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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Mark Sweney

Pub chain Mitchells & Butlers faces £130m hit from rising wage and food costs

British pub grub meal: hot meat pie in gravy served with a bowl of golden fried chunky chips
M&B reported revenues of £2.7bn for the year to 27 September, up from £2.61bn in 2024, and a 20% year-on-year increase in pre-tax profits to £238m. Photograph: Graham Prentice/Alamy

The All Bar One owner, Mitchells & Butlers, has warned that it is facing about £130m in extra costs over the next year because of a soaring wage bill and rising food prices.

The group, which also owns brands including Toby Carvery, Harvester and Miller & Carter, said the cost increases were largely being driven by April’s increases to the minimum wage and employers’ national insurance contributions.

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