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Greene King offers employees a bonus package worth £6m

09-Dec-2021 By Rebecca Weller

Pub operator and brewer Greene King has announced it will reward employees with a share of an incentive package worth more than £6m this Christmas.

Greene King renames Black Bitch pub due to ‘offensive and racist connotations’

03-Dec-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pubco and brewer Greene King has announced plans to change the name of one of its pubs in Linlithgow, West Lothian as the name now carries offensive and racist connotations, the company said.

Greene King launches Hive Pubs franchise model

30-Nov-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Greene King Pub Partners (GKPP) plans to make a real buzz about its new pub franchise concept – Hive Pubs – which it said is “a branded community pub model”.

Greene King wins award for diversity and inclusion work

26-Nov-2021 By Rebecca Weller

Pub operator and brewery Greene King has won an award in recognition of its work to promote diversity and inclusion.

Greene King raises more than £10m for Macmillan

23-Nov-2021 By Rebecca Weller

Pub operator and brewer Greene King has beaten its fundraising target to raise more than £10m in under a decade for Macmillan Cancer Support.

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.

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.

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.

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‘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.

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.

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’.

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.

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).

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.

Pub companies announce lockdown rent plans

04-Nov-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Pub companies including Greene King and Stonegate Pub Company have confirmed rent reductions for tenants to 10% for the second lockdown period.

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Prime Minister pledges cash for wet pubs

02-Nov-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Most areas in England will be placed into tier two measures this week while pubs in a number of areas must remain closed under the strictest rules.

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.

Greene King to shut 79 sites and cut up to 800 jobs

07-Oct-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Suffolk-based pubco Greene King is preparing to close 79 venues and cut hundreds of jobs due to a fall in trade.

Greene King and International Slavery Museum announce education partnership

02-Oct-2020 By Stuart Stone

Suffolk-based brewer and pub operator Greene King will work in tandem with Liverpool’s International Slavery Museum to raise awareness of the historic transatlantic slave trade.

Greene King sees record number of new T & L applications

04-Sep-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pubco Greene King’s tenanted and leased arm Pub Partners has recorded its highest number of new applications across this summer.

Greene King and Prince’s Trust partnership to create 1,000 jobs for young people

27-Aug-2020 By Stuart Stone

Brewer and pub operator Greene King has pledged to increase the percentage of young people from black, Asian and minority ethnic background on its payroll through a new five-year partnership with the Prince’s Trust.

Greene King announces 40% rent concession for tied tenants

25-Aug-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pubco Greene King has revealed £6m worth of financial support for its 975 tied tenants following the coronavirus lockdown including tapered rent concessions.

Greene King reports £273m loss for 2020 financial year

21-Aug-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Suffolk-based brewer and pub operator Greene King has reported losses of more than £270m in the 52 weeks to 26 April 2020 in its latest trading update.

£2m support pledged to Greene King independent pubs

23-Jul-2020 By Nicholas Robinson

Greene King has made £2m in support loans available to its 6,500 independent free-trade pubs as part of its 'Bounce-Back' measures.

Majority of customers feel safe returning to pubs

15-Jul-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Almost all (99%) customers said they felt safe visiting a pub while 98% felt comfortable about returning to one in the future, a new survey has found.

Greene King to open three quarters of its managed pubs on 6 July

25-Jun-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Suffolk-based brewer and pub operator Greene King will open 1,294 of its managed pub estate two days after pubs are allowed to resume trading.

Greene King labels founder profiting from slavery ‘inexcusable’

18-Jun-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Brewer and pub operator Greene King has described the revelation that one of its founders profited from 19th century slavery and argued against its abolition as “inexcusable”.

Greene King announces ‘Pub Safe’ pledges for reopening

12-Jun-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pubco and brewer Greene King has revealed its plans of operating, ahead of pubs reopening, which features a set of five ‘promises’ to staff and customers.

GK to provide PPE kits for tenants

11-Jun-2020 By Nicholas Robinson

Pubco and brewer Greene King is to send out 1,000 personal protective equipment (PPE) kits worth £250 each to its 1,000 pub partners, The Morning Advertiser can reveal.

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Greene King expands takeaway and delivery outside London

04-Jun-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub company Greene King is broadening its delivery and takeaway services to pubs across the nation amid the coronavirus lockdown.

Greene King offers rent cut of 90% to support tenants for restart

21-May-2020 By Ed Bedington

Greene King tenants are set to benefit from a 90% rent reduction in the face of the ongoing coronavirus crisis, with further tapered support as a business restart gets under way, the company has announced.

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Greene King launches support fund for staff

06-May-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Pub operator and brewer Greene King (GK) has launched a support fund in partnership with the Licensed Trade Charity (LTC) to help its staff members.

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Greene King writes to almost 1,000 tied tenants outlining rent discussion plans

17-Apr-2020 By Nicholas Robinson

Pubco and brewer Greene King has written to 975 of its tied tenants outlining plans for what it is calling individual discussions around rents during the coronavirus lockdown.

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Alcohol and furniture stolen in raid on GK pub

27-Mar-2020 By Alice Leader

Police have blamed travellers of breaking into and damaging a recently refurbished Greene King pub, and for taking alcohol and furniture.

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Greene King boss takes 50% pay cut amid Covid-19 pandemic

27-Mar-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Greene King CEO Nick Mackenzie has said he will take a 50% drop in pay for the duration of the coronavirus crisis and executive board members have also reduced their pay by 30%.

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Greene King to close central London pubs

20-Mar-2020 By Alice Leader

Greene King has announced “with great sadness”, the temporary closure of its pubs in central London.

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Greene King rolls out takeaway offer

20-Mar-2020 By Alice Leader

Pubco-brewer Greene King is launching a takeaway service across its sites to customers who still crave traditional pub meals and drinks while they social distance themselves due to coronavirus.

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Greene King delays rent collection

17-Mar-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Pub company Greene King has told its tenants it will delay the collection of rent and associated payments until further notice.

Greene King strikes cancelled

10-Mar-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Strikes at Greene King warehouses have been called off after a pay agreement was reached this week.

Antisocial behaviour almost ends sale of GK pub

06-Mar-2020 By Alice Leader

Multiple complaints of antisocial behaviour at a Greene King pub almost forced plans to sell the site to a restaurant operator to fall through.

Greene King quashes ‘beer drought’ strike claims

27-Feb-2020 By Emily Hawkins

One of the country’s largest brewers has sought to dispel claims that UK pubgoers will face a beer shortage when its warehouse workers take strike action next month.

GK boasts huge rise in low-and-no sales

07-Feb-2020 By Alice Leader

Greene King has claimed a victory during Dry January as the giant pubco announced year-on-year sales of low and no-alcohol drinks up 58% across its managed estate last month.

Greene King vegan sales up 265%

17-Jan-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Greene King has said it will be expanding its plant-based food offer after its total sales of vegan dishes saw a year-on-year increase of 265% in the past financial year.