You are here: Home > About us > Our strategy Mitchells & Butlers Home HOME ABOUT US OUR BRANDS GIFT CARDS INVESTORS NEWS & MEDIA RESPONSIBILITY CAREERS ABOUT US Company overview Our strategy Our people Our approach to business Property and development Our history Contact us Our strategy We want our brands to be the first choice for anyone looking to go out for a relaxed, casual meal or drink, whatever the occasion. We now have around 1,700 restaurants and pubs in the UK and Germany, trading under a wide range of brands and formats. On average these businesses have average net sales of almost £23,000 a week and make over £180,000 operating profit a year, some of the highest levels in the industry. Food sales have increased by almost 60% per pub over the last five years and around three-quarters of our sales are now generated from the guests who eat out in our restaurants and pubs. Our strategy is clear. We want to ensure customers keep coming back by keeping our brands fresh and building on their reputation for quality, choice, service and value. We want to use the strength of our brands to develop more sites, trading with recognisable and popular offers. With more sites and more customers, we can make the most of our scale in purchasing, marketing and more, and achieve even better returns on investment. And we want to make sure we've got the right people in place, with the right training and motivation to ensure our customers always get excellent service. The Company must also continue to be financially sound and we have reduced our debt significantly in recent years. Our remaining debt is guaranteed at very favourable terms against our high-quality and cash-generative restaurant and pub businesses, most of which are freehold. However, we intend to be flexible about our property ownership to ensure we make the most of opportunities as they arise. We believe the strength of our brands, the quality of our property and the location of our restaurants and pubs, our great range of food and drink, and the friendly professionalism of our people mean that our business will thrive and successfully grow in the future. Read more about our strategy FIND A RESTAURANT/PUB Enter a postcode, location or pub name All brands All Bar One Browns Castle Crown Carveries Ember Inns Harvester Innkeeper's Lodge Miller & Carter Neighbourhood Pubs Nicholson's O'Neill's Oak Tree Orchid Pubs Premium Country Pubs Sizzling Pubs Stonehouse Pizza & Carvery Toby Carvery Vintage Inns SHARE PRICE LATEST REPORTS Annual Report 2020 Download PDF (6.5MB) NEWS ALERTS Keep up to date with Mitchells & Butlers corporate information and news by subscribing to our email alerts and RSS feeds. Subscribe now Contact Us CONTACT US ACCESSIBILITY SITEMAP LEGAL NOTICE INFORMATION POLICIES PRIVACY POLICY COOKIES © Mitchells & Butlers 2021 ABOUT US Company overview Our strategy Our people Our approach to business Our history Contact us OUR BRANDS Sizzling Pubs Vintage Inns Harvester Ember Inns Toby Carvery Crown Carveries Castle Nicholson's Premium Country Pubs O'Neill's ALEX All Bar One Village Pub & Kitchen Miller & Carter Browns Innkeeper's Lodge Stonehouse Pizza & Carvery INVESTORS Investor overview The Market Business strategy Financial performance Our Management Business Conduct Modern Slavery Statement Share price and tools Financial calendar Annual report Shareholder information Securitisation and debt information Analysts Investor contacts NEWS & MEDIA Company news Brand news Brand offers Media resources Media contacts Subscribe RESPONSIBILITY Good food Serving alcohol responsibly Our employees Working with local communities Environmental concerns Business conduct Responsibility contacts CAREERS Careers and jobs home* About our brands* Search for a job and career* Why join us* *These links go to our careers website