Belhaven, our Scottish division, mirrors the Greene King model with managed and tenanted pubs operating as well as a brewing business. Its pubs division now comprises over 300 tenanted, leased and managed pubs, from Stranraer in the South to Wick in the North, and its brewing business is conducted from Dunbar. Belhaven continues to be operated quite separately from the other Greene King businesses.
Belhaven operates 96 managed pubs, the vast majority of which are not overtly branded. Food has become an increasingly important part of the operation, with sales growing by 49% in 2008/09 and now representing 25% of total managed pub turnover. In 2008/09 seven ex-Retail sites were transferred to Belhaven, then extensively refurbished and finally successfully reopened as Eating Inns, a food-led, destination, family brand. The seven sites have all shown substantial year-on-year sales growth.
Belhaven operates 229 tenanted and leased pubs (48 tenanted and 181 leased), across most of Scotland. The team prides itself on being the “most considerate landlord” in Scotland and has introduced a package of measures designed to increase tenants cash flow and profitability.
