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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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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Jan- 2019 -16 JanuaryPubs and Bars
Greene King appoints Merlin exec as new boss
Nick Mackenzie, a member of Merlin Entertainments’ executive committee, has been appointed as the chief executive of pub group Greene King. Mackenzie will join the board on 1 May 2019, succeeding CEO Rooney Anand who steps down from his role on 30 April after 14 years at the post. At…
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8 JanuaryBusiness
Greene King Christmas day sales hit £7.7m record despite cost cutting
Greene King has announced it hit a record sales figure of £7.7m for Christmas day despite cost cutting amid food price inflation, rising rates and wage increases. The pub chain also confirmed that it had seen like-for-like sales for the the last two weeks of 2018 rise by 10.9%. Greene…
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Dec- 2018 -11 DecemberPeople
Greene King’s Rooney Anand appointed chairman of Casual Dining Group
Restaurant operator Casual Dining Group (CDG) has announced the appointment of Rooney Anand as its new chairman effective from December, replacing Martin Robinson who stepped down from his role after four years. Anand has been chief executive officer of pub company Greene King for 14 years and is stepping down…
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Nov- 2018 -30 NovemberBeverages
Greene King to give free soft drinks to designated drivers this Christmas
Over 1,000 Greene King pubs across the UK are taking part in an annual Christmas anti-drink drive campaign with Coca Cola, by offering nominated drivers free soft drinks, for the ninth year in a row. Drivers will receive a voucher to use on their next purchase when they buy any…
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