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Industry data: Top pub groups in the UK
Punch Taverns regained its position as the UK's leading pub operator in 2006 after bumping up its numbers to 9,271 following its re-acquisition of the Spirit Group.
The next largest groups were Enterprise Inns, Wolverhampton & Dudley, and Greene King.
These figures are reported in British Hospitality: Trends and Statistics 2006, published by the British Hospitality Association.
The full report can be bought for £195 (for the printed version) or £145 (for a PDF file). For enquiries or orders, phone 0207 404 7744 or contact bob.bacon@bha.org.uk.
TOP PUB GROUPS IN THE UK, 2006
| Owner | Number of outlets
| Selected brands
| |
| 1 | Punch Taverns | 9,271
| |
| 2 | Enterprise Inns | 8,652
| |
| 3 | Wolverhampton & Dudley | 2,544
| Pitcher & Piano
|
| 4 | Greene King | 1,512
| |
| 5 | Mitchells & Butlers | 1,389
| Ember, Scream, O'Neills
|
| 6 | Admiral Taverns | 1,214
| |
| 7 | Wellington Pub Co | 851
| |
| 8 | London & Edinburgh Inns* | 795
| |
| 9 | Pubfolio | 782
| |
| 10 | JD Wetherspoon | 646
| |
| 11 | Trust Inns | 506
| |
| 12 | Daniel Thwaites | 424
| |
| 13 | Laurel Pub Company | 401
| Yates', Hogshead
|
| 14 | Frederic Robinson | 394
| |
| 15 | Shepherd Neame | 375
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