Marston's keeps serving despite consumer headwinds

Pubs owner and ale brewer Marston's served up a 4.8% increase in annual revenue and saw a robust start to the new financial year with a 3% increase in like-for-like sales at its managed pubs in the last eight weeks.

Pubs owner and ale brewer Marston's served up a 4.8% increase in annual revenue and saw a robust start to the new financial year with a 3% increase in like-for-like sales at its managed pubs in the last eight weeks.

Group underlying pre-tax profit rose 9.4% to £80.4m for the 52 weeks ended 1 October 2011 while revenue climbed 4.8% to £682.2m.

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