Wetherspoon reveals plans to open 30 new pubs – full list of sites opening in DAYS
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WETHERSPOONS has revealed plans to open 30 new pubs after it was bolstered by booming sales of Guinness and bargain breakfast meals.
The no-frills pub chain said like-for-like sales increased by 5.1% in the three months to July 20, compared to the exact same period the year before.
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Wetherspoons has reported an increase in like-for-like sales
Punters on the hunt for a cut-price pint, in the wake of soaring summer temperatures, also helped trade across its 794 haunts.
Sales volumes are now surpassing pre-pandemic levels, with demand for New Zealand wine and Italian prosecco helping drive recovery.
Sir Tim Martin, the outspoken boss of chain, said: "Draught volumes are performing strongly with Guinness being the standout performer."
The Irish stout is having its moment in the sun, with "unprecedented demand" for the booze leading to shortages in pubs last Christmas.
Elsewhere, diners are once again treating themselves to a fry up, following a "terribly slow" return after the pandemic.
Prices for a small breakfast at the chain, which includes fried egg, bacon, sausage, baked beans and a hashbrown, start at £3.99.
Tim added: "Chicken, also, has put in a clucking good performance and volumes in recent weeks are up by about 50% compared to pre-pandemic levels."
The British institution now has plans to open approximately 15 new managed pubs and about the same number of franchised pubs.
The exact locations of these sites are yet to be revealed, but The Sun will update this piece when we hear more.
It adds to a raft of new openings announced by the budget firm earlier this year, including a site on the former grounds of The London Dungeon.
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The Sun Wharf on Tooley Street is due to open on September 2.
The posh London neighbourhood of Fulham has also welcomed a new Spoons located in the old West London tube station.
Fans will be treated to three more openings this year, including a branch in Warwickshire which will open next Tuesday, July 29.
Two more sites are also due to open across Paddington and Beaconsfield.
Is a Wetherspoons coming to a neighbourhood near you?
You can check out an updated list of openings for this year below:
Marlow, Buckinghamshire - already open
London Waterloo Station - already open
The Conister Arms, Douglas, Isle of Man- already open
Walham Green, Fulham Broadway - already open
Dictum of Kenilworth, Warwickshire - opening July 29
The Sun Wharf, Tooley Street, London Bridge - opening September 2
The Sir Alexander Fleming, Paddington - opening September 23
The King of Essex in Basildon - opening September 30
The Chiltern, Beaconsfield - opening December 2
As well as expanding its store estate, the chain has been offloading some of its smaller and older pubs.
The sites up for sale now are:
The Water Gate - Barnstaple
The Babington Arms - Derby
Baxter's Court, Hackney
Kentish Drovers, Peckham
The Grey Friar, Preston
The William Jameson, Sunderland
But it is important to note that these pubs will continue trading as Spoons until they're sold.
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