Wetherspoon
Coverage examines the strategy, trading performance, and estate decisions of one of the UK’s largest pub operators, known for high-volume sites and value-led pricing. Reporting includes updates on site closures and refurbishments, menu and drinks pricing, leadership commentary from Tim Martin, shareholder communications, and operational efficiency measures. Insight is tailored for pub operators and suppliers tracking budget-led models, city-centre trading patterns, and group-level adaptation to inflationary and consumer headwinds.
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Jun- 2018 -13 JuneAdvice
Social media – a potential goldmine for the licensed trade
The pubs and bars industry remains a challenging place be. With competition for punters ever more fierce, the rising price of food and alcohol, higher rent costs and increased business rates have made conditions ever more difficult. Savvy owners and operators are always looking for something to give them the…
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13 JuneBeverages
Wetherspoon replaces champagne with British sparkling wine in run-up to Brexit
The pub chain JD Wetherspoon has announced plans to replace champagne with UK sparkling wines for next month. Wetherspoon, with its two million customers per week, will use sparkling wines such as Hardys Sparkling Pinot Chardonnay from Australia and Denbies vineyard for the replacement. The pub chain will also replace…
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7 JunePubs and Bars
Mardi Gras pub in doubt as annual rent doubles
JD Wetherspoon’s Mardi Gras pub in Trafford Centre in Manchester faces an uncertain future as a rent review has shown an annual increase of almost 100%. F&B chains that took sites at inflated rents led to the increase, said Tim Martin, JD Wetherspoon’s chairman and founder. His firm had initially…
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6 JuneRegulations & Policies
Network Rail to restrict plastic use for food retailers
Network Rail has announced plans to tackle environmental issues in the country’s biggest and busiest rail stations. The group plans to ban retailers from supplying plastic cutlery and cups in managed stations, implement a coffee cup recycling scheme for managed stations, and expand the role out of coffee ground recycling…
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May- 2018 -15 MayPeople
Jamie Oliver knocked off Sunday Times Rich List
Jamie Oliver has not made the Sunday Times Rich List for the first time in eight years, following a strained few months in which the celebrity chef has struggled with his restaurant group. Oliver was valued at £150m in last year’s list, but earlier this year, it was reported that…
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9 MayPubs and Bars
JD Wetherspoon Q3 sales grow 3.5%
JD Wetherspoon has reported a 3.5% sales increase in the 13 weeks up to 29 April 2018. The pub group’s like-for-like sales increased by 3.5% and total sales increased by 2.8%. Year-to-date like-for-like sales have increased by 5.2% and total sales have increased by 3.8%. The third quarter last year…
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1 MayPubs and Bars
JD Wetherspoon to avert 11,500 tons of food waste with Veolia UK contract
Environmental solution company Veolia has implemented a new scheme to help JD Wetherspoon reduce food waste the chop and save costs. Veolia has implemented a food and coffee ground recycling scheme that will result in approximately 11,500 tonnes of food waste avoiding landfill and help the pub company reach its…
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Apr- 2018 -27 AprilPubs and Bars
Wetherspoon to create 300 jobs with new Dublin hotel and pub
Wetherspoon is to start development work on its new pub and hotel in Dublin city centre on Tuesday 8 May. The pub and 92 room hotel is set to open in the summer of 2019 – with the creation of 300 jobs. The project to convert a row of derelict…
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20 AprilCafes and Coffee Shops
Costa, Wetherspoon, Greggs and Mitchells & Butlers named customers’ favourite brands
Costa, JD Wetherspoon, Stonehouse Pizza & Carvery, Miller & Carter and Greggs are among the businesses with the most momentum in the out of home eating and drinking sectors at the moment, a new report reveals. The ‘CGA EI | Stone & River Brand Momentum Report’ analyses CGA data to…
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16 AprilPubs and Bars
JD Wetherspoon shuts down social media accounts amidst trolling and racism
JD Wetherspoon has announced that it will be closing all of its social media accounts with immediate effect. In a post on Twitter, the pub company said: “In a world of social media, JD Wetherspoon has decided to close down all Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social media accounts for…
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