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Wetherspoon profit slumps as cost pressures bite
Profit at the country’s best-known pub chain has fallen below expectations, as its boss hit out at more than £60m of extra costs. Pre-tax profit at JD Wetherspoon fell by 32 per cent to £22m for the first half of this year, and operating profit fell 18 per cent to £53m, below analyst expectations of [...]
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Wetherspoon profit slumps as cost pressures bite
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Analysis generated on Mar 21, 2026 at 15:37 UTC
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