Fuller,Smith &Turner Trading Statement

 
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28 January 2016 
 
                         FULLER, SMITH & TURNER P.L.C. 
 
              Trading Update for the 43 weeks to 23 January 2016 
 
Fuller, Smith & Turner P.L.C. ("Fuller's" or "the Company"), the London brewer 
and premium pub company, today announces its trading update for the 43 weeks to 
23 January 2016 ("the period"). 
 
The Company saw a strong performance in its Managed Pubs and Hotels, where like 
for like sales over the period rose by 5.3%, while like for like profits in the 
Tenanted Inns division rose by 3%. Total beer and cider volumes in the Fuller's 
Beer Company decreased by 1%. 
 
Simon Emeny, Chief Executive, commented: "I am pleased to be reporting further 
strong trading. A good performance throughout the year has been boosted by 
another successful Christmas. 
 
"Our long term strategy of providing freshly-cooked food, engaging service and 
an excellent portfolio of premium brands, supported by investment in our pubs 
to create stylish environments for our customers, continues to deliver 
consistently good results. 
 
"I believe we are in a good position as we progress through the last quarter 
and I look forward to updating the market on 10 June 2016, when we announce the 
Company's preliminary results for the 52 weeks to 26 March 2016." 
 
                                    -Ends- 
 
For further information, please contact: 
 
Fuller, Smith & Turner P.L.C. 
 
Simon Emeny, Chief Executive                     020 8996 2000 
 
James Douglas, Finance Director                  020 8996 2000 
 
Georgina Wald, Corporate Communications Manager  020 8996 2198 / 07831 
                                                 299801 
 
Instinctif Partners 
 
Justine Warren                                   07785 555692 
 
Notes to Editors: 
 
Fuller, Smith and Turner P.L.C. is an independent traditional family brewer 
founded in 1845 and is based at the historic Griffin Brewery in Chiswick, 
London, where brewing has taken place continuously since 1654. The Company runs 
190 Managed Pubs and Hotels and 202 Tenanted pubs, with a focus on outstanding 
cask ale, great wine, exemplary service and delicious fresh, home-cooked food. 
The Company also has 649 boutique bedrooms in its Managed estate. The Fuller's 
pub estate stretches from Brighton to Birmingham and from Portishead to the 
Greenwich Peninsula, including 172 locations within the M25. In 2014, Fuller's 
acquired a 51% stake in The Stable, a craft cider and gourmet pizza restaurant 
business. The Stable has 13 sites in the South and South West of England. 
 
The Fuller's Beer Company brews a portfolio of premium beers including London 
Pride, ESB, Organic Honey Dew and Frontier Craft Lager. In June 2013, the 
Company acquired Cornish Orchards, a craft cider maker producing a range of 
award-winning ciders and premium soft drinks. Fuller's is also the UK 
distributor for Sierra Nevada, the premier US craft beer. 
 
Copies of this statement will be available on the Company's website, 
www.fullers.co.uk, in the Investors section. 
 
Photography is available from the Fuller's Press Office on 020 8996 2175 or by 
email at [e-mail]. 
 
 
 
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