'Punch Taverns lining up a merger with Mitchells & Butlers'
25-Nov-2007
Punch Taverns has approached investors in Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) about plans to mount a £5bn merger that would create Britain's biggest...
06-Nov-2007 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report
JDW chief executive John Hutson says bar sales are falling as the smoke ban bites
JD Wetherspoon predicts year-long sales decline
06-Nov-2007 By Hamish Champ
JD Wetherspoon chief executive John Hutson said sales across the group could decline for the next 12 months as its customers adjust to life under the...
22-Oct-2007
Wetherspoon named as the High Street Recycling Champion 2007
JDW: 'Edinburgh's rules block growth'
29-Sep-2007 By Joe Lutrario
JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has claimed that Edinburgh City Council's strict licensing rules have made it very difficult for the company to increase its presence in the city
M&B's Karim Naffah gets board's "full support
27-Sep-2007 By Hamish Champ
Despite mounting hedge-related losses resulting from its postponed property joint venture with R20, Karim Naffah, Mitchells & Butlers' (M&B)...
27-Sep-2007
Mitchells & Butlers has reported an increase in like-for-like sales since the smoking ban was introduced. The company also said it would press on...
25-Sep-2007
Mitchells & Butlers will open its first pub restaurant, designed to be as energy efficient as possible, at the Toby Carvery, Banbury. The pub...
Hedging losses rise to £140m at M&B
20-Sep-2007 By Mark Wingett mark.wingett@william-reed.co.uk
The hedging loss from Mitchells & Butlers's (M&B) postponed property joint venture (JV) with Robert Tchenguiz's R20 has increased to £200m...
17-Sep-2007
Mitchells & Butlers statement on press reports
M&B's £140m property deal loss
17-Sep-2007 By Hamish Champ
Shares in Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) plunged nearly five per cent to 589p this morning as the group fought back at weekend press claims that...
JDW to expand post-ban
13-Sep-2007 By The PMA Team
JD Wetherspoon is to step up its expansion programme after concluding that the smoking ban in the UK will broaden the appeal of its pubs. The...
Wetherspoon's Jim Clarke to join Countrywide
07-Sep-2007 By Hamish Champ
Jim Clarke, JD Wetherspoon's outgoing finance director, is to join estate agent Countrywide as group finance director.Clarke, who has been with the...
JD Wetherspoon 2007 profits up six per cent
07-Sep-2007 By Hamish Champ
Managed pubco JD Wetherspoon saw pre-tax profits rise six per cent to £62m last year, slightly below analyst's expectations, on turnover up five per...
JDW sheds light on energy-saving pub
06-Sep-2007 By The PMA Team
JD Wetherspoon has revealed the range of energy-saving devices and design innovations being trialled at its first green pub, the Kettleby Cross,...
JDW boss criticises joint drink promos
06-Sep-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
JD Wetherspoon CEO John Hutson has criticised police attempts to harmonise drinks promotions at bars in Grimsby, Lincolnshire. Police asked four...
21-Aug-2007
Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has written an open letter to its customers explaining its position on the use of Zebu meat. The company is featured in a...
Critics question M&B's jv
09-Aug-2007 By The PMA Team
Management at Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has come in for sharp criticism in the wake of the decision to put its joint-venture property...
Psychic grabs M&B by the crystal balls
09-Aug-2007
Snifter was fascinated this week by the story of an Ilford psychic, who says she was banned from her local after complaining when a woman ripped a...
02-Aug-2007 By The PMA Team
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has put on hold its plan to place most of its pub freeholds into a joint venture company owned in partnership with Robert Tchenguiz "until debt markets have improved".
02-Aug-2007 By Mark Wingett of M&C Report
Mitchells & Butlers has announced that it has postponed its proposed property joint venture with Robert Tchenguiz
02-Aug-2007 By The PMA Team
A senior City analyst has claimed a question mark hangs over Mitchells & Butlers management's credibility after the halting of the joint venture...
Shares fall again following M&B property move
02-Aug-2007 By Hamish Champ
Greene King's shares fell today to their lowest point since October last year as the markets digested the postponement of Mitchells & Butlers'...
Mitchells & Butlers halts R20 joint venture
02-Aug-2007 By Hamish Champ
Shares in Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) fell 30p this morning after the managed pub group announced it was putting its £4.5bn property joint...
Chris Maclean: Wetherspoon's dirty war
26-Jul-2007 By Chris Maclean
I've just walked past Wetherspoon's and noticed it has their poster up headed "Deal or No Deal" and listing the comparative prices of three local...
20-Jul-2007
Police have blocked an attempt by JD Wetherspoon to open a pub on Cambridge Leisure Park. City magistrates have backed officers after they claimed...
M&B's underage policy gets results
19-Jul-2007
Staff in Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) pubs are refusing service to 50,000 young people each month, thanks to the company's beefed up alco-hol...
18-Jul-2007 By The PMA Team
Wetherspoon pubs see positive like-for-like sales since the start of English smoke ban
Margins hit at JD Wetherspoon
18-Jul-2007 By Hamish Champ
Despite what it calls "strong food growth" throughout its estate, JD Wetherspoon acknowledged margins had been hit by the nationwide smoking ban.In a...
18-Jul-2007
Pub chain JD Wetherspoon said it believes pubs have become 'more attractive to the majority of customers' after smoking was banned on July 1. In a...
28-Jun-2007 By The PMA Team
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is rolling out a new trading concept called Cornerstone after successful trials.
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31-May-2007
non-executive chairman, JD Wetherspoon (4)
22-May-2007 By The PMA Team
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) expects to sell around 20 pubs in the second half of its financial year in a move expected to raise £20m.
17-May-2007 By with The PMA Team
Experience has got to be worth something, hasn't it? Some observers scoffed when JD Wetherspoon took a hit to its sales after founder Tim Martin decided the entire estate would go non-smoking early.
15-May-2007 By Jo Bruce
J D Wetherspoon is raising awareness of the provenance of ingredients used on its menus with a new food facts booklet for customers. The booklet...
JDW wins right to sue Van De Berg
10-May-2007 By The PMA Team
Managed chain JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has won the right to bring a High Court damages claim against its former property agent who, it claims, made...
M&B blames SIA for fewer doorstaff
10-May-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) security chief Andrew Nicholls has said that the new doorstaff licensing scheme has led to a shortage of...
Wetherspoon profits hit by smoking plans
09-May-2007 By Hamish Champ
JD Wetherspoon's investment in no-smoking initiatives will hit the group's full year profits, it announced today.Updating the market on its third...
09-May-2007 By Iain O'Neil
JD Wetherspoon has warned that annual profits may be 'marginally below expectations' because of the cost of preparing its pubs for the smoking ban....
04-May-2007 By The PMA Team
Wetherspoon wins right to High Court damages claim against property finders
JDW to mix it up
18-Apr-2007
Next month JD Wetherspoon is to launch a new cocktail range to capitalise on the growing popularity of speciality spirits such as sambuca.So far the...
How JDW outdoes rest of chain gang
12-Apr-2007
JD Wetherspoon pubs may be scorned by the purist for adhering to a formula, but as Andrew Jefford finds, what they lack in individuality, they make...
Collyer: M&B joint venture an option
05-Apr-2007 By The PMA Team
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) could follow the example of Tesco by creating a joint venture property company that crystallises property value but...
30-Mar-2007 By The PMA Team
Analyst says Mitchells & Butlers could follow Tesco by creating a joint venture property company but avoiding conversion to a real estate investment trust (Reit)
29-Mar-2007 By The PMA Team
Managed chain JD Wetherspoon has reported that requests from police to introduce polycarbonate glasses have been coming in "thick and fast" in the...
Mitchells & Butlers unruffled by Tchenguiz reports
19-Mar-2007 By Hamish Champ
Mitchells & Butlers is "on track" to update shareholders on its future plans, including whether or not to convert into a real estate investment...
15-Mar-2007 By The Morning Advertiser
JD Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin has set his sights on doubling sales of cask ale in his pub estate.
Micro 3 Rivers goes national with JDW
15-Mar-2007 By MA Reporter
Stockport-based 3 Rivers has achieved a significant sales breakthrough, becoming one of the smallest breweries ever to secure a national distribution...
13-Mar-2007 By Lucy Britner
Ember Inns is urging customers to drink pink this month to help raise money for a breast cancer charity. Pub goers will raise a glass of rosé wine...
JDW profits rise by a fifth
08-Mar-2007 By MA Reporter
JD Wetherspoon has reported a 20% rise in pre-tax profits for its first six months on the back of strong growth in ale sales and breakfasts....
