Wetherspoon toasts return to half-year profit after ‘ferocious’ inflation hit
Tim Martin, chairman of Wetherspoon's
Anna Wise
Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has seen its sales jump ahead of pre-pandemic levels and returned to a half-year profit, as chairman Tim Martin said he is looking forward to "ferocious" inflationary pressures easing across the industry.
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