J D Wetherspoon plc
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in mil. unless spec.Company Description
- CEO
- John Hutson
- Full Time Employees
- 44,391
- Sector
- Consumer services
- Industry
- Restaurants
- Address
- Wetherspoon House Watford HD United Kingdom WD24 4QL
- IPO Date
- Oct 30, 1992
- Website
- jdwetherspoon.com
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- J D Wetherspoon plc owns and operates pubs, bars and hotels throughout the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Republic of Ireland; it offers a standardised all-day menu of food and beverages including breakfasts, beers, ales, ciders, wines, spirits and non-alcoholic drinks, with weekly discount clubs such as Steak Club and Curry Club, alongside app-based table ordering, event hosting, catering services and third-party delivery partnerships with platforms like Deliveroo and Just Eat. Founded in 1979 by Tim Martin and headquartered at Wetherspoon House in Watford, Hertfordshire, the company targets mass-market customers through value pricing in approximately 800 venues, many converted from historic buildings like cinemas, banks and theatres, and operates a small chain of 56 hotels in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. It maintains a fully traceable supply chain emphasising product quality, animal welfare and sustainability, while generating revenue primarily from drinks (55%) and food (45%) sales. In recent developments, J D Wetherspoon reports total sales growth of 4.2% year-to-date through early November 2025 with resilient like-for-like trading supported by favourable weather; it reinstates dividends following underlying profit increases, accelerates share buybacks including a 40,000-share repurchase in December 2025 for cancellation, and expands strategically by doubling franchise pubs, acquiring freeholds of rented premises, opening its first Isle of Man location in May 2025 and planning a debut international outlet at Alicante Airport in Spain in January 2026, amid ongoing investments in IT upgrades and employee share purchase schemes under its partnership plan.
Company News
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