Brewing company with three pubs in Cleethorpes reports solid UK-wide trading over festive period

                                                 

Smugglers - located on the seafront

AN upbeat note on trading has been sounded by national brewing and pub company Marston's which has three hostelries  in Cleethorpes.

For the 16-week period to 21 January, sales were up by 12 per cent compared with the previous year when the Omicron variant of Covid was still causing disruption.

The local portfolio of Marston's consists of:

* The Pear Tree

* Trawlerman

*  Smugglers

Says chief executive Andrew Andrea: "We saw positive sales momentum through the festive season and into the New Year, with particularly strong demand on the key Christmas and New Year trading days. 

"While we still have certain cost challenges to navigate in 2023, we are well-positioned to continue to progress and are encouraged by the level of consumer resilience experienced to date."

He continues: "The pub clearly remains an affordable treat which is attractive to consumers."