Wetherspoons
British pub chain
J D Wetherspoon plc (branded variously as Wetherspoon or Wetherspoons, and colloquially known as Spoons) is a pub company in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company was founded in 1979 by Tim Martin. It is based in Watford. It operates the sub-brand of Lloyds No.1 bars, and 56 Wetherspoon hotels.[3] Wetherspoon is known for converting unconventional buildings, such as former cinemas and banks, into pubs. The company is publicly listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.[4]
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 Entrance to The Palladium, Llandudno, a theatre converted to pub in 2001 | |
| Formerly | J.D. Wetherspoon Organisation Limited (1983–1992)[1] |
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| Company type | Public limited company |
| Industry | Hospitality |
| Founded | 9 December 1979 |
| Founder | Tim Martin |
| Headquarters | Watford, England |
Key people | Tim Martin (Chairman) John Hutson (CEO) |
| Products | Public houses and hotels |
| Revenue |  £1,925.0 million (2023)[2] |
| £107.1 million (2023)[2] | |
| £59.6 million (2023)[2] | |
Number of employees | 42,208 (2023)[2] |
| Website | jdwetherspoon |
It started non-smoking areas in its pubs before the law made smoking in pubs illegal.[5]
References
change- ↑ "J D WETHERSPOON PLC overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House. 1983-03-25. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Annual Report 2023" (PDF). J D Wetherspoon. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ↑ "Search Here To Find Your Local Pub | All Pubs". J D Wetherspoon. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ↑ Martin, Tim (14 September 2012). "Good News Britain: We're putting the 'pub' in 'public'". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022.
- ↑ "Wetherspoon pubs ban smoking". 2005-01-24. Retrieved 2024-04-01.