposing of its leased and tenanted business in the past, the impact of the last two Budgets was the clincher for the pub and brewing business, MD Heydon Mizon told MCA.
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NewsLaine MD Russell Danks steps down
Previosuly marketing and strategy director at sister company Punch Pubs & Co, Danks took leadership of the Laine when co-founder Gavin George stepped down as CEO in September 2024
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NewsPunch acquires 30 pubs from McMullen’s
The acquisition was described as a ‘small but strategically important’ addition to Punch’s estate, with the pubs located predominantly across Hertfordshire and Essex
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InterviewsPunch’s Rising Star has ‘limitless’ potential
With an authentic leadership style and drive to improve the pub partnerships under her stewardship, Hayley Patterson has a bright future, group people director Laura Cavendish tells MCA, in the last in our Rising Star finalist profiles, ahead of the MCA Hospitality Awards 2026.
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NewsPunch Pubs reports EBITDA uplift
The pub company achieved revenue for the period of £337.9m, compared to £323.5m in FY2023/24, with growth largely driven by the further conversion of pubs from its L&T model to its Pub Partnerships business.
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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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NewsPunch Pubs sees ‘strong uplift’ from conversions
CFO Steve Dando commented on increased profitability from sites converted to the pub partnerships model, while saying the business remains ‘opportunistic’ on acquisitions
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NewsPunch grows EBITDA by 8%
The comunity pub group is seeing the benefits of maturing profits from pubs converted to its Partnership model, trade enhancing capex investments and inflationary price increases
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NewsLaine shifts to pure pub focus
Following a strategic review of its brewing operations, the Brighton-based company, owned by Punch Pubs & Co, has announced a deal to licence production of its beer portfolio with the Keystone Brewing Group
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NewsPunch announces leadership restructure
Steve Worrall has been appointed to the newly established role of group projects director, and Robin Belither has been promoted to managing director of Punch Pubs to lead the Leased & Tenanted (L&T) and Management Partnerships (MP) divisions
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NewsPunch Pubs to double single-site acquisitions in next 12 months
Head of acquisitions Andrew Cannons said both single-site and package deals are already in the pipeline, with the company committed to growing its estate
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NewsPunch summer EBITDA ahead of 2024
The pub group also revealed further details of a successful refinancing, which saw it issue £600m in senior secured notes and a £70m revolving credit facility
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Analysis & InsightPub operators urge government clarity as cost pressures threaten investment
Senior leaders from the UK pub sector gathered for a roundtable with MCA and UKH CEO Kate Nicholls to discuss government engagement, business rates reform, cost inflation and the long-term outlook for operators
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Analysis & Insight‘People are choosing pubs based on sustainability credentials’
Mitchells & Butlers, Punch Pubs and Shepherd Neame shared insights on sustainability strategies, investment challenges and the operational realities of decarbonisation at this year’s Pub Conference.