Pub group Marston's reported a mixed performance with its trading update this week, which covered the year to 2 October.
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The managed pub business reported a 1.7 per cent like-for-like sales increase on the year, with like-for-like food sales up 2.5 per cent. And Marston's premium ale volumes grew 3 per cent compared to an overall UK beer market that declined 6 per cent. But Marston's tenanted pubs saw like for like-for-like sales fall 3.7 per cent.