The group's principal activity is the operation of managed pubs, bars and restaurants. The group has two main retail operating segments: pubs & bars, focusing on drink and entertainment-led sites, and restaurants, focusing on food and accommodation-led sites. The other group activity is property development. The group's predominantly freehold estate comprises over 2,000 sites throughout the UK and over sites in Germany. On 11-Apr-2003, the group acquired six continents plc.
