JDW accuses Daily Mail of 'hyperbole and exaggeration'
JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has accused national newspaper the Daily Mail of causing “unnecessary alarm” regarding recent reports of its pub disposals.
Archives for August 4, 2023
Drinks sales fall flat amid 'challenging' trading conditions
Operators were presented with “challenging” trading conditions in July as drinks sales fall flat.
Punch Pubs like-for-like revenue up to £233.9m
Punch Pubs has increased its like-for-like revenue by £22.6m for the 40-week period to 21 May 2023.
Review of the Week
'Can't see it getting a lot better'
The MA's Ed Bedington caught up with Frisco Pubs boss and podcast legend Heath Ball to get his take on the week's news, from duty changes and utilities profits to the weather.
Almost half of Brits think a pint is 'unaffordable'
Just one in 10 Brits feel a pint is “affordable”, new research commissioned by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), has revealed.