Marston’s
Coverage tracks the performance, strategy, and estate management of one of the UKโs largest pub operators, with more than 1,400 sites nationwide. Reporting includes updates on investment in food-led formats, pub refurbishments, leadership changes, digital ordering rollout, and the group’s brewing partnership with Carlsberg Marstonโs Brewing Company (CMBC). Insight is tailored for pub operators, landlords, and suppliers monitoring market share, value-led positioning, and branded community-focused pub models.
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Dec- 2024 -3 DecemberPubs and Bars
Marston’s PBT up 64.5% to ยฃ42.1m
Marstonโs has revealed that its underlying profit before tax rose 64.5% to ยฃ42.1m for the year ended 28 September 2024. Moreover, the companyโs pub operating profit was up 17.9% to ยฃ147.2m compared with a figure of ยฃ124.8m in the same period last year. Alongside this, its revenues were up 3.0%…
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Nov- 2024 -26 NovemberPubs and Bars
CAMRA criticises CMBCโs plans to delist 11 beers from pubs
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has reported that pubs will soon be unable to stock 11 beers, including Banksโs Mild, following the Carlsberg buy-out of the last of Marstonโs UK brewing operations. CAMRA has expressed concern that powerful global brewers could โhugely reduce consumer choice in the UKโ as…
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Oct- 2024 -9 OctoberNews
Marstonโs sales increase 5.8% in FY24
Marstonโs total retail sales increased 5.8% according to its preliminary results for the 52 weeks to 28 September 2024.ย The UK operator of 1,339 pubs said it also saw its like-for-like sales increase 4.8%, outperforming the broader market.ย The group said that both food and drink have shown โgood momentumโ…
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2 OctoberNews-In-Brief
Todayโs news in brief – 02/10/24
Shepherd Neameโs revenues have hit a โrecordโ ยฃ172.3m for the year ended 29 June, following strong performances in London and its tenanted pubs division. It comes as divisional revenues in tenanted pubs grew by 5.1% to ยฃ35.6m during the year, with divisional underlying operating profits inching up to ยฃ12.8m from…
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2 OctoberFood and Drink
UK F&B M&A up 32.4% in Q2 2024
The UK Food and Beverage M&A activity saw an increase of 32.4% year on year in Q2 2024, with 49 transactions completed, according to a new report from corporate finance house, Oghma Partners. The estimated deal value surged to approximately ยฃ6.0bn, primarily driven by a few large deals such as…
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Sep- 2024 -20 SeptemberPubs and Bars
JW Lees to acquire The Bellflower pub from Marston’s
JW Lees has agreed to acquire The Bellflower pub restaurant in Garstang Lancashire from Marstonโs for an undisclosed sum. The news comes after the recent acquisition of The Craigside Hotel in Little Orme in Llandudno from Whitbread. The acquisition of The Bellflower pub restaurant will take Jw Leesโ Managed Pub…
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Jul- 2024 -26 JulyPubs and Bars
Marstonโs reports 5.2% LFL sales boost
Marstonโs has reported a 5.2% increase in its like-for-like sales in the year to date and a 6.2% rise in total retail sales in its managed and franchised pubs for the 42 weeks to 20 July 2024. Like-for-like sales also increased by 2.4% in the 16-week period to 20 July…
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22 JulyPubs and Bars
Marstonโs secures top spot in the Tenants/Tied Partners Survey 2024
Marstonโs has announced that it has secured the top spot in the Tenants/Tied Partners Survey 2024 for the second time in a row, with 79% of its partners being satisfied with the relationship between themselves and Marston’s. According to the survey, Marstonโs, Admiral and Greene King have remained the top…
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9 JulyPubs and Bars
Marstonโs to dispose of 40% stake in Carlesbeg JV
Marstonโs has announced the sale of its 40% interest in Carlsberg Marstonโs Limited to a subsidiary of Carlsberg for ยฃ206m in cash to create a business entirely focused on pubs. According to Marstonโs, pubs are at the โheart of UK socialising and the UK pub market offers significant opportunities to…
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5 JulyPubs and Bars
Marstonโs appoints Kenneth Lever as chair
Marstonโs has announced that Kenneth Lever has been appointed as independent non-executive chair of the company with effect from 8 July 2024, following an extensive external process. Lever succeeds William Rucker who, as previously announced, steps down from the board on the same date. Lever will also be appointed as…
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