Managed Groups

'Comfort' menu from JDW

23-Sep-2009 By Jo Bruce

JD Wetherspoon's new menu focuses on British comfort dishes and bigger portions. The menu, out on 30 September, features new dishes including steak...

No weak link in the JDW chain

19-Sep-2009 By Hamish Champ

Presenting his company's annual results recently JD Wetherspoon chief executive John Hutson didn't bear the look of a man whose business had just...

Where Wetherspoon wins

18-Sep-2009 By The PMA Team

Wetherspoon's results show that there's an awful lot that the pub chain is doing right — what can we learn from it?

Carlsberg announces Wetherspoon supply deal

15-Sep-2009 By Hamish Champ

Carlsberg UK has signed a deal with JD Wetherspoon that will see its beers replace Carling and Coors Light across the managed pub group's 730-strong...

Wetherspoon to introduce 13 new drinks

14-Sep-2009 By The PMA Team

Pub operator JD Wetherspoon is introducing a record 13 new drinks products across its estate this week.

Wetherspoons confirms new drinks range

14-Sep-2009

Wetherspoons has confirmed it is introducing a large range of new drinks. As exclusively revealed by thepublican.com last week, alcoholic ginger beer...

26-year-old irate over Wetherspoon ID checks

14-Sep-2009 By John Harrington

A 26 year-old woman has written to her MP complaining of being thrown out of a Wetherspoons pub because one person in her group had no ID. MP Lynne...

Tied pub pint can be 80p more than JDW

14-Sep-2009 By Ewan Turney

The price of a pint of lager in a tied pub can be up to 80p more than a pint in a JD Wetherspoon managed house, according to a new GMB study....

JD Wetherspoon sees profits jump

11-Sep-2009 By The PMA Team

JD Wetherspoon has unveiled a 13.6% rise in profit before tax of £66.2m as the company opened 39 pubs and saw like-for-likes for the rest of the...

Wetherspoon boss calls for "pragmatic approach" towards the pub trade

11-Sep-2009 By Hamish Champ

Tim Martin, founder and chairman of managed pub group JD Wetherspoon has used his company's annual results announcement to take yet another swipe at...

Wetherspoons makes staff skills pledge

02-Sep-2009 By Matt Eley Matt

JD Wetherspoon has committed to investing in the future of its 21,000 staff members by becoming the first pub operator to sign up to the government's...

JDW ramps up training programme

02-Sep-2009 By Ewan Turney

JD Wetherspoon is the first pub company to commit to the Government's skills pledge initiative. The pledge is a voluntary, public commitment to...

JDW replaces Coors with Carlsberg

17-Aug-2009 By The PMA Team

JD Wetherspoon is planning to replace key Coors draught products with Carlsberg draught products on 17 September. Industry sources suggest that the...

20-year-old gets nationwide Wetherspoon ban

31-Jul-2009 By The PMA Team

A judge has imposed a nationwide ban on a 20-year-old Waltham Abbey, Essex, going into any Wetherspoons pub following an incident in Harlow last...

Wetherspoon re-opens Newport Walkabout

17-Jul-2009 By The PMA Team

Managed operator JD Wetherspoon is re-opening the former Walkabout in Newport as a pub and hotel with 29 en-suite bedrooms today. The company has...

Wetherspoon set for 39 pub openings

15-Jul-2009 By The PMA Team

JD Wetherspoon is set to open 39 pubs by the end of its financial year in September - the highest number in years. It has already opened 33 and has...

Wetherspoon bullish about future prospects

15-Jul-2009 By Hamish Champ

Managed pub group JD Wetherspoon said it was "optimistic" about the outlook for the next financial year, as it reported fourth quarter like-for-like...

Wetherspoons bangs drum for Proud of Pubs Week

02-Jul-2009

With days to go before Proud of Pubs Week the campaign got a major boost when Morrissey Fox Proud of Pubs Best bitter went on sale in JD Wetherspoon...

Ex-JDW managers lift pubs' fortunes

02-Jul-2009 By Tony Halstead

A pair of former Wetherspoon managers have transformed the fortunes of two West Yorkshire pubs, after crossing the trade divide to become their own...

JD Wetherspoon snapping up bargain pubs

19-Jun-2009 By The PMA Team

JD Wetherspoon is now buying freehold pubs for a little as half the price of two years ago. The company is acquiring sites for as little as £1m for...

Tory MP holds office in JDW pub

05-Jun-2009 By Ewan Turney

Conservative MP and Shadow Minister for the Enviromnent, Anne McIntosh, held an hour-long surgery at a Wetherspoon's pub in Thirsk, in her north...

'Wetherspoons' Martin upbeat on outlook'

27-May-2009 By James Wilmore

British pubs group JD Wetherspoon's founder and Chairman Tim Martin believes drinkers could return to pubs as they feel the benefits of mortgage...

Tim Martin: still riding the waves

07-May-2009 By Andrew Pring

JD Wetherspoon is 30 years old, but founder Tim Martin is as active and outspoken as ever, as Andrew Pring discovers. With a very personal legal...

JD Wetherspoon "more positive" on future trading prospects

06-May-2009 By Hamish Champ

Shares in JD Wetherspoon shot up 16p to 462p this morning, after the managed pub group suggested its prospects for the year were now better than...

Tim Martin: 'Gordon Brown is the worst Prime Minister in history'

23-Apr-2009 By James Wilmore

JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has branded Gordon Brown the "worst Prime Minister in history" in the aftermath of yesterday's Budget. Speaking to...

JDW to re-open Laurel pub site

17-Apr-2009 By The PMA Team

JD Wetherspoon is to re-open another former Laurel Pub Company site — the White Swan in Portsmouth. The venue, which was called the Muddy Duck and...

JD Wetherspoon ends 99p deal

08-Apr-2009 By John Harrington

JD Wetherspoon has ended its controversial 99p-pint deal — prices have risen from 1 April to £1.29.

JD Wetherspoon wins Van de Berg case

07-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney

JD Wetherspoon has won its fraud case against its former agent Van de Berg and managing director Christian Braun.

Tim Martin attacks tax burden on pubs

13-Mar-2009 By The PMA Team

The Wetherspoons boss says the company paid £190m in tax, and made £17.3m after tax, for the six months to 25 January.

Wetherspoon's Tim Martin slams government over tax, binge drinking and red tape

13-Mar-2009 By Hamish Champ

JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has slammed the government over its tax and regulation policies which he believes will have "predictable and...

JD Wetherspoon crowned best company

05-Mar-2009 By Ewan Turney

JD Wetherspoon has been crowned best company at the Retailers' Retailer of the Year Awards, organised by M&C Report.

JDW placates Greene King with 99p swap

17-Feb-2009 By The PMA Team

JD Wetherspoon has brokered a deal with Greene King that will see Ruddles Best replace IPA as the 99p-a-pint offer within its 715-pub estate. The...

Wetherspoons drops IPA from 99p offer

17-Feb-2009

Wetherspoons has dropped Greene King IPA from its controversial 99p a pint offer in a bid to appease the brewer. The pub chain confirmed IPA had been...

JDW withdraws 99p pints in Martin's home town

05-Feb-2009 By The PMA Team

A Wetherspoon pub in founder Tim Martin's home town of Exeter has had to drop its 99p a pint offer amid claims that some were abusing the bargain.

JD Wetherspoon scraps dividend and cuts capex

20-Jan-2009 By Hamish Champ

Despite announcing positive trading figures over Christmas - news which boosted the group's shares by more than 14 per cent today - managed pub...

JD Wetherspoon suspends dividend

20-Jan-2009 By Ewan Turney

JD Wetherspoon has suspended future dividend payments to shareholders and decided to "substantially" reduce its capital expenditure programme on new...

Spirit will not match Wetherspoons' 99p pint deal

14-Jan-2009 By The PMA Team

Spirit, the managed division of Punch Taverns, will not respond to the 99p-a-pint offer from JD Wetherspoon, according to boss Mike Tye. The company...

Hamish Champ: Will Wetherspoon's 99p pint herald the demise of the tie?

10-Jan-2009 By Hamish Champ

I might be wrong - let's face it, it wouldn't be the first time - but I reckon in years to come people might look back on JD Wetherspoon's 99p-a-pint...

Two Wetherspoons pubs miss out on 99p offer

08-Jan-2009 By James Wilmore

Two JD Wetherspoon pubs are missing out on its 99p offer to comply with a town's stance on minimum pricing, it has emerged. A police and council...

Chorley pub takes on JDW with 98p pint

08-Jan-2009 By Ewan Turney

A Lancashire pub has launched a 98p pint to highlight the "stupidity" of Wetherspoon's 99p a pint deal — the offer is the brainchild of well known licensee Nick Hogan.

Wetherspoons hits back over 99p pint furore

07-Jan-2009 By James Wilmore

JD Wetherspoon has hit back at criticism over its 99p pint offer, arguing the promotion is "far from irresponsible". The pub chain launched the offer...

Greene King slates JDW's 99p IPA deal

02-Jan-2009 By John Harrington

Greene King is "extremely disappointed" that Wetherspoon is selling its ale brand for 99p.

JDW bars Somerset licensee over price list

22-Dec-2008 By Gemma McKenna

A Somerset licensee has been barred from his local Wetherspoon pub after displaying a price comparison list in his pub window. John Bowles, licensee...

JDW flushed with success

10-Dec-2008 By Gemma McKenna

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has scooped this year's Loo of the Year award for the top quality toilets in its pubs and wine bars across the UK.

Tim Martin takes to the stand

13-Nov-2008 By The PMA Team

JD Wetherspoon is suing its former property advisor Van de Berg for fraud and breach of contract. The PMA Team went along to watch founder Tim Martin...

JDW: Van de Berg battle details revealed

30-Oct-2008 By Ewan Turney

Full details of JD Wetherspoon's claim against its former property advisor Van De Berg have been revealed in the High Court — Wetherspoon claims Van de Berg breached a contract of exclusivity and helped third parties profit at its expense.

JDW employee nets highest health & safety score

02-Oct-2008 By Ewan Turney

A JD Wetherspoon (JDW) employee has scooped an award for achieving the highest standards in a health and safety exam.

JDW: profit per pub static for eight years

19-Sep-2008 By The PMA Team

Despite a 30% rise in sales, Wetherspoon's per-pub profits have slid backwards in real terms, The PMA Team says.

Wetherspoon boss blames government for profits slide

05-Sep-2008 By Hamish Champ

Tim Martin, chairman of managed pub chain JD Wetherspoon, has slammed government policy for driving down profitability in the pub trade.Announcing a...

JD Wetherspoon reports profit slump

05-Sep-2008 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report

JD Wetherspoon has this morning reported a 4.3% drop in like-for-like bar sales for the full year and an 11.4% slump in annual pre-tax profits. There...