Pubs and restaurants take blame for UK’s Covid spike
US data shows those catching virus twice as likely to have been in bars and restaurants
US data shows those catching virus twice as likely to have been in bars and restaurants
Cold weather in May, followed by a wet June this year prompted Britons to stay at home
Deal is latest in series of acquisitions of British pub operators
KLP is latest fund to drop ‘sin stocks’ from portfolio
C&C pulled out of €1bn takeover talks with British pubs group Spirit
Spirit Pub Company reaches agreement with Greene King on deal valuing group at £773m
Bidding war expected after Spirit Pub Co rejects initial offer from Irish cider maker
British pub chain held talks with ‘Slaughtered Lamb’ pub
UK chain has signed contracts on its first Irish pub in Dublin suburb
What should Irish punters expect from three chains known to be sniffing round the Irish, and in particular the Dublin, pub market?
Interest of Greene King, the brewer behind Old Speckled Hen ale, follows JD Wetherspoon’s entry into Irish pub market
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