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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Apr- 2025 -14 AprilNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 14/04/25
The NTIA has issued an urgent open letter calling for support for alfresco dining and nightlife revival, addressed to the CEOs and leaders of all London boroughs. This call comes in alignment with Deputy Mayors Howard Dawber and Justine Simons, who have written to boroughs encouraging support for alfresco dining…
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14 AprilPubs and Bars
Greene King to invest £10m into new HR and payroll platform
Greene King has announced a £10m investment in its people focussed HR and payroll platform over the next five years in partnership with Workday. Designed to digitalise processes such as booking time off and viewing payslips, the cloud-based HR and payroll system aims to provide “a user-friendly experience for team…
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Feb- 2025 -19 FebruaryNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 19/02/25
Hospitality insolvencies were down 7% year-on-year from 3,737 in 2023 in 2023 to 3,464 in 2024, according to ONS data. Insolvencies in the sector saw an even bigger drop month-on-month, down 31% from 327 in November 2024 to 224 in the following month, and fell 29% compared with the same…
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19 FebruaryPubs and Bars
Greene King’s The Railway to reopen following £1m refurb
London pub the Railway in Liverpool Street is set to reopen next week following a £1m investment from owner Greene King. The investment has been designed to transform both the exterior and interior of the pub in order to elevate it to a flagship site within the Greene King’s pub…
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Jan- 2025 -29 JanuaryNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 29/01/25
The hospitality sector ended 2024 with virtually the same number of premises as 12 months earlier. According to data from CGA, there were a total of 99,120 outlets operating in December 2024 – up slightly from 99,113 sites a year earlier. It represents a year of solid consolidation after contraction…
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29 JanuaryPubs and Bars
Greene King sees 30% uplift in Xmas Day online bookings
Greene King saw a 30% increase in online Christmas Day bookings in its managed pubs compared to the previous year, with a 13% increase in December alone. With 45 million customers visiting Greene King’s websites annually, the company has delivered a multi-million pound investment which has transformed its online presence.…
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21 JanuaryNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 21/01/25
A fifth of hospitality staff workers will enter the new employer NICs threshold for the first time, according to new analysis from UKH. The trade body warns that the changes to employer National Insurance Contributions will hit hospitality hardest due to the high number of employees working part-time or flexible…
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21 JanuaryPubs and Bars
Greene King acquires The Dirty Bottles
Greene King has acquired The Dirty Bottles pub in Alnwick, Northumberland as part of a seven-figure investment deal. The pub, thought to have been constructed in the 1660s, has been owned by local entrepreneur Mark Jones since 2014. It has undergone many changes, including the acquisition and incorporation of 34…
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Nov- 2024 -5 NovemberBusiness
Hospitality leaders warn against Christmas tube strikes
UKHospitality has coordinated a letter signed by numerous hospitality groups in the UK warning against tube strikes over the Christmas period which can cost businesses up to 70% of daily sales. The letter is backed by the bosses of pub groups, Fuller’s, Greene King, Punch Pubs, Stonegate Group, Young’s –…
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Oct- 2024 -21 OctoberBusiness
170 hospitality bosses call for business rates action ahead of Budget
170 hospitality leaders have backed UKHospitality’s call for a lower level of business rates for the sector ahead of the Labour party’s first Budget at the end of the month. In an open letter to the chancellor, the CEOs of Britain’s most well-known and biggest pub groups such as Fuller’s,…
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