The pub chain said that it had had “a pretty good year against a background that was quite challenging” PAOne of the sunniest August bank holidays in years appears to have dispelled some of the post-Brexit gloom for pub-goers, with Marston’s reporting growth in its food and drink sales. In the ten-week period to the start of this month, like-for-like sales in its destination and premium pubs division rose by 1.8 per cent as Britons took advantage of the good weather. The growth was slightly below the like-for-like increase for the full year of 2.3 per cent, but was still ahead of the market. Operating margins had been in line with the previous year. Ralph Findlay, chief executive, said…

Source: The Times October 12, 2016 23:03 UTC