Food sales helps Marston's show growth
07-Apr-2010
Marston's delivered growth across its key trading divisions in the first half of the year and confirmed it is on track to complete 15 new build...
07-Apr-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
Marston's has revealed improving trading in all three of its divisions, with managed pub like-for-like sales up 1.4% for the 26 weeks to 3 April.
18-Mar-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Marston's Inns and Taverns, the managed arm of the brewer and pub operator, has engaged on a tail trimming exercise as it shifts focus to its new...
25-Feb-2010 By The PMA Team
Marston's Pub Company has unveiled two initiatives aimed at providing its 1,600 tenants with a chance to grow their businesses. Division boss...
29-Jan-2010 By The PMA Team
Brewer and retailer Marston's has reported that managed like-for-likes were were up 1.5% in the 16 weeks to 23 January. Trading over the Christmas...
21-Jan-2010 By John Harrington
According to a trial carried out by Marstons Pub Company, gaming machine income is 10% higher at pubs where units are managed by the pubco. The result is now being used to justify the existence of the AWP tie.
20-Jan-2010 By John Harrington
Marston's Pub Company (MPC) has launched a DVD welcome pack for potential new tenants.
07-Jan-2010 By Ewan Turney
Marston's Pub Company has pledged its support once more for the National Pub Week run by the Justice for Licensees group. Although Marston's backed...
05-Jan-2010 By John Harrington
Digital gaming machines from specialist supplier Games Media are to be rolled out to a further 350 Marston's Pub Company sites. The pubs will get...
Industry must try harder, says Marston's Alistair Darby
14-Dec-2009 By Hamish Champ
Speaking to the Business, Innovations and Skills (BIS) Committee last week Marston's Pub Company boss Alistair Darby admitted relationships between...
03-Dec-2009 By The PMA Team
Marston's has reported "encouraging signs" from trials of new lease agreements in its tenanted division. The company is involved in "intensive...
Marston's reports 13 per cent slide in annual profits
03-Dec-2009 By Hamish Champ
Midlands brewer and pub operator Marston's has reported year pre-tax profits for 2009 more than 13 per cent lower than last year, but said it had...
03-Dec-2009 By Ewan Turney
Operating profit at brewer and pub operator Marston's fell 5.7% to £147.4m for the year to 3 October, reflecting a weaker performance from its...
23-Nov-2009 By John Harrington
Marston's might re-produce Jennings-style beers elsewhere after the Cockermouth site was left out of action for at least a week.
04-Nov-2009 By Jo Bruce
The first pub to offer £1 credit crunch meals, is now offering 50p meals. Licensee Tony Rabbitts, of Marston's leasehold the Four Crosses, in...
04-Nov-2009 By Ewan Turney
Marston's licensee David Ward has scooped a prize worth more than £1,500 for thriving in the tough economic climate. Ward, licensee of the Antelope...
Marstons debuts cask beer festival
19-Oct-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Marston's is launching its first ever cask beer celebration with 23 different brews on offer at 425 of its pubs. The celebrations will kick off for...
15-Oct-2009 By The PMA Team
Marston's has reported that 30 tenants out of a group of 60 licensees offered one of its "Advance" leases has taken up the offer.
15-Oct-2009 By The PMA Team
Earnings at brewer and pub operator Marston's for the year will be in line with expectations, the company said in a pre-close statement. Overall...
06-Oct-2009 By Ewan Turney
Marston's is offering return customers free kids meals at 300 of its managed pubs to mark the launch of its new menu.
28-Sep-2009 By The PMA Team
Pub operator Marston's is teaming up with Travelodge, the budget hotel operator, to co-locate pub restaurants alongside hotels. Marston's will...
Marston's is backing National Pub Week
18-Aug-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Brewer and pub company Marston's is urging its licensees to get involved in the first National Pub Week. The October 31 to November 7 event, which...
18-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Marston's has thrown its full support behind Inez Ward's National Pub Week and will encourage all its tenants and managers to take part. The Week,...
04-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Marston's has reported a "resilient" performance with further improvement since the end of the first half year on 4 April, despite the recent wet...
Marston's new tenancy deals
23-Jul-2009 By The PMA Team
Marston's is trialling an innovative reworking of the pubco/tenant relationship. The company is to launch two new schemes — Phoenix and Apollo —...
21-Jul-2009 By The PMA Team
Fair Pint has condemned a new freetrade prices deal from Marston's for not including a reform of the way in which rents are calculated. It has...
Advancing in the right direction, Marston's style
18-Jul-2009 By Hamish Champ
Marston's Pub Company (MPC) is to be congratulated for taking the bull by the horns and coming up with 'Advance', its new agreement that reflects the...
17-Jul-2009 By The PMA Team
Marston's is trialling an innovative re-working of the pubco-tenant relationship in an effort to create more trust and transparency. The company is...
Marston's gets shareholder nod for £175m rights issue
06-Jul-2009 By Hamish Champ
Executives at Midlands brewer Marston's breathed sigh of relief this morning after the group's proposed £176m rights issue was given the go-ahead by...
30-Jun-2009 By The PMA Team
Marston's should be able to open between 20 and 25 new-build pubs per annum after ear-marking £140m, says an analyst.
25-Jun-2009 By The PMA Team
A leading sector analyst has described Marston's plans to invest in new-build pubs as impressive, but said the regional brewer would be better served...
'Marston's to create 2,500 jobs for new pubs build'
22-Jun-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
British pubs group Marston's Plc said it would invest 140 million pounds ($229 million) to build 60 pubs starting this summer, which would create...
18-Jun-2009 By Ewan Turney
Brewer and pub operator Marston's hopes to raise £176m through the issue of 299m new shares to fund the opening of around 30 new build pubs. The company will use approximately £140m of the money to acquire and develop new build pubs.
Marston's raises £176m via rights issue
18-Jun-2009 By Hamish Champ
Midlands brewer Marston's is to raise around £176m before costs via a rights issue, primarily to fund the acquisition and building of new pubs.The...
02-Jun-2009 By Robyn Lewis
Marston's has fired the first salvo in the battle for the Ashes this year with news of a tie up with Marmite. The brewer has launched Pedigree...
22-May-2009 By The PMA Team
Marston's, the brewer and retailer, has revealed a resilient performance with underlying profits down 9.9% on last year to £65.4m in the 26 weeks...
12-May-2009 By Ewan Turney
Marston's is to introduce new lightweight bottles across all its brands with the aim of lowering CO2 emissions. The second phase of lightweighting...
07-May-2009 By Ewan Turney
A licensee who formerly ran around 150 pubs for Marston's has won a High Court appeal to continue his fight against a dilapidations bill of...
Improved trading" for Marston's
15-Apr-2009
Marston's says it is "on track" to meet its expectations for the financial year and has seen a small uplift in sales since January. In a trading...
15-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
Brewer and pub operator Marston's is "on track" to meet its trading expectations and has even seen a "modest improvement" in trade since January. The...
13-Mar-2009 By Roger Protz
National cricket sponsor Marston's celebrates its 175th anniversary, writes Roger Protz.
Marston's names new finance chief
13-Feb-2009 By Hamish Champ
Marston's, the Midlands brewer, has appointed Andrew Andrea to the position of group finance director, with effect from the end of March. Andrea,...
06-Feb-2009 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Marston's, the brewer and pub operator, has suspended a decision to expand its room stock in the light of the recession. Derek Andrew, managing...
Marston's pub profits down six per cent
23-Jan-2009 By Hamish Champ
Midlands brewer Marston's is the latest to highlight the impact of the recession on the pub sector, reporting profits across its tenanted and leased...
Marston's confirms bank financing extension
13-Jan-2009 By Hamish Champ
Midlands brewer Marston's has confirmed the completion of an extension to its bank financing facility, first announced last month. The brewer's bank...
13-Jan-2009 By Ewan Turney
Super-regional brewer and operator Marston's has agreed an extension to its banking facilities until August 2013. The facility, agreed with a...
No bonuses for Marston's top brass
02-Jan-2009 By Hamish Champ
Top executives at Midlands' brewer Marston's have missed out on bonuses in 2008 collectively worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.According to the...
Marston's extends banking facilty to 2013
10-Dec-2008
Marston's has agreed an extension of its banking facilities for three years to 2013.The brewer and pub operator has tied up the deal with a syndicate...
Marston's tenants say 'no thanks' to volume-led variable rent deals
08-Dec-2008 By Hamish Champ
Marston's pub tenants have been reluctant to take up the brewer's sales-based variable rent agreements because they require too much transparency,...
Marston's full year dividend up despite profit slump
05-Dec-2008 By Hamish Champ
Midlands brewer Marston's has increased its full year dividend to shareholders despite announcing a 13 per cent fall in annual profits.The group said...
