UK pub, restaurant and brewing operator with 2,600+ venues
Greene King operates 2,600 pubs, restaurants and hotels across the UK through three divisions: managed Greene King pubs, a portfolio of destination brands (Hungry Horse, Chef & Brewer, Farmhouse Inns, Flaming Grill), and an in-house brewery. The tech stack reflects a traditional hospitality operator modernizing analytics — heavy use of Excel and IBM Cognos alongside newer BI tools (Power BI, Looker Studio), plus active migration of standard reporting into a centralized BI environment. Hiring is operations-heavy (93% of active roles), signaling focus on venue management and staffing rather than technology scaling.
Notable leadership hires: Head Chef
Greene King is the UK's largest pub company by venue count, operating approximately 2,600 pubs, restaurants and hotels across England, Wales and Scotland. The business spans three divisions: Greene King pubs (managed venues and franchised Hive pubs), Destination Brands & Ventures (distinct restaurant and pub concepts including Hungry Horse, Chef & Brewer, Farmhouse Inns, Flaming Grill, and independent brands like Hickory's and Metropolitan Pub Company), and Brewing & Brands (in-house brewing at Westgate brewery in Bury St Edmunds). The group employs approximately 40,000 people across locations in Bury St Edmunds (Suffolk) and Burton on Trent (Staffordshire). The company is publicly listed and operates as a traditional hospitality and brewing business serving communities across the UK.
Excel, IBM Cognos Analytics, Power BI, Google Analytics, Looker Studio, Workday, Azure, AWS, and Microsoft Office suite. Currently migrating standard reporting from legacy systems into a centralized BI environment.
Approximately 2,600 pubs, restaurants and hotels across England, Wales and Scotland, operated through Greene King pubs, destination brands (Hungry Horse, Chef & Brewer, Farmhouse Inns, Flaming Grill), and independent ventures.
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