Greene King
Coverage focuses on the strategy, trading performance, and estate developments of one of the UK’s largest pub and brewing groups, encompassing brands such as Chef & Brewer, Hungry Horse, Farmhouse Inns, and Greene King Local Pubs. Reporting includes activity across managed, leased, and tenanted models; investment in community-led sites; menu innovation; apprenticeship programmes; and sustainability goals. Insight is geared toward operators and suppliers monitoring large-scale hospitality models, branded value offers, and regional pub market dynamics.
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Feb- 2020 -27 FebruaryPubs and Bars
Unite announces Greene King pay dispute strike dates
Workers at drinks giant Greene King have announced a rolling programme of strikes into July as a result of an ongoing pay dispute. Unite union announced the first two days of strike action will be on 12-13 March by its 160 delivery drivers, draymen, brewery production staff and warehouse workers…
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10 FebruaryPubs and Bars
Dry January drives low and no-alcohol sales increase at Greene King
Managed pub company and brewer, Greene King, has announced year-on-year sales of low and no-alcohol drinks were up 58% across its managed estate in January. Heineken 0.0% and Peroni Libera accounted for more than 50% of all low and no-alcohol sales overall, with year-on-year growth also driven by the new…
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Jan- 2020 -14 JanuaryNews
Greene King union staff members vote for strike action
Greene King workers who are part of the Unite union have voted for strike action following a “paltry” pay offer by the brewery. Unite members, including draymen, brewery production staff and warehouse workers, voted “strongly in favour” of strike action after rejecting a 2% pay rise which they argue does…
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Nov- 2019 -18 NovemberBreweries and Distilleries
Greene King pub marks 10 years of Designated Driver campaign
Over 1,600 Greene King pubs across the UK will partake in the brewery’s annual anti-drink drive campaign, partnering with Coca Cola for the 10th year in a row. Greene King will also partner with Heineken this year, providing both Heineken 0.0 and soft drinks to customers in the lead up…
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Aug- 2019 -20 AugustPubs and Bars
Greene King acquired by CKA
Pub brewer and operator Greene King is set to be acquired by CKA Group for £2.7bn, with a further £1.9bn debt taken on by the group. The pub company will fall under CKA Bidco, a new arm of the group, which owns the Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel and Towers as…
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Jul- 2019 -11 JulyPubs and Bars
Heineken pub chain investigated for ‘unreasonable stocking terms’
Pubs code adjudicator (PCA) Paul Newby and deputy pubs code adjudicator Fiona Dickie have launched an investigation into Star Pubs and Bars Limited – part of the Heineken Group. This is the first investigation by the PCA and follows a period of engagement with Star. The adjudicators said they had…
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Jun- 2019 -26 JunePubs and Bars
LXi acquires 14 Greene King Pubs
Investment company LXi REIT has acquired 14 Greene Kings Pubs, as part of a £135m bulk investment. The 14 pubs are located in Cheshire, Manchester, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Newcastle and County Durham. Each property has been let to Greene King with 15-year unexpired and unbroken lease terms and annual rent…
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Apr- 2019 -30 AprilPubs and Bars
Greene King CEO leaves on high as sales outperform market
Rooney Anand, the outgoing CEO of pub group Greene King, is leaving the company on a positive note as its like-for-like (LFL) sales for the 52 weeks to 28 April were ahead of the market with a 2.9% increase. Anand announced his departure in November after 14 years, effective 30…
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Mar- 2019 -15 MarchPeople
Greene King and TRG among firms ‘failing’ on gender diversity
The Investment Association and the Hampton-Alexander Review have written to 69 of the FTSE 350 companies, including pub group Greene King, outlining concerns about the lack of gender diversity on its boards. The letter, which has been sent to companies who have no women or just one woman on their…
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Feb- 2019 -12 FebruaryPubs and Bars
Historic 700-year-old pub The Turks Head to reopen
A historic 700-year-old Exeter pub is to be reopened by Clive Watson’s City Pub Group. The Grade II-listed Turks Head is well-known for being frequented by Charles Dickens, however locals were worried its purpose as a pub had gone for good, when in 2005 Prezzo opened a restaurant on the…
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