Greene King

Greene King publishes book of inspirational stories

05-Nov-2021 By Rebecca Weller

Pub and brewer Greene King has published a collection of stories from its people working through the Covid pandemic.

Running pub is like ‘putting on a show every day’ say Best Greene King Pub staff

03-Nov-2021 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Running a pub is like “putting on a show every day”, where consistency is key and hard-won reputations are lost on a single visit, said senior staff at Surrey-based Greene King pub, the Rose and Crown.

autumn budget 2021

‘Devil will be in the detail’ of business rates changes

28-Oct-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

The trade has reacted to the Budget announcement of hospitality businesses being set to receive a 50% discount on business rates bills for one year.

Greene King mentors its executives as part of anti-racism pledge

22-Oct-2021 By Rebecca Weller

Greene King is championing diversity in its pubs through mentoring, following the company’s 2020 pledge to become truly anti-racist and inclusive with equal opportunities for all.

Greene King fulfils promise to combat modern day slavery

18-Oct-2021 By Rebecca Weller

Greene King has partnered with the Slave-Free Alliance as part of Anti-Slavery Week 2021, which takes place from 18 to 24 October.

Greene King shows barrel-load of support for Macmillan nurses

12-Oct-2021 By Rebecca Weller

Greene King customers have been invited to show their support for Macmillan Cancer workers by simply visiting their local.

Greene King's merger and acquisition history

05-Oct-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Morning Advertiser takes a look back along memory lane at Greene King’s merger and acquisition trail throughout its rich 200-year history.

GBPA Greene King Pub of the Year: The Rose and Crown

29-Sep-2021 By Ed Bedington

A Surrey-based pub was celebrating after being named the Greene King Pub of the Year fighting off competition from across the country.

Greene King wins top talent awards

20-Sep-2021 By Michelle Perrett

Greene King, the pub company and brewer, has won three top awards in the Tiara Talent awards that recognise outstanding commitment to people and apprenticeships.

Pubs ‘cannot continue’ amid self-isolation shortages

22-Jul-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Bosses have urged the Government to stop "dithering” and introduce a ‘test to release’ scheme to allow self-isolating workers to return to work quicker.

Calls for intervention build as ministers U-turn on dodging isolation

19-Jul-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Bosses have slammed current Covid rules after the Chancellor and the Prime Minister were forced to backtrack on avoiding self-isolation.

Pub bosses mull future of masks

08-Jul-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Pub bosses are considering whether or not to ask or require staff to wear face coverings beyond 19 July as 38% say they will ask staff to continue.

Jobs round-up

New hires at WSTA, Marston’s, Pernod Ricard and Mangrove UK

07-Jul-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

Alongside a host of new on-trade appointments, the latest jobs round-up includes recruitment news from Greene King, UKHospitality and Navitas safety.

Bosses celebrate 'possibility of profitable trading'

06-Jul-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Industry bosses have celebrated plans to remove all restrictions on the pub trade from Monday 19 July.

City Pub Group buys £1.1m London site, Greene King rebrands to 'Southgate's Revenge', 750k refit for Peaky Blinders pub

30-Jun-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

In addition to City Pub Group buying the freehold of a London site, Greene King has taken on the excitement of the Euros football tournament with a pub rebrand.

Pub bosses mourn lost summer

15-Jun-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Pub bosses have warned they are in a “highly precarious position” with payments approaching despite continued trading restrictions.

Opinion – Pride 2021

‘The role of LGBTQ venues within the community is more important than ever’

11-Jun-2021 By Scott Frankham, head of media at Greene King

I first paid a visit to an LGBTQ pub when I was 18 – I’d just moved to Birmingham to start university and I was introduced to the Village Inn, a central hub of Birmingham’s gay quarter.

Delivery driver shortage now at ‘catastrophic proportions’

11-Jun-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

A national lack of HGV drivers due to the coronavirus pandemic is now being hit further by the reopening of shops and the hospitality sector, causing concerns about costs.

Opinion

Looking ahead: the post-Covid pubs code

28-May-2021 By Fiona Dickie – pubs code adjudicator

The announcement that I would be the next pubs code adjudicator (PCA) was made on 24 February 2020. The first lockdown came just three weeks later.

CVA approved for Greene King’s Loch Fyne business

26-May-2021 By Georgi Gyton, MCA

Greene King has had a CVA approved by creditors for its Loch Fyne business, according to reports by MCA Insight.

Indoor reopening confirmation ‘psychological rather than economical’

11-May-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

The announcement from Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday (Monday 10 May), confirming pubs can reopen inside from next week has been welcomed alongside calls for restrictions to be lifted in June.

‘Business rates cap will harm pub revival’

05-May-2021 By Stuart Stone

The Government must re-consider its proposed £2m business rates relief cap or face the continued “systemic closure” of pubs, according to Colliers International’s head of business rates.

Pubs gear up for outdoor trading

09-Apr-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

The on-trade is preparing for outside service when it is permitted next week (Monday 12 April).

2021 Publican Awards

Business Leader of the Year - Nick Mackenzie, Greene King

31-Mar-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

Greene King CEO Nick Mackenzie was voted Business Leader of the Year by his industry peers for impressively steering the brewer-cum-operator through choppy Covid waters.

Publican Awards 2021

Best Tenanted/Leased Pub Company - Greene King

31-Mar-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

One of three awards scooped at a memorable 2021 Publican Awards, brewer and pub operator Greene King picked up the prize for Best Tenanted/Leased Pub Company.

Publican Awards 2021

Best Community Pub Operator - Greene King

31-Mar-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

Suffolk-based Greene King bagged a hat-trick at this year’s Publican Awards, including the prize for Best Community Pub Operator.

Publican Awards 2021

Meet the finalists: Best Tenanted and Leased Pub Company

23-Mar-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

The Morning Advertiser has profiled the four finalists in the Best Tenanted and Leased Pub Company category, sponsored by HGEM.

Coronavirus: a year of closures

Looking back on lockdowns: ‘Rollercoaster year we'll never forget'

22-Mar-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Voices from the trade have labelled the past 12 months as “horrific”, while others have described the Government’s response to restrictions imposed in 2020 and into 2021 as a “hash”.

JDW and M&B among pubcos to claim most furlough in December

02-Mar-2021 By Emily Hawkins

JD Wetherspoon and Mitchells & Butlers were among the pub companies to claim the most through the furlough scheme in December 2020.

Nick Mackenzie: We are burning through £7m a week

02-Mar-2021 By MCA

Lockdown is costing each of Greene King's pubs on average £4,500 per week, which equates to £7m a week across its managed estate, CEO Nick Mackenzie has said.

Greene King ‘racist connotation’ pubs renamed

15-Feb-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

More than 7,000 pubgoers have voted for new names at four Greene King pubs which had ‘racist connotations’.

Pubco bosses call on Chancellor to aid 'sustainable recovery'

15-Feb-2021 By Emily Hawkins

More than 160 CEOs from across the hospitality sector have signed a letter to the Chancellor pleading for further support from the upcoming Budget.

Sector demands reopening date from Gov as sales fell by half in 2020

10-Feb-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Trade leaders and industry body the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) have pleaded for a clear date and plan for when and how pubs can reopen.

US firm behind Rooney Anand’s pub investment

05-Feb-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Former Greene King boss Rooney Anand’s pub investment firm has been backed by an American financing business, according to reports.

Big brewers ‘deferring annual beer price hike’

27-Jan-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Most brewers are postponing beer price increases until later in the year, The Morning Advertiser (MA) can reveal.

Millions of pounds lost in unpaid rent

22-Jan-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

At least £90m worth of rent has gone unpaid to pub companies due to the coronavirus pandemic over the past year.

Analysis

£200m Redcat investment a vote of confidence in the pub sector ‘resurgence’

21-Jan-2021 By Stuart Stone

A number of pub sector property experts shared their thoughts on recent news that former Greene King CEO Rooney Anand is to pump £200m into the UK’s ailing sector.

Jobs round-up

JDW and Whitbread job cuts, new Diageo and Drake & Morgan hires

21-Jan-2021 By Stuart Stone

The latest pub sector job and people move news includes updates from Greene King, JD Wetherspoon, Whitbread, Diageo and Drake & Morgan.

Former Greene King CEO raises £200m to invest in pub sector

20-Jan-2021 By Stuart Stone

Former Greene King boss Rooney Anand has raised £200m to invest in Britain’s pub sector, according to Sky News.

Property round-up

Former pubco bosses launch new ventures, Red Oak grows to 180 sites

20-Jan-2021 By Stuart Stone

This week’s pub property news includes reports that former Greene King CEO Rooney Anand is to embark on a £200m pub investment project, the launch of Valiant Pub Company, and a trio of new acquisitions for Red Oak.

Greene King renames pubs with ‘racist connotations’

15-Jan-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pubco and brewer Greene King has announced it plans to relabel a number of pubs in its portfolio due to the existing names having racist connotations.

Property round-up

Pub lost every 20 hours, continued rent concessions pledged, £100,000 for ‘pop-up LGBT+ bar’

13-Jan-2021 By Stuart Stone

The first property round-up feature of 2021 includes an update on pub closures during the past 12 months, the latest on pubco rent concessions, and a recap of Fleurets’ Survey of Pub Prices 2020.

Greene King extends rent concessions for tied tenants

11-Jan-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Greene King Pub Partners has extended its 90% rent concessions for tied tenants until the end of the third lockdown, the pubco has announced.

Greene King tied tenants in tier 2 and 3 to get 90% rent concessions

01-Dec-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pubco Greene King has confirmed its tenants in tiers two and three will receive a 90% rent concession when national lockdown restrictions are eased tomorrow (Wednesday 2 December).

Jobs round-up

Board changes at Camden Town and Greene King, ‘tsunami of job losses’ imminent?

19-Nov-2020 By Stuart Stone

While stakeholders in the late-night sector warn of a looming ‘tsunami of job losses’, Greene King, Camden Town Brewery, St Austell Brewery and Revolution Bars Group announced senior shake-ups.

Former pubco pair pump funds into revamped Hofmeister

17-Nov-2020 By Stuart Stone

Two pub industry veterans have invested in revived beer brand Hofmeister, which they believe is in line to be one of the UK’s most popular pours in the next five years.

Greene King boss: 'We need to change the narrative'

16-Nov-2020 By Ed Bedington

Discussing England's second national lockdown with The Morning Advertiser's Ed Bedington, Greene King chief executive Nick Mackenzie said he feels 'a little bit let down' by Government.

New product round-up

Dame Vera Lynn tribute ale, alcohol-free Guinness, Untappd birthday brew and LGBTQ charity collaboration

23-Oct-2020 By Stuart Stone

New brews from the likes of Guinness, Bedlam, Greene King and Beavertown comprise a beer-heavy new product round-up this week.

Greene King outlines rent support with 90% discount for closed pubs

09-Oct-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Brewer and pub operator Greene King has announced its tied pub tenants will be given at least a 40% rent discount until Christmas.

Analysis

Are we at the pub jobs cliff edge?

07-Oct-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Several pubcos have warned of severe job cuts as the end of furlough approaches, meaning experts' predictions at the start of the pandemic are beginning come true.