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Greene King appoints Merlin Entertainments exec Nick Mackenzie as new CEO

Tue, 15th Jan 2019 15:00

(Sharecast News) - Pub operator Greene King has appointed Merlin Entertainments executive Nick Mackenzie as its new chief executive, succeeding Rooney Anand from 1 May.As a member of the executive committee at Merlin, Mackenzie is responsible for the Midway portfolio of attractions, which includes Madame Tussauds and the London Eye.A qualified chartered accountant, he was acquisition director at Bass PLC and then at Allied Domecq before joining Burger King UK as its development director. Mackenzie joined the Tussauds Group in 2002, which was subsequently acquired by Merlin in 2007.He stayed on there to head up its property & development group. He became managing director of Resort Theme Parks in 2011 before moving across to lead the Midway business in 2015.He is also currently an independent non-executive director of Daniel Thwaites, a role he will be relinquishing before taking up his executive role at Greene King.Chairman Philip Yea said: "After a comprehensive search we feel that Nick's broad experience and track record at one of the world's leading leisure businesses as well as his knowledge of the pub business, both early in his career and more recently as a non-executive, make him the best candidate to lead Greene King through its next phase."We are looking forward to Nick taking up his role when Rooney steps down at the end of the current financial year."Greene King announced back in November that Anand was stepping down from the role in 2019 after nearly 14 years.At 1510 GMT, the shares were up 0.7% at 604p.
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25 Jan 2017 08:52

UPDATE 1-Restaurant Group sales fall, UK cost warning hits shares

(Adds details, context, share price fall) Jan 25 (Reuters) - Restaurant Group's sales fell last year and the owner of the Frankie & Benny's chain warned on Wednesday that a hike in Britain's minimum wage will drive costs higher in 2017. Shares in Restaurant Group, which operates more

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19 Jan 2017 06:45

Restaurants and pubs enjoy strong festive trading, Coffer Peach finds

(ShareCast News) - UK pubs and restaurants enjoyed an equal uplift in trading over the Christmas and New Year period, as a bumper six weeks for London drove a second consecutive month's improvement. Data on the largest managed pub and restaurant groups over the six weeks to January 8 found a collect

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15 Dec 2016 09:48

Pubs and restaurants bounce led by London, Coffer Peach survey finds

(ShareCast News) - London led a rebound for the eating and drinking out sector in November, with good growth in pub sales and a return to annual growth for restaurants, but it was a case of glass-half-full outside the capital. The Coffer Peach Business Tracker found November like-for-likes sales gre

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14 Dec 2016 20:59

CORRECTED-UPDATE 3-Heineken in bid battle for Punch Taverns

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7 Dec 2016 09:33

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1 Dec 2016 09:31

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30 Nov 2016 08:23

Greene King's consumer and cost worries overshadow pub profits

(ShareCast News) - First half profits at Greene King bubbled higher thanks to tasty organic growth and the first seven weeks from the acquired Spirit pubs business, but the brewer served up a side order of caution about rising consumer and cost pressures. As well as noting the "demand challenges" of

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30 Nov 2016 07:53

TOP NEWS: Greene King Says Spirit Pub Synergies Year Ahead Of Schedule

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23 Nov 2016 16:10

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13 Oct 2016 14:41

Thursday newspaper share tips: Marston's, Greene King, Monks

(ShareCast News) - Investors' worries about the impact which inflation will have on Marston's and Greene King are overstated and the shares are cheap, The Times's Tempus said. They are well-positioned in the market, well-funded relative to their peers and their brewing operations are proving success

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15 Sep 2016 09:27

Pubs outdo restaurants again in August, Coffer Peach data shows

(ShareCast News) - UK large pub and restaurant groups enjoyed better sales in August as Britain took advantage of better weather to eat and drink out. There was a 0.6% increase in like-for-like (LFL) sales at managed pubs, bars and restaurants, up from 0.3% last month, according to the monthly Track

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13 Sep 2016 12:50

Greene King to move Spirit pub employees away from zero-hour contracts

(ShareCast News) - UK based pub retailer and brewer Greene King has announced that it is going to move workers from its acquired Spirit pubs off zero-hour contracts, according to a report by The Guardian. The company had already moved its staff away from zero-hour contracts before acquiring Spirit i

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9 Sep 2016 16:24

Britain's FTSE sees biggest weekly decline since May

* FTSE 100 down 1.2 pct * Broad-based decline across most sectors * Banks extend post-ECB rally * Bunzl, Burberry fall after downgrades * Mid-cap pub operators in focus after results (ADVISORY- Follow European and UK stock markets in real time on the Reuters Live Markets

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9 Sep 2016 11:35

UPDATE 1-Wetherspoon upbeat as Greene King delivers post-Brexit warning

(Recasts, adds Wetherspoon Chairman comment, analysts, share price reaction, context) By Rahul B Sept 9 (Reuters) - Pub operator J D Wetherspoon gave an upbeat evaluation of its post-Brexit prospects on Friday, even as a trading update from rival Greene King cast a nervous eye towards

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