Founder & Chairman, J D Wetherspoon
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“I have sympathy with Generation Zed because what's happened is the tax system has been stacked in favor of supermarkets and against pubs and restaurants. And that's pushed up the price of beer in pubs and allowed supermarkets to sell it very cheaply. And so the result of that is generation zed who are starting out on t...”
“The issue and the dangers facing pubs are not hyped up. They're real. And I was gobsmacked myself to read a city analyst from Morgan Stanley, a major American bank, say that pubs have lost 53% of their beer sales since the year 2000 to supermarkets. So, no trade, no business can lose that much volume without it causing...”
“if the country wants pubs to succeed and for it to have a vibrant hospitality sector they will pubs and restaurants will need tax equality with supermarkets at the moment without going into the details pubs are taxed a lot more keeping the prices relatively High versus supermarkets and I think the sensible thing would...”
“I think pubs are the Great British Melting Pot probably church has played that role to agree in the background but no one goes to church anymore”
“about 80 or 90% of Pub trade over the last 30 or 40 years and probably longer are a similar range of products but there's a varying 10 20% according to Fashion so fashion has got a lot to answer for. So you've had vodka Red Bull 20 years ago, you had an Irish cider poured over ice which came from no one knows where, yo...”
“it's very very unpredictable the circumstances that have happened. First of all the lockdown and then people assumed almost universally including us probably that once the lockdown finished there would be a boom but there wasn't. And I think what happened is we're all creatures of habit more than we realize and having...”
The Daily Star sat down with JD Wetherspoon boss Sir Tim Martin to discuss the health of the pub industry and the issues facing the nation's boozers. Daily Star Homepage: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/ Daily Star Facebook: / thedailystar Daily Star IG: / dailystar Daily Star TikTok: / thedailystar Daily Star Twitter: / dailystar #DailyStar #News
Sir Tim Martin, the founder and chairman of pub giant JD Wetherspoon, has opened up about the impact being such a prominent campaigner for Brexit has had on him and whether he thinks he actually made a difference in the debate. The businessman became a household name during the 2016 referendum campaign thanks to his passionate and full-throated advocacy for the UK's exit from the EU. His stance saw him featured heavily in the media ahead of the vote and in its aftermath, attracting both supporters and detractors alike. In the latest episode of City A.M.'s on-camera interview series, Boardroo…
Tim Martin, chair of JD Wetherspoon, talks about the potential impact of a new government for the hospitality sector.
Wetherspoons is perhaps Britain's best-loved pub chain. Its nearly 900 pubs are cheap, cheerful and cater to a cross-section of ...
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IEA Head of Lifestyle Economics Christopher Snowdon speaks to Wetherspoon pubs founder Tim Martin about the impact Covid restrictions are having on the the pub industry and the prospect of further Government closures. The IEA has today released a short briefing paper by Christopher Snowdon examining the impact of Covid-19 measures on the pub industry. Read 'Pubs and COVID-19: Flawed claims and faulty reasoning' here: https://iea.org.uk/publications/pubs-... The IEA's digital content is available for any and all to view, for free. If you would like to make a donation, please click here: http…
Wetherspoons chairman Tim Martin says a 10pm curfew on pubs will not work. Speaking to talkRADIO's Dan Wootton, Tim Martin ...
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The price of a pint of beer in Wetherspoon pubs is being cut by an average of 20p, with the company calling it an example of how leaving the customs union with the EU can reduce prices. The chain's Brexit-supporting chairman Tim Martin said leaving the customs union on October 31 would allow the Government to end "protectionist tariffs", which he maintained would reduce prices in pubs and supermarkets. It is the latest Brexit-related move by Wetherspooon, which has shown its commitment to leaving the EU by selling more English and Australian wines over European brands. Tim Martin said: "At…
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