US EditionNew life breathed into 600 UK pubs with 1,000 jobs created in £40m Heineken cash injection
- Heineken announced on May 5, 2025, a £40 million investment to refurbish over 600 UK pubs and create around 1,000 jobs across the country.
- This investment follows years of economic pressure on the hospitality sector from the pandemic, high inflation, and a disproportionate tax burden on pubs.
- The refurbishment efforts include interior upgrades, reopening long-closed venues such as the Windmill Inn in Linton, and supporting local food, drink, and community events.
- Lawson Mountstevens, Star Pubs managing director, said consistent investment and creating strong community pubs have helped the sector overcome recent challenges.
- The funding signals confidence in pubs’ futures as community hubs despite economic challenges and reinforces calls for government to reduce tax pressures on the industry.
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Heineken to invest £40,000,000 to reopen dozens of pubs and create 1,000 jobs
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New life breathed into 600 UK pubs with 1,000 jobs created in £40m Heineken cash injection
Watch today’s business headlines in less than two minutes as Heineken pumps a major cash injection into its UK pubs, UK interest rates are expected to be cut and Next to post increased profits.
Heineken to invest £40m in pubs
Heineken UK has announced that it will invest £40m in upgrading and reopening pubs in its Star Pubs division in 2025. The company stated that 25% (608) of its 2,400 pubs will benefit from enhancements during the year, with 104 of these earmarked for transformational revamps costing £120,000 plus. Having spent £9.5m in 2024 reopening 62 long-term closed pubs, the company now has the lowest level of closures since 2019. Heineken also stated that 9…
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